1558: How Biometric Tech is Shaping the Future of Authentication
Neil C. HughesApril 12, 202100:27:48

1558: How Biometric Tech is Shaping the Future of Authentication

Biometric technology allows companies to uniquely identify a person based on one or more characteristics deemed unique to a particular individual, such as their face or physical fingerprint.



However, in a pandemic world, both your hands and face end up covered by gloves and masks, so relying on those traditional second-factor authentications (2FA) methods could increase friction and hurt the end-user experience.



UnifyID helps identify and authenticate individuals based on how they move and walk, leveraging machine learning algorithms and sensors in smartphone devices.



Common use cases:



Contactless payments Physical access to a building User authentication Fraud reduction on payments platforms UnifyID Founder and CEO John Whaley shares how biometric technology is shaping the future of authentication.