VTB named new scenarios for the use of biometrics

The set of biometric data and the ways it can be used can expand significantly by 2030. In addition to the already familiar biometric face payments, companies will massively use data on users' gait and gestures to strengthen their financial protection or diagnose diseases at an early stage. Sergey Bezbogov, Deputy head of VTB's technology unit, told about this at the Ural Forum "Cybersecurity in Finance".

"Behavioral biometrics, when companies will recognize their customers and understand their condition by gait, facial expressions, gestures or the scrolling speed of the news feed on the phone, is the foreseeable future," Bezbogov is sure.

So, smartphones or smart watches can be automatically locked if the wearer's gait changes, said the representative of the bank, said Bezbog. In addition, a smartphone or laptop can block a session if the printing style changes — its tempo, rhythm and the force of pressing the keys or the screen.

The car will also recognize its owner by the way he holds the steering wheel, working with the pedals, sitting in a chair and choosing music. In healthcare, technology can track changes in motor skills, including handwriting, gait, or typing speed, and can help diagnose a disease at an early stage. And when analyzing how a student reads text from the screen, the gadget can determine where he loses concentration and adapt the material or simplify the interface.

Bezbogov noted that VTB is monitoring the improvement of technology in order to implement the best practices in the market in its processes. In 2026, the bank will begin providing non—financial biometric services to corporate clients. These services include the authentication of company employees or accredited participants in public events, access control and management on the territory of the enterprise, biometric authentication as the second factor in the organization's information systems, and others.

All important news is on the Izvestia channel in the MAX messenger.