For more than two decades, the contactless card has been a key tool in managing security, access and payments. Whether it’s used to open doors, facilitate public transit ticketing or mange multiple applications, contactless has become an essential element in many environments. But how does the technology enable all these uses without ever touching a […]

Tufts University has received a proposed plan to install key card access in all dorm rooms over the next several years, according to a student newspaper for the university. Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senator Harish Gupta submitted the formal plan explaining the idea of the key card system as a significantly more convenient option for […]

Lake Superior College (LSC) in Duluth, Minn. has launched a new official campus ID dubbed the LSCPlus Card, an all-in-one swipeable card for students. The LSCPlus Card will work similar to a debit card, storing any remaining student loan balances and work study, student employment payments. The new cards will also be used for access […]

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) has expanded its Bear Bucks Program to include Blueberry Hill, a local hangout restaurant and music club, according to an independent student newspaper. Bobo Noodle House and Kayak’s coffee are also jumping on board and accepting them as part of a pilot program for off-campus businesses. These new additions […]

Police are investigating more than 2,000 student emergency contact cards that were stolen from North Miami Beach Senior High School, according to a local news report. The cards hold students’ personal information, some including their social security numbers. The recent breach of identity information has many parents and students worried. “I just heard that they […]

Munroe Elementary School in Tallmadge, Ohio is upgrading its cafeteria to be cash-free when the students return form winter break relying instead on biometrics for students to access accounts for their food, according to a Tallmadge Express article. The change, which is designed off a system at nearby Hudson City Schools to help make lines […]

Sallie Mae is rolling out fee free ATMs on select campuses which enable student checking account customers to withdraw cash surcharge-free using their Sallie Mae Debit MasterCard. Together with retail ATM owner Cardtronics, Sallie Mae plans to launch and give students access to more than 35,000 Allpoint Network ATMs nationwide. Use of the new technology […]

The University of Central Florida (UCF) implemented a biometric vein scanning system in an effort to prevent unauthorized persons from entering certain campus facilities, according to a student newspaper. The campus’ Recreation Wellness Center (RWC) is one of the first to install the system, after many complaints of too many unauthorized people being caught trying […]