NatWest is trialling a card that allows customers to pay using their fingerprints to verify payments. As people become more comfortable with biometric innovations, they’re looking out for companies to use technology to streamline their everyday lives – though they're still conscious of security.

All over the world, countries are moving toward becoming cashless. While this does have its benefits – particularly for ostracised communities – it also creates issues for those people who rely mainly on cash and places a high level of power with large financial institutions.

The average Briton carries eight cards around at any one time, which can be a source of annoyance when making contactless payments or stress-inducing if one’s wallet is lost. Curve aims to simplify things by letting users manage their credit and debit cards with an app and a single piece of plastic.

From splitting the bill to seamlessly shopping, people are using peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps for speed and convenience. PayKey cuts out the hassle of opening up yet another app to settle up by making bank-connected payments available straight from a user’s mobile keyboard.