{"id":116770,"date":"2016-03-15T10:38:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T08:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=116770"},"modified":"2016-03-15T10:46:58","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T08:46:58","slug":"amazon-wants-you-to-pay-with-a-selfie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/116770\/amazon-wants-you-to-pay-with-a-selfie\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon wants you to pay with a selfie"},"content":{"rendered":"

US online retail giant Amazon has reportedly filed a patent application which would enable customers to pay for its merchandise by taking a selfie.<\/p>\n

According to the “selfie pay” patent application, Amazon said that the technology would improve customer security and is safer than facial recognition software.<\/p>\n

It argued that the latter software “can often be spoofed by holding a picture of the user in front of the camera, as the resulting two-dimensional image can look substantially the same whether taken of the user or a picture of the user”.<\/p>\n

“While many conventional approaches rely on password entry for user authentication, these passwords can be stolen or discovered by other persons who can impersonate the user for any of a variety of tasks,” Amazon’s application said.<\/p>\n

“Further, the entry of these passwords on portable devices is not user friendly in many cases, as the small touchscreen or keyboard elements can be difficult to accurately select using a relatively large human finger, and can require the user to turn away from friends or co-workers when entering a password, which can be awkward or embarrassing in many situations.”<\/p>\n

\"AmazonSelfie\"<\/a>
\nAccording to Sky News<\/a>, the application was filed last October, but was only published recently.<\/p>\n

It noted that MasterCard<\/a> is already rolling out a selfie-based payment technology.<\/p>\n

The payment firm is piloting a project that would see 500 customers using images of their face instead of typing in their own personal passwords when paying using their smartphone.<\/p>\n

\"Amazonpatent\"<\/a>A recent global study conducted by Moody’s Analytics, commissioned by Visa, found that increased use of electronic payment products, including credit, and prepaid cards added $296 billion to global GDP over a five-year period.<\/p>\n

The study found that electronic payment products also raised household consumption of goods and services by an average of 0.18% per year.<\/p>\n

More on Amazon in SA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amazon is hiring in South Africa with new offices in Joburg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Amazon outlines career opportunities in Cape Town<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Amazon Appstore coming to SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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