Tailored solutions for education that protect students, parents and donors while simplifying compliance.
“Paytia has helped us turn a security exposure and reputational risk into a value-enhancing opportunity. Fundraising has never been more important and Paytia has helped us achieve our goals.”
Trinity Hall College, Cambridge
From tuition fees and accommodation deposits to telethon campaigns and conference bookings, educational institutions handle card data across dozens of departments — each one a potential compliance gap.
University tuition fees often run into thousands of pounds per transaction. When finance teams collect these payments by phone, staff handle sensitive card data for high-value sums — dramatically increasing the financial and reputational risk of a breach.
Halls of residence and college accommodation offices process hundreds of deposits each admissions cycle. Manual card handling slows the process, creates bottlenecks at peak times, and exposes the institution to unnecessary compliance risk.
Universities run large-scale telephone fundraising campaigns staffed by student callers. Without secure payment technology, each caller becomes a data-handling risk — and donors are increasingly reluctant to read card details aloud to a student.
University conference offices, summer schools and event teams take bookings by phone from delegates worldwide. Each call involves card data that must be protected, yet many conference teams lack the infrastructure for full PCI compliance.
Exam offices collect fees for re-sits, external examinations and professional assessments. These are often small, high-volume transactions processed by administrative staff who are not payment specialists — increasing the likelihood of errors and data exposure.
Schools handle payment data for families with children, requiring heightened data protection standards. GDPR places additional obligations when minors are involved, and the consequences of a breach involving children's data are severe.
From tuition collection to alumni telethons and international conference bookings, every feature solves real payment challenges in educational settings.
DTMF masking lets parents, students and donors key in card details during the call while staff hear only flat tones. Card data never enters your school or university systems.
Send branded payment links by email for tuition fees, accommodation deposits, conference bookings and donations. Payers complete the transaction at their convenience from any device — fully PCI compliant.
Set up instalment plans for tuition and course fees during a single phone call. Tokenised card storage means recurring payments collect automatically on schedule — no need for parents or students to call back each month.
Run alumni appeals, building funds and scholarship campaigns with secure donation pages. Student callers never hear or see card data, removing training burden and compliance risk from your telethon operation. Track every gift against the correct campaign.
Conference offices and summer school teams take delegate payments securely by phone or payment link. Process international card payments from delegates worldwide with full PCI DSS compliance built in.
Built with data protection at the core. Meets GDPR requirements including the enhanced protections required when processing data related to minors. Card data never touches your systems, so your GDPR obligations around storing sensitive financial data are significantly reduced.
Finance teams collect tuition fees worth thousands of pounds per transaction — by phone, by payment link, or through recurring instalment plans. DTMF masking ensures card data never reaches your staff, while tokenised storage handles automatic instalment collection on schedule.
Halls of residence offices process hundreds of deposits each admissions cycle. Staff send secure payment links to incoming students or take deposits over the phone during confirmation calls. The dashboard tracks which deposits are outstanding, eliminating manual spreadsheet reconciliation.
Exam offices collect re-sit fees, external examination charges and professional assessment payments. Payment links reduce the volume of inbound calls, and the dashboard provides a clear audit trail for every transaction.
Student callers collect alumni donations during telephone campaigns without ever hearing card details. Trinity Hall College, Cambridge uses Paytia for their annual telethon — turning what was a security exposure into a value-enhancing opportunity for the College.
University conference offices take delegate payments from around the world. Whether delegates call to book or receive a payment link by email, every transaction is PCI compliant and card data never enters the university network.
Create a payment link for each trip or activity and send it to parents by email or text. Parents pay at their convenience from any device, and staff see exactly which payments are outstanding — no more chasing envelopes of cash.
Collect tuition, accommodation, trips and activity payments across all departments through a single secure platform.
Student callers never see card data during alumni donation campaigns, removing training burden and compliance risk.
Process international card payments from delegates worldwide with full PCI DSS compliance built in.
Offer parents, students, alumni and donors the flexibility to pay by phone, payment link, or recurring instalment plan.
Enhanced protections for minors with card data that never touches your systems, significantly reducing your GDPR obligations.
Used by Cambridge colleges and UK universities. No complex integration — works with your existing telephony.
Trinity Hall College runs an annual telephone fundraising campaign to engage alumni and raise funds for student hardship, scholarships and college initiatives. Paytia's DTMF masking technology allows student callers to collect donations securely — donors key in card details via their telephone keypad, and card data never enters the College's systems.
The College achieved full PCI DSS compliance without significant IT changes, donor confidence increased, and student fundraisers found the system intuitive with minimal training required.
Yes. During a single phone call, staff can set up a recurring payment schedule with tokenised card storage. Payments collect automatically on the agreed dates — no need for parents to call back each month.
Accommodation offices can collect deposits by phone using DTMF masking or by sending a secure payment link by email. Both methods keep card data out of your university systems entirely, and the dashboard shows which deposits are outstanding in real time.
Absolutely. DTMF masking is ideal for student callers collecting alumni donations — callers never hear or see card data, which removes the training burden and compliance risk. Trinity Hall College, Cambridge uses Paytia for exactly this purpose.
Yes. Conference offices can take delegate payments securely by phone or send payment links for online booking. The system handles international cards and multiple currencies, making it suitable for global academic conferences.
Exam offices can send payment links for individual fees or take payments during a phone call. The dashboard tracks which fees have been paid, reducing the administrative overhead of chasing outstanding payments manually.
Paytia removes card data from your environment entirely. Since payment credentials never touch your systems, the GDPR obligations around storing sensitive data for minors are significantly reduced.
Yes. Paytia works with Stripe, Worldpay, Barclaycard, Adyen and more. There is no need to switch payment providers — the system integrates with your existing gateway.
Most institutions are live within two to three weeks. There is no complex integration required — Paytia works with your existing telephony and does not require changes to your IT infrastructure.
See how schools and universities use Paytia to collect fees, run campaigns and protect student data. Book a demo today.