2022 07 12 Blog post ID5

The ID5 Laser Engraving for National ID Cards

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The IXLA ID5 Laser ID Card system has been selected as the industry favorite to produce Resident ID Cards in Peru and in other countries around the globe. Peru alone has acquired over 35 of the ID5 units making Peru one of the largest installations for this equipment.

Latin America has faced the necessity to improve the security of their national ID Cards, Driver Licenses, and Passports. The ID Cards produced by the IXLA laser-engraving equipment incorporate multi-layered security features and offer a high level of visual security to make identification and verification possible without the need for additional technology devices. National ID Cards and government-issued personalized documents are produced with many or all of these features to mitigate illegal duplication of National ID Cards, and eliminate the risk of identity theft.

The IXLA Model ID5 has the cutting-edge technology for these ID projects, and its technical capabilities and functionality ensures the highest level of security, resulting in National ID Cards that are impossible to duplicate. Polycarbonate is the preferred material of choice given its laser-engraving qualities to create a tamper-proof and fraud-resistance ID Card with a 10-year longevity lifespan.

In addition, the ID5 can laser-engrave polycarbonate and PVC Cards, as well as encode smart cards, magnetic cards, and RFID cards. These secure ID cards, passports, and other government documents meet the Government requirements under the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.

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New England Computer Solution announces its new partnership with IXLA

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New England Computer Solutions (NECS), based in Connecticut, announces its Master Distribution partnership with IXLA, ID Laser Systems whose headquarters are in Torino, Italy.

NECS is a Global Provider of value-driven IT solutions, bridging the gap between the hardware technological space and the integrated tools to drive the total system. Partnering with IXLA is the natural transition into the Secure ID industry which NECS is well-positioned to succeed in reaching its target market.

IXLA sees the future of the Secure ID industry in expanding its application capabilities to reach customers in new target markets in North America. IXLA is able to deliver its product offerings to a wider customer base by investing in the services which NECS brings to the partnership.

IXLA CEO, Ettore Ghirlanda states, “The global need for identity protection fits perfectly into the vision, mission, and core values of our partner, NECS. Their complementary technical service capabilities align with the installation and support operations which IXLA relies on in a strategic partner.”

NECS brings over 30 years of experience and knowledge to develop product offerings which integrate complementary technologies. The NECS-IXLA strategic partnership is a cohesive infrastructure team of mechanical, electronic, and laser-engraving experts and software engineers.  The IXLA brand has received favorable notoriety from Governments and large Corporations for being a reputable manufacturer of quality systems with consistent and reliable support.

IXLA projects span the globe with installations in Europe, Asia, Africa Central and South America for National ID Cards, Driver Licenses, and National e-Passports. The NECS-IXLA strategic marketing plan is to bring the IXLA technology to the North American market for Secure IDs. IXLA is well-positioned to offer high-quality, tamper-resistant, and fraud-proof personalized IDs for Government, Financial, Law Enforcement, Healthcare and Educational industries in the USA, Mexico and Canada.

NECS offers a streamline approach with a comprehensive solution incorporating hardware, software, and IXLA’s proprietary modules to significantly increase the quality, and durability of Secure IDs with a high security feature that are tamper-proof and fraud-resistant. The Secure IDs produced by the IXLA technology can be easily and efficiently authenticated when presented to the appropriate authorities.

The NECS Team is committed to the protection of people’s most important asset – their personal identity. The laser-engraving technology provided by NECS incorporates unique physical and optical properties to make IDs secure and prevent fraud and counterfeit activities, with an average 10-year lifespan.

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Financial services companies partner up to replace legacy access control with biometrics

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Several banks, fintech, and financial services companies have found partners to provide biometric authentication for secure onboarding and transactions, with facial, finger vein, and voice recognition.

Santander Argentina has tapped FacePhi and its partner Compusistem to provide biometric onboarding through the SelphID facial recognition product, according to an announcement from FacePhi.

SelfID will be used for onboarding through iOS and Android mobile apps, as well as the bank’s website.

Santander Argentina has 460 branch offices and 3.7 million clients, making it the country’s largest private bank by savings and volume of credit, the announcement says.

“Argentina is a strategic market in our expansion, where we maintain a strong setting up through different organizations that have been using our technology for some years now,” notes FacePhi CEO Javier Mira.

FacePhi says its customer base increased by 13 in 2019, and is now over 40 organizations, mostly in financial services, with some in healthcare.

Fingopay trials biometric bank retail system

Fingopay and payments company Reflow are trialling a strategic open banking retail system, enabling live bank-to-bank payment with Finger VeinID. The partnership reduces costs for retailers and merchants making bank-to-bank transactions, and lowers settlement to three hours, instead of the three to five-day lag typically associated with card payments, according to a company announcement.

Fingopay, which uses Hitachi’s VeinID technology to enable fast, secure transactions, is planning its global launch for later this quarter from its Manchester headquarters.

“Our biometric finger vein payment technology offers an innovative and unique way for Reflow to combine bank-to-bank payment with physical, face to face payments at point of sale, and this trial demonstrates the future potential of this type of identity authenticated customer experience,” comments Nick Dryden, CEO of Fingopay parent Sthaler.

Matches are made against a cloud database in two seconds, and no card or mobile device is needed to complete a payment.

ValidSoft implemented by financial services company

ValidSoft voice biometrics are being integrated with banking and bookkeeping services from Amaiz through a new partnership announced by the companies.

Amaiz customers can perform transactions through all channels with the security of biometric voice recognition, eliminating the need to use a password or security device for access, the companies say.

“Amaiz are at the forefront of digital banking and innovation in financial services; they’re prepared to think differently about security and are passionately concerned with meeting and exceeding their customers’ expectations in new and exciting ways,” says ValidSoft CEO Pat Carroll. “Our world leading voice biometric solution will enable them to deliver on those expectations. We look forward to a fruitful partnership.”

Latvian bank offers remote biometric onboarding

Latvian bank Luminor has partnered with fintech company Ondato to offer remote customer verification for onboarding with a biometric selfie and ID document solution. The technology integration allows Latvians to open a bank account by using an electronic signature or a Smart-ID Qualified application without visiting a branch.

The new remote identification solution leverages multi-level verification checks, according to eh announcement, including reviews of customer data and documents in databases and registers.

“Ondato is the industry leader in innovative technology solutions, offering digital identity authentication services. Collaboration with Luminor is the best example of how fintech companies and the banking industry can combine their experience to leverage the digital potential of new technologies for the convenience of their customers,” states Liudas Kanapienis, CEO of Ondato.

Signzy onboarding solution wins Indian award

An AI-based video KYC solution has won regtech startup Signzy the Most Innovative Fintech Data Solution Provider award for 2020 from the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), according to a company announcement.

The Real Time Digital Onboarding for Current Account Customers product provides real-time customer onboarding, identity verification, and fraud detection for banks and financial institutions.

“As Signzy wins for the third consecutive year (2018-2020), we are humbled by the achievement and look towards contributing to the future of Digital Banking with more innovative and AI-enabled solutions. We dedicate this achievement to all our customers, who presented us with opportunities, our investors for their constant support and confidence and our employees, who have been a pillar of strength,” says Ankit Ratan, co-founder of Signzy.

 

By: https://www.biometricupdate.com/ 

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6 BENEFITS YOU GET WITH THE USE OF PAYMENT TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT CONTACT

by Technology

From the reduction of risks since the card never leaves your hand, until the possibility of making payments quickly, easily and safely in your daily purchases just by passing the card over the terminal, contactless payment technology marks a new milestone in the financial transformation and these 6 benefits confirm it.

They are called contactless payments and have come to definitely change the way we buy. And we don’t mean a future full of hyperconnected and complex smart devices, we talk about the present, the day-to-day of your recurring purchases, those that include morning coffee, transportation, gasoline, food or movies.

Just by putting your card on the terminal, and without sacrificing security, the purchases you make today are faster, more effective and secure thanks to contactless payment technology. How? Very simple: thanks to the development of radiofrequency identification or also known as Near Field Communication (NFC), short-range wireless technology that allows instant data transmission between devices that are a few centimeters away, in this case your Card and payment terminal.

This technology is also found in RFID tags, which are those that carry transport cards or some security systems for opening doors, so that their multimodal integration, beyond purchases, returns to contactless payments in true financial promises, a revolution that is already a global trend: in 15 countries in Europe, contactless transactions represent more than 50%, and in Poland, one of the pioneer countries, contactless transactions represent 80%. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom these same operations have already exceeded transactions with Chip and PIN, and in Australia that figure reached 93%.

Beyond its amazing technological deployment and comfort that it provides to our day to day, contactless technology brings tangible benefits that are proven in each of our purchases. It is time to move towards a digital future:

Saves you time

The numbers do not lie. Usually, a contactless payment transaction is almost instantaneous: 13 seconds, a speed seven times faster than an average conventional credit or debit card operation.

Return your most practical purchases

It’s simple: you just bring your card to the terminal and your purchase is made in seconds.

Shield your money 

The security system is robust. Your card always stays in your hands. In addition, your information is encrypted, so this technology maintains the same level of security as a Chip card.

Goodbye to fraud

Say goodbye to cloning, unrecognized purchases and extra charges. With the contactless payment, at the time of the transaction you know how much it was and you recognize the amount making the transaction more transparent.

Gives you more control over your finances and is the best substitute for cash

Leave the physical money and only spend what you need. Your limits are clear and the map of your purchases is always present. The efficiency and reduction of operating costs gives you greater confidence and security in your purchases. Say goodbye to those moments where there was not enough money, the seller did not bring change, you rejected a broken ticket or the vending machine does not accept your crumpled ticket.

Generates greater dynamism

The more contactless payment technology is incorporated into the payment ecosystem: purchase methods (users) and sales (merchants), Mexico’s financial ecosystem will be stronger and safer, generating a dynamic, practical and highly effective environment, in where time is money and both run in your favor.

Now that you know the benefits of contactless payment technology, do not hesitate to start using it and make your purchases an easy, fast and safe process.

By: Forbes México 

 

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SAMSUNG COULD CONVERT THEIR PHONES IN POS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF PERIPHERAL

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First Data, which is now part of Fiserv, Visa and Samsung Electronics, will present a new point of sale solution with SoftPOS during IFA 2019.

 

The IFA is one of the most important technology fairs in the industry, in it we can know all the news and great innovations of large companies such as Samsung, Huawei, LG and others, as well as startups that seek to show new technologies for the future.

In the event they will present this new point of sale solution. The functionality is enabled on mobile devices that use NFC; the merchant’s phone will have the ability to capture contactless transactions from cards, other mobile phones with NFC, as well as any device, that have Near Field Commnication as a communication protocol.

The SoftPOS allows payments without contact and for any amount through a smartphone or tablet, with the same functions of a traditional payment terminal, but without adding any peripherals. The first stage of the pilot will be in Poland and will take place at the end of 2019. After this series of tests, the program will be extended to the EMEA and APAC regions.

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PAYMENT METHODS ARE IN CONSTANT EVOLUTION AND WE MUST BE UPDATED

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The new biometric methods are the best system for making a payment or bank transaction. It is an advanced technology that promises security and speed in its services, ensuring that each step the user makes is backed by unique features that identify him.

 

Technology is always changing and for several years the use of biometric features in the financial sector has already been taken into account. For 2017, the National Banking and Securities Commission, better known as CNBV, pronounced a law in which every company in the financial sector that granted a credit had to use a fingerprint plus some other biometric feature to identify and authenticate its customers and thus being able to reduce identity theft.

Currently, many people make payments digitally and there are already many applications within our mobile devices that allow us to make payments or deposits that request a biometric feature to identify us, thus looking for the best payment method that is comfortable and secure for users.

Biometrics plays a very important role in these new financial methods. The use of the fingerprint, facial recognition, voice and iris, makes processes, media and transactions much easier due to their identification power, so in a few years we will probably be using these new technologies in many areas of our lives.

 

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THE EUROPEAN UNION WILL HAVE AN EXTENSIVE BIOMETRIC DATA BASE

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The European Parliament has approved the implementation of a new centralized system for the management of a biometric database in the European Union, a project that will facilitate the tasks of the security forces and judicial authorities.

 

The CIR will obtain all kinds of biometric information on more than 350 million people, citizens and foreigners, including their fingerprints or facial images. This database can manage everything, that is, with this new approval, migration agencies, border control and security forces can access biometric data from both EU citizens and people from other countries.

The vote on this subject was on April 15 of this year in the European Parliament in two separate rounds. Both the European Parliament and the European Council promised to have security mechanisms to protect the right to privacy of users and to regulate the access of security, judicial or migration control and border bodies to this data.

They indicate that the CIR will unify existing databases, such as the Schengen Information System, the Eurodac, the VIS and three new systems, the ECRIS-TCN, the EES and the ETIAS. However, some analysts consider it a “point of no return” and claim that this database will create “a centralized base for the European Big Brother.”

Currently there have been many massive thefts of data on all types of online platforms that do not make us feel the most protected, but there are other threats such as those that point to these projects serve for much more.

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THE NEW CONTACT LENSES THAT WILL ALLOW US TO “DO ZOOM” WHEN BLINKING

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Scientists at the University of California say they have created smart contact lenses

 

There are many projects related to new lenses, but today we want to talk about this new project, which is developed by several scientists from the University of California. This consists of new lenses that can be controlled by the movement of the eyes and that would allow us to perform new functions.

These lenses, according to Shengqiang Cai, the project manager, feeds on the electro-oculographic impulses of the eye, signals that are used for this development. According to the details of the investigation, it has been possible to measure the electrical impulses of these movements in order to use them inside the lens. For example, change the focal length of the lens.

It would base the creation of contact lenses in biomimetic soft materials, which is mainly composed of a film of electroactive polymers and with a dielectric elastomer, which would serve to deform the lens and thus achieve changes relative to the focal length.

Through an HMI interface, this mechanism could be activated with several movements of the eye, from moving the eyeball in some direction, to making two blinks to activate or deactivate. One of the most interesting points is that this lens works regardless of whether or not you have a good view, because it is not about helping in this matter, is just to take advantage of the electrical impulses derived from the movement.

The researchers say that this type of development could be useful in various fields such as adjustable lenses, visual prostheses or robotics. However, this project is still in phases of proof concept and there is a long way to see them in the market.

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OPPO JOINS INTEL AND ERICSSON TO GROW IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

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THE CHINA MOBILE PHONE COMPANY SIGNS AGREEMENTS WITH INTEL AND ERICSSON TO BE ABLE TO USE ALMOST 600 PATENTS FROM BOTH COMPANIES.

 

Oppo, one of the large Chinese telephone companies managed to sign patent agreements with Intel and Ericsson, ensuring an entry into the international market. With the power to use almost 600 patents from both companies, they will be able to create new products that are attractive to the people.

The company has explained that this agreement with Intel includes a transfer of 58 patents in areas related to mobile telephony and in turn has acquired the rights to more than 500 Ericsson patents, which include: United States, Europe, China and India.

One of the key points in this agreement is the mobile technological development of the 5G network, an area where Oppo has been working for a long time. This year it has already deployed patents in more than 20 countries and regions around the world where it has submitted around 2,200 applications regarding this technology.

Until July 8, 2019, Oppo had filed more than 37,000 patent applications worldwide, of which around 85% were invention patents, and had been granted more than 11,000 patents in total.

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WHAT IS 5G? THE LAST OF THE NEW NETWORK THAT CREATES CONTROVERSY

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5G: HIGHER SPEED, MORE DEVICES CONNECTED AT THE SAME TIME AND MUCH MORE REACH.

 

It has been a controversy and is truly a new revolution that will have an impact beyond a simple change in technology. However, what is the new 5G network about?

 

5G is the fifth generation of mobile phone connectivity, the one that comes to succeed in 4G. It brings more speed, with 150 megabytes, of discharge, per second to 20 gigabytes per second in the future. It will be less response time from when an order is given to a device until it is executed, it will also allow to connect 10,000 devices per square kilometer to one million, that is, a greater range and connectivity between people.

The new ultra-fast band will allow mobile devices to connect faster, download files in seconds, watch a movie wherever you want and even have better access to virtual reality. The advances will be significant in various aspects of our lives, such as in medicine, agriculture, engineering, among many others; So it is currently one of the most controversial issues.

5G networks will improve the user experience with our mobiles, since if they are now the most used devices to connect to the Internet, the high speeds and low latency of 5G will allow us to perform many more activities with a better experience.

In theory, the 5G network will allow everything to be connected, and when we say everything, it’s everything from home appliances, energy, cars, offices and the best thing is that you can control it remotely. This new development will undoubtedly improve our lives and benefit many sectors by making them more productive and efficient.

However, there is still a lack for all that to happen and we can enjoy the new 5G network. According to Federico Ruiz (Director of the 5G National Observatory) this new network will have taken off in early 2021, all of the above will be “limited” deployments.