Payment Gateway Integrations for Schools
Collect school fees in any country — 19 payment gateways covering cards, UPI, Mobile Money, Pix, iDEAL, Fawry, and 200+ local payment methods
Overview
OpenEduCat integrates with 19 payment gateways covering every major education market globally. Connect your student fee portal to the gateway your parents actually use — UPI for Indian schools, M-PESA for African institutions, Pix for Brazilian universities, iDEAL for Dutch schools, Fawry for Egyptian campuses, GCash for Philippine universities. Every gateway integration shares the same core benefit: when a parent pays, the student's invoice marks paid automatically, a receipt generates, and the transaction posts to the GL — without any manual data entry by finance staff. Bulk gateway settlements split into individual student transactions, eliminating month-end reconciliation. For institutions operating across multiple countries, OpenEduCat supports multiple payment providers simultaneously — routing each student to the appropriate gateway based on their campus or billing currency. Finance leadership sees a unified collection dashboard across all markets. All 19 gateways handle card data on their own PCI DSS certified servers. Your OpenEduCat instance never stores or processes card numbers, keeping your institution's compliance scope minimal.
Key Capabilities
19 Payment Gateways
Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Flutterwave, Mercado Pago, Xendit, Paymob, Mollie, Adyen, Authorize.Net, Worldline, Nuvei, Amazon Payment Services, DPO Pay, iyzico, Toss Payments, Redsys, AsiaPay, Buckaroo.
200+ Local Payment Methods
UPI (India), M-PESA (Kenya/Tanzania), Pix (Brazil), iDEAL (Netherlands), Bancontact (Belgium), Fawry (Egypt), GCash (Philippines), QRIS (Indonesia), MADA (Saudi Arabia), Bizum (Spain), and more.
Automatic Reconciliation
Every payment instantly marks the matching student invoice paid and posts to the GL. Bulk bank deposits split into individual student transactions — no manual matching at month-end.
Multi-Gateway, Multi-Country
Run Razorpay for Indian campuses, Flutterwave for African campuses, and Mollie for European campuses from a single OpenEduCat instance. Each settles to the correct local bank account.
Installment & Recurring Billing
Configure semester, quarterly, or monthly installment plans. Save a card or bank mandate once and charge automatically on each due date without requiring parent action.
PCI DSS Compliant by Design
All gateways use hosted payment pages or tokenization. Card data never touches your server — your institution's PCI scope is limited to your gateway merchant agreement.
Setup Guide
Choose Your Gateway by Region
India → Razorpay. Africa → Flutterwave or DPO Pay. Brazil/LatAm → Mercado Pago. Europe → Mollie, Worldline, or Buckaroo. MENA → Paymob or Amazon Payment Services. SEA → Xendit. Global → Stripe or Adyen.
Create a Merchant Account
Sign up with your chosen gateway. Complete business verification with your institution's registration documents and bank account details. Most gateways verify within 1–3 business days.
Configure in OpenEduCat
Go to Settings > Payment Providers. Select your gateway, enter API keys (publishable key and secret key), and enable the currencies and payment methods for your student population.
Configure Fee Structure
Set up fee categories (tuition, exam, hostel, transport) and link to the payment provider. Configure installment schedules if offering term-based or monthly payment plans.
Test and Go Live
Process a test payment using your gateway's sandbox. Verify the invoice marks paid, GL posts correctly, receipt generates. Switch to live keys and communicate the new payment portal to families.
Use Cases
- Indian CBSE and engineering colleges collecting term fees via UPI, Net Banking, and EMI through Razorpay
- Pan-African school groups collecting Mobile Money and bank transfer fees across 10+ countries via Flutterwave and DPO Pay
- Dutch and Belgian schools collecting via iDEAL and SEPA Direct Debit mandate through Mollie or Worldline
- International universities with students from 50+ countries using Stripe or Nuvei for global card and local payment method coverage
Technical Requirements
- Merchant account with at least one of the 19 supported payment gateways
- OpenEduCat Enterprise Edition
- SSL certificate on your OpenEduCat instance
- Valid business registration documents for gateway KYC/KYB verification
Related Features
Fee Payment and Collection
Manage tuition, program fees, hostel charges, and lab levies from a single system that automates invoice generation, handles installment plans, and gives families a self-service portal to view balances, pay online, and download receipts — without calling your office.
Advanced Accounting Software for Schools
Multi-campus fund tracking, automated reconciliations, grant compliance reporting, and fee-to-ledger integration. Close months in days with real-time dashboards and a full audit trail.
Financial Management
Set up fee structures once — auto-generate invoices at enrollment, accept payments via cash, bank, or online gateway, apply discounts, and reconcile. Close books faster with fewer errors.
Student Management
Student information system software that keeps every record (academics, health, contacts, documents) in one place. SIS for K-12 schools and universities that gives staff accurate student data instantly and makes reporting effortless.
Frequently Asked Questions
Solutions That Use Payment Gateways
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