Campus ID News
Card, mobile credential, payment and security
FEATURED
PARTNERS
MercerU 1

Mercer among first prepped for Mobile Credential in Google Pay

Andrew Hudson   ||   Jan 10, 2020  ||   

It was announced this week that the Transact Mobile Credential now boasts native support for Google Pay, with the mobile credential experience expected to improve significantly for Android users. One of the first in a group of fifteen campuses set to deploy Mobile Credential for Google Pay, Mercer University, is already prepping for launch.

According to an official university release, Mercer University’s Bear Card will soon be available on student Android devices. Ken Boyer, associate vice president for auxiliary services at Mercer, says implementation and quality assurance testing is already underway on all Mercer campuses, with a full launch in Google Pay expected during the second quarter of 2020.

“Leveraging the NFC technologies available to us through the Transact System, along with our partnership with Transact, Google and others, allows us to be able to provide a ubiquitous solution for mobile credentials,” says Boyer. “We want to give our Mercer community the freedom of choice while providing convenient, reliable and secure service regardless of what platform is used for the Bear Card."

As with the other campuses to launch the solution, adding Mercer's Bear Card to Google Pay will provide campus community members with secure access to facilities, residence halls and more. Mobile Credential also supports payments at Mercer for dining, laundry, vending and retail at NFC-enabled readers both on campus and at local businesses that accept Bear Bucks.

Mercer will continue to offer the option of a physical Bear Card, in addition to the digital Bear Card being available in Apple Wallet and Google Pay. "Cardholders will have the choice to use the credential that meets their individual needs," says Boyer. "Mobile, via Android or iOS, or a traditional card."

Mercer's Bear Card in Apple Wallet and Google Pay is part of a larger, five-year plan by the university's Auxiliary Services department to transition the campus ID from legacy mag stripe to the more secure MIFARE DESFire EV2 contactless card technology. Mercer is keen to provide its campus community with a more convenient touch-and-go transaction experience along with greater security and reliability with advanced encryption. Mercer Auxiliary Services is working with a host of partners to achieve these aims including Transact, Allegion and others.

Related Posts

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter

RECENT ARTICLES

Girl holding Future Student ID card

‘Future Student’ ID cards increase student matriculation from two- to four-year institutions

A program designed to increase the rate of matriculation from a local two-year college to a nearby California university is finding great success, thanks in part to a “future student” ID card. According to an article in EdSource, the Long Beach Promise program guarantees admission to students from Long Beach City College to CSU Long […]
Transact Distinction Awards 2024
Mar 07, 24 /

Transact honors client award winners at 2024 user conference

Transact recognized campuses in a series of categories including student experience, innovation, and marketing. The awards were presented in Las Vegas at Transact’s annual user group conference, Transact 360. Here is a rundown of the winners by category, each recognized for excellence in campus technology and innovation. Marketing and Outreach Award This award recognizes institutions […]
University of Central Missour mobile credentials

Central Missouri uses HEERF funds to upgrade campus security with Allegion

The University of Central Missouri is nearing completion of a campus-wide electronic access control project that began in fall 2022. With this final phase underway, more than 600 doors in 45 buildings will be equipped with the new readers, and the campus is gradually enabling use of its mobile credential across the campus. The university […]
CIDN logo reversed
The only publication dedicated to the use of campus cards, mobile credentials, identity and security technology in the education market. CampusIDNews – formerly CR80News – has served more than 6,500 subscribers for more than two decades.
Twitter

Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD

Join Jeff Koziol and Robert Gaulden from @AllegionUS as we explore how mobile credentials and proptech are changing on- and off-campus housing.

Load More...
Contact
CampusIDNews is published by AVISIAN Publishing
315 E. Georgia St.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
www.AVISIAN.com[email protected]
Use our contact form to submit tips, corrections, or questions to our team.
©2024 CampusIDNews. All rights reserved.