Biometric Security for Mobile Banking

Loretta Michaels, intro by Al Hammond



This report identifies a confluence of technology trends leading to viable solutions that can enable very widespread access to financial services. It also discusses the obstacles blocking the growth of this market among BoP consumers, such as mobile phone banking security. The report focuses on biometric technology approaches that could help providers overcome this security issue—in particular, a sophisticated, but low-cost, fingerprint sensor.

20 pages

2008