Universities

Automate your manual payment operations

Are you ready to scrunch up those paper forms & checks?

Innovative Universities use Backpack to automate manual payments and empower their Business and Financial Aid Offices.

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Our Products

Eradicate manual process and payments...

529 Direct Payments

Online 529 payments with coverage of all 102 Plans, supported by our student family 529 Platform.

Third-Party Billing

Centralize your third-party payments process, including authorization intake, invoicing, payments and communications.

Outside Scholarships

Automate and digitize intake of outside scholarships, including enhanced engagement and reporting.

Refunds & Returns

Process refunds and returns for all payment types through the Backpack platform.

Proactive Comms & Support

Provide automated transparency to all stakeholders involved in payments through out proprietary Proactive Support platform.

Don’t take our word for it.
Hear from some of our partners.

St. Edward’s University

Austin, TX

Backpack has been a game-changer for how we handle complex payments, including 529 plans, third-party authorizations and invoicing, and scholarships. The dramatic reduction in paper checks has been a huge relief, and having everything—external payments, invoicing, and tracking—centralized in one place has streamlined our entire process.
This transformation has freed up valuable time and resources, allowing us to focus more on enhancing the student experience. The efficiency and transparency Backpack brings to our operations are second to none, making it an essential partner for our institution.

Peter Beilharz

Director of Student Accounts

Backpack was easy to work with through the implementation process. Standing up the software was a breeze and took less than 15 days after the paperwork was signed. We are excited to partner with Backpack and see how they can help us to improve the student experience.

Cody Willard

Associate Director, Student Account Services

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Powerful and Seamless Integration

Powerful, embedded workflows

We play nice with others

Backpack’s platform is designed to plug in around a University’s current technology stack. Think of us as bolt-on modules that supercharge your payment processes. No replacement necessary.We also offer progressive implementations that enable you to get started without heavy IT implementation effort.

Flexible Modules

All our modules can be implemented separately or together. We offer progressive discounts based on the number of modules implemented.

SSO Integration

We integrate into all major Identity Providers through your University SSO configuration for secure, easy-to-manage authentication.

Compliance Built-In

Backpack has partnered with a state-chartered Bank to facilitate all payment capabilities, meaning you have the security of a bank powering your payments.Backpack has also invested heavily in obtaining critical accreditations like SOC 2 and TX-RAMP. Learn more in our Trust Center.

Is there a problem you are facing today that existing solutions don’t quite cover?

Backpack’s Partner Program provides an opportunity for Student Financial Accounts experts to work with our expert technology team to develop the solutions they deserve at no cost to the University.

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