Face Pay Vs. Tap To Pay: Which Method Will Win Asia? Ft Sam Su, SUNMI

We’ve moved from Cash to Cards, and Cards to QR. Is your face the next wallet? Or will “Tap to Pay” on smartphones dominate the future of payments in Asia?

Fintech News Network Chief Editor Vincent Fong sits down with Sam Su, CMO of SUNMI, to debate the future of payment hardware. While “Face Pay” has seen massive adoption in China, Southeast Asia is still a battleground between QR codes and the rapidly rising “SoftPOS” (Tap to Pay) technology.

In the same interview Sam also revealed to us the future direction of SUNMI.

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