TPA 2027
Gateway to the Future of Payments: Innovate. Educate. Elevate. St. Louis, Missouri, May 2-5, 2027
Campus Digital Payments Journey: Adoption, Barriers, and Lessons
December 2, 2026 3:00 - 4:00pm ET
Students, donors, and customers increasingly expect to pay with digital wallets, tap-to-pay, QR codes, and pay-by-link. Campuses are deciding which methods to accept, why, and how to do it safely.
In this session, two CampusGuard experts, a Customer Success Manager and a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), reveal what they’re seeing across higher education. Learn which digital payment types campuses are adopting and why, how those methods connect to ERP and finance systems, and which risks and third parties come along for the ride.
They'll also cover the barriers campuses often hit, including contracting, equipment, decentralized units, and unclear ownership. Anonymized stories from the field, some fun and some scary, illustrate each one. You’ll leave with a short checklist to review before adding a new digital payment method.
Attendees will be able to:
In this session, two CampusGuard experts, a Customer Success Manager and a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), reveal what they’re seeing across higher education. Learn which digital payment types campuses are adopting and why, how those methods connect to ERP and finance systems, and which risks and third parties come along for the ride.
They'll also cover the barriers campuses often hit, including contracting, equipment, decentralized units, and unclear ownership. Anonymized stories from the field, some fun and some scary, illustrate each one. You’ll leave with a short checklist to review before adding a new digital payment method.
Attendees will be able to:
- Describe which digital payment types campuses accept and why they add them.
- Explain how digital payments connect to ERP and reconciliation processes, and where that integration commonly breaks down.
- Identify the main security and compliance risks and the third parties involved and know what to ask before adding a method.
- Anticipate common challenges, including contracting, equipment, and decentralized units.
- Apply lessons from other campuses to plan their own next step.