Certification elevates trust and opens doors for contracting with Texas state agencies and educational institutions

Transact Campus, Inc., “Transact” the award-winning leader in innovative campus technology, today announces its certification under the Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program (TX-RAMP). This new certification highlights Transact's ability to provide secure and compliant cloud computing services to Texas state agencies, institutions of higher education, and public community colleges.

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Transact Campus Achieves TX-RAMP Certification, Enhancing Cloud Security and Compliance for Texas State Agencies (Graphic: Business Wire)

The TX-RAMP certification is a rigorous program that provides a standardized approach for the security assessment, certification, and continuous monitoring of cloud computing services processing the data of Texas state agencies. This certification ensures that vendors like Transact meet the baseline security requirements for handling confidential, moderate, or high-impact information resources.

Key components of the TX-RAMP certification include:

• Comprehensive Framework: Evaluating cloud service security postures and assessing compliance with required controls and documentation.
• Third-Party Review: Independent assessment of security protocols.
• Continuous Monitoring: Quarterly vulnerability reporting for continuous compliance and security.

"Transact maintains the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our customers' information and the protection of valuable business assets and applications that exceed industry best practices,” said David Shaw, chief information security officer at Transact. “The TX-RAMP certification reflects our dedication to cybersecurity and compliance, which is unmatched in the industry. We look forward to serving more Texas colleges, universities, and agencies."

The certification positions Transact as a trusted partner for Texas state agencies and educational institutions, ensuring the protection and integrity of their data. For more information about Transact Campus’ Security practices, visit Transact Campus Security & Trust Center.

About Transact Campus:

Transact Campus is the leader in innovative payment, campus ID, and commerce solutions for a connected campus. Transact’s highly configurable, mobile-centric campus technology ecosystem simplifies the user experience across the full spectrum of campus life. Transact’s offerings include integrated solutions for tuition and other student expense payments, multi-purpose campus IDs, and campus commerce. With a long-standing reputation in the education community, Transact proudly serves over 12 million users across more than 1,940 client institutions. Since inception, Transact has facilitated more than $53 billion in payments annually, has provisioned over 1.5 million mobile credentials and has enabled hundreds of millions of contactless mobile wallet transactions and purchases. For more information, visit www.transactcampus.com.

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