PAY IN STYLE – WITH A SMILE

We read with interest this week in the Telegraph that Mastercard have revealed plans utilising biometric technology. Well that sound very posh but what does it actually mean?

Simply that a simple smile could be all you need to pay for your groceries, no need to remember your card, or even your phone once you have signed up. Take a photo for the app, add finger print and link to your card and you are ready to go. Then pick your products, head over to the till, present your smiling face and press confirm. We suspect a smile is not 100% necessary but for the sake of this story it works much better!

Other benefits include just good customer service, greater security, is of course more hygienic and even linked to loyalty schemes.

Before launching in Britain the system is being trailed in Brazil, starting this week, in 5 supermarkets, followed by the Middle East and then Asia. We have not heard when this may be heading to our shores but will let you know. In the mean time all that is left to say is to keep smiling 🙂 .