Thai private sector starts using biometric authentication system

 

BANGKOK, 11th October 2017, (NNT) - A member of the Thai private sector has integrated a biometric authentication system into its transactions, as part of the Thailand 4.0 approach. 

This move was made by Krungthai Card Public Company Limited (KTC) which has revamped its mobile application and implemented a login system that supports iris scanners and fingerprint readers. 

The new banking application “TapKTC” makes Thailand the first nation in Southeast Asia and the third country in the world to adopt such technology. 

KTC’s Vice President of the Credit Card Business Division, Tosapong Rangkawara explained that the revamp of the company’s banking mobile application supports the use of credit cards in an environment where technology is moving at a fast pace. The CEO said that the new application makes it easy to withdraw cash or check the balance, remaining credit, and accumulated credit card spending points. 

In addition, he said that the company is awaiting approval from the Bank of Thailand before it can implement a method that processes payments by using scanners that read the QR Code on a credit card. The service is expected to come online at the end of this year.

 

-- nnt 2017-10-11

What's next? DNA sample for processing your everyday payments?

I wonder which 2 other countries have thus already, but the Netherlands definitely has, since I use fingerprint authentication in my Rabobank app for some time now. 

 

Actually, I was wondering why the Thai apps don't have fingerprint authentication yet, but I didn't know that, apparently, it's still quite rare. 

 

It works great for easy login and quickly approve payments and transfers etc.

 

Dutch cyberbanking is one of the safest in the world. I don't know which country has the safest cyberbanking, but the Netherlands for sure is safe. I use cyberbanking for more than 25 years. 

15 hours ago, Cheops said:

I wonder which 2 other countries have thus already, but the Netherlands definitely has, since I use fingerprint authentication in my Rabobank app for some time now. 

 

Actually, I was wondering why the Thai apps don't have fingerprint authentication yet, but I didn't know that, apparently, it's still quite rare. 

 

It works great for easy login and quickly approve payments and transfers etc.

 

Dutch cyberbanking is one of the safest in the world. I don't know which country has the safest cyberbanking, but the Netherlands for sure is safe. I use cyberbanking for more than 25 years. 

I use fingerprint authentication for login on my bank of america app

5 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

I use fingerprint authentication for login on my bank of america app

I can't imagine that only the US and the Netherlands have this. For sure there must be more countries. 

Finger chopping and eye gouging next on the bad guys list.

Or simply a gun to the head...now look into the ATM  Muthaf@@@@@cker!

Edited October 14, 20178 yr by tryasimight

If this technology can prevent skimming theft,

 

can prevent employees from trudging around their corporate id's and badges around their necks like a hord of poodles....

 

sure...it is a substantial advance....

It would be good if department store staff were to check the signature on your bank card with that on the payment slip,

In over ten years of using my Thai bank card for purchases, my signature has never, ever, been checked.

That's why I sign my name as Enid Blyton (a children's author from the 1950s). Sometimes I've signed as Rumplestiltskin.

Why? Because I can, and to make a mockery of a system that is never checked.

 

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

It would be good if department store staff were to check the signature on your bank card with that on the payment slip,

In over ten years of using my Thai bank card for purchases, my signature has never, ever, been checked.

That's why I sign my name as Enid Blyton (a children's author from the 1950s). Sometimes I've signed as Rumplestiltskin.

Why? Because I can, and to make a mockery of a system that is never checked.

 

I have been Donald Duck AND Mickey Mouse in the same day!

 

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

It would be good if department store staff were to check the signature on your bank card with that on the payment slip,

In over ten years of using my Thai bank card for purchases, my signature has never, ever, been checked.

That's why I sign my name as Enid Blyton (a children's author from the 1950s). Sometimes I've signed as Rumplestiltskin.

Why? Because I can, and to make a mockery of a system that is never checked.

 

I sometimes just put an "X" in the USA.

On 10/12/2017 at 9:23 PM, Cheops said:

I can't imagine that only the US and the Netherlands have this. For sure there must be more countries. 

Can you use the fingerprintreader on the laptop for that?

1 minute ago, Thian said:

Can you use the fingerprintreader on the laptop for that?

I tried it about 10 years ago. Did not work worth a hoot back then.

 

It was a Toshiba laptop I bought at Pantip.

 

I've avoided it like the plague since. Luckily I was able to switch it off, as I did not foresee the KGB nor FBI kicking down my door anytime soon.

13 minutes ago, jaywalker said:

I tried it about 10 years ago. Did not work worth a hoot back then.

 

It was a Toshiba laptop I bought at Pantip.

 

I've avoided it like the plague since. Luckily I was able to switch it off, as I did not foresee the KGB nor FBI kicking down my door anytime soon.

My new laptop has one which works great..It also has the camera for recognition but i don't use that since i don't like camera's.

 

But for criminals it would be easy to make somebody KO (unconscious) and use his fingerprint to go to the bankaccount me thinks.

Just now, Thian said:

My new laptop has one which works great..It also has the camera for recognition but i don't use that since i don't like camera's.

 

But for criminals it would be easy to make somebody KO (unconscious) and use his fingerprint to go to the bankaccount me thinks.

Like guns. They KO somebody & chop off his fingers/thumb.

 

Determined criminals are tough to stop. They'll always find a way, whether it be escape artist dogs in the back yard or airplanes into buildings.

 

1 minute ago, jaywalker said:

Like guns. They KO somebody & chop off his fingers/thumb.

I was reading an article about a bank which is about to start using fingerprints for verification.

The developer was saying the technology they are evaluating, as well as scanning your fingerprint also checks for a pulse, so chopping a finger off to use it on this particular scanner would not work.

 

6 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I was reading an article about a bank which is about to start using fingerprints for verification.

The developer was saying the technology they are evaluating, as well as scanning your fingerprint also checks for a pulse, so chopping a finger off to use it on this particular scanner would not work.

 

DAMN! Checking for a pulse! Sounds like a guv't move.

 

I do not doubt you in the least... just in Thailand, the machine will be down for repairs...come back in 8 months....maybe.

Edited October 15, 20178 yr by jaywalker

7 minutes ago, jaywalker said:

DAMN! Checking for a pulse! Sounds like a guv't move.

 

I do not doubt you in the least... just in Thailand, the machine will be down for repairs...come back in 8 months....maybe.

Maybe in Thailand the government isn't interested in a pulse, they just want to know if you're brain dead...

 

5 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Maybe in Thailand the government isn't interested in a pulse, they just want to know if you're brain dead...

 

Blind leading the blind there.

2 hours ago, jaywalker said:

I sometimes just put an "X" in the USA.

and look what the USA ended up with!!!

1 hour ago, jaywalker said:

Like guns. They KO somebody & chop off his fingers/thumb.

 

Determined criminals are tough to stop. They'll always find a way, whether it be escape artist dogs in the back yard or airplanes into buildings.

 

Don't need to kill somebody for his fingerprint...feed him drunk or make him asleep and use his finger to get access..

11 hours ago, Thian said:

Can you use the fingerprintreader on the laptop for that?

I don't have fingerprint authentication in my laptop. On the phone it works good, but if you don't like you don't need to use it.