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PopID teams with Japan Computer Vision to launch PopPay in Japan

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November 10, 2021

PoplD has teamed with Japan Computer Vision, a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp, to launch PopPay, PoplD's face- recognition-based ordering and payment system, in Tokyo Wendy's locations, according to a press release.

Wendy's First Kitchen locations in Akasaka Mitsuke, Shibuya Center and Jiyugaoka will begin accepting payments using PopPay, representing the first time a QSR chain in Japan is accepting payments authenticated using a customer's face.

WFK's customers will be able to link their face to a credit card or First Kitchen prepaid card and then pay by simply smiling at a camera-equipped tablet connected to a self-ordering kiosk manufactured by Planet Co. Ltd.

They will also be able to see their order history to simplify their ordering experiences. In cases where consumers' hands are full or when they don't have their wallets with them, they will be able to make payments without the need for cash or a mobile phone.