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CBA Moves to Passport Scans for Faster Account Opening

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Australia’s largest commercial bank has revealed it will permanently accept e-passport scans within its mobile banking app to allow customers to open new accounts without extensive paperwork. In 2005, Australia was one of the first countries in the world to introduce passports with biometric data stored in a microchip that holds the same information found on the main identification page. Under the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) new syste…

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One of Australia’s largest banks, Commonwealth Bank (CBA), has announced that it will no longer require multiple identity documents each time an account is opened, but will instead simplify the account opening process through an advanced technology.

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iTnews broke the news in on Monday, April 6, 2026.
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