SEATTLE—Amazon wants to make consumers’ hands their credit cards.
The tech giant is creating checkout terminals that could be placed in bricks-and-mortar stores and allow shoppers to link their card information to their hands, according to people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported.
“They could then pay for purchases with their palms, without having to pull out a card or phone,” the Journal said.
The company plans to pitch the terminals to coffee shops, fast-food restaurants and other merchants that do lots of repeat business with their customers, the Journal said.
“Amazon, like other tech companies, is trying to further integrate itself into consumers' financial lives, leaving banks and card networks on edge,” The Journal stated.