Pepsi vending machines on campus at the University of Wyoming have expanded their payment options to accept the student ID and declining balance funds. The additional payment method is made possible by a partnership between the university’s campus card vendor, Blackboard and Pepsi Cola.

Most campuses find it necessary to accept a mix of payment options, including open-loop credit and debit cards. But while open-loop payments might have once only been accepted at the bookstore for major purchases, they are now accepted at an increasing number of locations around campus, from dining halls to vending machines.

Vending is one of the many valuable uses for a campus card, but it’s an oft-overlooked service. Heartland’s Fred Emery highlights just how valuable on-campus vending can be when it taps into a university’s campus OneCard.

In a partnership with major campus card vendors, Apriva’s hardware and payment gateway now supports cashless vending payments with student ID cards. The announcement comes after Apriva completed a vertical integration of its payment hardware and cashless payment gateway.

Heartland Payment Systems has launched the latest version of its WaveRider Laundry System, a wireless payments and account management solution that gives laundry service providers a secure method of accepting credit and debit card payments. Similar to a card reader at a gas pump, WaveRider card readers attach to washing machines and dryers, providing a […]

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. The previous system accepted the campus card as well as cash, explains Mark Hill, assistant director of housing for Facilities Management at the school’s Department of Housing and Residence Education. […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2011 issue of CR80News. The interactive feature allows for a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were sitting in front of you. […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the winter 2011 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

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. The previous system accepted the campus card as well as cash, explains Mark Hill, assistant director of housing for Facilities […]

Southeastern Louisiana University is working together with ASI Campus Laundry Solutions (ASI) to deploy Laundry Alert, an automated service designed to make washing clothes on campus easier. According to an official newspaper for the university, the system enables students to view which machines are available or in-use and approximately how much time is left on […]