HSBC rolls out voice and touch ID security for bank customers

High street bank and First Direct to offer 15 million customers its biometric banking software to access online and phone accounts using their fingerprint or voice. And yes, it does work if you have a cold

HSBC is rolling out voice recognition and touch ID services for 15 million customers by the summer in a big step towards biometric banking in the UK.

Other banks are also introducing biometric security, but HSBC, which recently suffered an online cyber attack, is the first to roll it out to millions of retail customers.