Amazon Wants Travelers to Pay With a Hand Wave
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Retailers like Amazon keep making everyday experiences more seamless, and that means that consumers will see an ever more glaring contrast with the travel sector's often outdated processes.
Amazon would like consumers to treat their hands as a payment card, and the first travel sector application is at an airport shop in Texas.
Travel retailer Hudson, owned by Dufry, said on Tuesday it had deployed Amazon's palm recognition system Amazon One post-security near Gate 10 at Dallas Love Field Airport. Passengers can pay at the store either by using a payment card with an automated machine or by holding their palm above an Amazon scanner.
Why a palm scan instead of a fingerprint, you may a
