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payment companies

Many agents, schools and students now use payment solution companies to
simplify their financial transactions. Bethan Norris takes a look at what’s available.
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rencies, time zones and different banking systems. and can track all payment information. Educators re-
Payment solution companies aim to streamline ceive the full amount of every receivable – including
this process and we highlight three businesses in full student details making reconciliation easy – can
the chart below, taking a look at what they offer to generate a proof of payment immediately and receive
Boston School of English California State University, Chico Grossmont College - ACE
Boston American Language & Culture American Collegiate English agents, schools and students. comprehensive proof of payments so there is no con-
+1 617-325-2760 Institute El Cajon, California
Info@StudyEnglish.com Chico, California +1 619 644-7293 Sharon Whittaker from NexPay says that they fusion. Meanwhile, students can send funds to their
www.BostonSchoolOfEnglish.com +1 530-898-6821 ace.grossmont@gcccd.edu
alci@csuchico.edu www.grossmont.edu/ace have services for agents, schools and students. agent or school or themselves and pay in their own
English! Learn it…Live it… rce.csuchico.edu/alci
LOVE it! at BSML Start your 2+2 community college “Agents can make split payments in multiple curren- currency avoiding costly bank fees.”
40 Years of Welcoming Students to pathway with ACE
s Intensive & Semi-Intensive English Chico State
Courses s Small classes, affordable, quality
s Excellent housing within walking s Safe campus in a beautiful academics
distance college town s ACE to Grossmont to UCSD, USD, pAYMENT plATFORM/S AppROx. NUMBER OF
s University Pathway Program s Small classes held on campus SDSU SOlUTIONS USED: USERS YOU pROvIDE
s TOEFL & IELTS Test Preparation s Conditional admission s Professors: Master’s in TESOL, FOR: SERvICES FOR:
Program s Affordable housing Linguistics
s Summer & Youth Programs s Fun social & cultural activities s Beautiful, safe, diverse campus
s Family & children Programs s Summer & special programs s Sunny San Diego AppROx. NUMBER OF pAYMENTS hOw MANY CURRENCIES DO YOU
s Business Program s Full- and part-time instruction s CEA-accredited NAME OF pAYMENT COMpANY YEAR ESTABlIShED EDUCATION pROvIDERS STUDENTS EDUCATION pROvIDERS STUDENTS AppROxIMATElY hOw MANY COUNTRIES? pROCESSED pER DAY? wORk wITh? kEY FEATUES (FOR AGENTS) kEY FEATUES (FOR EDS) kEY FEATUES (FOR STUDENTS) FEES INvOlvED

Temple University Intensive English UC San Diego English Language University of Delaware University of Pittsburgh Nexpay, international wEBSITE AGENTS ONlINE MOBIlE OThER AGENTS no set
Language Program Institute (ELI) English Language Institute English Language Institute www.nexpay.com.au 2012 100+ 1,000 10,000+ 60 – 30 up
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania La Jolla, CA Newark, Delaware Pittsburgh
+1-215-204-7899 + 1 858 534 6784 +1 302-831-2674 +1 412-624-5901
ielp@temple.edu ipinfo@ucsd.edu ud-eli@udel.edu elipitt@pitt.edu no set
ielp.temple.edu ip.extension.ucsd.edu www.udel.edu/eli eli.pitt.edu UniZest, UK 2015 1,200 134 500 120 up fee
www.unizest.co.uk
Achieve Your Goals Your journey starts here. Your home for excellence in Learn English, Meet America!
English teaching. Western Union Business
s Excellence in teaching English s %NGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN s Intensive English, English for Solutions, international http:// 8 none
since 1974 business, medical, engineering, s Ranked in top 100 universities university study, English for law business.westernunion.com/ 1865 650+ 180,000+ 10,000 42
s Intensive English pharmacy, legal, and culture in U.S. & grad students, customized education
s Conditional Admission s 4EEN SUMMER PROGRAMS s Located near New York and programs
s Short-term Programs s "EAUTIFUL CAMPUS OVERLOOKING Washington, DC s CEA-accredited
s Graduate Academic English the Pacifi c Ocean s Pathway program, conditional s Highly ranked university key
s EducationUSA Academy s #ONDITIONAL !DMISSION OPTIONS admission s Activities, conversation partners, ThE ABOvE IS A GENERAl GUIDE TO
for teenagers s #%! !CCREDITED s Intensive English: business, excursions monthly management charge budgeting software 24-hour processing pAYMENT SOlUTION COMpANIES. All
s Near New York and Washington, D.C. legal, culture s Safe, friendly city clients in 8, receive payments cash back rewards payment tracking/reports FACTS ShOUlD BE ChECkED wITh ThE
INDIvIDUAl COMpANIES lISTED.
s Summer programs for teens from more than 220 countries elimination of int’l transfer fees split payments (so agents can claim
all other providers charge foreign exchange rate service commission up front)
students if they want to pay a none 24-hour customer support
university in the university’s online bank account/card tablet and integrated into ERP
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