Malaysia's OCBC Bank has released a biometrics-backed mobile banking app.The OCBC Malaysia Business Mobile Banking app, enables iPhone users, for a start, to perform numerous tasks literally at the touch of a finger.”It includes viewing bank account balances and time deposits, as well as checking the status of incoming and outgoing funds,” the OCBC Bank said in a statement Monday.The app, featuring OCBC OneTouch, leverages on Apple's Touch ID technology, allowing Malaysian-registered users of the bank's Internet portal, Velocity@ocbc, to access their account balance and conduct transactions using fingerprint recognition.OCBC OneTouch is available on Touch ID-enabled Apple iPhones, such as the iPhone 5s and newer models, which run on at least an iOS 8 operating system.The bank said the biometric authentication feature would be available for Android phones soon.
OCBC Bank introduces biometric banking app
