Nearly 3 in 4 bank customers comfortable with biometric authentication: Entrust survey

Biometrics are rising in the banking sector: While a New Zealand bank is introducing behavioral biometrics to stop fraud, Indian authorities are mulling introducing facial recognition to ATMs to prevent thieves. Australia’s banks are building transaction infrastructure for digital IDs, while an Entrust survey shows customers globally are embracing biometric authentication.

A new survey by digital identity company Entrust showed that 72 percent of respondents were comfortable with their bank’s use of facial recognition, selfies or fingerprints. Given the option …

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