Alibaba's new payment system lets virtual reality shoppers pay by nodding

People try Alibaba's new payment system, VR Pay, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, October 12, 2016. Picture taken October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

HONG KONG: Alibaba Group Holdings' finance arm on Oct 12 demonstrated a payment service that will allow virtual reality shoppers to pay for things in future just by nodding their heads. 

VR Pay, the new payment system, is part of Alibaba's efforts to capitalise on the latest technology in online shopping. In 2015, for example, it introduced a facial recognition technology for Alipay mobile payments service advertised as "pay with a selfie".