Supermarket giants across the UK could soon ask shoppers to ditch cash and card payments, and instead use their face or fingerprints at the checkout.
A trial is in place to increase shopper security at the tills, though some may see it as a step closer to a cashless society.
Mastercard is trialling a biometric payment system that could see customers just use their face rather than contactless cards, smartphones or PINs.
Shoppers would be able to smile or wave a hand at a scanner to pay for their shopping. It is understood that a customer would be able to scan their face or fingerprint using a supermarket's smartphone app and link their likeness to a bank card.
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