Biometrics move to the point of sale
TBC Georgia announced on 5 November that customers can pay at participating merchant locations by scanning their palm, without presenting a card, phone or cash. Registration is completed once at a location equipped with a palm scanner. The customer then uses TBC's mobile-banking app to scan a QR code and select the bank account to link to the biometric profile. After registration, the palm scan becomes the payment interaction at supported stores. TBC describes the launch as the first bank-led palm-payment service in Georgia. The announcement does not provide a full merchant rollout list, pricing or independent performance data, so adoption and checkout benefits remain to be demonstrated in live use. The model may reduce reliance on carried devices, but it also makes consent, enrolment security, deletion processes and fallback payment options central to customer trust.
What it means for merchants
Participating merchants should train staff on enrolment and failed-scan fallbacks, display clear biometric-data notices, confirm who handles disputes and deletion requests, and compare queue time and conversion with existing contactless payments.
Read the original announcement
TBC Georgia · 5 Nov 2026This brief summarizes the linked primary source. Claims and reported figures have not been independently audited by Payment Guide.