Amazon is working on a payment system that uses hands as identification
Amazon is working on a payment system that can use an individual human hand for identification. The payment system must be used in the Whole Foods supermarket chain.
The intention is that the system called Orville will be rolled out in the coming months, suggesting sources with knowledge of the plan... Read more
Microsoft cooperates with Kroger on cash-less shops
Microsoft and Kroger are working together to compete with Amazon's cash-less stores. The two companies are going to launch a shop automation platform on the market, which will be built on Microsoft Azure. Kroger has already started testing parts of the platform in a handful of stores, reports Silico... Read more
Amazon wants to open cash-less Amazon Go stores in offices
Amazon opened a compact version of its cash-less Amazon Go store yesterday. The intention is to open more such shops in places like lobbies in offices and hospitals. That's what Reuters writes. The new store is in an office in Seattle.
Amazon's new eighth store is close to the original, but a quart... Read more
“Amazon wants to set up cash-less shops at airports.
Amazon would plan to take its cash-less stores to airports. Reuters reports that on the basis of public data and an insider. The strategy should enable companies to get more out of hungry, hurried travellers.
The web giant has been expanding Amazon Go for months. These are stores where customers sc... Read more