Samsung S8 will use facial recognition for payments

BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Payments Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Samsung's soon-to-be-unveiled flagship phone, the Galaxy S8, will allow its owners to use facial recognition or iris scanning to verify payments made using Samsung Pay, reports Bloomberg. This is the first timea major mobile wallet supporting facial recognition --others such as Android Pay or Apple Pay require users to scan their fingerprint or enter a PIN ...