Pay With a Smile Biometric Payments | Sydney News

New point-of-sale tech lets you pay with just a glance—facial or palm scans—and Verifone’s rolling it out to slash checkout friction, calling it “pay for your coffee with a smile.” While not instant, the upgrade to their Victa terminals is coming as older gear ages, with banks and financial partners needing to onboard too. Drawing parallels to contactless payments’ rise, Verifone believes biometrics will eventually become mainstream despite early skepticism. Security’s key: they block spoofing, tokenize biometric data (no images stored), and let merchants or wallets manage profiles. With billions lost to card fraud, this biometric option adds another layer of convenience to the digital payment revolution already in motion. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f5afe2195bd6a1f7