Vietnamese Bank Issues Fingerprint-Enabled Debit Cards

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Posted by timothy on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @12:14PM from the can't-come-soon-enough dept.

sweetpea86 writes "Mekong Development has become the first bank in Vietnam to launch fingerprint authentication enabled debit cards. Fingerprints are captured by Mekong Development at the point of opening an account, and then can be used, instead of a pin, to access funds. Not only has Mekong's account base tripled through the use of fingerprint technology since its launch in June, but the deposit balance per debit card account is two times higher than a regular account."

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by Antipater ( 2053064 ) writes: on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @12:17PM (#40906371)

Now I can't even eat cheetos anymore without giving away my bank pin!

Re:Point / Counterpoint. (Score:4, Funny)

by fuzzyfuzzyfungus ( 1223518 ) writes: on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @01:08PM (#40907071) Journal

Luckily, you'll presumably be moving your money out of a bank in some other country, so the risks should even out somewhat...

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