Student Payment Software That Supports the Bottom Line
Reduce late payments, improve collections and offer students the flexibility they expect from one centralized platform.
Simplify How Students Pay and How You Reconcile
Today’s students expect easy, online payment options. The finance team needs more than convenience, it needs accuracy, automation and real-time visibility.Â
Campus Cafe’s Student Payment Software helps you manage tuition and fee payments, process refunds and reduce administrative overhead with one fully integrated system.
Helping Higher-Ed Finance Teams Overcome Payment Processing Challenges
Finance teams at small and mid-sized colleges face daily roadblocks that slow down payment collection and increase administrative load. Here’s how our software helps.
Pain Point
How Campus Cafe Helps
- Manual reconciliation between payment systems and accounting software
- Real-time ledger updates and automatic reconciliation with general ledger
- High call volume from students calling about payment status or balances
- Self-service portal with real-time account views and online payment access
- Complex fee structures and installment plans
- Easily configure custom payment plans and fees by student type or cohort
- Missed or delayed payments due to poor communication
- Automatic payment reminders via email and SMS
- Limited payment methods (check-only or in-person)
- Integrate with Stripe to accept credit cards, ACH and bank transfers through secure online portals
- Time-consuming refund processing
- Refunds handled electronically and recorded automatically in student accounts
- Lack of transparency into cash flow
- Daily summaries and audit trails that feed directly into financial reporting
When payments are delayed, so is your institution’s ability to forecast cash flow and allocate resources. Campus Cafe helps you collect funds faster.
Benefits for Finance Professionals
Campus Cafe’s student payment tools are designed to improve efficiency and increase on-time collections.
Automate Payment Workflows
Reduce manual entry by integrating real-time payment processing and eliminating the need for duplicate data entry.
Enable Self-Service Payments
Boost student satisfaction by allowing students to view balances, set up payment plans and pay online.
Send Automated Reminders
Minimize late payments with built-in notifications that alert students of upcoming due dates or missed payments.
Sync Real-Time Data
Gain financial clarity through automatic updates to the student account and general ledger, providing accurate, up-to-date financial insight.
Payment Software Features That Simplify Billing and Collections
Campus Cafe’s payment tools are packed with features that simplify billing and collections while giving students the convenience they expect.
