Poland Installs Europe's First Biometric Security ATM
ATM machines have most certainly changed the way we use cash. They've changed the way we think about our money, handle our money, and use our money. Less money in your wallet means less money to lose. The abundance of ATM machines in public places has provided many more opportunities for theft, and crooks have duly taken note. Well, Poland has recently taken measures to protect their citizens and has installed biometric security, finger-scanning ATM machines. Customers at Poland's BPS SA bank can now withdraw money using only their index fingers in combination with a PIN number for double protection.A Japanese tech company called Hitachi is behind the scanning technology, and it works by recording the tiny veins that run through fingertips which create a unique identifier for each banking customer.