RBS Group introduces fingerprint security for mobile banking

Danny Palmer
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NatWest and RBS become first UK banks to rollout biometric security to iPhone customers, but expert stresses need for two-stage authentication

The RBS Group has launched a service for customers of RBS and NatWest banks that allows them to protect their mobile banking apps through the use of fingerprint-based security. RBS and NatWest w...

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