Tangerine launches new iOS mobile app decked with security features

Tangerine is boasting its new Mobile Banking App comes with some first-to-market innovations meant to increase the security and ease of use of their iOS app. The new features include EyeVerify, VocalPassword, and In-App Secure Chat. EyeVerify introduces eye scanning technology into the app. It makes use of Eyeprint ID technology for quicker client identification. VocalPassword, developed by Nuance, makes use of voice authentication technology and requires you to just say a simple phrase to get access into your account. The app also introduces Secure Chat for mobile, saying they’re the first to bring fully-authenticated chat using Genesys technology and made in partnership with IBM. It lets you use the app to do things like change addresses or make a lump sum payment on their mortgage. An Android version of the app is said to arrive in the coming months.