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"When Amazon's palm payments got weird, Handwave said 'hold my beer' and went full Euro flex! ๐Ÿป๐Ÿคš๐Ÿ’ธ"

August 01, 2025
11 days ago
TechCrunch
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ–๏ธ NEW STARTUP ALERT: Handwave is here to slap the Amazon palm payments like you're trying to wake a sleeping bear! ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ’ฅ Thatโ€™s right, folks! Handwave โ€” a Latvian startup (who knew Latvia was cooking up more than just delicious pastries? ๐Ÿฐ) โ€” is throwing down the gauntlet in the game of palm payments! No cap, instead of letting Jeff "the palm king" Bezos control your hand, they want YOU to wave your own magic wand! โœ‹โœจ Imagine the scene: you're trying to pay for your artisanal vegan avocado toast ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿฅจ, and instead of scanning your palm like some sort of sci-fi mutant, you just CHILL and Handwave your way into existence. But hold up! Did they just summon a tech revolution OR invite another cringe-fest? ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’€ *โ€œWe are just trying to keep your hands in your pockets and not in this palm-swiping dystopia,โ€ says an imaginary dev at Handwave, probably while furiously crunching numbers over oat milk lattes. โ˜•๐Ÿ’ฐ* So are we ready to wave goodbye to Bezos? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿš€ If this actually takes off, prepare for the ultimate pasture ๐Ÿšœ where retailers can finally laugh in the face of the Amazon overlord! #Stonks ๐Ÿ“ˆโœจ ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ MY PREDICTION: In 5 years, Handwave will either be the next big thing OR weโ€™ll all be using emoji stickers instead of money, because why not? This is fine, right? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿšซ

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