Mastercard Unveils New Credit Cards Featuring Fingerprint Scanner
Biometrics are becoming a relative means of securing personal gadgets, with fingerprint scanners and iris sensors coming on board most of the latest smartphones. Such had not yet surfaced on credit and debit cards, at least for their near 60 years of existence. Mastercard is rolling out a new form of credit card verification which, instead of requiring its owner to enter a four-digit personal identification number (PIN), features a small area that can verify the card user’s fingerprints....