You can now pay for fried chicken by just scanning your face

It's now way easier to pay for a bucket of fried chicken in China.

A KFC restaurant in Hangzhou, China is testing a new facial recognition payment system that lets you pay for your meal by simply smiling at a camera.

The new payment method called "Smile to Pay" was launched in partnership with Alipay, the popular mobile and online payment platform created by Chinese conglomerate Alibaba.

The company says the facial recognition technology only takes about two seconds to scan someone's face using a 3D camera and a “live-ness detection algorithm” to combat fraud.

Customers who decide to use the new facial payment method must also enter their phone number as a second form of authentication.  Read more...