CBA Moves to Passport Scans for Faster Account Opening

The bank hopes to extend the feature to people overseas who might be planning to migrate or study in Australia.
CBA Moves to Passport Scans for Faster Account Opening
A Commonwealth Bank logo in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 26, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
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Australia’s largest commercial bank has revealed it will permanently accept e-passport scans within its mobile banking app to allow customers to open new accounts without extensive paperwork.

In 2005, Australia was one of the first countries in the world to introduce passports with biometric data stored in a microchip that holds the same information found on the main identification page.

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Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.