Amazon’s palm-scanning payment technology, Amazon One, is set for a significant expansion throughout the United States.

The retail giant announced that this payment tech will be introduced in all 500+ Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market stores nationwide by the end of the year.

The biometric payment system operates by having customers hover their palm above a reader device, which then identifies their unique palm signature and associates it with their payment card on file, enabling seamless transactions for their purchases.

Since its launch in 2020, Amazon One’s service has rapidly expanded to over 400 locations across the U.S., with more than 3 million uses recorded, Tech Crunch has reported.

These locations include Amazon’s retail stores, such as Amazon Go convenience stores, as well as various sports stadiums, entertainment venues, and travel retailers at several U.S. airports.

The technology has been embraced by well-known venues like Bridgestone Arena, Climate Pledge Arena, Globe Life Field, Lumen Field, T-Mobile Center, T-Mobile Park, NASCAR Raceway, Texas A&M’s Kyle Field, and entertainment venue Hollywood Casino at Greektown in Detroit, among others.

Amazon One has already been gradually introduced at Whole Foods locations before the recent announcement.

Presently, it is available at over 200 Whole Foods Markets in several states, including Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

The plan is to expand its availability nationwide during the second half of the year.

Written by staff