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Fujitsu says the new technology identifies people by their unique biological information such as veins in their palms and facial data.
- Palm authentication technology is already used in automatic teller machines at banks but needs to be supplemented by data provided by a cash card and a pin number.
Fujitsu says it has developed a system to boost data processing capability. By combining information on the veins in palms and facial recognition, it will take only a second to identify a million people without using pin numbers.
The company says it plans to make it practical within fiscal 2020.
An engineer at the Fujitsu Laboratories, Hiroshi Tsuda, says that the technology will be especially helpful in case of a disaster as people can make payments even if they lose their smartphones or cash cards.
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