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Sign your way into Bank Zachodni WBK

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Sonal Desai
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Biometrics in banks

TOKYO: In a bid to increase speed and safety of its branch transactions, Bank Zachodni WBK has been running pilots of a biometric signature solution.

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Since April this year, customers of Bank Zachodni WBK in Lubin and since June in selected branches in Warsaw, can authenticate and sign personal account agreements using just their finger, according to a statement issued by Hitachi, who has deployed the solution at the bank.

By using the Finger Vein reader and touch-screen monitor, customers can authenticate and sign personal account agreements with the bank by their finger. Documents signed electronically will be automatically sent to their e-mail address.

Bank Zachodni WBK has chosen Finger Vein biometrics which is based on unique patterns of veins inside the human finger. This technology has been proven in banking globally and at the same time provides the security and privacy for bank customers. Hitachi's Finger Vein biometrics has an 80 percent market share of the biometrics used in the banking sector in Japan, while in Poland it has been used successfully in the banking sector since 2010.

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The main applications of Finger Vein include authentication of branch transactions, card-less withdrawals from the ATMs, electronic document signing and authorization of online banking operations.

Following the success of the pilots, the bank is planning to roll-out the technology across all its branches. It is also considering a pilot in its other channels, ie ATMs and online banking services for corporate customers.

"The new solution can reduce paper documents upto 80 percent. Security is also a very important aspect, which continues to play a key role for us during the selection of new technologies. Hitachi's Finger Vein biometrics technology has been selected to help us reach this target," said Pawel Wieczorek, Member of the Board, CTO, Bank Zachodni WBK.

"Hitachi's Finger Vein implementation in Bank Zachodni WBK has a strategic meaning for the development of biometrics in Poland and Europe. We are looking forward to a long and fruitful cooperation with Bank Zachodni WBK and Santander Group," said Tadeusz Woszczynski, Regional Director for Central Eastern Europe of Information Systems Group, Hitachi Europe.

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