Mastercard’s new credit card has a built-in fingerprint scanner
The rise of mobile payments has made buying things with your fingerprint commonplace, so why not put that technology in a credit card? Mastercard thinks it’s worth a shot, and has built a credit card with a fingerprint scanner built right into the bottom. The card is no thicker than normal, and lets users authorize their payments with a touch, rather than using a PIN or signature.
The company says the card works with all existing chip-and-PIN readers (no magnetic stripe-only terminals), and is currently being trialled in South Africa. Additional trials are planned for Europe and the Asia-Pacific region in coming months, with a “full roll out expected later this year.” In a press release, Mastercard’s chief of security Ajay Bhalla said…
