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School-owned Stripe Connect

School-owned Stripe Connect account routes tuition + auxiliary payments directly family → school bank. Zero family transaction fees.

Included in all tiers
Key capabilities

What this primitive provides.

School-owned Stripe account

The school owns its own Stripe Connect account. Payments route family → school bank directly. No platform middleman.

Zero platform transaction fees

We charge no platform fee on tuition. Schools pay only Stripe's standard processing rate.

ACH + card + Apple Pay + Google Pay

Full payment-method coverage. ACH for low-fee tuition; card for convenience; Apple/Google Pay for parents on mobile.

Refunds + disputes

Refund workflow with audit log. Stripe-native dispute handling visible in the admin.

Multi-school routing (Network tier)

Diocesan and CMO networks route payments to per-school Stripe accounts. Central admin; distributed banking.

PCI compliance handled

Stripe Elements means card numbers never touch our servers. PCI scope reduced to SAQ-A.

Live customer

Falcon Academy on this app.

Falcon Academy: tuition payments routed via school's own Stripe Connect account. Zero platform transaction fees.

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Common questions

What schools ask about this app first.

Why school-owned Stripe vs platform-aggregated?

You own the merchant account, the customer relationship, and the float. We don't take a cut of family payments. Stripe's standard processing rate is the only fee.

Payment methods covered?

ACH (low fee for tuition), card, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Stripe handles all PCI compliance — card numbers never touch our servers.

Multi-school routing for networks?

Network tier routes payments to per-school Stripe accounts. Central admin; distributed banking.

Refunds and disputes?

Refund workflow with audit log. Stripe-native dispute handling visible in the admin.

See Stripe Connect in action

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