With the contemporary college student and their smart phone attached at the hip, the use of mobile apps to fulfill daily tasks like door access, laundry, and vending has become the new trend. Heartland Campus Solutions is trying to provide solution to match this trend its OneCard Mobile app.

The new app represents the consolidation of secure payments, virtual ID, and physical access to facilities, events and information into a single point of access for the student. OneCard Mobile has been piloted at a number of colleges and universities and promises to enhance the student experience as well as facilitate campus card administrators.

“Why not create a mobile app that combines a secure, pre-paid mobile payment system with student ID functionality that provides convenience to students, peace of mind to parents, and a helping hand to administrators looking to streamline operations?” says Melissa Peirano, general manager of Heartland’s OneCard program.

In addition to cutting paperwork and supporting a greener campus, OneCard Mobile also provides more data to administrators, enabling them to automate information to be shared with students and their parents. The app is also configurable with most pre-existing Heartland OneCard platforms, with variable pricing structures based on a university’s desired functionality.

“Campus administrators like the optimization of operations that OneCard Mobile provides,” says Fred Emery, vice president of sales for Heartland Campus Solutions. “They can configure the app to offer as much functionality as they’d like, and add new features as they go.” […]