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Amazon, the e-commerce giant, has introduced its contactless payment technology which enables shoppers to use their palms to enter a store by having their palms scanned, identify and pay to their New York City store.
The company’s groundbreaking technology, the Amazon One scanner which launched September last year in Seattle is set to be available at one of the retail giant stores, Amazon Go, in New York City.
The customer’s palm signature can be associated with their payment mechanism in a retail environment. This means customers could choose to scan their palm over the reader to pay for their items, instead of using cash to pay.
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Apr 23, 2021
Amazon wants to get you out of stores quicker but their new payment option may creep you out a bit.
The company just announced they are expanding testing of their Amazon One contactless payment service, which allows you to purchase items using the palm of your hand. The test will happen at a Whole Foods in Seattle, with plans to expand it to seven more stores.
So, how does someone just pay with their palm? Basically, customers simply link their credit card to their palm (or palms) using the company’s One device. Palms can also be linked to Whole Foods accounts so customers can get their discounts. The set up reportedly takes about a minute, and then shoppers can use their palm whenever they are shopping, with no need to open their wallets.