The $8.1 billion, Mountain View, Calif.-based First Tech Federal Credit Union has announced a new pilot with MasterCard, dubbed "Selfie Pay," which allows credit union employees to complete mobile transactions using facial recognition and fingerprint biometrics.
For the pilot program, slated to run in September and October 2015, more than 200 First Tech FCU employees will test the product using artificial funds and biometrics in a closed environment.
The pilot will evaluate the potential for delivering greater security and convenience to First Tech FCU's U.S. cardholders by allowing them to verify their identity via facial photographs or fingerprint scans on their smartphones, the credit union said.
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