TechCASH Services

Do you need to provide MIT students or employees with TechCASH funds, accept TechCASH sales, or track attendance? DSL Business Services and Technology can help!

  • The TechCASH Rewards and Recognition program allows MIT departments to deposit TechCASH funds directly onto the MIT ID cards or students or employees
  • TechCASH Gift Cards are another option for providing funds to MIT community members when the department purchasing the cards does not know in advance who the recipients will be
  • MIT Student Groups in good standing can obtain authorization to collect TechCASH payments for goods and activities, either by renting a TechCASH mobile card reader, or by submitting an Excel file
  • MIT Departments can rent mobile card readers for tracking attendance and checking people in and out of events

MIT DSL Business Services makes TechCASH card readers available to the MIT Community for sales and events.  MIT Student Groups with SAO approval as well as MIT DLCs may use this form to request authorization to host a sale where TechCASH will be used to purchase goods and services, either through rental of a TechCASH card reader or by submission of an Excel sheet.  TechCASH card readers can also be rented for event activities where no payments are collected.

Card Reader Rentals Cost for TechCASH Sales
MIT Student Group with SAO approval: First 2 business days free, $5 per day thereafter.
MIT DLC’s: $5 per day

Excel Sheet Submission for TechCASH Sales (download here)
$5 processing fee per Excel sheet for collecting sales

Card Reader Rentals for Activities
Set up Fee: $50 + $5 per day.

Please read the Terms & Conditions before submitting the form below.

TechCASH Sales/Reader Rentals Order Form
Name of ASA recognized student group
Person authorized to submit request
Please note that all student group requests will be sent to the Student Activities Office for approval. Additionally, no person or group may accept TechCASH sales manually until approval is received from the TechCASH office. Any person or group that submits an Excel file that did not receive prior approval, will have the file returned to them unprocessed.
Request Type
Please enter the first day you will capture sales or activities.
Please enter the last day of sales or activities capture.
Please enter the SAP Cost Object to charge the card reader rental or Excel sheet processing fees.
If you are accepting TechCASH payments, please enter the SAP Cost Object for remittance of sales proceeds. Sales will be posted to GL#801018.
Terms and Conditions (linked above)
By clicking ‘I Agree’ you will indicate that you have read and understood the above terms and conditions. In addition, you agree to abide by said terms and conditions. *

The TechCASH program is a great addition to the MIT Rewards and Recognition program. The convenience of a TechCASH gift is a great reward for any student or employee working on campus. From picking up their morning coffee to purchasing tickets, the TechCASH program has something for everyone.

The amount of the reward is entirely up to the local Rewards and Recognition program. Like a gift card, the recipient draws down the balance until it is all used.

To make a rewards deposit for MIT students by credit card, please use the TechCASH web interface: techcash.mit.edu.  Just enter the student’s MIT ID number and the dollar amount!

To make a rewards deposit for MIT employees by procurement card or credit card, please use the TechCASH web interface: techcash.mit.edu.  Just enter the employee MIT ID number and the dollar amount!

To make a rewards deposit for MIT students or employees by billing to an SAP cost object:

  1. Download & fill out the appropriate template for STUDENTS or EMPLOYEES, fill out recipient information, and attach file upload prompt in below form
  2. Fill out rewards form below:
TechCASH Rewards & Recognition
Name of Requestor
Name of Requestor
First Name
Last Name
Please do not abbreviate
Select
If requesting Rewards for both students and employees, it is necessary that you sort recipients into two Excel files and make two separate submissions, one for students and one for employees
*Rewards payments are processed to a Rewards account on the MIT ID card of the MIT student or employee. Rewards are distinct from Student TechCASH accounts and Employee Express accounts, so Rewards payments will not appear when patrons check account balances for these types of accounts; balances for Rewards accounts are listed separately. Rewards payments are non-transferrable and non-refundable to the recipient.

Maximum file size: 104.86MB

To request a TechCASH gift card, please read & fill out form below:

TechCASH gift cards are valid at any physical point of sale that accepts TechCASH, but NOT for online TechCASH transactions such as for laundry or adMIT One tickets.  If you would like your TechCASH gift to be usable for online transactions, consider submitting Student or Employee Rewards (above) instead.

We also offer custom card printing if you wish to have a certain logo or graphic printed on the card, for an additional fee.

**TechCASH value cards are valid for one year from date of issue or one year from date of last use.  Balances are refundable at anytime to the original funding source.  Please see TechCASH Terms and Conditions for more information.**

We will contact you to confirm this order as soon as possible. Please allow for 2-5 business days for your order to be prepared.  Beginning with orders received on July 1, 2022, a fee of $1.50 per gift card will be charged.  When providing funds to members of the MIT community, it is highly recommended to add value directly to existing MIT ID cards (and mobile ID’s) via the Rewards & Recognition form (above).  There is no fee for adding funds directly to MIT ID’s.

TechCASH Gift Cards
Name of Requestor
Name of Requestor
First Name
Last Name
Please do not abbreviate