01 Higher Uniqueness
Palm prints provide more unique points of identification compared to fingerprints. The palm’s larger surface area contains more lines and patterns that can be used for identification, increasing the system’s overall accuracy.
02 Difficult to Forge
Palm prints are more difficult to duplicate than face images or fingerprints. While fingerprints and faces can be easily captured without consent capturing a palm print and vein pattern without someone’s knowledge is significantly harder.
03 Less Invasive
While facial recognition involves capturing an image of someone’s face, which can sometimes be considered invasive, palm print scanning is perceived as less intrusive because it does not involve capturing a person’s likeness.
04 Less Affected by Aging
Aging can cause significant changes in a person’s facial features, potentially impacting the effectiveness of face recognition systems over time. In contrast, a person’s palm print remains relatively constant throughout their life, making it a more stable form of biometric identification.
05 Contactless
Modern palm print recognition systems use contactless technologies. This is particularly advantageous in a post-pandemic world, where hygiene concerns have made contactless systems more desirable.
06 Reliability
Unlike facial recognition, palm print authentication is not easily affected by changes in lighting conditions, or by the user wearing makeup, glasses, or growing facial hair.
07 Usability for Diverse Populations
Facial recognition has been criticized for potential bias or inaccuracy with diverse populations, whereas palm prints provide a more uniform accuracy across different ethnicities, age groups, and genders.