{"id":8841,"date":"2016-03-03T05:57:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T05:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/?p=8841"},"modified":"2024-10-14T17:52:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T17:52:46","slug":"google-is-now-testing-hands-free-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/google-is-now-testing-hands-free-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Is Now Testing Hands Free Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Were you tired of paying with a credit card so you started using your phone? Well Google believes you shouldn\u2019t even have\u00a0to use that. As of March 2nd<\/a>, Google is now testing \u201cHands Free Payments\u201d in the South Bay area.
\nGoogle describes Hands Free as a system that “uses Bluetooth low energy, Wi-Fi, and location services on your phone to detect whether you\u2019re near a participating store. When you\u2019re ready to pay, you can simply tell the cashier, \u201cI\u2019ll pay with Google.\u201d The cashier will ask for your initials and use the picture you added to your Hands Free profile to confirm your identity.”
\nGoogle says Hands Free is secure because none of your credit card information is ever shared with the retailer and all your payment details are stored securely and only shared with the payment processor. Hands Free also only works if your phone is within the vicinity of the register, so no need to worry about someone who looks like you racking up charges under your name.
\nHands Free is available on Android<\/a> and iOS<\/a> devices and is rolling out to a small number of McDonald\u2019s, Papa John\u2019s, and local eateries in the South Bay area.
\nBut in case hands free isn\u2019t enough, Google is also working on a visual identification payments system that would allow for you to checkout at record speeds.
\nCheck out the promotional video from Google for Hands Free-
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qxet1VdpOQ4<\/p>\n

Does this really have a shot at becoming something big?<\/h4>\n

With any product this outrageous, it always begs the question whether or not it could actually become something big. Of course it helps that the product comes from Google and not some random startup, but even with Google backing Hands Free it still seems like a bit of a stretch. As usual, only time will tell, but this is definitely something I’ll be keeping my eye on.
\nIn the South Bay area and want to give Hands Free a try? Google will give you $5 off your first Hands Free purchase. For more information check out the Hands Free landing page.<\/a>
\nAlso,\u00a0if you actually get a chance to use Hands Free, please share your experience in the comments below! I would love to hear about it.
\nLeo Sun from The Motley Fool thinks Hands Free will flop. Check out why here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Were you tired of paying with a credit card so you started using your phone? Well Google believes you shouldn\u2019t even have\u00a0to use that. As of March 2nd, Google is now testing \u201cHands Free Payments\u201d in the South Bay area. Google describes Hands Free as a system that “uses Bluetooth low energy, Wi-Fi, and location […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":8843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18291,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8841\/revisions\/18291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}