Wednesday, June 10, 2015

YOU'RE ONE OF A KIND: ( Biometrics combined with payment security just got better )


 Here is the extract of a presentation i made somewhere recently. Apprently, i had to revamp with a more innovative version but this itself is worth sharing...

Every human being is different from one another. Their behaviours, eyes, fingerprint, heart rate etc. are all attributes that differentiate me from you. Identifying these attributes is what is paving ways for enormous possibilities biometric security can offer.
Our focus here is Fingerprint Identification. Human fingerprints are detailed, unique, difficult to alter, and durable over the life of an individual making them suitable as long-term markers of human identity.

The BIG Idea

It Is Not New
Fingerprint Identification/analysis has been in use since early 20th Century mainly by forensic scientists, national embassies, state security services etc.
Here's What Is New
Apple launched iphone 5s, iphone6 and 6plus with fingerprint Id (Touch Id) as an alternative to your phone password or log in patterns. The same goes for Samsung S5, S6 and S6 Edge. This generation is gradually shifting from smart phones to high-tech smart phones.
       The idea here is for banking mobile applications and various online merchant applications to be plugged-in into Apple's Application Programming Interface (API).  The bank or merchant will be riding on Apple's security solution to provide a frictionless login for it's customers. This means that if i have an iphone 5s, i can login to my online banking app same way i unlock my phone with my Touch Id (fingerprint login).