Pay By Touch - Using Fingerprints to Pay for Goods

You can now sign up to use your fingerprint to pay for goods, and leave your credit cards at home. The idea is being trialed in co-op stores in the oxford area.

I think this is pretty cool system and hope it catches on. I always have nightmares about losing my wallet! Although now, I have nightmares about people cutting off my fingers to use. I think I have seen too many movies. But with the amount of large money heists and armed raids going on, you cannot be too careful, can you?