Enrolment for the service requires a government-issued ID card, a Citibank Clear Platinum credit card and a secure finger scan. Cardholders will also create a seven-digit personal search number to facilitate the finger scan to complete the transaction.
In an attempt to combine the promotion of the new Clear Platinum card, the biometric service is available free of charge to those who have signed up to the new card.
Currently, the cardless credit card offering will be usable at retail outlets such as music and IT outlets, as well as clubs, the cinema and restaurants.
Today’s launch of our new biometric payment service in partnership with Pay By Touch gives our cardholders a whole new level of empowerment, marking a major milestone not just for Citibank but also for the card industry, said Jonathan Larsen, CEO and country business manager of Citibank Singapore. With the credit card becoming very much a part of our daily lives, consumers want greater flexibility in making payments. We are proud to bring the world’s first cardless biometric payment service to Singapore. This is the ultimate in convenience the ability to make credit card transactions with just a finger scan.
