Amazon brings palm payment technology to all Whole Foods locations

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Forget your wallet and your phone on your next grocery trip? No problem.

On Thursday, the consumer tech giant announced plans to bring its palm-payment technology, dubbed, to all 500-plus Whole Foods locations in the US by the end of this year. This means customers can hover their hand over an Amazon One device at checkout to pay with the card linked to their Amazon account and automatically apply savings.

Currently, the technology is available at more than 200 locations in the US in states including Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, among others.in Amazon One with their credit or debit card, Amazon account, and mobile number online , then complete the enrollment process by scanning their palm at a Whole Foods or any other location where the technology isAmazon One palm payment technology is coming to all 500+ Whole Foods Market stores in the US.

Whole Foods Market CTO Leandro Balbinot said since the company introduced the technology at locations two years ago, the company has heard that "customers love the convenience." This expansion of Amazon One comes as Wall Street continues to applaud Amazon's stock. Year-to-date shares are up nearly 57% and up 11% compared to a year ago.

 

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