1. A method for authenticating users comprising: applying, by a computer system, a transform to biometric data captured from a user, the biometric data being captured with a communications device after a visual aid displayed by the communications device is approximately aligned with an image of the biometric data displayed by the communications device; generating, by the computer system, a biometric template from the transformed captured biometric data, the generated biometric template including biometric feature data that substantially aligns with corresponding biometric feature data included in a user enrollment biometric template; and verifying the identity of the user based on a comparison of the generated biometric template against the user enrollment biometric template.