Pay through the fingerprint

Leroy Merlin, France, has applied a new payment test due to the fingerprint biometric fingerprint reader located at its stores in Villeneuve d 'Ascq and Angoulême. ).

The program will start in late October 2012 and will last for 6 months under the auspices of the Natural Security Finance Company based in Lille.

According to Le Nouvel Observateur, customers need to sign up for fingerprints and credit cards at some of the participating banks, including the Banque Accord.

Natural Security CEO Cedric Hozane said: 'Our technology meets all our customers' needs, including in-store and online shopping, banking transactions.' Finextra said that Discover Financial Services has agreed to collaborate with Natural Security to conduct such testing in the United States in the near future.