Two UK banksâ€"Royal Bank of Scotland and Nat Westâ€"are now allowing customers to login to their mobile banking apps using Touch ID, reports the BBC. The updated RBS app is expected to hit today, with the Nat West one following tomorrow.
The banksâ€"owned by the same parent companyâ€"said that use of Touch ID is subject to a number of security safeguards …ÂRBS and NatWest customers must activate the feature with their security information, but would only need to use Apple’s Touch ID thereafter.
First, customers choose whether or not to activate fingerprint login, and have to use their existing login details to do so. Second, Touch ID would be disabled after three failed attempts, customers having to use their security details to re-enable the option. Third, transaction and functionality limits apply, requiring manual login for some operations.
Around 880,000 customers currently use the iOS apps on phones equipped with Touch ID sensors, said the banks.
It was rumored yesterday that the upcoming 12-inch Retina MacBook Air will be the first Mac to feature a Touch ID sensor, with plans also to include them in the Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad.
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11 Responses to “Two UK banks now allowing mobile app login using Touch IDâ€
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luckydcxx says: I really need Chase to update their app for this. It’s amazing using Touch ID instead of a password.
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j0nny says: I updated to latest version (3.11.0) of the RBS app yesterday (17 Feb) on an iPhone 6 (with TouchID enabled). No sign of TouchID in the update notes nor in the app itself.
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Ben Lovejoy says: Oddly, they appear to be releasing two updates in quick succession. Yesterday’s version says “we have made some behind the scenes changes to the iPhone app in preparation for some exciting new features†which presumably includes Touch ID.
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danbridgland says: This feature doesn’t seem to be live in the most recent update (yesterday). Any word on when it’s due?
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jamesosborne99 says: The 19th of February according to Natwest.
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Joe O' Brien (@thisisjoeob) says: Tomorrow according to @NatWest_Help on twitter. Also asked about Apple Pay â€" “We haven’t got any plans for Apple Pay yet, but you never know what the future might holdâ€
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Geert En Myriam Fasseur-Vanlede says: Belgium ING allows it also
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