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Self-checkout was meant to move more shoppers through the store with less labour, and on throughput it has delivered. However, it has created a cluster of problems that come back to one gap. At an unmanned lane, the system does not know who is standing in front of it. That gap shows up three ways. Shrinkage and loss rise, much of it ordinary friction rather than organised crime - mis-scans, skipped items, and the knowledge that no one is watching. Retailers subsequently respo

The payments industry has spent decades hardening its defences, and fraud losses are still rising. Global card fraud reached $33.41 billion in 2024, on course for $41 billion by 2030, and the EBA and ECB recorded €4.2 billion in fraudulent EEA transactions in their 2025 report, up 17% year-on-year. Most of that investment sits after the transaction, in fraud detection and chargeback management. These systems are sophisticated, and by definition reactive. Authentication at the

Ask US consumers how comfortable they are with palm payment today and 37% say comfortable, against 47% who say the opposite. On its own, that reads like a market that is not ready. The same survey of 2,001 consumers shows the number is not fixed. Asked whether they would use palm payment regularly if it were proven secure and private, 48% said yes, and a quarter said they would prefer it to their current method. That single condition lifts willingness by more than ten points.

Handwave to integrate Visa’s tokenisation, authentication and fraud tools into industry leading palm-based payments platform Visa will support Handwave’s faster rollout across European markets by providing trusted data, market insights, and access to its broad partnership network. Riga, Latvia - 02 September 2026: Handwave, the European fintech startup pioneering palm-based payment and identity solutions, today announced an expanded agreement with Visa, a world leader in di

57% of US shoppers instinctively refuse to share their email at the till - rising to nearly 70% for the "high-value" 16-34 demographic 1 in 4 Americans now refuse loyalty onboarding every single time - but consumers say they would opt in to biometric checkout if rewards were attached. 48% of consumers would use palm payments regularly if security and privacy were guaranteed, rising to 56% of 25-34 year-olds. London, UK - 19 August 2026 - More than half of American consumers

Handwave īsteno pētījumu Nr. 28 “Plaukstas biometrijas marķieru reģistrācijas ierīces optimālas termoregulācijas sistēmas attīstība.” Pētījuma kopējās plānotās attiecināmās izmaksas: 109 804,00 EUR, tai skaitā Eiropas Savienības Atveseļošanas Fonda līdzfinansējums: 70 000,05 EUR. Pētījuma mērķis: izstrādāt un validēt optimālu termoregulācijas risinājumu kompaktai multimodālai plaukstas biometrijas identifikācijas ierīcei, nodrošinot tās stabilu, drošu un precīzu darbību dažād