Facial recognition is replacing QR codes as the way to digitally pay in China. Image: SCMP
As China turns towards facial recognition payments, are QR codes on their way out?
- In cities around China, vendors from supermarkets to bakeries have adopted facial recognition payments technology
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Mobile payments
Facial recognition is replacing QR codes as the way to digitally pay in China. Image: SCMP
The use of facial recognition technology has flourished and become a part of daily life in China. Photo: Reuters
How facial recognition works: how good is the tech at identifying people under different conditions?
- Advanced surveillance systems combine methods to identify partially exposed faces, gait patterns and distinguishing body features.
- In the US, a new device helps identify a person’s unique heartbeat over long distances using infrared laser
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Facial recognition
The use of facial recognition technology has flourished and become a part of daily life in China. Photo: Reuters