1. A method for authenticating users comprising: capturing, by a communications device, a biometric data image from a user, the biometric data image being captured after a visual aid displayed by the communications device is approximately aligned with an image of the biometric data displayed by the communications device; approximately aligning, by a computer system, the captured biometric data image with another image; generating a biometric template from the approximately aligned captured biometric data image; and verifying the identity of the user based on a comparison of the generated biometric template against a corresponding user enrollment biometric template.