Campus cards with debit functionality are catching on among universities, according to this article in Nebraska’s Lexington Clipper-Herald, which calls the card “a must-have accessory.” About 2,000 U.S. campuses now issue such cards, which can be used to purchase books, items from vending machines and almost anything else with a price tag. However, the MavCard […]

A bill expected to be filed in North Carolina may make it harder for some university students to vote. It would call for voters to present a form of photo ID at the polls but if the bill requires a government-sponsored ID, private university student ID cards will not be considered valid. “It could dramatically […]

PNC Bank and Saint Xavier University, Chicago, have formed a new banking relationship emphasizing money management and financial education for the school’s nearly 5,000 students, faculty and staff. As part of this arrangement, Pittsburgh-based PNC will host financial literacy workshops for students and employees at Saint Xavier campuses in Chicago and Orland Park, Ill. Topics […]

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank plans to provide a secure online payment option for student tuition payments and related education fees for students attending the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University. With Secure Vault Payments, students or their parents initiate payments on a college or university Web site and are automatically redirected to their own financial institution’s […]

Missouri Southern State University in Joplin has implemented its new campus-wide, one-card program utilizing the CBORD Group’s CS Gold that will power door access, dining purchases, snack/beverage vending, printing, bookstore purchases, health center charges, recreation center privileges and other transactions across campus. Previously, the school’s magnetic stripe ID card was used only for identification and […]

The BlackboardPay program walked away with the Best-in-Category award during the general session of the Prepaid Expo USA held earlier this week in Orlando. Blackboard won in the Best Government-Funded Prepaid Program for its financial aid and refund distribution offering that gives students access to their financial aid without service and transaction fees. Loraine DeBonis, […]

Extras layers of security have been added to several new dorms at Pomona College, Claremont, Calif., that will limit portions of the dorm to residents only, according tot he student newspaper. While the common areas of the dorm will be open to anyone, students will have to swipe their ID cards to gain entrance to […]

Heartland Campus Solutions released uDeposit, an add-on module for laundry and copy terminals that lets cardholders add funds to their Campus OneCard account using a bank card at the unattended terminal. This will help cardholders who are low on funds to finish the tasks at hand without breaking to find a value transfer station. They […]

Seattle University’s new student ID card with debit functionality is probably more secure than standard cards. For example, the U.S. Bank-backed card has no account number on the face of the card. As one university spokesperson said: “Everyone’s pretty protected because your digits aren’t out there. It’s got your face on it, and it can […]

Student ID cards can sometimes mean discounts at local merchants. But if students aren’t aware of it that’s a perk that’s not available to them. Many of the students at San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, Calif., were unaware of the discounts available to them, according to this article in the college’s student newspaper. In fact, […]