Case Study: UCD Professional Academy improves payment flexibility and student checkout with Square1 and Stripe

UCD Professional Academy expands payment flexibility with Square1 and boosts instalment plan uptake

UCD Professional Academy, a professional education provider, faced a challenge with its existing Stripe payment integration, which only supported one-time payments. This limitation created a barrier to accessibility for students who needed flexible payment plans. UCD partnered with the vendor Square1 to develop a solution that would introduce phased payments, expand payment methods, and maintain automated financial reconciliation without disrupting existing systems.

Square1 implemented a sophisticated serverless middleware solution that integrated Stripe's Billing product with UCD's enrolment system. This allowed for the creation of bespoke payment plans and automated revenue recovery. The result for UCD Professional Academy was a significant increase in student payment accessibility with strong uptake of the new instalment plans, alongside more reliable financial reconciliation processes. The solution delivered by Square1 enhanced the student experience without adding operational burden.

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