Campus product
Make campus life less complicated, safe and easy.

Students can pay everything from meals to tuition when you issue them the Discover Campus product. It can be loaded with financial aid refunds, work-study funds or funds from other sources, such as parents. Students can even use the campus card to get cash at ATMs and merchant locations. Plus, the campus card can also serve as an access card for university buildings or as an official school ID.

The Discover Campus product makes it possible for issuers and program managers to:

  • Enable schools to offer one multi-use card students can use for an school ID, building access and payments/purchases
  • Develop restricted-use programs
  • Issue eye-catching custom-designed cards with a school's logo, motto and more.
  • Meet the needs of schools:
  • Meet the needs of students:

Discover Campus product features and functionality include:

  • 100% authorization
    Every Discover transaction is authorized, regardless of the purchase amount, to help minimize fraud risk and prevent cardholders from using funds they don't have.
  • Balance on receipt
    Cardholders can see their prepaid account balance printed on their purchase receipts at participating merchant locations.
  • Cash access
    Cardholders can get cash at ATMs and in-lobby at bank branches nationwide.
  • Embossed/Unembossed
    Card plastics can be issued either with the account information shown in raised-plastic characters on the front of the card (embossed) or printed flat on the card front (unembossed).
  • Load options
    Campus cards can be issued as reloadable or non-reloadable.

Distinguish your campus cards from the competition with Discover enhancements:

  • Cash Over
    A Discover exclusive, Cash Over offers cardholders the convenience of accessing fee-free cash at the point of sale, without a PIN.
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  • Discover Zip
    Discover Zip offers cardholders a payment option that uses contactless technology.
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  • Multi-Use
    Campus cards can provide cardholders with an ID, building access and payment capabilities all on one single card.


  • Perks eShop
    Perks eShop is a secure Web site featuring merchant discounts for cardholders.
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  • Perks Everyday
    Perks Everyday is a points-based rewards program that encourages card usage.
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  • Recurring Payments
    With Recurring Payments, cardholders can use their card to make automatic recurring payments and installment charges.
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To learn more about the Discover Campus product, contact your Discover Network Relationship Manager or click to Get Started today.

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