FNB app now opens accounts

FNB YESTERDAY launched a digital innovation which allows individuals and businesses to open bank accounts in a few minutes by taking a selfie and uploading it into the bank’s app.

Speaking at the launch at FNB’s headquarters in Sandton, chief executive Jacques Celliers said “Selfie” – the name of the service – was the bank’s latest step towards paperless banking.

With “Selfie”, existing and new FNB customers can upload selfies on the FNB app, which captures biometric information about them. The app is linked to the Department of Home Affairs and uses Google Maps to validate addresses, doing away with paperwork. – African News Agency (ANA)