Recently, the battle between Samsung Smart Pay and Apple Pay has intensified. When Apple Pay landed in China and made gratifying achievements, Samsung also refused to enter the domestic fast payment battlefield. Although it is still in internal testing, the smoke of the payment battlefield has begun to spread. They also use near-field communication and fingerprint brushing to achieve fast payment. At this time, Amazon, which has always dared to be the first, registered a new payment method: selfie payment!

Amazon recently submitted a new patent application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Its content shows that when users use smart phones to pay, they can pay by taking a selfie, that is, facial recognition, without entering complex passwords. Amazon said that it uses smart phone sensors and cameras, plus software that can recognize people's movements and facial features to complete the payment, Because it is difficult to forge 3D facial features, the security is higher.

However, when paying for a selfie, you may feel more or less embarrassed. After all, not everyone dares to take selfies in public. Maybe because they don't want to be so rude, some consumers will choose to remember their passwords automatically when paying on their computers or mobile phones. In addition, the design of this patent still needs some improvement, which can require users to do some specific actions or gestures, such as smile, blink and other preset actions, when paying for selfie, to further help the face recognition system improve security.

Amazon official spokesman said: Although it sounds more like a joke now, simpler and more secure payment methods will inevitably replace password payment and become commonplace. Besides Amazon, Alibaba and MaterCard are developing similar payment methods.

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