BBVA has introduced an AI engine to its mobile banking app that conceals user data when it detects multiple viewers looking at the screen.
The ‘discrete mode’ AI is designed to recognize faces, rendering sensitive financial information illegible to potential onlookers and cybercriminals engaged in shoulder surfing. If the AI identifies more than one person, aside from the logged-in user, it automatically hides account and card balances. This feature is accessible to both Android and iOS users who have granted the app permission to use the camera.
Users have the option to keep their data always visible, always hidden, or in smart mode, which only obscures the screen when multiple viewers are detected.