Transact offers a full range of connected experiences powered by Transact’s Unified Technology Ecosystem. Transaction systems, payments, contactless and mobile credentials, and more.
A new standard is here for smart locks and digital keys, but there are major questions about the impacts of Aliro in higher education. Launched in spring 2026, Aliro 1.0 was created by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) to move...
Year after year student expectations continue to rise, and the higher ed institutions that stay ahead of the curve leverage data to strategically improve their student experience. The Student Financial Experience Report, an annual survey commissioned by TouchNet, sheds light...
Transact + CBORD formerly announced its new name, visual identity, and branding as Illumia at its Momentum annual user conference. According to an announcement about the launch, the company powers payments, access, foodservice, and credentialing at more than 10,000 clients...
FutureState, a new entrant to the campus credential, dining, and auxiliary service space, announced its new closed-loop, stored value and meal plan offering called BalanceU. “FutureState’s BalanceU is designed to help colleges and universities lower operating costs, eliminate vendor lock-in,...
Transact + CBORD (rebranding to Illumia in March 2026) announced a new agreement with sports and entertainment point-of-sale (POS) provider MyVenue. The partnership allows students to use their campus card and stored-value campus funds for purchases inside stadiums and arenas....
In this episode of CampusIDNews Chats, leaders from Transact + CBORD (rebranding to Illumia in March 2026), Genea, and Mercer University discuss a new partnership delivering cloud-native access control to higher education. The collaboration brings together Genea’s modern physical security...
We are about two months’ out from the NACCU Annual Conference and the nomination deadline for the NACCU Awards program is just days away. Wednesday, February 18 is your last chance to honor a colleague, a peer, your team, or...
Smart lockers are becoming a key part of the modern campus dining experience, and Ashley McNamara, vice president of global marketing at Apex, says the shift to fully digital dining halls is driven by student expectations for speed, convenience, and...
A new California law will require public schools serving grades 7 through 12, community colleges, California State University campuses, and University of California campuses to add an LGBTQ youth hotline number to student IDs and campus cards. Assembly Bill 727,...
In this episode of CampusIDNews Chats, Brian Ashley, VP of Enterprise Sales at AccessNsite, details the company’s access control solutions, agnostic approach, and key higher ed clients. AccessNsite focuses on unifying access control across campus, integrating seamlessly with existing enterprise...
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.
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