CR80News was onsite at the 40th annual CBORD User Group Conference (UGC 2019) this week. There were many highlights, great educational sessions, and a packed technology exhibit hall. Here are a few of the highlights from the event hall floor.
A select number of San Diego State University's chain of Aztec Markets campus c-stores will no longer accept cash payment beginning this semester. The SDSU campus locations included in the move to cashless payments will accept only card payments, the...
Students at East Carolina University are now able to use their student ID cards to make purchases at more off campus locations. The university's card office has added the ability for the ECU 1 Card and declining balance tender, Bounty...
Ohio State University will no longer charge its students a fee when using campus laundry facilities. The move to a free model is set to take effect for all on-campus students starting with this fall semester, and was inspired in...
The University of British Columbia and payment gateway provider SnapPay, Inc., have together launched a payment acceptance program for both Alipay and WeChat. The program will enable Chinese international students to use both popular Chinese payment apps at UBC's campus...
Laundry solution provider, Washlava, has agreed terms with LG Electronics that will see LG become the lead investor in a Series A-1 equity financing deal. LG Electronics' investment in Washlava is expected to help both companies create solutions that better reach...
Touchnet sales engineer, Dave Falldien, provides a detailed rundown of the Touchnet OneCard VIP solution and how it supports the full range of on-campus student transactions. In the video hear about the environments that a university can leverage OneCard VIP...
CBORD's commerce solution, UGryd has added a host of features that make expanding the campus card's reach to more third-party providers a reality. The new additions to UGryd will be discussed in an upcoming FREE webinar alongside details about how...
A study conducted by researchers at Michigan State University, along with vending and payment solutions provider USA Technologies, has found significant performance boosts in cashless-enabled vending machines as compared to units only accepting cash and coin. The report highlights the...
Following an announcement with participating Wells Fargo Campus Card colleges and universities in February, the bank has publicly introduced a set of new benefits that are now in effect for students who have opted to pair their student IDs with...
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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
