Incorporating essential biometric technology
These emerging technologies allow for a more mobile workforce, while securing the enterprise network. Using checks and cash are becoming less commonplace as digital payment options are more convenient, secure, and flexible, which will reshape the retail and financial ecosystems. Vendors are discovering that biometrics are providing a realistic solution to authentication. Using a mobile phone for biometric authentication has multiple benefits that helps provide improve security. Benefits of mobile biometrics include the following:
- Cost effective: Mobile phones have become more powerful over time and most are easily able to process biometrics.
- Built-in sensors: Most devices have an onboard sensor such as a camera in order to capture the biometrics.
- Widespread popularity: A large percent of the population use a mobile device.
- User acceptance: Regularly handling a mobile device makes using biometrics on a mobile device almost...
