London stores introduce pay-by-touch

A London supermarket has introduced payment verification by fingerprint. Three Co-op stores in the Oxford area are offering the service, which is already used in the United States but new to Europe. Rather than signing for payment or keying in a pin number, customers using “pay-by-touch” need only set up an account at the store or online at home. There is no need to carry a card or cash, as the unique fingerprint is scanned at the store checkout and is immediately identified with a bank account which is then debited.

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