Last summer, Harvard announced that it was phasing out its decades-old Crimson Cash declining balance program. Citing declining usage and the prevalence of open system debit and credit cards, they began a yearlong multi-step elimination plan. This month, the final...
Each year, the Student Financial Experience Report commissioned by TouchNet provides a unique glimpse into college students’ payment, ID, and campus service preferences. The 2025 study includes responses from 3,245 undergraduate students from the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia. It...
At Cal Poly Pomona, autonomous checkout systems are transforming the retail experience by removing staff from the checkout process. In an interview with CampusIDNews, Al Padilla, Cal Poly Pomona’s Senior Manager for Retail IT, explained these frictionless systems. He says...
A recent humor column in the University of Virginia’s Cavalier Daily newspaper takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the importance of declining balance and flex bucks on college campuses. The author describes a fictional casino set up by the University of Virginia...
In this episode of CampusIDNews Chats, ColorID’s Danny Smith discusses the evolving landscape of identity management systems in higher education. He describes his concept of "critical identity infrastructure," which encompasses credentials, reader infrastructure, and the software used to manage identities....
Higher education is facing a new reality. As enrollment numbers fluctuate and budgets contract, colleges and universities must either embrace data-driven decision-making or risk obsolescence. The implementation of sophisticated data analytics platforms has evolved from a mere advantage to an...
Community colleges serve nearly one-third of all undergraduates in the US, but ID and payment technology at two-year institutions has lagged traditional colleges and universities. One of the key challenges facing community colleges is delivering a seamless digital experience to...
While Amazon Just Walk Out technology seems to be succeeding in campus c-stores and stadiums, the retail giant has failed to make a go of it in its company-owned stores. Just Walk Out is a cashierless shopping solution that allows...
Computer vision and AI-driven checkout provider Mashgin added 50 new campus clients in 2024 and got students to class faster 3.5 million times. With a seven second transaction time, the company estimates that this saved students 30,000 hours of waiting in...
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Attn: friends in the biometrics space. Nominations close Friday for the annual Women in Biometrics Awards. Take five minutes to recognize a colleague or even yourself. http://WomenInBiometrics.com
Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD
