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Pay with a glance at a screen as biometric technology company begins push into Australian retail

13.08.2026 01:30 | The Guardian World

Customers will be able to pay using face and palm scans, potentially speeding up transactions – but rollout of the technology is likely to be slowFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe company behind 300,000 Eftpos terminals across Australia is hoping shoppers will want to make payments by simply glancing at a screen, as biometric technology pushes further into retailing.Verifone is selling the innovation as “pay for your coffee with a smile”, promising faster checkouts for people who opt in to having their face or palm-vein – the veins in people’s hands – biometrics used for Eftpos transactions in Australia. Continue reading...

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