How do you know what your children are really spending their lunch money on? How many times has your child forget their PIN code or left their lunch card at home so they can’t purchase any lunch at school? Biometric technology has made its way into our school cafeterias. Finger scans are now being used to access personal accounts set up by parents. Food Service Solutions has developed a biometric system with point-of-sale readers in school cafeterias. The fingerprints are not stored as an image but as mathematical information only. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/thirdfactor-4.gif)
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The Fort Crawford Elementary School, located in the Pittsburgh area, has implemented a pilot program allowing its students to utilize biometrics to pay for their lunch instead of money or an access code, according to a Pittsburgh Trib Total Media article. The new system, developed by School-Link Technologies, enables children to scan a finger that is connected to their lunch account when at the register in their cafeteria and have their lunch account debited accordingly. read more »Turton School in Bromley Cross, UK are trying out a new cashless payment system in its dinner hall that allow students to pay for their meals by simply pressing their finger to a biometric pad, according to a Bolton news report. read more »Students at UC Davis and California State University, Sacramento now have the ability to link their campus ID cards to US Bank and Wells Fargo, respectively, according to the Sacramento Bee. read more »In a recent poll conducted by Higher One Holdings, it was revealed that U.S. college students lack the financial knowledge needed to manage their money and over half are currently in credit card debt. The survey also shows that students are looking to higher education institutions over their parents as the source for providing financial literacy. read more »It’s more a students’ photo identification. It’s an all-in-one solution for campus access, services and events. The Mountaineer Card, the official campus card for West Virginia University, is an essential part of student life, according to The Daily Athenaeum, the university’s official student newspaper. read more »Indianapolis-based Harrison College has become the latest higher education institution to sign up with financial services provider Higher One, New Haven, Conn., to distribute refunds to its students. read more » |
