Provider of handheld devices to the campus card market, Tokenworks was featured this week on ABC’s Good Morning America program. The segment was on underage drinking and the Tokenworks CardTool with CardVisor software was used to thwart underage access to a NYC nightclub. Check out the segment online at abc.com. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
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The Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council has published a white paper examining how the transit industry can best make use of NFC technology. “One of the major challenges facing transit agencies today is how to capitalize on the ever-growing popularity of mobile phones with a solid mobile strategy,” said Transportation Council Chairman Craig Roberts. “This white paper builds on the knowledge base developed in earlier white papers to foster a greater understanding of NFC technology, explain its role in the transit industry, and shed light on key issues facing the transit industry in developing a mobile strategy.” read more »Ed McLaughlin, MasterCard’s head of Emerging Payments, has some good news for those waiting on NFC-enabled phones for contactless payments. In an interview with Fast Company, McLaughlin said that he didn’t know of a handset maker who wasn’t working on integrating support for PayPass contactless payments. read more »The OneCard from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, can now be used at three off-campus restaurants with more merchants set to join. “It’s a project we’ve been working on for some time now and its finally coming to fruition,” said OneCard Coordinator Chris Bird. read more »HID Global has announced the successful completion of the world’s first university pilot of NFC smart phones carrying digital keys. First announced in September, the pilot involved a select group of students and staff at Arizona State University using NFC-enabled smart phones equipped with HID’s Secure Identity Object (SIO) Technology. Participants could gain access to their residence halls and other secure access areas by tapping their handset against a reader embedded in the door and entering a PIN, rather than use their plastic campus card. read more »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 to campus services and functions, granting students’ library privileges, and a free Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) bus pass. read more »Florida students have more payment options thanks to wireless WaveRiders A new laundry payment and management system at the University of Florida accepts the GatorOne campus ID card as well as credit and debit cards. read more » |
