Higher education payments for the campus of tomorrow

Empower campus operations, enhance the student experience and ensure compliance with tailored payment solutions from TouchNet and ECSI.
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Easily manage student financing

Our comprehensive portal simplifies tuition payments, creating a better user experience regardless of payment type while keeping sensitive cardholder data secure.
Tuition payments
Payment plans
Refunds management
Tuition payments
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Improve the tuition payment experience

Automate your business office and expand student services with integrated, self-service solutions in a centralized and secure payment environment.

Our college tuition payment software accepts a variety of payment options and offers easy access to campus financial services from any device, 24 hours a day.

Plus, you can spend less time shuffling paperwork by managing all billing electronically — even automating statements, payments and reconciliation for sponsored students.

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Payment plans
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Reduce student debt with tuition payment plans

Help prevent student debt and sustain revenue with flexible installment plans for tuition payments.

Schedule payments, determine service fees, send automated notifications and more. Enrollment takes just a few minutes, and students can make payments directly from a bank account, credit card or via international bank transfer.

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Refunds management
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Offer a full range of refund options

Student disbursements and campus refunds are easy, safe and reliable with our all-in-one portal.

Meet student expectations and maintain Title IV compliance by offering a variety of refund methods that students can choose from. Thanks to robust reporting and automated alerts, our solution takes pesky administrative tasks off your plate.

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Improve the tuition payment experience

Automate your business office and expand student services with integrated, self-service solutions in a centralized and secure payment environment.

Our college tuition payment software accepts a variety of payment options and offers easy access to campus financial services from any device, 24 hours a day.

Plus, you can spend less time shuffling paperwork by managing all billing electronically — even automating statements, payments and reconciliation for sponsored students.

Learn more
Two young women sit at a table in a common area of a university building and look at a laptop screen together.

Reduce student debt with tuition payment plans

Help prevent student debt and sustain revenue with flexible installment plans for tuition payments.

Schedule payments, determine service fees, send automated notifications and more. Enrollment takes just a few minutes, and students can make payments directly from a bank account, credit card or via international bank transfer.

Learn more
Two young men in button-down shirts sit at a desk and smile as they look at a computer screen together.

Offer a full range of refund options

Student disbursements and campus refunds are easy, safe and reliable with our all-in-one portal.

Meet student expectations and maintain Title IV compliance by offering a variety of refund methods that students can choose from. Thanks to robust reporting and automated alerts, our solution takes pesky administrative tasks off your plate.

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Give campus commerce a boost

Education expenses don’t stop at tuition, and managing payments for all your departments, organizations and merchants can feel daunting. TouchNet Marketplace, our secure suite of payment solutions, makes it easy to streamline operations and find more opportunities for revenue.

Digital storefronts

Operate an unlimited number of custom online storefronts with integrated inventory management and a flexible product database.

  • Single checkout for multiple stores
  • Works for events, donations and more
  • Promo code discount capability

Secure payment pages

Already have web-based, front-end applications but can’t take payments? Our PCI-compliant payment pages can move all payments into one centralized system.

  • Securely collect payment data
  • Automatically update your general ledger
  • Return the user to the original app

Campus point of sale

Power your POS on the go — on campus or off — and accept payments for conferences, sporting events, donations, parking and more.

  • The latest mobile payment tech
  • Remote device management
  • Easy supervisor oversight

Centralized cashiering

Oversee campus-based cashiering, including payment acceptance, batch deposits, multiple cashier station support and detailed reporting with role-based permissions.

  • Seamless integration with SIS
  • Less potential for human error
  • Simplified reconciliation

Sync with your campus ID management

Our cloud-based credential management system integrates with your SIS to manage the many permissions and privileges required by modern college campuses.
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Mobile ID

Replace traditional physical ID cards with mobile credentials, so students can experience campus with just a tap of their phone.

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Access control

Available via physical card or contactless digital ID, our solution allows you to designate custom credentials for facilities across campus.

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Campus dining

Students can access dining halls, purchase meal plans and order food in advance, while staff can utilize valuable data for decision-making.

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Keep payment processing running smoothly

Bring your merchant accounts under one system to quickly find answers

Processing: Accept and manage all of your transactions—whether online, mobile, or point of sale (POS)—in one comprehensive commerce system from one vendor. Powerful reconciliation software centralizes management.

Genius: Get a handle on in-person payments by providing campus departments, clubs and merchants with a powerful point-of-sale system with inventory management, discounts and surcharging, web-enabled ordering and much more.

PayPath: Pass on processing costs when payers choose to pay with a credit card by replacing merchant fees with a supplemental convenience fee and receive 100 percent of the amount owed.

PCI Services: Protect sensitive payment data, demonstrate compliance, reduce compliance documentation efforts, and gain access to multiple resources with our managed PCI Services program.

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Enhance the higher ed experience

Imagine what you can accomplish with greater operational efficiencies and self-service access for students and staff. Why just dream it when you can do it?

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Free up time with fully-managed student finance services

Want to unburden your business office and focus on the success of your students? With ECSI in your corner, you can.
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Recover past-due balances

Help college students stay enrolled and out of collections while boosting revenue and minimizing administrative workloads.

Deliver dedicated support

Let us handle inbound calls and give your team more capacity to hone in on core responsibilities and institutional goals.

Take the hassle out of taxes

Reduce the time and effort involved in generating tax forms while ensuring complete compliance for higher education institutions.

Trust the experts in student loans

Lighten the load of student loan servicing and lean on ECSI’s more than five decades of experience.

Untangle the complexities of campus payments

We tie every transaction and access point together for holistic, top-to-bottom insight.

  • Gain a one-stop view of the student

    Access each student’s complete profile to deliver real-time answers and respond with maximum efficiency for a better student experience.

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  • Consolidate campuswide transactions

    Identify trends, boost effectiveness and track KPIs by unifying transaction data into pre-built dashboards that can be configured for deeper analysis.

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  • Maintain compliance with ease

    Safeguard sensitive payment data, achieve compliance and reduce the annual overhead needed for compliance documentation.

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1.2k+

colleges and universities

22m+

students and families

40b+

dollars a year in transactions

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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

We offer data security and compliance through robust encryption, secure network protocols, regular vulnerability assessments and adherence to strict industry standards for data handling and storage.

Learn more about our security and compliance here.

Accepted payment types include credit card, debit card, ACH, digital payments and more.

Yes, our platform is designed to be flexible and interoperable with other campus systems, including SIS, to facilitate college costs like tuition payments, billing and financial aid.

Our API approach allows for seamless data exchange between TouchNet, ECSI and your SIS. This ensures that transactions and student account information are updated in real-time, reducing administrative overhead and improving accuracy.

Learn more about our SIS integrations here.

  • Flexible payment options: Payment plans allow students to pay their tuition, fees and other charges in installments. This reduces the likelihood of late payments by making the financial burden more manageable for students.
  • Automated reminders: Notifications are sent to students when a payment is due or missed, keeping them informed and helping them stay on track.
  • Electronic bill presentment: TouchNet's system allows institutions to deliver electronic bills to students and parents. This reduces paper-based processes and makes it easier for students to access their account information, review charges and make payments online.
  • Late fee automation: Colleges and universities can set up automatic late fees for overdue payments, incentivizing students to pay on time.
  • Parent/third-party access: Students can grant access to their account for parents or guardians, so they can monitor and make payments directly.
  • Revenue tracking: Reporting tools allow institutions to track revenue in real time, helping them identify trends in late payments and areas for improvement.

We offer dedicated support from an experienced team, available 24/7, 365.

ECSI’s proprietary loan servicing solution is customizable to meet the needs of your college or university, no matter how large or small. We service federal student loans, private student loans and more.

Our self-service website gives borrowers the ability to manage their accounts anywhere, any time. Students and borrowers also have access to our experienced team of customer support advocates via live chat, text or toll-free phone.