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Wednesday 4 September 2013

Bionym Wristband Authenticates Using Wearer's Heartbeat

From American Banker

“As banks struggle to improve online and mobile authentication for their customers, a Canadian startup called Bionym revealed Tuesday a line of devices designed to confirm people's identities with their heartbeat. The hardware, which the user wears on his wrist like a watch, should make unlocking bank accounts a simple matter.

Nymi, the name of the wristband, verifies people are who they say they are by taking an electrocardiogram (ECG), which is a recording and interpretation of the bioelectrical activity of the heart.”

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