I have some experience working for financial institutions with access to highly confidential information, and haven't been required to produce my fingerprint for, like, ever.
Again, I can't say for all, and I'm sure there are certain companies and positions which require such measures, but I could not imagine requiring fingerprints (or even ID during interview) to be acceptable in most cases.
You didn't have to do an in-person background check that included fingerprinting? When I worked at a bank this was required. It was run by a third party company not at the office.
No, but I didn't deal with money directly. I dealt with corporate governance and capital market related information for the company, so perhaps other people needed to have their fingerprints taken.
You probably worked in divisions where the auditors didn’t issue a finding yet, or outside the regulatory scope.
It’s pretty common in finance, government and human services. Amazon is very aggressive with this - contractors in their facilities get regular background checks.
Usually the employee goes to a third party run by a company like Idemia to collect the biometric. I can’t imagine not collecting the ID information of perspective employees - that’s just asking for fraud.
Again, I can't say for all, and I'm sure there are certain companies and positions which require such measures, but I could not imagine requiring fingerprints (or even ID during interview) to be acceptable in most cases.