Facial recognition deployed for subway payments in Japan, Kazakhstan and Russia

Facial recognition deployed for subway payments in Japan, Kazakhstan and Russia | Biometric Update

More cities are experimenting with face biometrics in public transportation but the rollouts are proceeding…

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By Masha Borak

More cities are experimenting with face biometrics in public transportation but the rollouts are proceeding at very different paces.

The Southern Japanese city of Kumamoto now allows tram passengers to pay with their faces using facial recognition technology from Saffe. The Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau commenced the face payment pilot on December 20, allowing passengers to register through the Quick Ride or Bankit mobile apps. The test will run until the end of March 2024.

Participating in the pilot are R.D.Works, the Japanese sales agent for Saffe’s facial recognition product, Marubeni Corporation and Marubeni Network Solutions (MNETS), Knowledge Creation Technology (KCT), Lecip, and Aplus. Marubeni has previously conducted similar pilots in Toyama and Nagano Prefectures.

Other Japanese cities have been trialing the technology in public transportation, including Osaka.

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