Face Recognition Attendance System —
No Hardware. No Buddy Punching.
Liveness-detection face recognition eliminates buddy punching at the algorithm level. Every clock-in timestamped with a confidence score and photo log. One of four simultaneous authentication layers.
Why one authentication method is not enough
The cost of buddy punching
75% of businesses are affected by buddy punching (American Payroll Association). The average loss is 2.2% of gross payroll (Nucleus Research) — US$1,560 per employee per year.
For a company with 100 employees at S$3,000/month average salary, that is S$79,200 disappearing every year — silently, in approved payroll.
A standard face recognition system can be beaten with a printed photograph or a short video. A standard GPS system can be faked with location spoofing apps. A single method is a single point of failure.
TimeCentral's approach: all four layers simultaneously
An employee must pass all four simultaneously. Beating all four at once is not practically possible.
How face recognition clock-in works — 3 steps
Camera activates
Employee opens TimeCentral app → camera activates automatically. No password entry, no badge tap.
Liveness check
AI confirms this is a live person, not a photograph or video. Detects blinking, depth, micro-movements. Spoofing is blocked.
Recognition & log
Face matched to employee record. Clock-in logged with timestamp, GPS coordinates, confidence score, and photo. Manager sees it instantly.
Five key capabilities
No hardware required
Uses the front camera of any iOS or Android smartphone. No kiosk investment needed.
Liveness detection
Prevents spoofing by photographs, videos, or 3D masks. Works in low light, with glasses, with masks.
Confidence scoring
Each recognition event receives a confidence score. Low-confidence matches are flagged for manager review.
Photo audit trail
Every clock-in is logged with a timestamped photo. Dispute resolution is a photo archive search — not a debate.
PDPA-compliant biometrics
Consent captured at onboarding. Templates encrypted AES-256. Raw images never stored. Singapore data centres only.
Part of four-layer system
Face recognition works alongside GPS, 2FA, and biometric hardware — all simultaneously. One method cannot be beaten alone.
PDPA and biometric compliance — Singapore
Singapore's PDPA requires explicit employee consent before collecting biometric data. TimeCentral captures consent during onboarding, stores facial recognition templates encrypted at rest and in transit using AES-256 encryption, and never retains raw biometric images. Data is hosted exclusively in Singapore data centres. No cross-border transfer without explicit consent. Fully ISO 27001 certified.
Industries where face recognition delivers most value
F&B & Hospitality
High turnover, shift-based, multiple outlets — no hardware per outlet needed.
Healthcare & Clinics
Hygiene-critical environments where fingerprint readers are impractical.
Preschools & Education
Photo logs provide an immutable record of who was present and when.
Construction & Engineering
Large workforces, multiple outdoor sites — no hardware to install per site.
Common questions
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