What is Selfie Check?
Selfie Check uses facial biometrics to verify your identity via the AIB Mobile app. We use the latest technology to recognise the things that make your face unique, so we know it’s you in control of your money.
Selfie Check allows you to make once off payments up to €10,000 on the AIB Mobile App. If you use AIB Internet Banking, please hang onto your AIB Card Reader.
Once you’re enrolled, you can make payments up to €10,000 using Selfie Check.
Enrolling for Selfie Check
To enrol, you’ll need to take a photo of yourself that will be safely stored on the AIB database. It will only be used by us to make sure it’s you making your payments on the AIB Mobile App.
- Open the app and tap 'Settings'
- Tap ‘Security and access’ from the menu
- Tap ‘Selfie Check’ and ‘Enrol’
- Follow the on-screen instructions to enrol for Selfie Check
The facial biometrics we collect will be stored by AIB and only be used to make sure it’s you on the AIB Mobile App.
Using Selfie Check
When we ask you to use Selfie Check while making payments we’re checking that it’s really you. The process is simple:
- You’ll be asked to present your face to the camera
- We compare your face to the Selfie pic that you took when you enrolled
- If your face matches then you can make your payment
Click on these short videos to see how to enrol for Selfie Check, and how to make a payment using Selfie Check. Please read all the information about how to use Selfie Check before you click ‘Enrol Now’.
Enrol for Selfie Check
Enrol for Selfie Check
Make a payment using Selfie Check
Make a payment using Selfie Check
Questions about Selfie Check
- What are facial biometrics?
- Why is Selfie Check not available to me?
- Where is my biometric data stored?
- Could someone use a photo of me for Selfie Check?
- What if I don’t want to use Selfie Check anymore?
- I keep failing to enrol for Selfie Check. What can I do?
- I had previously enrolled for Selfie Check but I now have a new phone, what do I need to do?