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💸 Payments with your body

AliPay has launched the PL1, a biometric terminal that allows palm-based payments without the need for a phone, card, or PIN.

It uses a dual recognition system (palmprint and vein mapping) with an error rate of less than one in a million and fast authentication (transactions in ~2 seconds).

Following successful trials in Hangzhou, Alipay plans to expand its use to public transportation, controlled access, and healthcare.

Although it may not be able to go much further internationally.

Imagine a place where you can only pay with your physical ID, which could mean...

💸 Payments with your body

AliPay has launched the PL1, a biometric terminal that allows palm-based payments without the need for a phone, card, or PIN.

It uses a dual recognition system (palmprint and vein mapping) with an error rate of less than one in a million and fast authentication (transactions in ~2 seconds).

Following successful trials in Hangzhou, Alipay plans to expand its use to public transportation, controlled access, and healthcare.

Although it may not be able to go much further internationally.

Imagine a place where you can only pay with your physical ID, which could mean...

https://reclaimthenet.org/alipay-pl1-palm-biometric-payment-terminal-launch

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there are also already shops in Germany that have biometric payment