Sberbank and the Unified Biometric System (UBS) plan to start paying for goods marked 18+ “by face” instead of presenting a passport, Oleg Evseev, head of Sberbank’s Biometrics division, told RBC.
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The project is being implemented in conjunction with the National Payment Card Scheme (NSCP) and will be available to customers of any bank, but requires regulatory approval.
The service will allow EBS users to confirm their age when purchasing alcohol, cigarettes and other products for those over 18 years of age through biometric data, regardless of the bank to which their account is linked.
The Center for Biometric Technologies (CBT) and NSPK have already launched a pilot project on biometric payments, in which VTB, Alfa-Bank, PSB and other banks are participating. By February 2024, the EBS already contained biometric data of 70 million Russians, 30 million of which were provided by Sber.
According to the law, identification via EBS can replace a passport. This way, Russians will be able to confirm their age both when making online purchases and in physical stores at self-service checkouts.
Biometric data is considered more reliable and unique than passport data, which reduces the risk of fraud when purchasing adult products, said Alexander Kalyakin, managing partner of Fintech Partners.
Irina Gushchina, a lawyer at Semenov & Pevzner’s intellectual property and IT transactions firm, added that teenagers can still ask adults to make purchases for them, regardless of the age verification method.
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