Campus Cards, College and University Identification and Security

Blackboard introduces mobile app for managing student debit card accounts

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Blackboard Transact has gone mobile, enabling students to manage their debit card accounts. With the eAccounts Mobile app for iOS-based devicess, students can manage their campus ID accounts by checking their debit card account balance, viewing transactions, making real-time deposits and managing security features.

The eAccounts Mobile app is the latest extension to eAccounts, Blackboard’s online self-service portal for closed-looped campus debit card accounts that is already used by thousands of students nationwide. Users are able to download their campus-specific mobile app from the Apple iTunes store and have it seamlessly integrate with Blackboard Transact.


The PCI-compliant portal creates a customizable account management environment that is branded to each institution. By enabling student-management of card accounts, administrators can provide a more convenient option for students to access their accounts, while off-loading routine transactions from the card office staff. [end] 

Pasadena City College’s Associated Students are faced with the decision to incorporate a US Bank debit card function to students’ IDs.

The PCC Courier reveals that under the US Bank proposal, all future student ID cards at the college will feature both the US Bank and MasterCard logos on the front of the card along with the student’s photo and ID number.

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Volunteer State Community College located in Gallatin, Tenn. is partnering with Heartland to expand the Volunteer State Campus Card to encompass prepaid debit card features for students who are receiving financial aid, according to the college’s student newspaper.

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The Board of Directors for the National Association of Campus Card Users approved a resolution endorsing and adopting the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUCO) best practices for student debit card options and recommending that its members follow the practices.

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Higher One Holdings Inc. announced the acquisition of Sallie Mae’s Campus Solutions business. Sallie Mae’s Campus Solutions provides billing payment solutions, refund disbursement services and tuition payment plan administration, to college and university business offices across the country.

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