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8 min read · April 2026

Why palm vein will overtake face-pay in retail

Palm vein is quiet, it’s private, and it works at the speed of a tap. Here’s why we think it will become the default biometric rail for physical-world payments.

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Case Study

Arcadia Retail: 120 stores in 6 weeks

How Arcadia used the Vega P1 to unify checkout, loyalty and age gates across its flagship chain.

4 min read · February 2026
Security

PCI-PTS v6 and the future of terminal security

What merchants should expect from a next-generation payment terminal in 2026.

8 min read · January 2026
Product

Introducing the Orion T8: a dual-screen register for the counter

An 8-inch Android 14 POS with a customer-facing screen, octa-core performance and a built-in 58 mm printer — now shipping globally.

3 min read · March 2026
Transit

Palm-pay at the ticket gate: the first 90 days

Lessons from rolling out biometric validators on a European metro network.

6 min read · February 2026
Banking

Teller-grade identity in 300 ms

How one regional bank replaced SMS OTPs with palm verification at 420 branches.

5 min read · January 2026
Design

Designing for the 'wave moment'

How we prototyped, tested and polished the Vega P1's palm-scan UI for one-handed use.

7 min read · December 2025
Industry

The real cost of cash at the till

Handling, shrink, reconciliation and insurance — the hidden economics of paper-based payments.

9 min read · December 2025
Privacy

What data actually leaves your palm at checkout?

A byte-by-byte breakdown of the encrypted template our terminals generate.

6 min read · November 2025
News

CeletelPay joins the EMVCo Associate programme

Deepening our commitment to interoperable, open payment standards across every rail.

2 min read · November 2025
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