Amazon Tests the Option to Pay Using Your Palm
Amazon has started testing a new technology that will allow payments to be made via a hand scanner.
We're used to contactless payments, but Amazon wants to go even further so that we don't have to take our card or phone out of our pocket at all. The corporation has started testing biometric technology in several of its stores, where a hand scan is enough to pay for our purchases.
The solution was called Amazon One and was first introduced in two Amazon GO stores located in Seattle. The payment devices are able to confirm our identity after a hand scan, but a registration is required beforehand and can be done on site. During the registration, a scan pattern with characteristic features is created, which is then linked to the credit card.
If we decide that we no longer want to use the technology, we can go to Amazon's website and delete all the biometric data.
Many other companies are currently experimenting with similar solutions based on face recognition. However, Amazon decided to use hand scans because this approach provides greater privacy for the customers. In addition, it requires the user to make the appropriate gesture themselves, while face recognition can be automatic, which poses greater risks.
Jeff Bezos's corporation wants to share Amazon One's technology with other stores, offices and mass facilities, although it hasn't been revealed yet whether willing partners have been found. The official blog only ensures that talks are held with many interested parties.
