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MasterCard Rolling Out Payment Verification Technology That Uses Facial Recognition, Fingerprint Scans

MasterCard Rolling Out Payment Verification Technology That Uses Facial Recognition, Fingerprint Scans

With consumers’ shopping habits continually evolving – making more purchases online through smartphones and tablets – more retailers have revamped the way in which they allow such transactions to be made (“Buy” buttons, anyone?). So it should come as no surprise then that the businesses handling such transactions – your credit card company and bank – would also seek to evolve their methods to make payment verification simple and secure. That’s apparently the idea behind MasterCard Identity Check.  [More]