In recent years, the retail industry has been introducing increasingly frictionless self-payment systems to reduce operational overhead and simplify the customer experience. These technologies put more control in the hands of the consumer and allow retailers to focus more on customer service with a more streamlined cost approach. However, the gains in operational efficiency are being offset by persistent losses due to theft at the self-checkout kiosks. Traditional security measures often fall short of accurately identifying and preventing theft, leading to significant losses for retailers. Biometric -Free AI has emerged as the most powerful method of quantifying the problem and delivering safe deterrence mechanisms to curb the losses and seamlessly restore the full benefits of automated checkout systems.