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Can Campus Dining Graduate To Safer, Swifter Payments?
Mobile Order Ahead // November 27, 2018

Offering mobile order-ahead on college campuses takes more than just a great app and meal plan payments — it also requires tight security, says John Diaz, Blackboard’s VP of retail solutions product management. In PYMNTS’ latest Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker, Diaz explains how Blackboard is using...

TRENDING: How Mobile Order-Ahead On Campus Attempts To Secure The Grade
Mobile Order Ahead // November 26, 2018

With much of the year behind them, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are taking the time to reflect on their mobile ordering wins and stumbles. Panera Bread, for one, boasted about 33 percent of its sales dollars coming from digital channels, while Chipotle said its digital sales...

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TRENDING: How Mobile Order-Ahead On Campus Attempts To Secure The Grade

November 26, 2018
With much of the year behind them, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are taking the time to reflect on their mobile ordering wins and stumbles. Panera Bread, for one, boasted about 33 percent of its sales dollars coming from digital channels, while Chipotle said its digital sales grew by almost 48 percent in Q3. However, it takes […]

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College Payments Co UMB Blackboard Transact Could Sell For $720M

February 13, 2019
Providence Equity Partners is reportedly looking at takeover offers for UMB Blackboard Transact, a campus-focused payments company that could sell for around $720 million. According to Bloomberg, Blackboard Transact is a unit of UMB Blackboard Inc., an education software company that has been struggling with debt after some of its major clients, such as Cornell […]