As businesses continue their digital transformation and their expanded use of automation to address labor shortages and customer experiences, we see some new and growing trends in the self-service kiosk space. In 2022, we saw extensive growth across the hospitality sector as they continued to roll out self-service kiosks. And much of this growth was to address post-pandemic labor shortages. However, we are…
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Businesses are making the switch from traditional forms of security to biometric technology. Learn how to leverage biometrics through self-service kiosks. Because of the growth in document fraud and identity theft, terrorism and cybercrime, we’re seeing an increase in the number of requests for biometric security solutions. While a biometric-based kiosk can serve several purposes, two primary uses include identity verification and advanced…
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The CLEAR Kiosk Check-in Program Is Speeding up the Security Check-in for Travelers, with Other Venues Adopting the Technology. Most of us have at some point in our lives endured the humiliation of standing in a Transportation Security Administration line at the airport, one hand holding our shoes and the other keeping our pants from falling down, while an agent checks our ID,…
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Editors Note: Interesting news on the biometric kiosk, travel and hospitality industries today from Hertz and CLEAR. New facial recognition kiosks providing drive through customer check-in. Originally published by Hertz on 12/11/18. Hertz and CLEAR today announced the launch of Hertz Fast Lane powered by CLEAR – a new service that uses biometrics to drastically speed up the car rental process and get travelers through…
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Biometric security has made its place into the news as being a hot area for growth with a market expected to reach $13.8 B in 2015 [1]. When we think of biometric security we think of Hollywood and movies with spies and secret operatives, but biometrics has made its way into the features lists of many consumer devices, and kiosks are no different….
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Biometric kiosks offer an ideal solution for any agency or organization that needs to instantly and accurately identify individuals at checkpoints or transaction point-of-sale locations. And, kiosks with biometric identification capabilities also help schools and businesses keep their spaces more secure. Common deployments for biometric kiosk machines • Police and sheriff departments • Border control applications • Licensing agencies, as for driver’s licenses…
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