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Will that be cash or retina scan?

Posted on 11. Sep, 2008 by Jonathan Cherry in Uncategorized

Hold onto your eyeballs and fingertips, ’cause according to Barclays very soon they could be as good as cash.

Barclaycard, which is part of Barclays, has already introduced a
new-style cash machine in the United Arab Emirates enabling people to
use their fingerprints to withdraw money and shoppers in the UK may
soon be able to use the same technology.

Antony Jenkins, chief executive of Barclaycard, said: "It’s possible
we’ll see an end to plastic in the next five to 10 years with new
technologies to take its place emerging now. It could turn out to be
one of the shortest lived payment methods in history, going from being
ubiquitous to a museum piece in the same way as the video cassette."

Oh dear. Very soon hanging onto your iPod and cellphone on the streets will be the least of your worries.

More: Shoppers to use fingerprints or eye scans to pay for goods – Telegraph

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