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TOTW: A Credit Card? That’s so 4 months ago. PayTango Makes Paying Easy And Secure

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12 years
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The first thing you think of when you leave your house is often “Where’s my wallet?” or “Where’s my phone?”. Those two objects are such a part of everyday life, that you can’t leave home without them. Your wallet/purse is even more important, because it holds your extra cash, credit cards, and ID. But what if you didn’t need a credit card? That’s where PayTango comes in.

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PayTango is a new way of biometric paying. Biometrics have been bursting in many fields, such as smartphone authentication. PayTango is hoping to harness the power of something everyone has and is unique for everyone: your fingerprint. Imagine taking all your cards, such as your debit, credit and ID cards, and associating them all with your fingertips, bearing a wallet obsolete (unless you have extra cash).

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Security is another big issue that PayTango takes care of. You could even leave you credit cards at home. Everyone knows that your fingerprint is unique, so unless the thief has compete access to your fingers, he’s out of luck. For some things you would have to keep your credit card with you, like using a ATM (which, sooner or later, may integrate PayTango technology) and associating your fingers with your cards at the start. But most of the time, you won’t even need you credit cards. And if most of the stores in your area embrace PayTango, credit cards wouldn’t be needed at all. That’s what biometrics offers. Biometrics help make things easier, safer and faster. Just imagine walking into a shop, picking out what you want, and in 1 second, checking out. Lines would go by faster than the cashier could say, “That would be $5.99.” The future of shopping is bright.

 

TechSpot: EyeVerify Biometric Phone Authenticator

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12 years
by in TechSpots

EyeVerify: a new biometric way to unlock your phone, without the hassle.

Ever been in a situation where you are trying unlock your phone in public, and you have to twist around uncomfortably to hide your password? EyeVerify may be the solution. Yes, Android phones have Face Lock, which photographs your face and scans it to see if it matches. But, that could potentially be compromised using photos of the owner of the device.

EyeVerify uses the camera on your phone to take a picture of your eye. Then, it scans the veins around your pupil to see if you are the same person or not. Again, it could be beat using photos, but how would a thief get a detailed picture of your eye without your cooperation?  Plus, you have to dart your eye to the left or right before it scans your eye, to make sure it is real. You could crack it with a video perhaps, but even after you get in with your eye, you can set it up so you have to put in a password anyway.

EyeVerify likely won’t be its own app, rather it will be an add-on for 3rd party applications. That will be better for developers and big game producers like Google, Apple and Samsung, who might integrate it into their future products.  EyeVerify could prove faster and more convenient than other authenticators. It’s still in the development stages, but if you are a developer or a mobile phone expert who wants to work on authentication, EyeVerify might except you into their Beta program and give you an early copy of EyeVerify. But if you aren’t a developer, you will have to wait and see...

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