First-ever ATM with facial recognition for take out money launched. The card is not necessary

At the end of February, 2019 NEC announced start as the company claims, the first-ever ATMs allowing to remove cash by means of face recognition. ATMs were created in cooperation with large Taiwan bank E.Sun Commercial Bank.

Use of a sensing technology of persons allows clients to remove cash in ATMs using the PIN code without use of the card. For this purpose only the consent of the client and initial setup of access to the account which is performed once in the E.Sun ATM is necessary. According to these NEC, for cash withdrawal using a sensing technology of persons the client should insert the bank card and allow the camera mounted in the ATM, photograph himself. Then the client receives the one-time password which needs to be entered into the ATM within a minute on the mobile phone. After successful activation recognition of the person will be automatically carried out.

Earned the first-ever ATM allowing to withdraw money by recognition of the person. The card is not necessary

The system provided to NEC uses the platform on the basis of artificial intelligence of NeoFace. In addition, the platform is designed to prevent fraudulent activity using photos and other images. NEC reports that by the end of February, 2019 ATMs with support of face recognition are already set and available to use in five points across all Taiwan. NEC and E.Sun hope to deploy shortly the system of ATMs of new type through the whole country, and then and on the world.

Before implementation in banking sector of NEC Narita in Japan checked a sensing technology of persons at the international airport. The technology was applied in the customs examination zone through which there pass passengers after the immigration procedure. NEC also received a number of contracts, including with police of South Australia which the company suggested to use biometric opportunities of new technology.^[1]

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