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September 5, 2019
New technology is rolling out across the country, despite concerns over privacy
China’s shoppers are increasingly purchasing goods with just a turn of their heads as the country embraces facial payment technology.
In a country where mobile payment is already one of the most advanced in the world, customers can make a purchase simply by posing in front of point-of-sale (POS) machines equipped with cameras, after linking an image of their face to a digital payment system or bank account.
“I don’t even have to bring a mobile phone with me, I can go out and do shopping without taking anything,” says Bo Hu, chief information officer of Wedome bakery, which uses facial payment machines across hundreds of stores.