Amazon introduces 'Palm payment' as new payment method

Soon Food customers around the world won’t need their phones. wallets or ATMs when shopping for groceries.

The world tech giant Amazon announced that it would be introducing its ‘palm payment’ technology to all food stores by the end of the year.

The ‘Palm Payment’is a method in which you make payment by just waving your hand and that identifies a shopper’s palm and links it to an Amazon account or credit card.

According to Amazon, all 500+ Whole Foods Market locations in the US will offer Amazon One for payment by the end of the year.

‘This means Whole Foods Market customers who choose to use Amazon One will no longer need their wallet or even a phone to pay—they can simply hover their palm over an Amazon One device,’ said Amazon.

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For Prime members who link their Amazon One profile with their Amazon account, savings will automatically be applied.

Amazon One was first introduced in 2020 and is currently available at select Amazon Go stores and Whole Foods locations in the US.

Initially it was only available in Amazon and Whole Food stores in the Seattle area, where the company is based.

But eventually, Amazon hopes to make this technology universally accepted. The tech giant wants to sell it to other companies who could install it in shops, offices and sports arenas.

Amazon says thousands of customers have already signed up for the service.

‘Since we’ve introduced Amazon One at Whole Foods Market stores over the past two years, we’ve seen that customers love the convenience it provides, and we’re excited to bring Amazon One to all of our customers across the U.S,’ said Leandro Balbinot, chief technology officer at Whole Foods Market.