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Amazon Pay Biometric UPI: Fingerprint and Face Payments

19 December 20251 min read
BANKING & FINANCEAmazon PayBiometric UPI:Fingerprint andFace Payments19 December 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Amazon Pay has rolled out a biometric login step for UPI payments, so a touch or a glance can replace the PIN.

Key facts

  • Feature: biometric authentication for UPI transactions.
  • Methods: fingerprint or facial recognition, whichever the phone supports.
  • Users need no PIN entry to pay.
  • Amazon Pay says it is an industry-first in India for UPI.

At a glance

AspectDetail
ProviderAmazon Pay
Payment systemUPI
VerificationFingerprint or face scan
ReplacesTyping the UPI PIN

Exam angle

  • Company: Amazon Pay; claim: first biometric UPI authentication in India.
  • Related terms: biometric authentication, UPI PIN, fingerprint, facial recognition.

Test yourself

1. What does Amazon Pay's new UPI feature allow users to use instead of typing a PIN?

Users can pay with a fingerprint or face scan, skipping the PIN.

2. Amazon Pay's biometric UPI feature authenticates with which two methods?

Authentication is by fingerprint or face scan, depending on the device.

3. How does Amazon Pay describe its biometric UPI authentication in India?

Amazon Pay claims it is an industry-first feature for UPI in India.

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