Success for ITL’s Biometrics Range for Age Estimation at RTS in London

Innovative Technology (ITL) had a successful few days at the Retail Technology Show (RTS) in London showcasing innovations from both their cash and biometrics divisions. ITL supply a series of products to the retail sector which manage cash transactions, and estimate a customer’s age when purchasing age-restricted products.

Chris Wright, UK Business Development Manager, said: “The team had some interesting conversations at RTS last week with retailers keen to implement our latest technologies. We had a busy couple of days networking with all the big UK retail brands under one roof. Our AI-powered biometrics attracted much attention, indicating that retailers are now actively starting on the journey to employ age estimation technology into their business.”

MyCheckr is ITL’s all-in-one solution with an integrated screen and camera designed for retailers to simply plug in and get started with age estimation technology.

John Vallis, Senior Business Development Manager for biometrics, said: “MyCheckr can also be used to push alerts to staff members to notify them that a customer is potentially underage. It was encouraging to hear from the large retail outlets who could see real benefit in this feature to further help staff with Challenge 25. Unlike other solutions on the market, our range boasts a one-off device cost with no subscriptions, no internet required, and no biometric personal data or ID stored; making our technology affordable, available and completely anonymous.”

Innovative also offer a range of cash validation and cash recycling solutions to assist with the handling of note and coin payments.

Chris added: “We had an interactive point-of-sale (POS) demo on the stand using our NV4000 multi-note recycler and SMART Coin System (SCS), plus age check technology all working together. Collectively these devices help retailers accelerate customer throughput with fewer refills and automated float management, as well as ensuring age-restricted goods are not sold to minors.

“It was great to see so many partners demoing our cash and biometrics products on their stands over the two days too. The team look forward to following up with prospective customers to see how we can help generate cash handling efficiencies and automate age checks.”