SECANDA Inc. Expands SECANDA Pay with Flexible, Automated Campus Meal Plans

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SECANDA Inc. Expands SECANDA Pay with Flexible, Automated Campus Meal Plans

New SECANDA Suite capabilities combine identity, roles, rules and payments to help universities create personalized meal plans while reducing administrative work.

SECANDA Inc., a leading provider of unified identity management and campus cashless payment systems, is proud to announce a major update to SECANDA Pay within the SECANDA Suite: New SECANDA Meal Plan Customizations. Designed specifically for higher education institutions, the update combines integrated roles, rules, payment systems, and automation tools to let administrators build unique, flexible meal plan ecosystems without administrative complexity or third-party fees.

Tailored Dining Ecosystems Built on Four Customization Pillars

The enhanced meal plan engine allows campus card offices and dining operators to mix, match, and configure custom rules based on specific student profiles, schedules, and funding sources:

• Declining Balance: Enables structured spending limits and usage tracking based on swipes or meal block counts.
• Flex Money: Supports prepaid cash accounts that students and parents can easily top up for use across cafeterias, cafes, and campus retail.
• Unlimited Plans: Allows administrators to define precise usage rules and interval resets across daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly schedules.
• Earmarked Funds: Simplifies the distribution and tracking of targeted allowances, including coupons, vouchers, scholarship stipends, and dedicated balances for auxiliary services like printing or bookstore purchases.

Zero Transaction Fees and Complete Platform Integration

Built directly into the closed-loop SECANDA Pay architecture, all meal plan transactions operate with zero per-transaction processing fees, ensuring institutions retain 100% of internal campus dining revenue.

This new meal plan engine, like all of the SECANDA Suite, can integrate with your existing infrastructure or sync seamlessly across the SECANDA App for mobile scanning, Micanda POS checkout terminals, hardware-free QR payment stickers, and physical smart card credentials. Automated role-based rules allow administrators to assign appropriate meal plans, discounts, or vouchers upon student enrollment without manual intervention.

"Campus dining and auxiliary services are no longer one-size-fits-all," said Tatiana Tomley, Marketing & Business Development Manager at SECANDA Inc. "With these new customization capabilities in SECANDA Pay, universities can seamlessly blend swipes, flex dollars, and earmarked stipends into a single automated profile. It gives students total flexibility at checkout while giving administrators complete operational and financial control."

To learn more about SECANDA Pay and explore customizable meal plan solutions, visit secanda-inc.com/secanda-pay or https://secanda-inc.com/meal-plans.

About SECANDA Inc.

SECANDA is a leading provider of integrated solutions for digital identity, access control, and payment ecosystems. With nearly 45 years of expertise, SECANDA serves over 500 institutions worldwide, connecting people, services, and infrastructure through a single, secure, and flexible platform.

You can learn more about SECANDA Inc on their website and LinkedIn.