Embodiments of the present invention provide a biometric identification system, method and product for facilitating a transaction in a point of sale environment. In one embodiment, the biometric identification system facilitates creating or updating a biometric template based on biometric samples received from an existing customer belonging to an existing predetermined customer group, and approving a transaction at the point of sale terminal based on a validated biometric sample received from a verified customer.
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119 to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/604,054, titled "Biometric Identification System, Method and Medium for Point of Sale Environment," filed Aug. 25, 2004, and assigned to HSBC North America Holdings, Inc, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
