On-demand food delivery companies have redefined convenience for the entire dining industry, and in recent years there has been a meteoric rise in the number of these types of companies and the services they provide. In this installment of the...
While NFC is thought of as a payment tool, college campuses have been exploring the technology for other aspects. Quinnipiac, Villanova and Arizona State University have been testing the technology for physical access control.
A primary obstacle for accepting the campus card for payment transactions has been an expensive buy in for point-of-sale payment technology. Now, however, some universities are recognizing the need to accept payments at places other than a traditional point of...
For many colleges and universities, the student ID is central to making purchases on and off campus. But what happens when a new payment method enters the fray? The digital currency known as Bitcoin has been making headlines for several...
Ithaca College is adding mobile ordering on campus via campus card system vendor CBORD's GET platform. CBORD also provides the transaction system at Ithaca, so the framework was already in place for mobile ordering via GET to be implemented.
Columbia University students are donating meal swipes to peers in need via a new initiative and student-developed mobile app. The program is a joint initiative between Columbia's student government and the university's First-Generation Low-Income Partnership. Students can now use a...
A new mobile ID system is being implemented for Nigerian students in an effort to improve exam validation processes and cut down on identity fraud. The West African Examinations Council is spearheading the project along with HID Global who has...
Tapingo and food service provider Aramark have partnered to provide mobile ordering at Aramark campus clients. The partnership will enable the full range of Tapingo services including mobile ordering, pickup and delivery.
The University of New Brunswick has taken to Twitter to help promote its UCard and card office services, and is running a contest worth $250 in UCard cash. With an overwhelming number of college students using the social media site,...
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Great inverview on the Public Key Open Credential (PKOC) standard with ELATEC's Jason Ouellette, Chairman of the Board for the @PSIAlliance.
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
