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Students manage Broncobucks via new online service

Monday, March 30, 2009

Boise State University students who use Broncobucks, the Idaho school’s debit card which is part of the university’s campus card program, can now add funds to their accounts via an online transaction system developed in conjunction with the school’s campus card provider, CBORD.

The push for this new online system started when students in housing found that laundry machines and other services accepted only Broncobucks instead of cash. They needed a way to determine their account balances.


The Web site allows students to check their Broncobucks and meal plan account balances, check transaction history, report lost or found cards, deposit money and a special feature that allows students to give guests, mainly parents or other family members, access to their accounts.

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Keene State College (KSC) is prepping for the launch of a new “one card system” for students entering the fall semester in 2012.

According to student newspaper, The Equinox, the new KSC one card will enable students to access to campus buildings, library privileges, laundry and on-campus vending, and enable cashless payment at certain on-campus restaurants.

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Washington D.C. high school and middle school students now need a DC One Card to ride the city’s transit system. The card is a single ID card that gives students access to most D.C. government programs and facilities, including recreation centers, libraries, and the Metro.

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Visa and Imperial Parking Canada Corp. (Impark) are teaming up to offer Visa payWave contactless payments to 72 of its attended parking facilities across Canada.

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India’s Bangalore University will soon launch a smart card-based ID for its students and faculty, reports Daily News & Analysis.

The e-ID will function as an identification and debit card. The university plans to add functions to enable hall tickets, attendance records, report cards and degree certificates.

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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.

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Students at Park Hills, Mo.-based Mineral Area College will be receiving their financial aid refunds faster this year through a prepaid card issued by Central National Bank in Oklahoma.

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