Leading payments processor, Heartland Payment Systems, joins the ranks of campus card providers By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Contactless technology is coming to the 8,600-student strong Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. But it won’t be a card. It’s coming via...
Identification, NFC, contactless and Japan will all be major focal points during the 22nd edition of CARTES, coming your way Nov. 15-17 in Paris at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre near Roissy Charles de Gaulle international airport. One of the...
As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, some universities in Wisconsin are getting heat from students that are not happy with their campus card banking programs. The article reports that at least two of the campus card accounts have higher...
By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor A time tested business adage suggests that one key to success is to give customers a choice. That is one of the driving principles behind Ireland-based SmartCentric’s latest move, adding support for the iCLASS contactless...
Messages are sent to email or cell phone when wash and dry cycles are complete By Ryan Kline, Contributing Editor The campus card has helped to alleviate the frantic search for quarters that characterizes the student laundry experience. Card-based payment...
The future of campus cards goes mobile Andy Williams, Contributing Editor As wireless connectivity becomes the norm rather than the exception, colleges are finding greater uses for handheld PDA-type devices that can simplify everything from taking food orders to checking...
Near field communication is still, technically, in its infancy, but it’s gaining a good head of steam as illustrated by this year’s edition of CardTech / SecurTech event. The show is being held May 15-17 at the Moscone Center in...
Riverside Community College District, a family of three distinct California institutions with 30,000 students, will add Wells Fargo financial services to the district-wide campus card program. The program will launch this summer at RCCD campuses in Riverside, Moreno Valley and...
Blackboard’s newest vending reader, the FlexVend, enables payments from campus cards as well as credit cards. The reader, manufactured by USA Technologies, will also accept major association label (e.g. Visa, MasterCard) contactless payment cards. Blackboard Releases New Contactless Vending Reader...
University of Illinois students will now have access to more banking services, including three branch locations, ATMs, free checking with no minimum balance and more, thanks to the university’s recently-announced agreement with TCF Bank. Burr Ridge, Illinois – TCF Bank...
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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
