Mastercard app lets online shoppers pay with a selfie
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MasterCard is launching its Identity Check Mobile technology in 12 countries.
By Zlata Rodionova
Mastercard has confirmed that it is to start accepting “selfies” and fingerprint recognition as an alternative to passwords when verifying IDs for online payments.
The US card company has rolled out the technology in the UK and 11 other European countries including Spain, Germany and Finland.
To access the new function, customers must download the new Identity Check Mobile app, through which they can authorise payment with a fingerprint or face recognition.
The service requires users to take a selfie with their mobile device and upload their photo to Mastercard, which then creates a digital map of their face, ready to be used when a purchase needs to be verified.
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