Trends that are evolving within fingerprints include fingerprints saved on biometric time clock or phones. IDEX, a Norwegian biometric security company, has had great success in 2012 making fingerprint sensors on a cover of Android or Apple based phones. The fingerprints can be used to log on to social media, e-mail and other applications with sensitive information just by the swipe of your fingertips without the use of username/password. They have also made an agreement with Embedex in the US, where they will be producing access cards for student dorms. The fingerprint is saved on the card and the individual using the access card must have the same fingerprint that is saved in the card to activate it. The fingerprint is not saved in a database, but on the card, which makes people feel safer.


Fingerprints have been present in biometric time clock systems technology for decades, and have always been the most widely used type of biometrics recognition. In the last years, this practice has decreased, especially since other biometric technologies like palm vein and hand geometry are becoming more feasible and prevalent. Some might say it has played out their role in the public, but they are becoming more popular in private retailing and services. This is because the technology is becoming mature and cheaper and is then more accessible for retailers and other private companies.



BPS Bank (Poland, 2010) have already introduced fingerprint time clock in Warsaw where the ATM h scan your finger tip veins which are compared to the data saved in the database or in the bank card. They use it as an alternative to a PIN-code.This fingerprint time clock technology is widely used in Europe for logical access control. The person puts it hand on top of a scanner and the scanner will map the veins in the finger/hand. Internal biometric is an increasing trend, the veins need to be alive, and they make certain that live blood vessels are present. This technology can stop many fraud attempts. The European bank companies are getting inspired by how vein recognition technology is helping combat the increasing incidence of financial fraud and forgery in Japan. Several of the banks have replaced PIN with palm and finger vein recognition.

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