Tokenless biometric authorization of transaction between a consumer and a
merchant uses an identicator and an access device. A consumer registers
with the identicator a biometric sample taken from the consumer. The
consumer and merchant establish communications via the access device. The
merchant proposes a transaction to the consumer via the access device.
The access device communicates to the merchant associated with the access
device. After the consumer and merchant have agreed on the transaction,
the consumer and the identicator use the access device to establish
communications. The access device communicates to the identicator the
code associated with the access device. The identicator compares
biometric sample from the consumer with registered biometric sample. Upon
successful identification, the identicator forwards information regarding
the consumer to the merchant. These steps accomplish a biometrically
authorized electronic financial transaction without the consumer having
to present any personalized man-made memory tokens.