Patent ID: 8630932

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving, at a data processing center via a first device, a first request to enable a transaction, wherein the first request includes data pertaining to a transaction between an entity and an individual who has registered with the data processing center at least a registered biometric sample, wherein the first device is operated by the entity; receiving, at the data processing center, a second request to enable the transaction, wherein the second request is received via a second device in short-range communication with a third device, wherein the second device enables a communication link between the third device and the data processing center and the third device is a wireless device operated by the individual; receiving, at the data processing center from the second device, a biometric sample, wherein the biometric sample is transmitted from the third device to the second device via short-range communication; comparing, at the data processing center, the biometric sample with one or more registered biometric samples to produce a successful or failed identification of the individual; enabling the transaction at the data processing center, based upon a successful identification of the individual and according to the data pertaining to the transaction; and wherein upon the successful identification of the individual, the enabling comprises at least one of: retrieving, at the data processing center, financial account data that the individual has registered with the data processing center and that is associated with the registered biometric sample; and forwarding, to the first device, the retrieved financial account data.