Left your wallet at home? Can't remember your pin? British start-up Sthaler is working with UK businesses, including Costcutter and a London bar to roll out biometric identification and payment technology, so people can pay with a fingerprint.

We may have faster and larger planes than in the past, but the air travel experience is still notoriously slow. With this in mind, JetBlue Airways and Delta Air Lines are swapping paper and digital tickets for biometrics in the hopes of increasing convenience without sacrificing security.

Self-service checkouts, with their ‘shouty’ voices and technical hiccups, have a bad reputation among Britons. So, how would they feel about an entirely automated retail experience? Canvas8 spoke with 20 people from across the UK to find out whether they would shop at a staffless grocery store.

How much cash is in your pocket? With the onward march of technology, physical money now seems somewhat redundant. Paying for things with a smartphone or contactless card is simply more convenient nowadays. So with digital transactions becoming the norm, is the ATM doomed?