Mastercard +BMO Make Fingerprint and ‘Selfie’ Payment Technology a Reality in North America

At the center of stakes, we have: new biometric app, Mastercard Identity Check Mobile, minimized need for passwords, improved security; the fingerprint scanner or facial recognition technology; the online payment experience near frictionless and more secure.

In effect, Mastercard announces Identity Check Mobile™, a new payment technology application that uses biometrics, including fingerprint and facial recognition, to verify a cardholder’s identity and simplify online shopping. 

BMO Financial Group (BMO) will be the first bank in the U.S. and Canada to offer Identity Check Mobile to its corporate customers starting in the first half of 2017.