Chinese shoppers adopt facial payments in cashless drive

A woman using a facial recognition device installed at an IFuree Go self-service supermarket in Tianjin. China's mobile payment infrastructure is already among the most advanced in the world, but facial payment technology is bidding to make QR phone codes old-fashioned. — Photos: AFP

BEIJING: No cash, no cards, no wallet, and no smartphones: China's shoppers are increasingly purchasing goods with just a turn of their heads as the country embraces facial payment technology.

China's mobile payment infrastructure is one of the most advanced in the world, but the new systems – which require only face recognition – being rolled out nationwide could make even QR codes seem old-fashioned.