University of California Riverside (UCR) is in the process of investigating an incident which may have lead to hackers gaining access to more than 5,000 individual credit/debit card numbers. The university reported that campus cash registers at food services locations were the site of the cyber attack which allowed hackers to have unauthorized access to […]

Aware has announced it has provided one of its facial recognition solutions to Cambridge Assessment, the international exams group for the University of Cambridge, to better secure exam candidates’ identities and curb identity fraud in test taking environments. The solution Aware is creating for the exam group, called Identica, utilizes their commercial off the shelf […]

Higher One has extended its partnership agreement with Jenzabar, which integrates Higher One’s CASHNet suite of payment processing solutions with Jenzabar ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions. Each CASHNet module integrates with Jenzabar’s ERP systems and Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution (JICS) portal, giving college and university clients the option to incorporate full-function payment solutions within their […]

Multicard announced the launch of polypurse, an Internet-based platform for managing the cashless payment functions of its Swiss ID card for campus environments. The company’s polyright card serves as an all-in-one ID credential for payment, building access, library privileges, locker or bike rental and a wide array of other applications. This new online platform offers […]

East Coast Diversified Corporation has re-launched its StudentConnect platform, formerly known as SchoolsConnects, and announced a multi-phase implementation program beginning with integration of the Twitter API onto the StudentConnect Platform. Integrating with Twitter’s API will enable StudentConnect to provide a global messaging platform for such event as Amber Alerts, inclement weather and other emergencies to […]

Jaspersoft announced that CardSmith is using its business intelligence suite to provide campus customers with better decision-making through Web-based reports, dashboards and analysis. CardSmith embeds Jaspersoft in its Software as a Service (SaaS) transaction solution enabling administrators to create reports that analyze student and consumer behavior. The CardSmith managed service provides educational institutions with campus […]

Morpho has teamed up with Moneo Payment Solutions to launch the new “MoneoPass by Morpho” contactless card. Morpho designed the cards to be used by local authorities, universities, businesses and transport operators for a variety of applications, including payments, transportation, access management and control, event tickets, ID badges, catering, loyalty cards and more. MonoePass is […]

University students targeted for cards Gemalto was chosen by Banco Santander Brasil, a financial institutions with more than 90 million customers worldwide, to deploy a contactless EMV payment system in Brazil. Santander Universities Global Division, responsible for the project, expects to issue thousands of contactless payment cards to Brazilian university students over the next 12 […]