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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...

Tapingo Amps Up University Mobile Commerce Revenue
Mobile Commerce // August 04, 2015

Tapingo, the mobile app that focuses on ordering goods and services, said Monday (Aug. 3) that it is bringing deliveries from on-campus venues — such as meal halls — to off-campus customers. In the announcement, the company said its new service, named “Tapingo Delivers,” will “unlock prime...

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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 […]

Tapingo Amps Up University Mobile Commerce Revenue

August 04, 2015
Tapingo, the mobile app that focuses on ordering goods and services, said Monday (Aug. 3) that it is bringing deliveries from on-campus venues — such as meal halls — to...