Selfie Pay news and trends

Pay Via Selfie? Now Available In Latin America
Payment Methods // December 30, 2016

After fruitful trials in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, as well as a larger launch in Europe this year, Mastercard is now unveiling Identity Check Mobile to Latin America. The first two countries in the region to receive it are Brazil and Mexico. The...

Mastercard Rolls Out Pay By Selfie In Europe
Mastercard // October 04, 2016

While the emerging world of mobile payments has allowed us to collectively envision a world where payments goes far outside good old fashioned plastic, it is likely the case that very few people ever imagined that they would literally be able to use their face...

Amazon Eyes Pay-By-Selfie Tech
Biometrics // March 14, 2016

The biometrics bug has caught Amazon. A new patent application from the eCommerce giant shows that Amazon wants to make its one-click buying option a little tech savvier. In this particular case, Amazon’s patent plans show that it is after launching an option that allows...

MasterCard’s ‘Selfie Pay’ Coming To The UK
Mobile Payments // February 23, 2016

MasterCard’s facial recognition payment option, commonly referred to as “selfie pay,” is expanding beyond tests in the U.S. and Netherlands. MasterCard announced its plans to roll out the option in the U.K., according to a Financial Times report. This technology enables consumers to use their...

Interviews & Exclusives
Helping QSRs Shake FOMO

September 08, 2017
Don’t hang the pictures on the wall or fix the siding until you know the plumbing works. According to Karen Webster, that’s good advice both for homeowners and for QSR business owners. Bypass Chief Innovation Officer Geoff Johnson says new technologies like selfie pay, robots that take orders and even mobile order ahead seem like QSR’s […]

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Mastercard Rolls Out Pay By Selfie In Europe

October 04, 2016
While the emerging world of mobile payments has allowed us to collectively envision a world where payments goes far outside good old fashioned plastic, it is likely the case that very few people ever imagined that they would literally be able to use their face to pay. Or, more accurately, to verify their identity such […]

MasterCard’s ‘Selfie Pay’ Coming To The UK

February 23, 2016
MasterCard’s facial recognition payment option, commonly referred to as “selfie pay,” is expanding beyond tests in the U.S. and Netherlands. MasterCard announced its plans to roll out the option in...

Lucova’s ‘Pay With Selfie’ Tech Expands

November 05, 2015
Lucova has secured another partner to expand its mobile payments footprint across college campuses. The company announced that it has partnered with Fresh Ideas Food Management to launch a mobile...