PayPal is expanding how students pay tuition by introducing new payment integrations across education platforms, with Venmo also included. The company announces that students and their families can use PayPal and Venmo to make tuition payments through Illumia, Nelnet Campus Commerce, and TouchNet, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 19) press release.
The outlets describe the update as broadening payment choice for a major recurring expense. PYMNTS focuses on PayPal opening its platforms to tuition payments, while PR Newswire emphasizes the addition of Venmo alongside PayPal. Both accounts tie the change specifically to integrations with the three education payment services, indicating that the ability to pay with these consumer payment methods is enabled through those existing education billing and processing channels.
While the articles align on what is being added and through which partners, they differ slightly in framing—one highlighting PayPal’s platform expansion and the other highlighting the combined PayPal/Venmo options. In both cases, the core development is the availability of these payment methods for tuition through the named education commerce platforms.
