Misplace ATM cards very often? Worry not, the latest innovation helps you from being deprived of your ATM previleges for a day or two before you can get the new one. Heck, you don't even need to worry about one. A Japanese ATM will scan your hand and give cash.

A regional bank in Japan on Wednesday started operating ATMs for cash withdrawals, deposits and balance inquiries with this latest technology that negates the need for the plastic cards. All you need to do is get your hand scanned. Free your bulky purses of the ATM cards that take up unnecessary space.

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank account holders can avail this state of the art service. Users are required to input their birthday, place their palm on the sensor and input a PIN at an automated teller machine , Kyodo News agency reported . Registration is required at a teller counter beforehand. and the bank said customers may access their accounts even if they lose cards or passbooks after a major disaster, for instance.

Banking for the forgetful reached a new height with this innovation.

(AW- Anil)