Systems and methods for employing a card rotation sequence to authenticate a user

A Point of Sale (POS) system comprising:

• a payment terminal comprising a user interface, the user interface comprising a card reader, the card reader being configured for card rotation about an axis of a bank card, the user interface being configured to receive card rotation input from a user;
• at least one memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:
• receiving identification information from the user;
• receiving the card rotation input;
• extracting a card rotation sequence from the card rotation input;
• and
• when the card rotation sequence is within a predetermined threshold from a stored card rotation sequence corresponding to the identification information, authenticating the user for a payment operation.

A method for authenticating a user, the method comprising:

• receiving identification information from the user;
• receiving card rotation input from the user;
• extracting a card rotation sequence from the card rotation input;
• and
• when the card rotation sequence is within a predetermined threshold from a stored card rotation sequence corresponding to the identification information, authenticating the user for a secure operation.