Facial recognition payment verification method popularity to explode in coming years

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A new analysis suggests that this and other biometric authentication tech will be used by billions. Newly released research results have shown that in coming years, billions of smartphone users will employ facial recognition payment verification and other types of authentication to keep their transactions secure. The next handful of years are expected to include a considerable shift toward biometrics. This shift will include a heavy move toward facial recognition payment verification technology, among other types of biometrics. These will be meant to boost the security level of mobile transactions,…

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Mobile payments test being run by PayPal using facial verification

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The test of the technology is being run in the United Kingdom for items bought using the app. PayPal has just revealed that it is now rolling out a new mobile payments trial that will begin with customers in the United Kingdom who pay for products through the use of the PayPal app. The trial will involve testing verification technology that uses facial recognition over a smartphone. The mobile payments trial requires a customer to have the PayPal app, a photo for proving their identity, and a smartphone. At the…

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