Fingerprint Shopping

In an incredible advancement in modern payment systems, one German supermarket will soon be offering payment by fingerprint!

An Edeka store in Ruelzheim, SW Germany has piloted the technology since November, cutting out on queuing time and the need for clunky cards and change. The fingerprint scanning software will revolutionise the way we shop, and seems to be extremely popular with the local shoppers.

After an highly anticipated trial, the company plans to extend the scanning software across its range of stores and if proved succesful, could also be implemented in more retail shops in the future.

Fingerprint scanner in use in Germany

Store manager Roland Fitterer said: “All customers need do is register once with their identity card and bank details, then they can shop straight away”. Although somewhat daunting at first, one shopper remarked “I find it even easier to shop now, you dont have to worry about leaving your wallet at home.”

The system is based around a central database which stores customers details, but has been backed by Edeka, who claim the system cannot be scammed. The chances of two people having identical fingers prints are about one in 220 million.