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Sony Electronics has announced that its FeliCa contactless integrated circuit chip technology is included in the newest version of the Blackboard Inc. campus commerce and security solution, enabling a unique ecosystem for access and payment developed specifically for higher education institutions in North America.

The Blackboard Transact™ contactless solution offers a secure environment that enables a student to make payments, gain building access, and provide identification all with one card.  This fully integrated technology platform allows students to make a variety of purchases and access secure buildings with a simple tap or wave of the card.            

The technology is already in place at Santa Clara University, which partnered with Blackboard to pilot the contactless system.            

 “Blackboard’s technology platform is the first to bring FeliCatechnology to colleges and universities in the U.S., enabling a fast, safe and convenient system that integrates well with many technologies that campuses already have,” said Makoto Yamada, general manager of Sony Electronics’ FeliCa Americas division.            

Developed by Sony, the FeliCa microchip provides a fast, convenient and secure all-in-one solution platform for multiple applications, including electronic payment transactions, access, interactive signage and membership or loyalty rewards systems. 

The chip combines processing, storage and communication functions, and can be implemented in a variety of ways including cards, key chains and mobile phones.           

The Blackboard Transact contactless solution features FeliCatechnology with a secure file system and data communication structure that enables communication between the software, the card reader and theFeliCa-powered card via mutual authentication and encrypted data transfer.

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