Home » Biometric payment: Handwave raises US$4.2 million and signs with Visa Biometric payment: Handwave raises US$4.2 million and signs with Visa In the wake of Amazon One, Latvian start-up Handwave aims to democratise biometric payment and authentication using the palm of the hand. The past weeks have seen major announcements by the Founders, both former Worldline employees. Here are the details. Through Sophie Baqué. Published on 25 August 2025 à 10h42 - Update on 25 August 2025 à 11h23 Resources On August 2, Riga-based payment start-up Handwave announced US$4.2 million in seed funding. The round was led by Practica Capital, with support from other venture capital firms such as FirstPick, Outlast Fund and Inovo.… Sophie Baqué AmazonbiometricHandwavepaymentPayment & securityretail techVisa Read more After Ebay, Klarna is collaborating with the resale platform Poshmark Brazil: The success of instant payment system PIX triggers US investigation into unfair competition Through partnership with Shopify, OpenAI wants to integrate a native checkout feature into ChatGPT Stand-alone checkout systems: 365 Retail Markets acquires Cantaloupe for US$884 million With stablecoins, Walmart, Amazon, and Shopify want to break free from traditional banking channels Case study Pyrenex boosts e-commerce conversion rate by 67% thanks to Mollie and Shopify
