Will Consumers Get Hooked On The New Touchless Solution By Amazon?

Would you pay by scanning your hand palm? ✋ In this week’s episode of “All About Payments” Marek Buenting is discussing Amazon’s freshly unveiled technology - palm-print scan that verifies your identity when making a payment in their physical store. 💸 Transcript: Will consumers get hooked on the new touchless solution by Amazon? Amazon just unveiled a technology, called Amazon One, which lets shoppers pay by scanning their hand at physical stores. According to the eCommerce giant, the new system will allow consumers to pay via a palm-print scan that verifies their identity and pushes their payment using whatever card they have stored. Amazon’s vice president of physical retail said that the technology had been in the planning stages long before COVID-19. However, it definitely tailors to the consumer enthusiasm for contactless payments boosted by the pandemic. 33% of consumers “Agree” and 22% “Strongly Agree” that the increased use of contactless