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Steak ’n Shake to accept face biometrics for payments and rewards at 300 US outlets 

By Sarah Clark • 28 June 2023 • Updated 28 June 2023 • nfcw.com
Steak n Shake outlet which accepts Poppay face biometric payments

US burger and shakes chain Steak ’n Shake is to make use of face biometrics for both payments and rewards at self-ordering kiosks at 300 of its US outlets, beginning in Orlando, Florida... More


Carrefour Dubai cuts transaction times by 75% with face biometrics

By Tom Phillips • 2 May 2023 • Updated 2 May 2023 • nfcw.com
Carrefour Dubai which is using face biometrics to cut transaction times

The average transaction time for customers opting to pay for their purchases at Carrefour stores in Dubai with a biometric payment system using face recognition technology is 75% less than for other point-of-sale (POS) payment systems, the retailer says... More


Los Angeles restaurant chain lets customers pay by face or palm

By Tom Phillips • 28 April 2023 • Updated 28 April 2023 • nfcw.com
Redrock Biometrics Palm ID for pay by palm

Customers at Pho Banh Mi Che Cali restaurants in Los Angeles in the US can now opt to pay for their orders with either their face or their palm using a biometric payments acceptance system... More


Qatar National Bank rolls out contactless biometric payments

By Tom Phillips • 24 January 2023 • Updated 24 January 2023 • nfcw.com
Customers making in-store contactless payments with their face using Qatar National Bank system

Customers of Qatar National Bank (QNB) can now authenticate contactless payments for purchases at merchants in Qatar using their face and without needing to use a physical payment card or smartphone... More


SunCash lets consumers in the Bahamas make CBDC payments with their face

By Tom Phillips • 23 May 2022 • Updated 11 August 2023 • nfcw.com
SunCash CBDC face payment using PopPay platform in the Bahamas

Consumers in the Bahamas can now authorise in-store payments using the country’s Sand Dollar central bank digital currency (CBDC) from a SunCash mobile wallet with their face... More


Mastercard to let consumers make card-free biometric payments in store with their face or palm

By Tom Phillips • 18 May 2022 • Updated 18 May 2022 • nfcw.com
Mastercard biometric checkout program graphic

Mastercard has a launched a biometric checkout scheme that sets out standards and requirements for in-store biometric payment solutions enabling consumers to make contactless biometric payments with their face or palm and without needing to use a payment card or mobile device... More


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Dubai merchants to let customers make payments with face biometrics

By Tom Phillips • 8 April 2022 • Updated 7 April 2022 • nfcw.com
customer using poppay face biometrics payments system in Dubai

Consumers in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates will soon be able to make contactless payments with their face at branches of Costa Coffee, drinks retailer MMI, grocery chain Géant, the Cove Beach at Caesars Palace beach club and the Coca-Cola Arena Dubai... More


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California merchants roll out facial verification payments system

By Tom Phillips • 19 August 2020 • Updated 19 August 2020 • nfcw.com
PopPay face recognition payment system

Retail outlets and restaurants in the California city of Pasadena have adopted a hands-free payments service which enables consumers to make purchases and earn loyalty rewards using facial recognition technology... More


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