First Schools Launch sQuid-enabled Payments With Pebble's School Fund Manager Software

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12 Jan, 2011, 10:00 GMT

LONDON, January 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- School Fund Manager (SFM) from Pebble, the smart accountancy software provider, now enables their school clients to offer online sQuid ePayments as an option to parents.

sQuid enabled payments in SFM allow parents to pay for a variety of school related expenses, from school trips to uniforms, using sQuid's online school ePayments. With full integration into the schools accountancy system, administration time is reduced making it much simpler and quicker for parents to pay for various school expenses for their child.

Ryan Green, General Manager at Pebble, says, "We have worked extremely hard to bring this product to market, so that our school clients can offer parents an innovative way to pay for everyday school items using an online account from sQuid. The schools that have adopted this are already seeing significant benefits in reducing administration as well as convenience to parents."

Sandesh Kuckian, the Finance Officer at Fernwood School, one of the first schools to launch with sQuid enabled payments through SFM, said, "We have found it so much easier for parents to conveniently pay for school trips online. That combined with the fact that our office staff no longer need to manage cash and cheques has been a real benefit to our school."

sQuid work with a number of schools across the UK, enabling cashless payment for everything from school lunches and school trips to printing and photocopying, all aimed at removing cash from schools.

Dominic Pope, marketing manager at sQuid, said, "Online sQuid ePayments are quick and simple for parents, pupils and the school office to use. The addition of sQuid as an online payment option for parents will benefit everyone and removes the need for children to bring cash or cheques to school."

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