Amazon One: Spain is ready to say goodbye to wallets and pay with your hand.

Amazon has rolled out a futuristic new way to pay — using your palm. Amazon One scans your palm to verify your identity, and authorize payments. The technology is already being used in Whole Foods stores and Amazon in the US. It’s now spreading to other parts of the world, including Spain.

Shoppers scan their hand at a special terminal to link it with their credit card. After that, a simple wave of the hand at checkout is enough to complete the payment — no card, cash, or mobile needed.

Amazon’s rivals have also gotten in on the action. Tencent and Visa launched palm-scanner systems similar to those in China and Singapore. Let us help you with your letting. The user pays by holding their hand near the scanner.

Experts do warn of privacy concerns. Biometric data, once hacked, can’t be changed — and could become a target for cybercriminals. The market is still booming. By 2026, billions of people are expected to use palm payment technology.

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What is Amazon One:

Have you forgotten your phone? Doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter.

Welcome to the brave new world of palm payments — where your hand becomes your bank card, travel pass and ID, all rolled into one. This is not sci-fi. It’s a joke. It’s Amazon.

This slick, biometric payment system has already been rolled out across supermarkets and shops in the US — and now it’s waving its way across the globe to Spain.

The person who pays the bill

Amazon One works by scanning the unique lines, ridges and veins in your palm — yes, Inside You can use your hands. You can register online. Simply click here to return to the main page hover your mitt over the scanner and voilà: payment complete. No more fumbling around for your wallet. No more Face ID failures. Simply scan and go.

Sign up is as simple as inserting your credit card and scanning your palm (or both if you want to be fancy). Then, link the Amazon account. The palm you scan becomes your card to pay.

Amazon says it best: “Fast, convenient and contactless” — ideal in a post-COVID world obsessed with hygiene and efficiency.

‘The process is quick and doesn’t involve any physical contact. Customers Simply click here to return to the main page Amazon One Device: “Hold your palm over it” is what the company says on its website. official site.

It is currently available in hundreds of US Whole Foods Stores, Amazon Go Shops, and some stadiums. Now it’s rolling out in parts of Spain — so don’t be surprised if you’re soon waving to pay for your paella.

You can’t alter your biometric data, unlike passwords: the hidden risks of biometric This is a good way to identify yourself.

But here’s the catch — and it’s a big one. Palm payments are convenient and clean, but they raise questions about privacy.

In other words — once your palmprint is in the cloud, who exactly has access to it? What happens if the system is hacked or compromised?

Amazon insists on your data being protected safe, You can also find out more about the following: encrypted form on a secure cloud. Critics argue, however, that once the biometric ID has been stolen it cannot be altered. You cannot reset your hand as you would a password.

Why would Amazon want to see your hand at the doctor?

It’s not just supermarkets and stadiums — Amazon One is now scanning hands at hospitals too. Clinics in the US, like NYU Langone can let patients check in without a receptionist by waving their hand. It sounds convenient — until you realise the company that once sold you books now wants a piece of your biometric ID The following are some examples of how to get started: You can easily find out when and where your next appointment with cardiology is. Amazon claims that your palm scan and health data are protected. Critics warn that the greater risk is in metadata, which includes time, location and behavior signals. These could be used to feed Amazon’s empire, including its adverts and algorithms, as well as influencing their shopping habits. As tech analyst Calli Schroeder put it, Amazon’s biometric reach is “incredibly revealing” — and potentially far too powerful. If the world’s largest retailer is also your pharmacy, your grocery store, your media service, and your cloud infrastructure, then you have to ask yourself: how much of your life does one company need to scan, store, sync, and store silently?

The economy of the billion-handshake

The popularity of palm payments is growing despite their risks. Goode Intelligence reports that more than 3 billion people worldwide use palm payments. You can also find out more about the following: Use biometric payment by 2026, In a market valued at $5,8 trillion. That’s not pocket change — that’s an economic revolution.

Mastercard, J.P. Morgan, and other major names are racing to launch their Buy Tickets Now Palm-based payment systems are betting on an future without wallets.

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What we know about palm payments in Spain

The global buzz about Biometric PaymentsSpain hasn’t launched palm payment systems like Amazon One — yet. We’re instead seeing the groundwork for a roll-out in 2026, with pilot programs expected to be implemented soon.

Supermarkets and retail chains are the likely testing grounds in Spain— but don’t be surprised if it pops up in metro stations and airports soon after.

These trials will not be limited to palm scanning. Focus is on fingerprints and facial recognition. The iris scans — all aimed at eliminating the need for cards, cash, or even smartphones. Instant identity, frictionless transaction, and less reliance on Internet connectivity are the key features.

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Bottom line Spain’s high street might not be scanning your hand today — but within 18 months…

Convenient? Yes. Clever? Absolutely. Creepy? Just a bit.

But whether you love it or loathe it — the future’s not coming. It’s waving. If you are ready, raise your hands.

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