Introduction to Security Biometrics in Banking and Finance

Biometric are automated and smart technique through which one can identify a person through their physical and biological characteristics like facial recognition, fingerprint, iris recognition, retinal recognition, and signature and voice recognition. Bio metric are difficult to forge or duplicate, as they are unique to every individual. Biometric technology helps in ensuring maximum privacy and protects the clients. Biometric technology is cost effective to banks as it eliminates the need to remember passwords, PIN number, and card number.
Biometric technology helps in conducting secure financial transactions and helps in keeping the customers privacy confidential. Many banks around the world are using biometric technology to maintain secrecy and confidentiality of employees and clients. In Asia 52% of the banks are utilising the biometric technology. In Japan 15 lakh, customers are happy with the new features of biometrics such as face recognition and finger print scanner. Banks in Mexico, South America are also fast learning about the wonders of the secured biometric technology. Most of the banks are shifting to the biometric system, as they are easier and efficient than the traditional security feature of identification number code and password.






Bio metric technology aims at keeping the confidential information of the banks private and inaccessible to unauthorized personnel. This helps in reducing frauds and insider defaults. The employee has to submit the audit form for every transaction they register.
Biometric technology helps in protecting the privacy of the customer identity. For better customer care and security the banks has to upgrade their technology. This is provided to the customers in the form of voice recognition system, iris scanner, fingerprint verification, and vein pattern.
In India, various banks have adopted biometric systems. DCB Bank ATM has a special feature of security installed in it which makes it different from other banks ATM’S. It requires the customers fingerprint to withdraw money. The ATM operates using the Aadhaar card details of its customers.
HDFC banks are focusing on rural areas ATM booths. Since most of the villagers find it very hard to remember, the PIN number of the debit card, biometric finger scanners are helpful. The Aadhaar card linking of customers to banks also serves as a KYC verification checkpoint.

Federal Bank of India has introduced a feature of zero balance and selfie account. The current obsession of this generation is to take selfies. Federal bank saw this as a security feature to its customers. A person van now download the banks app in their mobile phones. The next procedure is to scan their PAN or Aadhaar card and click a selfie to open the account. Once the verification is done, passbook feature of the app is activated.
ICICI bank has introduced voice recognition facility for easy transaction and requirements of customers in Banks call centre. Customers are no longer required to remember the PIN or password as their voice will act as a key to open their account or enable the query feature of the bank. The voice recognition technology works on the principles of speed, accent and pronunciation, which are unique to every individual.

SBI has introduced the concept of finger print scanner for securing the core banking information. If any employee needs, access to the core banking or sensitive information of the customers the employee should scan his fingerprint and the senior officials grant permission for the same. 21000 branches across India will be implemented with this software. 

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