RegardingID Archive | Australia’s CommBank data centers get biometrics

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

ZDNet.com is reporting that the Commonwealth Bank in Australia will be installing Cornerstone biometric access control systems throughout the country at its data centers. Cornerstone, supplied by Argus Solutions, uses iris scanning and fingerprint reading to control access to restricted areas.

The systems will be linked to existing infrastructures in Sydney and Melbourne. The bank will be able to manage access at these remote sites from a central location. CommBank is also looking at installing voice biometrics for its member’s phone banking services.

Auraya announces new voice biometrics solution

Auraya Systems announced the commercial release of its voice authentication solution called ArmorVox Speaker Identity System.

The solution, which was developed for system developers and call centers as either an enterprise or cloud-based solution, fuses text-independent and text-dependent voice-verification that automatically detect languages.

Concerns mount over new Canadian biometric programs

Privacy advocates in Canada have been raising concerns over the risk involved in two new biometric programs from the government that result in the sharing of private biometric data with other countries’ governments and possibly private corporations, according to an Embassy Magazine article.

Indian government compromises on biometrics and identity

India’s government has called a truce in the ongoing argument between the Ministry of Home Affairs’s National Population Register (NPR) project and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), reports the Indian Express.

MorphoTrust USA launched as U.S.-dedicated company

A new Morpho company under the Safran group has been launched called MorphoTrust USA.

The new company, which was formed after the acquisition of three divisions and the headquarters of former biometrics developer L-1 Identity Solutions, will serve as an identity solutions provider dedicated to the U.S. market only.

Commbank's Kaching app goes live

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has officially launched its Kaching mobile payments app for the iPhone, reports ZD Net.

Kaching enables Commbank customers to make contactless payments powered by MasterCard PayPass, as well as transfer funds to friends via Facebook and perform a number of mobile banking tasks.

Commbank unveils NFC, Facebook mobile payments apps

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has developed a new mobile app that lets customers use their phones to tap and pay at the point of sale, as well as make peer-to-peer payments via email, contact info and even through Facebook.

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Australia’s CommBank data centers get biometrics