Mobile banking and payment companies seem to be increasingly adding biometric authentication tools to their services, with Tencent now adding Qualcomm's hardware-backed biometric fingerprint authentication to its WeChat mobile payment service. The company has also added a new feature that lets users scan the palm of an index finger against a QR code on a smartphone or tablet before entering in personal information.
Mobile banking and payment companies seem to be increasingly adding biometric authentication tools to their services, with Tencent now adding Qualcomm's hardware-backed biometric fingerprint authentication to its WeChat mobile payment service. Users of the service will be able to use their fingerprint to authorise a transaction, rather than a pass code or a PIN.