Handwave
Palm-scan payments, loyalty identification and age checks at retail checkouts, connected to existing POS terminals
Highlights
- Hiring4 open roles
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28
About Handwave
Handwave develops palm-based biometric authentication for payments, loyalty programme identification and age verification at the checkout. The system scans both the shape and the vein pattern of a hand and checks liveness, and the hand scanners are built in-house.
Retailers apply for the service, receive a palm scanning device and connect it to their POS or electronic cash register. A standardized API links the system to existing loyalty programmes and third-party providers, and loyalty benefits are activated during the purchase.
Handwave is headquartered in Rīga, Latvia, and was founded in 2021. It is backed by the investors Practica Capital, FirstPick, Outlast Fund and Inovo.vc, and has a partnership with VISA. Open roles include system analyst, programmer, account manager and customer support.
Product: Palm-biometric payment, loyalty and age verification system with in-house scanning device and API, integrated with POS and ECR terminals
Jobs at Handwave (4)
Handwave is hiring for 4 roles in customer support, engineering and product.
System Analyst
New on EvolcProgrammer
New on EvolcAccount Manager
New on EvolcCustomer support
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