Tencent Cloud PalmAI
Overview
PalmAI is a contactless palm biometric authentication service developed by Tencent Cloud...
Architecture
PalmAI uses a dual-modal approach combining:
- Palm print recognition — surface-level skin texture, lines and contours
- Palm vein recognition — subcutaneous vein patterns captured via infrared cameras
Both modalities are processed simultaneously and fused at the matching stage for higher accuracy.
Input
- Infrared camera capture (no physical contact required)
- Works at distances of X cm
Performance
- Can support 50M+ active users
- Can support 2B+ annual transactions
- Sub-second identification speed
Use Cases
- Retail payments
- Transit access
- Smart building access control
- Healthcare KYC verification
Deployment
Available via Tencent Cloud API. Docs: https://palm.tencent.com