New bank cards will read your fingerprint, no longer needing a PIN number

Remembering your PIN could be a thing of the past.

Traditional bank cards may soon be phased out, thanks to the launch of biometric debit cards by Dutch chipmaker Gemalto.

The new bank cards will allow consumers to buy goods using their fingerprints in a similar way to Apple’s Touch ID.

Authenticating a payment with a fingerprint is more secure than a four-digit PIN, which means the new Gemalto cards ditch the contactless payment limit.

Chipmaker Gemalto launched its first biometric card earlier this year.

The card, which has now rolled-out to debit card customers for the Bank of Cyprus, includes the ability to authenticate payments with a fingerprint.

This can be used for both contactless and card machine payments.