Joyo Bank Adopts Hitachi's Contactless Finger Vein Authentication System for ATM Machines.Tokyo, Japan, Feb 10, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Hitachi announced on February 9 that Joyo Bank The Joyo Bank, Ltd. (株式会社常陽銀行 in Ibaragi has adopted its proprietary finger vein authentication system The combination of authentication server and authenticator, which may be separate devices or both reside in the same unit such as an access point or network access server. The authentication server contains a database of user names, passwords and policies, and the authenticator physically and will begin offering a biometrics service for customers on March 22. The bank will issue the Joyo IC Ace Card, a cash card embedded with an IC chip, to its customers, and replace all of its automated teller machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. (ATMs) with finger vein authentication system terminals provided by Hitachi. Hitachi will provide comprehensive support to the bank in everything from issuing IC chip-embedded cards to installing authentication ATMs. With this move, the bank aims to prevent crimes such as unauthorized cash withdrawal and credit card skimming. This will be the first that that the finger vein authentication service will have been used by regional financial institutions in the Kanto area. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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