A group of engineers and designers from Logic PD created a point-of-sale facial recognition system that uses NFC to help combat card fraud during a recent company hack-a-thon, according to a press release.

The solution, a multi-modal security platform for card purchases, uses NFC authentication combined with camera imaging to protect users. When users make a mobile payment at the point of sale, the kiosk snaps a picture of the purchaser. This image can be incorporated via the cloud into the user's digital transactional record, which was stored and distributed via SeeControl in this example, allowing users to identify who made each purchase, and easily identify those that are fraudulent even before banks and financial institutions, according to a press release.

"Our hackathon was an opportunity for our experts to explore the possibilities of useful solutions to today’s challenges," Scott Nelson, PhD, chief technology officer and executive vice president at Logic PD, said in a statement. "With the recent significant breaches in security at leading retailers, the need for this type of solution is particularly meaningful."