End of chip and Pin? Shoppers test payment by fingerprint Almost 5,000 transactions took place during the trial, which product developers Natural Security, part of Banque Accord, said was a high adoption rate. The average transaction amount was €58.60 euros. Cedric Hozanne, chief executive of Natural Security, said: "We'll be using the results to feed into future developments, but undoubtedly it's been a success. Consumers are ready for this new type of payment method. The scheme involved banks Banque Accord, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, as well as retailers. A recent survey of 2,159 shoppers by payments processing firm WorldPay also found a strong interest in biometric payment methods. Almost half (49pc) of those surveyed said they would like to have biometric payments, such as fingerprint, palm or iris scanners. Just 30pc said they would like to use contactless smartphone payments and 23pc wanted to use text message payments. Ron Kalifa, deputy chairman of WorldPay, said: "It's interesting to see the public considering options such as biometric payments, a science that they may have seen in sci-fi films or on TV, which suggests familiarity and visibility of new payment technologies is crucial in moving usage from tech savvy enthusiasts to the wider public."