Transact IDX allows students to add their campus ID directly to their Apple and Google Wallets
The new digital wallet integration will also allow universities to provide stronger security, reduce IT support demands and speed up student adoption.
"With 79% of Gen Z already using digital wallets, putting campus IDs where students naturally reach—their Apple or Google Wallet—just makes sense," explains Rasheed Behrooznia, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Campus ID and Commerce Solutions at Transact.
"It's the difference between asking students to adapt to campus technology versus campus technology adapting to them."
Transact’s platform connects housing, dining, retail and security services in a mobile-first design already used by schools in the US, Canada and Australia.
“IDX was built to make life easier for both students and staff,” adds Taran Lent, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy at Transact. “What excites me most about this release is how it frees up campus teams – from automating routine tasks to delivering clearer data – so they can spend more time improving the student experience rather than troubleshooting systems. That shift changes technology from a burden into an enabler.”
This update is available to all Transact and CBORD higher education clients, who can adopt the capability without any additional hardware investment.
The ETIH Innovation Awards 2026
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