LEXINGTON, Mass., Nov. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FamilyID, Inc., the premier cloud-based program and activity registration platform, today announced the immediate availability its MySchoolBucks payments integration. The exclusive partnership between industry leaders Heartland School Solutions and FamilyID delivers an end-to-end solution that simplifies program registration and payment for both parents and school administrators.
Parents can now use FamilyID to register their children for school programs and activities, and seamlessly complete payment through MySchoolBucks using their credit card, debit card or bank payment methods. School administrators can directly manage registrations, payments and refunds from within the FamilyID platform, and the school business office can access robust financial reporting through the MySchoolBucks portal.
“Our exclusive partnership with Heartland has enabled us to launch an innovative and elegant solution to meet a critical need for all schools – securely and efficiently collecting and managing large amounts of data and payments for a myriad of programs and activities,” said Rochelle Nemrow, FamilyID founder and CEO. “The integration of FamilyID and MySchoolBucks, two best-of-breed products, means one superior solution without compromise by the companies that schools and families already know and trust.”
MySchoolBucks is the leading payment platform for K–12 schools, processing payments for millions of families in more than 35,000 schools for lunch programs, athletics, extracurricular activities, afterschool programs and more. FamilyID provides an online registration platform for sports, courses, clubs, camps and all types of programs and activities, serving more than one million families and nearly 2,000 schools. The integrated platform is a one-stop solution for families and schools.
“This integration exemplifies our commitment to delivering a comprehensive solution to the millions of individuals involved in school-related programs, with the same level of quality and service that we provide for school lunch payments,” said Terry Roberts, president of Heartland School Solutions.
FamilyID and Heartland have delivered on their common mission to serve schools and families with:
- A unified solution that is intuitive and easy-to-use
- Convenient and secure access to information at any time without duplicate data entry
- Superior customer service for parents and schools seven-days/week
Through this integrated platform, the business office will no longer need to independently reconcile payments with participation in school programs and activities.
"Our one-stop solution will save schools enormous amounts of time. Program administrators, such as athletic directors, can see in real-time who has paid and can issue refunds if kids don’t make the team,” said Nemrow. “It’s also really easy for parents to use, and gives them visibility to their registration and payment information.”
About FamilyID
FamilyID helps efficiently manage program registrations and payments. Participants enter their information once to register for all types of programs. From arts to athletics, camps to clubs, program providers use FamilyID to offer the convenience of online registration, improve efficiency and attract new customers. Visit FamilyID.com, Like us on Facebook and follow @MyFamilyID on Twitter and Instagram.
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