WeChat Pay Palm-Scanning No Franchise or Agency Model, Launches in Macau

TapTechNews September 25th news, today Tenpay Payment Technology Co., Ltd. released a statement saying that there is no franchise or agency model in any form for WeChat Pay palm-scanning service. Tenpay has never authorized any institution or individual to recruit franchisees or agents in the name of 'WeChat Pay palm-scanning franchise' or 'WeChat Pay palm-scanning exclusive agency', nor has it allowed any institution or individual to collect franchise fees, agency fees or deposits in the name of WeChat Pay palm-scanning.

According to TapTechNews' understanding, WeChat palm-scanning adopts the 'palm print + palm vein' recognition technology. Users need to register their palms on the face-scanning device and link them to their personal WeChat accounts by face-scanning. When consuming offline, place the palm against the scanning area of the WeChat payment device, and the payment is completed after the device confirms.

It is worth mentioning that on September 11th, WeChat palm-scanning landed in Macau and opened more than 60 'points to be scanned', covering The Wave, Galaxy Hotel & Broadway, StarWorld Hotel, etc.