Overseas student fee payments via agents made more efficient and secure

A single secure system for handling fee payments from international students via agents has been launched by leading global transactions firm Uni-Pay. The new service aims to cut costs and bureaucracy for universities and English language colleges, as well as students and agents themselves.
It is also designed to make the fee paying process via agents more transparent, amid concerns over the activities of some rogue operators who look to take advantage of what is now a multi-billion dollar global industry.
For the first time, agents across the world will be able to use the Uni-Pay service to manage payments from students – whether they pay via the agent or direct to the institution. All parties will have visibility of the payment trail, which brings much more transparency than has ever been available before to this important stage of recruiting international students. Read more...