Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 21 | Page 55

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// FEATURE: PHYSICAL SECURITY Biometrics brings new meaning to secure payments As hackers are discovering new ways to master their approach, payment companies must step up their security methods when it comes to consumer payments. HID Global, Wirecard, and Computop are seemingly leading the way with the introduction of innovative biometrics solutions. www.intelligentcio.com H ID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, has announced its new fingerprint reader that merges credential excellence with HID’s globally patented multispectral imaging technology. fingerprint reader provides an unrivalled experience by dramatically increasing image capture performance and fingerprint matching in under a second, significantly reducing delays that were previously symptomatic of biometric solutions. In the past, biometrics solutions for access control were often deployed with reduced security thresholds because their imaging technology, which routinely yielded false fingerprint rejections, resulted in long authentication lines at the door. Stephen Carney, Vice President of Product Marketing, Physical Access Control Solutions with HID Global, said: “Driven by increasing threats to an organisation’s security, biometric authentication is one of the fastest growing segments in the access control market. The solution from HID Global aims to address this issue and fuel broad adoption of biometrics at the door. The high-performance iCLASS SE RB25F “The powerful combination of HID’s highly reliable Lumidigm multispectral technology and the reader’s robust construction with IP67 and anti-vandal IK09 ratings now INTELLIGENTCIO 55