Preference for biometric payments in Germany in 2023, by age and gender

Roughly one out of 10 Millennial respondents in Germany preferred to use biometric authentication for payments over other options available to them. This according to a survey held among consumers ages 18 to 75 - with "Gen Z" here being defined as the age group 18 to 24 years old. Biometric payments" is a collector term for any POS payment performed using a person's physical traits. This can include iris scanning or speech recognition, but often refers to facial recognition and fingerprint scanning. That said, this type of digital payments is relatively undocumented. The source claims the use of biometric payment is "on the horizon", although it does not specify which type of biometric authentication it refers to here. When compared to other countries worldwide, Germany uses biometrics less often for the protection of online accounts than other countries.