Students in schools and colleges across the UK will soon be able to pay for meals using cutting-edge technology, which scans a fingerprint through the air, requiring no physical contact.
The COVID-safe payment system, developed by UK-based global software provider, Civica, will be offered as part of the company’s digital payment solution, Civica Cashless, which is used in over 1,500 schools and colleges across the UK.
Civica Cashless avoids the need for students to carry money in school and supports healthier eating by giving students and parents better visibility of their food choices. Contact-free fingerprint identification now offers even greater peace of mind for students and parents, ensuring that school mealtimes will be safer and more secure.
“With safety and hygiene high on the agenda in the wake of the pandemic, contact-free fingerprint identification offers – above all – peace of mind for schools, students and their parents,” said Bill Loughrey, Civica Executive Director for Education.
Civica aims to offer contact-free identification with its wider suite of education software products, offering schools and colleges the flexibility to use this option more widely. This is the latest in Civica’s growing suite of innovative software solutions for the education sector, the most recent of which, CivicaEats helps schools and academies reduce food waste and manage their school meals more safely and efficiently.
