A lot of the human identification technology companies are focused on facial recognition and are working on improving it so that it can become the standard. However, a Chinese startup has decided to take on a different approach known as AirWave.
AirWave comes from MELUX and is based on micro traits of veins that are found within a human hand. However, AirWave is capable of scanning more than a million micro-feature points in the palm of the hand within 0.3 seconds.
It is next to impossible to cheat when it comes to AirWave. A mere swipe of the palm using a special sensor is all that you will need for procuring an ultra-accurate authentication or/and authorization in real-time. Xie Qinglu who is the founder and chairman of MELUX said, ‘The AirWave full-hand-vein technology, based on artificial intelligence, is capable of sensing millions of dimensional micro-feature characteristic points, from major veins to capillaries, with just a single wave of the hand, enabling users to remain in motion while being identified and authorized.
The AirWave technology can identify one hand out of a billion accurately in less than three-tenths of a second.’ As of right now, the cashless society of China relies on facial recognition, QR codes, and password systems for authorizing mobile payments.
MELUX, however, believes that the current systems can be exploited by cybercrime experts or people who are unfriendly to senior citizens.
