Program Updates
Updated as of January 24, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ has transitioned away from PNC Bank’s stored value card program. PNC stored value cards will remain open until the balance has been depleted or the expiration date. If funds remain on the card at expiration, the remaining balance will be escheated to the State of Delaware with the 16-digit card number as identification. Please see several new gift card and stored value card solutions outlined below. It's important to note that any plastic card option will have an additional cost paid either by the department or by the participant.
Research Participant Tango Gift Card Program: catalog within iBuyNU . Upon completion of research milestones, payments to participants can be made through the Tango punchout within iBuyNU. This point-in-time payment with workflow approval allows for direct charges to research projects. The two main card options are:
- Participant selectable – participant chooses card to receive, virtual or plastic. The option to choose has a $1.00 fee/card paid by the department.
- Department selectable – Â鶹´«Ã½ researcher choose which virtual card participants receive.
A Tango gift card process guide (pdf format) and participant process guide (pdf format) are available on Procurements and Payments website, here.
Hyperwallet: virtual and plastic cards are available as a payment option via the current stored value card request form. Plastic cards have a $6.95 fee/card paid by the department. To request a Hyperwallet plastic card please complete existing Stored Value Card Request Form and choose plastic under card type and send to HyperwalletVirtualCard@northwestern.edu.