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October 29, 2005
African countries introducing fingerprint identification in cash machines
Tired of dealing with Cash Machine thieves, African banks are introducing fingerprint-based identification and dumping age old card/pin in ATM machines.
In South Africa banks are already conducting tests into biometric identification technology, where fingerprint verification sensors are used on ATMs and plan to provide the service within the next six to seven months. Customers place their fingers on the ATM machine sensor and the screen tells users whether they have been recognised, and whether they may withdraw cash.
Pierre Steyn, CEO of the South African Banking Risk Information Centre, the unit set up by the banks to deal with crime, said: "We have been looking at strategies to deal with crime at ATMs for a long time. We believe that it (fingerprint identification) would give ATM criminals difficulty" according to a report by The Independent.
Posted by admin at October 29, 2005 02:55 PM