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Panama bank deploys biometrics

Monday, June 2, 2008

Credicorp Bank in Panama City, Panama had deployed biometrics from US Biometrics to authenticate the identities of both employees and customers.

Naperville, Ill.-based US Biometrics is providing a number of products to the bank including:

  • MemberQ - uses biometrics to protect the identities of the bank’s customers.
  • VaultQ - in lieu of signature verification, safe deposit box customers are identified using a biometric.
  • AccessQ - a secure method for granting access to a specific area such as a room or vault.
  • CentralQ - enables the encrypted storage of credentials including biometric tokens, names, addresses and other customer information.
  • CentralQ Reporting - enables administrators to view and report who accessed which resources at specific times.

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