SmartMetric, Inc. reports the top benefits associated with using biometric authentication for payments in the mind of consumers are that it eliminates the need to remember multiple passwords/PINs (50%) and perceptions that it is more secure than passwords/PINs (46%).

Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, has launched a pilot program that uses a phone application as an alternative to ID cards for hotel check-in.

Fort Lee in Prince George's County has implemented a 100-percent ID scan for every visitor at every access point.

Every time University of Arizona students swipe their ID cards — at the student union, the rec center, the library — they leave a digital trace, showing exactly where they've been and when.

A new HR Metrics & Analytics Summit survey found that 80% of organizations are using employee records and data to measure performance.

About 500 Chicago residents have received the city's new municipal ID cards on the first day that the CityKey cards were available.