GTBank rolls out new app with facial recognition and fingerprint features

The management of Guaranty Trust Bank has announced the launch of GTWorld, a mobile banking app that has biometric authentication features such as facial recognition and fingerprint. According to a statement by the company, the aim of the new app is to recognize a customer and adapt to how and when they want to bank.

Another feature of the app is its seamless switch to GAPS Lite which is an e-banking platform for SMEs through which they can access flexible and secure channel to make payments and collections from across the world.

Segun Agbaje, MD of Guaranty Trust Bank said: “We are delighted to be at the forefront of digital banking solutions that are making banking faster, easier and safer for our customers. The Simplicity of GTWorld and innovations such as facial recognition and fingerprint also ensure that our customers enjoy a seamless experience, anywhere, anytime and anyhow they choose to bank.”

With the app, users can access almost all of the bank’s services via mobile. In addition to the biometric authentication security feature, it also has an ease-of-access through the Quick feature, which allows users to perform transactions without signing in.

With GAPS-Lite, SMEs can monitor transactions in real-time; they can also make bulk and single transfers to any account.