UVic is now the first post-secondary school in B.C. to offer students contactless, digital ID cards.

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Mobile ONECard users can use their smartphone or smartwatch 香蕉视频直播� available on Apple and Android devices 香蕉视频直播� to buy food on campus, borrow library books, access the gym and much more. Staff and faculty will also have access to the technology.

"Getting food and going to the gym with just my phone has only made my campus life more convenient," Simrit Grewal, an undergraduate UVic student, said in the release. "I appreciate that I can see my ONECard Flex funds directly on the digital card, and I now have one less thing I need to keep track of."

UVic will continue to accept physical ONECards, which it still requires for exam identification.

To learn more about mobile ONECards, visit: .