Biometrics

Finger identity

by msecadm4921

BT and Hitachi Europe  are joining forces to design a compelling identity management solution to the financial services market.   In this move, BT is introducing BT Unified Trading federation, a cloud based trust utility for secure identity exchange. This will incorporate Hitachi’s Finger Vein Authentication Engine and technology to offer biometric security capabilities.  

 

 

The firms say this will offer the market a solution for the secure interchange of identities between financial firms, identity providers and service providers, at the heart of financial services industry.BT Unified Trading federation will be accessible by the 15,000-plus member sites in the BT Radianz Cloud, the world’s largest secure networked financial services community.  Firms retain responsibility for their own directories, authentication and the attributes they allow third-parties to see. BT Unified Trading federation facilitates the secure exchange of that information.  

 

The solution will use Hitachi’s Finger Vein Authentication Engine and technology, which provide the key elements of the Identity Assurance process, through a biometric test of identity.  This it’s claimed provides financial institutions with user convenience, cost savings and productivity benefits, as well as improved security, an automatic audit trail, and improved compliance. 

 

Tom Regent, president global banking and financial markets and sales & marketing, BT Global Services, said: “Greater security for storing and accessing customer information and transacting with business partners is becoming an increasingly prevalent regulatory requirement for the financial industry.  And so, it was clear that a new approach was needed for identity management, one that employed new methods and new technology.  That is why we have been working closely with the financial services community to extend our award-winning BT Unified Trading solution, by adding federated identity management to the rich collaboration and compliance capabilities.

 

“This development has gone extremely well and we are now at the point where we are looking to engage with financial institutions to develop bespoke customer solutions.”  

 

Akira Shimizu, managing director, Hitachi Europe Ltd. said: “We are extremely pleased that BT has chosen to collaborate with Hitachi for this exciting project. Our Finger Vein Authentication Engine and technology adds a new dimension to the BT Unified Trading federation offer. It provides assurance over the identity of those accessing privileged information and makes the connection between the individual and the credentials they hold. For any enterprise, this means a real time solution, which is highly flexible, easy to use and practical for the end-user.”

 

The firms add that this can help to address regulatory issues, for example, an imperative of the Dodd-Frank Act in the USA will be to introduce more accountability in terms of systems and procedures that relate to areas such as keeping customer information safe, protecting intellectual corporate data and combating identity theft.Demonstrations will be available at the BT Connectivity Lounge, TradeTech Europe 2012 (April 25-26).

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