Have you dreamed of a world where everyone verifies their online purchases with a selfie?
Mastercard’s “Identity Check Mobile,” better known as selfie pay, is rolling out now in the following European markets: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
It follows trials in the US, Canada and the Netherlands, which have presumably gone down a storm. Mastercard says the technology will be available “across the globe” starting next year. Instead of a long-winded password, the technology allows you to verify your identity with a fingerprint or selfie. You simply download the app and take a photo so the service can create a digitized map of your face.
It’s then stored on Mastercard’s servers and used as a reference point whenever you want to complete a new purchase online. It’s possible, of course, that someone could simply print a photo of your face — to get around the problem, the app will ask you to blink before confirming each transaction. Mastercard says the new system will “dramatically” speed up the checkout process online, “while also improving security.”
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