July 21st 2023.
Amazon is revolutionizing the way we make payments with its new 'palm payment' technology. The tech giant recently announced that all 500+ Whole Foods Market locations in the US will offer Amazon One for payment by the end of the year. This means customers can pay for items with their palm and don't need to use their phones or wallets.
The service is called Amazon One and it works by identifying a shopper's palm and linking it to an Amazon account or credit card. It's a form of biometric payment technology that is already available in select Amazon Go stores and Whole Foods locations in the US. Amazon claims that thousands of customers have already signed up for the service and that the response has been positive.
Amazon One is a secure and safe option for both businesses and customers. It does not use raw palm images to identify a person, but rather looks at both the palm and underlying vein structure to create a unique numerical, vector representation. This 'palm signature' is stored securely on the cloud and customers can delete Amazon One data at any time.
The technology is still relatively new and Amazon hasn't announced plans to bring Amazon One to the UK yet. However, the company has said that it is exploring opportunities to expand the technology to other countries. If it does come to the UK, it is likely that it will be available at select Amazon Go stores and Whole Foods locations.
Amazon One is a convenient and contactless way to pay for items. It is also more private than some biometric alternatives since you can't determine a person's identity by looking at an image of their palm. The technology is sure to revolutionize the way we make payments and could be a game-changer for customers in the US and elsewhere.
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