JOY Drive

24 Sep 2024

Paying with your face! Are you ready for this new technology?

Business, Business News, Finance, News & Politics, Shopping, Technology

We’re used to using facial recognition technology to open our smartphones.  We accept it as part of the immigration process when we travel internationally. Soon, we’ll be able to use it to pay for things.  It’s called facial recognition payment technology.

Australians are already considered early adopters of technology, but this is not a new device.  So will we adopt it?

Guest: Gary Mortimer – Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology.

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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26 Jan 2026

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Why We’re Pushing Back Against Perfect Faces

Fashion & Beauty, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

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Dr Dee Tomic: Work Participation, Inequality and Feeling Safe at Work

Careers, Psychology, Society & Culture

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Nicole Rich: What Renters and Donors Need to Know After a Disaster

Consumer Affairs, Finance, Law, Personal Safety, Society & Culture

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