BOLTON, England, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --     sQuidcard, the eMoney operator and 
the University of Bolton, today
announces the launch of sQuid eMoney across the University campus.



    sQuidcard provides contactless eMoney services for campus and retail
locations, on an available-to-all pre-paid smart card. sQuid is free to use,
and has been specifically designed to deliver cashless catering solutions,
such as those in the coffee bars, deli and bistro run by Catering Academy
across the University campus.



    sQuid's managing director, Adam Smith, said: "Extending our eMoney
service into the University is part of our programme to deliver services to
the Bolton community and in due course across the North West."



    Patrick O'Reilly, IT Director and project sponsor at the University of
Bolton commented: "We recognise that sQuid's eMoney solution is a great
proposition for our students and staff. Not only can they top up their own
cards with cash and spend here on campus but they also benefit from being
able to pay with sQuid at numerous locations across the Town. It also helps
students to budget and keep track of their spending, and it's safer than cash
too."



    sQuid and the University expect to extend the use of sQuid to other areas
of student life, such as parking, photocopying, library and leisure
facilities.



    sQuid provides students and staff alike with a convenient replacement for
cash. The bank schemes have not had much impact thus far and the cost of
credit cards for customers and merchants remains a major issue. sQuid is free
to use and the recipient cannot get in to debt, making it an ideal method of
payment and budget control. Deploying sQuid across the University and the
wider Bolton community is a major benefit for students and staff, especially
with the forthcoming addition of a travel purse to the sQuid network.



About sQuid

    sQuid eMoney is the alternative to the debit and credit card networks for
sub GBP10 contactless transactions. sQuid has a multi-purse capability and is
compatible with ITSO (transit) schemes. sQuid operates enhanced security
between the card, the terminal and the payments engine, and allows additional
functions to be delivered to the card holder and the retailer.