The bigger question I had was whether they will be sued, see Patent 8396808, "Method and system for transferring an electronic payment" - Claim #8
8. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of communicating identity confirmation information includes sending an image associated with an account ID, wherein the image comprises a photograph of an owner of the purchaser account, and receiving confirmation from the merchant terminal that the image associated with the account ID matches that of the purchaser.
8. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of communicating identity confirmation information includes sending an image associated with an account ID, wherein the image comprises a photograph of an owner of the purchaser account, and receiving confirmation from the merchant terminal that the image associated with the account ID matches that of the purchaser.