Pay with your face: Pasadena restaurants, shops tap into PopPay network

More than 25 restaurants and retail shops in Pasadena have tapped into a “face-pay” network that allows customers to make secure, hands-free purchases using only their faces.
The technology is resonating with consumers who are wary of the physical exchange of credit and debit cards during the COVID-19 pandemic, although others are less comfortable with the idea of facial recognition.
PopID, a Cali Group company, debuted its PopPay service Friday. It follows the rollout of the Pasaden