SINGAPORE -- Mastercard and the Japanese technology group NEC are planning to launch a store checkout system using facial recognition, starting with trials next year in potential markets like Singapore, Indonesia and elsewhere in Asia.
Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand are among the first possible markets globally

Mastercard and NEC are planning to launch an in-person checkout system using facial recognition. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)
SINGAPORE -- Mastercard and the Japanese technology group NEC are planning to launch a store checkout system using facial recognition, starting with trials next year in potential markets like Singapore, Indonesia and elsewhere in Asia.