Transact Integrated Payments
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What is Transact Integrated Payments
Transact Integrated Payments is a payment acceptance and processing solution used by education institutions to collect and reconcile student-related payments across campus services. It supports use cases such as tuition and fees, deposits, and other institutional charges, typically integrating with student information systems and finance/ERP environments. The product focuses on consolidating payment channels (online, in-person, and mobile) and routing transactions into institutional back-office workflows for posting and reconciliation.
Education-focused payment workflows
The product is designed around common higher-education payment scenarios such as student account payments and campus service charges. It supports institution-specific requirements like departmental payment collection and centralized reconciliation. This specialization can reduce the amount of custom work compared with general-purpose payment tools when used in education finance contexts.
Multiple payment channel support
Transact Integrated Payments typically supports online payments and point-of-sale style acceptance for on-campus locations. This helps institutions standardize payment handling across departments rather than using separate tools per office. A unified approach can simplify reporting and reduce operational variance in how payments are taken.
Integration into back-office systems
The solution is positioned to integrate with campus administrative systems so transactions can be posted and reconciled in finance workflows. This can improve traceability from payment event to ledger posting and reduce manual re-keying. Integration-oriented design is important where institutions run complex student billing and ERP processes.
Not a full ERP suite
While it supports payment acceptance and related reconciliation, it does not replace core student finance, billing, or ERP functionality. Institutions still need separate systems for student records, invoicing, financial aid accounting, and general ledger management. This can increase dependency on integrations and vendor coordination.
Integration effort varies by stack
Actual implementation complexity depends on the institution’s SIS/ERP environment and how payments must be posted (real-time vs batch, departmental vs centralized). Some integrations may require professional services, middleware, or custom mapping. Institutions with heavily customized finance processes may need additional configuration and testing.
Payments scope may be narrower
Compared with broader education finance platforms, the product’s scope centers on payment processing rather than end-to-end tuition management, collections, and financial operations. Institutions seeking a single system for billing, payment plans, and finance operations may need additional modules or separate products. This can lead to fragmented user experiences across student-facing and staff-facing workflows.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan / Module | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| ePayment (suite: Payment Processing, Payment Plans, Bill Presentment, Cashiering) | Not publicly listed — contact sales | Cloud-based student payments, recurring autopay, ACH/credit support, ERP/SIS integrations; "Demo Request" present on product pages. |
| Payment Processing (SmartPay, CampusPay) | Not publicly listed — contact sales | Options to eliminate or absorb card processing fees (SmartPay, CampusPay); PCI DSS Level 1 and P2PE; described as configurable per-institution. |
| eMarket — Single-Use License | Not publicly listed — contact sales | PCI-compliant online storefront for limited eCommerce needs; managed per-staff-member; project quotes for additional users. |
| eMarket — Unlimited Licensing | Not publicly listed — contact sales | Unlimited payment portals/sites across campus; no additional fees for new users/sites; marketed for growing institutions. |
| ERP Integration (Transact Exchange) | Not publicly listed — contact sales | Middleware for real-time ERP/SIS integrations (Ellucian, Oracle, Jenzabar, Workday, Anthology). |
| International Payments (add-on to ePayment/eMarket) | Not publicly listed — contact sales | Accepts 134 currencies, supports 162+ countries; stated "No additional cost to add International Payments to the ePayment or eMarket modules" on product page. |
| Virtual Terminal, Rapid Checkout, Refunds, Insights, Sponsor Payments, Cashiering | Not publicly listed — contact sales | Listed as modular capabilities with demo/contact-sales CTAs; licensing/fee details not published. |
Note: Transact's official product pages describe modules, licensing options (e.g., eMarket Single-Use vs Unlimited), and direct-sales/demo requests but do not publish public list prices or trial/free-tier details. Demo requests and "Contact Sales" calls-to-action are used throughout the site.
Seller details
Transact Campus, Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
1996
Private
https://transactcampus.com/
https://x.com/TransactCampus
https://www.linkedin.com/company/transact-campus/
