MasterCard Identity Check Mobile, which allows
users to authenticate purchases using fingerprints or selfies taken on their mobile
phones, is now available in Brazil and Mexico. MasterCard declined to name
banks it is working with due to confidentiality agreements, but a spokesperson
said the technology is available for banks to sign up and offer to consumers. In
October, BMO Financial Group announced it would roll out the solution to North
American corporate clients in January,
following a pilot
earlier in the year with several hundred BMO employees. The solution is
available in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.