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Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 4:46 am
This news comes as no surprise, especially given the well-known difficulties consumers face when it comes to remembering increasingly complex passwords to access all the services they subscribe to. Overall, it helps explain the enthusiasm with which consumers are welcoming the mainstream adoption of biometric technology. Since the introduction of the iPhone 5S with a fingerprint scanner in 2013, consumer appetite for biometric technology has exploded.
With ABI Research predicting that shipments of smartphones v with fingerprint scanners will exceed 1 billion units by 2018. It is important to note that this technology is used not only to access the devices themselves, but also to authorize mobile payments, both online and in brick-and-mortar stores. This means that many consumers today associate fingerprint scanning with simple, fast, and secure transactions. Moreover, Gemalto’s research also shows that biometric technology is rapidly gaining popularity in the banking sector.
According to our 2016 survey, 55% of reslogies or would like to use them. What is the reason for such popularity? According to 80% of respondents, authentication using biometric technologies provides a higher level of security compared to traditional authentication using a username and password, 41% consider these technologies more convenient and for 25% they help save time.
With ABI Research predicting that shipments of smartphones v with fingerprint scanners will exceed 1 billion units by 2018. It is important to note that this technology is used not only to access the devices themselves, but also to authorize mobile payments, both online and in brick-and-mortar stores. This means that many consumers today associate fingerprint scanning with simple, fast, and secure transactions. Moreover, Gemalto’s research also shows that biometric technology is rapidly gaining popularity in the banking sector.
According to our 2016 survey, 55% of reslogies or would like to use them. What is the reason for such popularity? According to 80% of respondents, authentication using biometric technologies provides a higher level of security compared to traditional authentication using a username and password, 41% consider these technologies more convenient and for 25% they help save time.