I'm sad that Amazon is discontinuing their Amazon One thing where you could pay with the palm of your hand at Whole Foods
I talked to a cashier today and he said that not enough people used it
However the people who used it the most were certain senior citizens and those with… pic.twitter.com/qxJEXrEHN4
— Nick Gray (@nickgraynews) February 14, 2026
Every Whole Foods in the US is ripping out its biometric payment method that allows people to pay with their palms after it was shunned by customers.
By June 3, the more than 500 Whole Foods grocery stores across the country, all of which are owned by Amazon, will remove palm scanners from their checkout lines.
The payment method, dubbed Amazon One biometric authentication services, allowed customers to link their Amazon accounts to their palm print. They could then use their hands to pay for groceries or access other services offered by the company.