Mastercard is reportedly starting to use selfies as a payment verification tool. The "innovation" will pilot 500 users to use selfies, instead of the traditional card verification method.
MasterCard's head of product safety, Ajay Bhalla, said the new feature would be very popular with young people.
Bhalla told CNN that Mastercard is working with all phone manufacturers to develop biometric innovation.
"The new generation, which uses selfies, I think will find it a lot of fun. "They will embrace new technology," he says.
The app they prepare will smoothly integrate multiple biometric controls during a payment.
"You can choose to use your finger or your face."
Bhalla says the app will be released first in the US and soon will be available worldwide.
Users should keep their mobile phones at the level of their eyes, open it once and give the order for the payment process.
This process is designed to frustrate obvious attacks where attackers could use a victim's photo to verify payments.
Bhalla states that the images and other biometric formats to be used by the application should be transformed into a form that can not be stored or transmitted by the owner's device.
Bhalla also said they are considering reconnaissance for verifying transactions by heartbeat or voice.
