A customer uses a facial recognition payment system at a KFC fast food restaurant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: AFP

China’s top fintech adviser sees ‘bright prospects’ for facial recognition payment systems

This year is expected to see the first widespread adoption of facial recognition payments, with an estimated 118 million Chinese users embracing it
Despite concerns over data privacy, the use of facial recognition for payments will expand rapidly in China, says fintech official

Topic | Facial recognition

Sarah Dai in Beijing

Published: 1:01pm, 29 Nov, 2019

Updated: 10:30pm, 29 Nov, 2019

A customer uses a facial recognition payment system at a KFC fast food restaurant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: AFP

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Sarah Dai

Sarah Dai, based in Beijing, covers technology and capital flows in the world of start-ups in Greater China. Previously, she worked as financial correspondent for Caixin Media in Hong Kong for over two years and wrote for China Daily in Beijing and London.