Chinese social media giant Tencent Holdings has introduced its palm-recognition technology in Macau, allowing mainland tourists to pay in shops by holding their hands over a scanner, using its WeChat Pay service.
This is the first time that Tencent’s WeChat Pay, known as Weixin Pay domestically, has made palm payments available outside the mainland.
In the initial phase, the service will be launched in over 60 shops and locations across casino resorts and performance venues owned by Hong Kong’s Galaxy Entertainment Group. They include StarWorld Hotel, Galaxy Macau, Broadway Macau and Galaxy Arena.
Tencent said it plans to expand usage of the technology to more settings in Macau.
“Weixin Palm Pay is already widely used in retail, dining, transport, power banks rentals and other scenarios on the Chinese mainland,” Kai Xia, head of Weixin Pay hardware innovation, said in a statement on Tuesday.
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