MasterCard to launch Selfie Pay verification for online payments and e-commerce

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Toronto - MasterCard Canada showed off their enhanced two-factor authorization feature called Selfie Pay today which is being launched as  a pilot for corporate card users and which is expected to be made available to customers of the Bank of Montreal and other participating banks in the Summer.

Previously called 'MasterCard Identity Check,' the service leverages exisiting smartphone technologies like the fingerprint sensors on Android devices as well as Touch ID on recent Apple iPhones as well as the front-facing cameras to help confirm a person's identity in the event of online purchases.

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