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Amazon plans to retire its Amazon One palm-ID system for retail on June 3, 2026, as it closes all Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh locations and shifts emphasis to Whole Foods and grocery delivery. Customer data will be securely deleted, and unenrollment is available; some locations may remove devices earlier, with healthcare-site check-ins continuing for now.
Amazon has launched a new app for its palm-recognition service, Amazon One, allowing customers to sign up by taking a photo of their palm. The app streamlines the in-store experience for first-time users, enabling them to create their profile, add payment methods, and use the service for entry, identification, and payment. The technology uses AI to match palm and vein imagery for secure identity verification, with palm images encrypted and stored securely in the AWS cloud to protect customer privacy.
Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies, is the first venue to offer Amazon One, a free, contactless technology that allows customers to use the palm of their hand to enter, pay, and verify their age. Customers can enroll at an Amazon One kiosk, upload a selfie and a photo of their ID, and then use their palm to verify their identity, make a payment, or enter the venue in the future. The technology will be used at two bars starting this month.
Amazon One has launched a new age verification feature that allows customers to purchase alcoholic beverages by hovering their palm over an Amazon One device, without producing a physical government-issued ID. Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team, will be the first location to offer Amazon One’s age verification capability. The feature is available to customers who have already enrolled in Amazon One and uploaded a photo of their government-issued ID and a selfie. The bartender will see a “21+” message along with the customer-uploaded selfie on the screen when an enrolled customer who is of age hovers their palm over an Amazon One device.
Panera plans to roll out Amazon One, a hand-scanning technology that can access customers' credit card and loyalty account using their palm, in additional locations across the US in the coming months. The biometric-gathering technology, developed by Amazon, has raised privacy concerns among US senators and customers. Panera said that the palm scanner is optional for customers, and the company itself does not store personal palm data. Customers who opt in will also be able to pay by hand-scan. Panera's loyalty program includes about 52 million members.