CR80News | Boosting team spirit with a discount card

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The University of Missouri at St. Louis is offering its students a so-called “smart card,” a discount card they buy for $5 which can save them money at one of the 18 local business sponsors. Money generated from the program will go to support the school’s athletics department.

“One of the main things we came up with in Athletics is we had to try to find a way to get the student involved; to not only come out to the games, but also to use some of the vendors that are spending their money with athletics,” said a school spokesperson.

For example, students can receive a 10% discount at Penn Station and also get a free soda, while at one McDonald’s, smart card owners can buy one sandwich and get another free.

The recession has lead a growing number of organizations to launch smart card-based loyalty schemes in hopes of boosting profits, according to hidglobal.com.

Smart loyalty cards come equipped with contactless technology to offer greater speed and security than ‘non-technology’ loyalty cards, says HID Global.

Biometric locks foiled by hacker team

At the Def Con Hacking Conference in Las Vegas, a team of three physical lock hackers successfully cracked fingerprint-based locks among some other high-tech door and safe locks, according to a Wired article.

Lebanese University makes way to campus card use

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon has completed the first phase of a major project to issue students multi-functional student ID cards, according to a local news source.

Singapore launches contactless card for tourists

Singapore’s CITY Tours has introduced a new contactless smart card that allows tourists to tap into various city attractions, according to asiaone.com.

In addition to speeding up lines, the card also gives visitors up to a 45% discount at popular attractions such as Underwater World and the Singapore Zoo.

CBORD Group celebrates 35 years

The CBORD Group celebrated 35 years of serving higher education institutions with products used in a variety of campus services, including campus ID card privilege control, access control and housing and food services.

China Unicom drops $1.5 billion to turn Chongqing into NFC world center

China Unicom has signed a $1.5 billion contract with the Chongqing Municipal Government to turn the city into the world center for NFC technology, according to The Register.

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Boosting team spirit with a discount card