Viewed by some as the Holy Grail of issued identification for its flexibility, mobility, and interoperability across physical and logical applications, mobile credentials are making inroads across numerous verticals. But rather than acting as a competitive form factor to the traditional, physical card, mobile IDs securely provisioned onto mobile devices can most effectively function in harmony with cards as a natural supplement.

Auburn University has just joined dozens of universities that permit students to use their campus ID cards to pay for fares on popular transportation app Uber. The program is the result of an agreement between CBORD and Uber after the university’s auxiliary services fielded a proposal by the two companies.

The University of Montana recently reached the one-year mark with its campus mobile app platform, campusM. A platform that can be tailored to a university’s specific needs and design, Montana’s version of campusM was constructed alongside software developer and app provider, ExLibris.

Parking apps have cropped up at campuses large and small across the US in recent years, offering students and campus visitors more flexibility and convenience when it comes time to top up their meter. The same holds true north of the border in Canada where parking app, HonkMobile, has established itself as the clear frontrunner in the region with some 20 university and college campuses across the country now on board.

Drake University’s Bulldog Bucks program is now supporting student purchases at campus bookstores and for Uber fares via the student ID card. The new declining balance options join existing support for food, laundry and printing purchases.

In today’s short podcast hear from Zack Walker of Vision Database Systems on why a solution like PockeTracker is such a good fit for campus environments and his thoughts on Madison Area Technical College’s advanced deployment of the system. Then, hear from Madison College’s Doug Gerbitz, who has overseen the PockeTracker deployment across the college’s system of campuses, about the ways in which mobile ID verification is being utilized.

Youngstown State University’s new campus app is now live for student use, and hopes to boost student engagement and retention through regular use of its features. The app is the result of a partnership with OOHLALA Mobile, a company who focuses on student engagement though its mobile platform. The Youngstown State campus app will provide students […]