(AP) – University of Wisconsin-Madison students will soon have the option of using their school identification as debit cards.
UW-Madison is entering into a contract that gives UW Credit Union the exclusive right to provide the service for up to 10 years. In exchange, the university is expected to receive as much as $6.4 million in revenue.
A committee of the UW System Board of Regents approved the deal on Thursday. The full board is expected to approve it Friday.
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Some universities have been criticized for steering student business to banks in exchange for receiving more revenue, but UW-Madison’s deal is not structured that way.
The school will get the same amount of revenue no matter how many students sign up for the checking accounts.
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