WeChat attempts to launch “palm payment”, and palm vein recognition has come to the forefront
2023-09-18 15:09:18

On the evening of March 28th, 2023 WeChat open class PRO·“ "WeChat Appointment" introduced the latest developments and development directions of video accounts, WeChat payment, mini programs, enterprise WeChat, Souyisou and other products. Among the sharing of WeChat payment, the most noteworthy one is "swipe payment" , it is also the first time that WeChat official has brought “palm payment” to the public eye.

Zhang Ying, vice president of Tencent and head of WeChat Pay, said, “WeChat Pay has been used offline for facial payment for a long time. I actually don’t like to use it because I am a bit socially afraid.” “People who are afraid of society don’t like it. "Facial payment" requires a more "comfortable" product.

And this more "comfortable" product is "pay with palm".

WeChat Pay began to try to launch the "WeChat Palm Swipe" service, which improves payment security through dual-factor verification of palm prints and palm veins. Users bind membership cards, campus cards, transportation cards, ticket electronic codes, etc. to their palms. After making a reservation, you can swipe your palm to verify your membership identity, make purchases conveniently, and pass through the gate. As for when the "WeChat Palm Scan" will be officially put into use, as well as how to collect palmprint data and match it with users, it was not explained at the meeting.

In fact, Zhangtong Tianxia was an early company that focused on the research of palm vein recognition technology, and developed a palm vein product with domestic first-class and fully independent intellectual property rights. It not only broke the foreign monopoly, but also filled the domestic gap. And in 2018, it launched a new concept of "palm payment" for the first time in the country - palm vein payment! And a major breakthrough has been made in technology!Bind third-party payment app You can realize the function of swiping your palm to consume!

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