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The article reports on the palm-vein biometric system being used for cashless dinner payments in Scotland. The Todholm Primary School in Paisley has installed a system that maps the pupil's vein patterns to confirm their identity. This biometric technology is being employed by all children that have school dinners, offering anonymity to those who are entitled to state-subsidized dinners.

The article presents the step-by-step procedure of the palm vein biometric system being used by Todholm Primary School to allow the students who have school dinners to get them. These are: the child's entry of his class number; the pupil holding his hand over the scanner; detection of the reflected image of the veins and comparison with a database of images; and the machine's indication that it has identified the child.