A Show of Hands: Palm-Scanning Technology Arrives at the Xi'an Olympic Sports Centre

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Recently, WeChat palm devices with hardware provided by DEPTRUM were deployed at the Xi'an Olympic Sports Centre. A simple palm scan grants quick passage through the venues — an efficient, intelligent verification method that greatly improves the venue's operational efficiency and enhances the user experience, truly integrating palm technology into daily life.

Built in 2020, the Xi'an Olympic Sports Centre was the main venue of the 14th National Games and is one of China's largest and most modern sports venue complexes. The palm service was first applied in its swimming and basketball venues, providing convenient services for identity verification, clothing storage and retrieval.

The WeChat palm devices launched by WeChat Pay are the core of the centre's palm service. Inside, they carry DEPTRUM's dual-modal palm camera, responsible for imaging and image processing, providing a solid guarantee of accuracy and efficiency.

The WeChat palm device uses palm print and palm vein as identity-verification standards — dual verification is more secure and hard to forge, and has passed strict certification by the Third Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security and the National Financial Technology Evaluation Center (NFEC), giving users greater peace of mind.

A Show of Hands: Palm-Scanning Technology Arrives at the Xi'

The convenience of the palm service also shows in the sign-up process. At the centre's WeChat palm enrollment points, users simply register and record their palm to activate the service and enjoy palm passage inside the venues. Thanks to its compact size, the device is embedded directly into the venue's existing gates — providing convenient service without affecting other verification methods.

In addition, palm technology is also applied to the lockers inside the venues. Users align their palm with the device; once the ring turns green, the locker door opens automatically — no physical key or code needed throughout, greatly improving convenience and security and solving the problem of carrying cards or wristbands during exercise. This contactless operation is not only simple and fast, but also effectively avoids hygiene issues in public places.

Currently, the WeChat palm service is applied not only at the Xi'an Olympic Sports Centre, but also at the Yingdong Natatorium of the National Olympic Sports Centre, the Beijing subway Daxing Airport Line, Shenzhen University, Supermonkey gyms, 7-Eleven stores and many other scenarios. The service is gradually expanding into office, campus, fitness, retail, dining and transportation, aiming to bring the public a more convenient life through innovative technology.

The adoption of the WeChat palm service at the Xi'an Olympic Sports Centre is not only an upgrade of biometric technology, but a renewal of sports venues and lifestyles. Through the power of technology, palm recognition brings the public a smarter way of life interaction, improving convenience and security — “a show of hands” works in every scenario.