Samsung Admits Galaxy S8 Facial Recognition Technology Is Not Secure For Mobile Payments

Samsung has now admitted that its Galaxy S8's facial recognition technology is not fit for carrying out mobile payments. The feature is said to be not as secure as fingerprint and iris recognition, and it would take time before it could be used in authenticating Samsung Pay transactions. On Tuesday, someone from Samsung told The Investor that the facial scanning technology of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus is not secure enough for mobile payments. The same source stated that the South Korea giant needs more than four years before the feature could be ready to handle mobile payment transactions. "In order for facial recognition to be solely used for financial transactions, it would take more than four years considering the current camera and deep learning technology levels," the source was quoted as saying.