Mobile payments, digital wallets and tunnel vision
Kenneth P. Weiss · Biometric Technology Today · 2011
Convenience, versatility, and benefit to the consumer are the keys for the acceptance and success of a new technology. Imagine conveniently authenticating your identity to your mobile phone, with reliable three-factor security incorporating biometrics, at the beginning of your day, and having doors automatically unlock as you approach, security alarm systems go into standby mode when you enter your home or office, your computer being active and unlocked only while you were sitting in front of it (with your mobile phone), and paying vendors, vending machines, or individuals, directly or with credit from your mobile phone.