Understanding Campus Cards & Payroll Deduct Payments

Carolina Villatoro Updated by Carolina Villatoro

Byte kiosks can be configured to accept additional forms of payment beyond standard credit and debit cards, including campus card and payroll deduct integrations.

While both integration types allow customers to use an organization-issued credential at the kiosk, they serve different purposes:

  • Campus Card: Allows students, faculty, or other authorized users to pay using an institution-issued campus credential and eligible funds associated with that account.
  • Payroll Deduct: Allows eligible employees to use an employer-issued credential to make purchases through an organization's approved payroll deduction program.

The exact payment experience and available functionality may vary depending on the integration provider and the organization's configuration.

Supported Integration Providers

Byte works with Apriva, our payment gateway partner, to support campus card and payroll deduct integrations with compatible providers.

Supported providers include:

  • Atrium
  • CBORD
  • Transact
  • TouchNet

Integration requirements vary by provider and use case. Campus card and payroll deduct functionality requires additional configuration and is not automatically enabled on all Byte kiosks.

How It Works at the Kiosk

Customers using an integrated campus card or payroll deduct credential will select the applicable payment option on the Byte kiosk before presenting their credential.

The customer will:

  1. Select the applicable payment option on the kiosk tablet.
  2. Present their campus card or employee credential using the configured method, such as tap, swipe, or barcode.
  3. Wait while the credential is validated and an authorization is performed.
  4. If the authorization is approved, the kiosk door will unlock and the customer can begin shopping.
  5. Once the door is closed, Byte determines the products removed and processes the final order amount through the configured payment integration.

The specific authorization requirements are determined by the configuration established for the integration.

Important: The initial authorization determines whether the customer is permitted to access the kiosk. It does not necessarily guarantee that the available balance or account limit will cover the final value of all products removed.

What you will see on the tablet/menu screen:

When a customer wants to use their campus card or payroll badge, they press the TAP TO USE CAMPUS CARD and then tap/swipe their card. The Byte store will verify their card and that it has an acceptable balance before the store unlocks.

Viewing Integrated Transactions in the Byte Dashboard

Campus card and payroll deduct transactions appear within the Transactions section of the Byte Dashboard alongside other kiosk transactions.

The transaction information allows operators to identify purchases processed through the applicable integrated payment method.

Student names will never show as all campus card information is encrypted and names are not a stored value in our system.
Cardholder Information

Byte does not display the student's or employee's name within the transaction record.

Credential and payment information is securely handled as part of the payment process, and the cardholder's name is not stored as a value within the Byte platform.

Campus Card Sales Reports:

When exporting transactions via the Transactions tab > Export > Export Transactions, to view campus card orders, you can use the filter/sort option to filter orders by "CAMPUS" via column AA - "CREDIT CARD". Learn more by clicking on the following article: How to Export Transactions for Enhanced Sales Analysis

If your store is not campus card enabled, and you would like to learn more, reach out to support@bytetechnology.co

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