Palm Print Payments Are Rolling Out in China and the US

Slow rollout of invasive tech led by WeChat in China and Amazon in the US.

A palm print payment terminal with an illuminated green sensor ring and a touchscreen display.

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Tencent’s WeChat now allows users to pay using their palm print. The app already supports facial and fingerprint biometrics.

Screenshots of a WeChat palm print payment interface featuring a green hand icon and Chinese text prompts.

According to a report by Tech Planet, the palm print technology has been trialed by merchants in Shenzhen, China’s fourth largest city by population.

A person hovering their hand over a biometric palm scanner device at a retail checkout counter.

To use the technology, users must first enroll their palm print, after which they will be able to use their palm to make payments at stores with contactless palm print scanners.

In related news, Amazon’s palm print payment technology Amazon One is now available at three more concession areas at Climate Pledge Arena, home to Seattle’s Women’s National Basketball Association, and National Hockey League teams.

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