ATMs in Warsaw, Poland were recently given new biometric technology for fingertip-scanning accessibility
A bank in Warsaw, Poland is the first company to introduce new biometric finger-vein scanning technology on its ATMs, according to a report from CNN.
BPS Bank recently installed new ATMs throughout Poland’s capital city that activates account information with new biometric finger vein technology. The machine scans a registered user’s fingertip and uses infrared light to read the finger’s unique pattern of micro-veins beneath the surface of the skin, matching it with stored identity information. The technology was introduced to provide a solution to fingerprint scanning, which can leave a trace of fingerprints on the machine that can be potentially reproduced, CNN reports.
Experts recently explained the need for improved biometric identification security in the banking industry. Stessa Cohen, banking analyst at industry research firm Gartner, told CNN "if these banks are going to make biometrics an attractive proposition, they’re going to have to start being much more transparent about what they do with their customer’s personal data.
"They have to show that this type of sensitive information does not belong to them, but to us," she added.
Credit card company Visa recently took new measures to protect its customers’ data, with its new Visa CodeSure technology that protects data exchanged in customers’ online transactions.
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