Launching a brand new campus card program isn’t as easy as signing a contract and cutting a check. There are many steps a schools needs to go through before they even choose a vendor. CR80News asked questions to campus card...
Campus cards with debit functionality are catching on among universities, according to this article in Nebraska’s Lexington Clipper-Herald, which calls the card “a must-have accessory.” About 2,000 U.S. campuses now issue such cards, which can be used to purchase books,...
Seattle University’s new student ID card with debit functionality is probably more secure than standard cards. For example, the U.S. Bank-backed card has no account number on the face of the card. As one university spokesperson said: “Everyone’s pretty protected...
The CBORD Group, a provider of food and nutrition management and campus and cashless card systems, has added a video surveillance system to its menu of services that can oversee retail point of sale transactions. With CBORD POS Video Security,...
The University of Texas at Arlington has upgraded its one-card system to the point that the students and staff ID cards can be used to access appropriate buildings, make on- and off- campus purchases, and clock in and out of...
Campus card provider CardSmith has rolled out a “cash-to-card” solution that enables existing cardholders to check a card account balance and re-value their account using cash. An optional card dispensing module is also available enabling campus guests to purchase and...
Students at Australia’s University of Canberra are getting a new student card backed by one of the country’s big four banks that can be used to make purchases across the campus and beyond. The contactless PayPass card can be used...
Instead of a paper check in their mailboxes, students at Santa Fe College, Gainesville, Fla. are receiving anothert option of having their financial aid checks deposited directly into their accounts. Ginger Gibson, the college’s vice president of finance, said the...
The BlackboardPay Campus Card Program was honored as the best government-funded prepaid card program in the 2011 Paybefore Awards. Winners in each of 15 categories will now compete in the Best-in-Category distinction which will be announced during an award ceremony...
HID Global has announced that it will display its newly launched line of secure contactless payment and identification stickers at the Intersec Trade Fair and Conference 2011 - the largest safety and security event outside of Europe. According to HID,...
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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
