The University of Texas at Tyler has begun issuing mobile credentials to its campus community alongside campus transaction system provider, Transact. The move makes UT Tyler the first University of Texas System campus to provide a digital campus ID option for students, faculty and staff.

In this edition of CR80Chats, we discuss mobile ID options with HID Global’s End User Business Manager for Higher Education, Tim Nyblom. In his role with HID, Nyblom fields a number of questions from campuses regarding their credential environments, and one of the recurring topics of discussion is the move to mobile ID.

Campus payment solutions and transaction system provider, Transact, has launched its new Transact International Payments offering that provides universities with a streamlined approach to accept international currencies. TransferMate is a globally regulated payments infrastructure-as-a-service company, and Transact will support the end-to-end processing of international payments for students and universities.

In this edition of CR80Chats, we discuss the important access control considerations for universities and colleges embarking on a new construction project. Hear from ASSA ABLOY’s Lester LaPierre, as we talk about how new builds present a clean slate for a campus to establish the ideal access control environment from the start.

Digital bank and payments company, Discover, has partnered with Phood’s meal delivery program for college students, opening access to merchants that run on the Discover network. The partnership comes at time when college students are overwhelmingly turning to mobile ordering and delivery services as alternatives to more traditional student dining options.

The National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) is now accepting presentation proposals for education sessions at the Annual Conference. Proposals are open for both institutional and corporate members of NACCU to present engaging sessions that detail successful or innovative programs that they would like to share with fellow members.

Saint Joseph’s University has deployed mobile ordering from Transact, providing students with the “Hawk Hill 2 Go” app. The initiative provides a mobile ordering service that gives students the ability to order from any of the stations in the university’s on campus Campion Food Court.