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"sQuid integrates with Pebble’s Smart Accountancy Software"
12 January 2010

sQuid, the ePayments network, has announced the integration of their ePayments service with Pebble’s ‘School Fund Manager’ system.

The new service allows 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 and also makes it much simpler and quicker for parents to pay for the various expenditures that come with having a child at school.

Pebble specialise in smart accountancy applications which help schools and other organisations manage their finances and deal with account keeping.  The Pebble system is very easy to use, and the integration with sQuid allows parents to access an online account which can be viewed and topped up at any time.  a comprehensive list of items and trips is allocated by the school administrator to each pupil.  These can be paid for using the online sQuid account, without the need for cash or cheques to be taken to school.

Michael Green, Chief Technical Officer at Pebble says, “This is a very exciting time for us, it is something we have wanted to do for some time and now we have found the perfect company to collaborate with.”

sQuid already works with a number of schools across the UK, providing cashless payment schemes for pupils to pay for their school lunches using both smartcards and biometric systems.  The addition of online ePayments provides another sQuid service aimed at removing cash from schools.

Adam Smith, Managing Director at sQuid, said “Our eMoney service is quick and simple for parents, pupils and the school office.  This collaboration with Pebble opens up new capabilities in delivering simple, up-to-date payment technologies for the benefit of our customers, and is another example of our dedication to simplifying payments and reducing cash in schools and campuses.”