Is voice biometrics a worthy gatekeeper for Barclays call centres?

Charlee Gothard
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Barclays Wealth is using voice biometrics to improve the performance of its call centre, but is the bank in danger of compromising its security for sake of a little more convenience for its customers

“I got laughed out of people’s offices about three years ago when I first proposed this,” says Matt Smallman, vice-president of global client services at Barclays Wealth. “It’s been an interesti...

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