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Browsing Biometrics

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Technology

Cortisol Control

Tackling stress is a major concern for the wellness community, with new research and innovations emerging to measure and lower cortisol, along with viral content promoting cortisol-focused solutions.

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Retail

Amazon turns shoppers’ palms into payments

The retailer is unveiling its own palm recognition technology that will allow shoppers to pay using their hand.

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Technology

NatWest lets customers open a bank account with a selfie

NatWest has become the first high street bank in the UK to allow customers to open an account with a selfie and photo ID.

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Colliding Technologies

Biometric money

In an era of convenience culture and with security at the forefront of consumers’ minds, this is the tech heralding a secure and streamlined payments future.

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Technology

Hertz speeds up car rentals with biometric identification

The car rental company is the first to use biometrics such as fingerprints and facial recognition to identify customers, allowing them to complete the rental process in seconds.

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Technology

Lisa Wood: Atom Bank

Why a bank’s brand is the least important part of its relationship with its customers.

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Technology

Mobile Money

Digital-first banks optimised for mobile and with a focus on user experience and convenience could spell the end of retail banking as we know it.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

Athleisure Market

Athleisure is now widely stocked, from Sports Direct to Selfridges, and the pervasive sports and casual apparel trend is not going away.

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Fashion

Neuro-graphic

Designers are drawing on patterns created by brain waves, movement tracking and biometrics to create a visual lexicon for communicating emotions.