Face-recognition business puts SoftBank between China and US

Face-recognition business puts SoftBank between China and US

A SoftBank-owned company is thriving by offering face-recognition technology fuelled by a blacklisted Chinese firm to the likes of Mastercard and Visa, an opportunity for the Japanese conglomerate, fraught with geopolitical and privacy risks.

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