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  2. US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking ...

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    As more schools turn to cashless payment systems, more districts have contracted with processing companies that charge as much as $3.25 or 4% to 5% per transaction, according to a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

  3. Cashless society - Wikipedia

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    Technology scouting. v. t. e. In a cashless society, financial transactions are not conducted with physical banknotes or coins, but instead with digital information (usually an electronic representation of money). [1][2] Cashless societies have existed from the time when human society came into existence, based on barter and other methods of ...

  4. Cashless catering - Wikipedia

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    Cashless catering. Cashless catering is a prepay point of sale (POS) technology that allows transactions with the absence of cash at the time of purchase. [1] It is used in canteens, particularly in schools. The use of the technology has expanded to include music festivals such as Ottawa Bluesfest and Wireless Festival, where the system has ...

  5. Biometrics in schools - Wikipedia

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    Schools use pupils' biometric data for cashless catering, libraries, payment systems, registration and locker systems. In the UK biometric technology in schools was initially used for library book issue, approved for use by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office [7] in 2001 and the Department for Education [8] in 2002. Within a few years ...

  6. L.A. might ban cashless businesses. Here's what's at stake - AOL

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    If you can't pay via credit card or a digital payment app, you can't pay at all. That's a problem, according to City Councilmember Heather Hutt of L.A.’s 10th District.

  7. What Is a Digital Wallet and How Do They Work? - AOL

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    A digital wallet is a cashless payment system that stores your payment information and allows you to make transactions through your devices, without swiping a debit or credit card. These systems ...

  8. School meal programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In the United States, school meals are provided either at no cost or at a government-subsidized price, to students from low-income families. These free or subsidized meals have the potential to increase household food security, which can improve children's health and expand their educational opportunities. [1]

  9. How cashless payments are transforming the shopping ... - AOL

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    A study by Price Waterhouse Cooper estimates that by 2025, we will see a 42% increase in global cashless payments—the study says Asia is adopting the technology faster. Cashless payments are ...