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IrisGuard is transforming banking transactions

Monday, April 14, 2008

Cairo Amman Bank has awarded a contract to IrisGuard Inc., to provide an iris biometric identification management system for Cairo Amman Bank’s IT platform. The new IrisGuard iBank Suite will be used to authenticate banking transactions for all the bank’s customers.

Cairo Amman Bank is the first bank in Jordan to deploy IrisGuard iBank Suite iris cameras at all branches in Jordan and Palestine. All Teller and Customer Services desks will be fully equipped with the IrisGuard IG-AD100 iris cameras. Additionally all 190 ATM’s units deployed at Cairo Amman Bank branches throughout Jordan will be equipped with the latest Dual Eye IG-AD100 Iris Cameras. [end] 

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