Venous fingerprint authorization as a replacement for bank cards

    Hitachi has developed the Finger Vein Reader Scanner for use with a venous finger pattern, which is planned to be used for authentication in modern systems. Itcard SA, which provides after-sales service for banks in Poland, together with Japanese engineers will introduce this innovative equipment throughout the European state.



    The scanner consists of a camera with a CCD matrix, and a near-infrared source. Hemoglobin in the blood vessels of the finger placed on the scanner absorbs infrared light, which is reflected in the form of a unique pattern of blood vessels for each person. Thus, the identification of the owner of the bank account will be carried out, according to the venous pattern on his finger.


    The probability of error when reading venous patterns is reduced to almost zero, and experts say the maximum level of security and absolute protection of bank customers from any kind of fraud.

    In order for a person to withdraw cash from an ATM, you just need to bring your finger to the scanner. Thus, bank cards with various chips and pin codes will no longer be needed. As for the available set of functions for the user of modernized banking terminals, they will remain unchanged when compared with the capabilities of standard plastic cards.

    The project was called "Planet Cash". It is planned that over the current year, 1,730 ATMs in Poland will be re-equipped with a new one. This method of biometric authentication has already been tested in several branches of Polish banks, and is also successfully operated in Turkey and Japan. In addition, a similar system is tested in Sweden, where customers in some stores and restaurants can log in to pay for goods or services with one wave of their hand.

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