Applying for a credit card? Please take a selfie

FILE – In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, file photo, a man uses the NFC payment Visa system at the Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain. Payment processing giant Visa is launching a platform to allow banks to integrate various types of biometrics, such as your fingerprint, face, voice, etc., into approving credit card applications and payments. It could lead to customers having to take a selfie to verify they actually made an online purchase or applied for a particular credit card. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)