Cuscal Paymark is integrating digital ID verification into payment terminals, allowing businesses to accept the Kiwi Access Card without investing in new hardware.
Customers will be able to tap their smartphones, authenticate their identity and have staff verify their credentials on-screen before completing a transaction. The initiative claims to streamline age verification, reduce fraud and improve customer privacy.
However, questions remain about merchant liability, disputed identity checks, staff training and data protection.
The rollout signals a broader shift towards payment terminals becoming multifunctional identity verification platforms.
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