How Does Palm Pay Work—and What Happens When You Pay With Your Hands

How Does Palm Pay Work—and What Happens When You Pay With Your Hands?

September 14, 2025
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Biometric payment has entered a new era. With بالم باي, users no longer need to carry cards, phones, or IDs—your palm becomes your secure identity. At بايو وايف باس, we’ve designed a hardware-agnostic platform to make Palm Pay truly scalable, privacy-compliant, and real-time ready.

So how exactly does Palm Pay work? What happens behind the scenes from a raised palm to a completed transaction?

This blog explains the core architecture of Palm Pay—optimized by BioWavePass technology and tested in real-world deployments across banks, government, and fintech.


Step 1: Biometric Registration Without Boundaries

Every Palm Pay journey starts with identity enrollment—binding the user’s palm to their digital profile. With BioWavePass devices, registration is fast, hygienic, and secured by AI-enhanced imaging.

Key Process:

  • Palm + ID Binding
    Link national ID, phone number, or user account to a new Palm ID.

  • RGB + IR Dual-Mode Capture
    We collect both surface palmprint and subcutaneous vein patterns.

  • Feature String Extraction
    Our dual-modality AI engine generates four biometric markers:

    • RGB image
    • IR image
    • RGB feature string
    • IR feature string
  • Secure Binding & Sync
    These are locally or remotely encrypted and stored under a unique biometric index.

Our devices require users to remove gloves to ensure clean IR & RGB imaging.

Step 2: Real-Time Matching at the Terminal

At checkout, subsidy points, or access control, users simply raise their hand.

Our terminal (e.g., بيوويف باس 500) instantly:

  • Detects palm presence
  • Captures new RGB + IR image streams
  • Extracts fresh feature strings
  • Matches against the database (cloud or local)

Only if all four factors match will Palm ID verification pass.

Algorithm Performance:

MetricResult
Matching Speed0.315 seconds (5M database)
Accuracy (FRR@FAR)RGB: 0.002% / IR: 1.52%
Combined Risk< 1 in 100 billion

If either RGB or IR fails, the match will be denied. This ensures dual-liveness detection and zero tolerance for forgery.

Step 3: Payment Token Issuance

Once matched, the system generates a one-time payment token. This token acts as the user’s approval for the backend to proceed.

Token Payload Includes:

  • BioPalmID: Anonymous user match key
  • Terminal ID: Origin device identity
  • Merchant Session: Transaction session code
  • Nonce: Random anti-replay string
  • Timestamp: Token validity (e.g. 30–60s)
  • Signature: Encrypted hash of the above

No financial data or real identity leaves the device—only the secure token is transmitted.


Step 4: Payment Authorization

The token is sent to the connected payment platform, which may be:

  • A bank payment gateway
  • A government digital subsidy portal
  • A private fintech cloud wallet

The backend verifies the token, checks permissions, and completes the transaction.

The result (success/failure) is then returned to the terminal in real time.

Palm Pay enables completely hands-free, cardless, password-free authentication while maintaining security.

BioWavePass Advantages

FeatureValue Proposition
RGB + IR Dual ImagingTrue biometric liveness detection
4-Factor MatchingEnhanced security with AI feature fusion
Large-Scale Matching EngineTested on 5M+ private ID databases
Cloud & Edge CompatibleWorks with remote or local matching servers
Token-Based SecurityCompliant with PCI-DSS and data privacy standards
Flexible SDK IntegrationSupport for Android, Windows, Linux environments
No Vendor Lock-InOpen API structure, compatible with any platform

Real-World Scenarios

  • National subsidy collection — bind palm + ID once, then redeem without carrying documents
  • Smart retail checkout — reduce checkout time and eliminate physical contact
  • eKYC onboarding — biometric registration for banks and e-wallets
  • Healthcare access — verify patients without cards or typing
  • Borderless travel — secure biometric boarding without passports

BioWavePass: Own Your ID. Wave Your Palm.

BioWavePass isn’t just a hardware provider—it’s a platform partner for governments, banks, fintechs, and integrators looking to build secure, compliant, real-time biometric ecosystems.

نحن نقدم:

  • Embedded palm vein devices
  • Fully documented SDKs
  • On-device encryption
  • Token-based middleware
  • Custom licensing (10K IDs free, large DBs supported)
  • End-End Solutions

Learn more at: [www.biowavepass.com]

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