Fingerprint Sensors news and trends

Fingerprint Sensor Problems Could Delay Launch Of iPhone 8
Mobile // April 18, 2017

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8 may be delayed or may come out without fingerprint sensing, as component suppliers are facing challenges with a new optic fingerprint. Pacific Crest Securities’ analysts said in a report Sunday that Apple has a choice either to delay the launch or...

Fingerprint Firms Take Digital Payments Beyond Phones
Biometrics // April 15, 2016

Companies that specialize in the use of biometrics, particularly fingerprints, are employing the security technology to work in a variety of new use cases. Fingerprint Cards (FPC), a Sweden-based biometric smartcard technology provider, told Reuters its sector will become the fastest-growing market as early as...

Are Fingerprint ‘Passwords’ As Safe As They Sound?
Security & Fraud // February 25, 2016

The big buzzword in payments security today is biometrics — specifically, the chatter around using fingerprints as passwords, as many mobile applications enable today. And with consumers now accustomed to using their fingerprint as their “password” to get into their phone over typing in a...

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1.5B Mobile Users To Rely On Biometrics Security By 2023

September 04, 2018
Juniper Research predicted in a new report that the biggest shift coming in the mobile payment security industry is a movement toward software-based methods for verification that rely on standard smartphone components. In a press release, the market research firm forecasted that users of these methods will jump from an estimated 429 million this year to […]

Fingerprint Sensor Problems Could Delay Launch Of iPhone 8

April 18, 2017
Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8 may be delayed or may come out without fingerprint sensing, as component suppliers are facing challenges with a new optic fingerprint. Pacific Crest Securities’ analysts said...

Fingerprint Firms Take Digital Payments Beyond Phones

April 15, 2016
Companies that specialize in the use of biometrics, particularly fingerprints, are employing the security technology to work in a variety of new use cases. Fingerprint Cards (FPC), a Sweden-based biometric...

Are Fingerprint ‘Passwords’ As Safe As They Sound?

February 25, 2016
The big buzzword in payments security today is biometrics — specifically, the chatter around using fingerprints as passwords, as many mobile applications enable today. And with consumers now accustomed to...