June 22, 2010

 Background  Recent history  Some pictures  Possible future options  Considerations DISCUSSION

 In the beginning there was the ‘batch’ option  Collect card number online  Send it to college/university attached to the admissions app  College/university processes the payment via their own machinery  Still in use  Of 43 institutions accepting credit cards, 25 use this option

 Hey, let’s do online app fee payments  Can make payment real-time  Can ensure payment made before submission of admissions app is complete  No handling of card info by colleges/universities for app fees

 Selected Verisign  Cost paid per transaction by colleges/universities to Verisign  Paypal acquired Verisign  Rebranded Verisign Gateway as Paypal Gateway

 From schools to the Advisory Committee  “Do we have to use Paypal?”  “Can we have other vendors, please?”  “We already have a deal with this other vendor – can we use that?”  Committee said “good idea”, let’s look at this  Now for some pretty pictures…

What the applicant sees While behind the scenes What the university/ college sees ApplyTexas SPEEDE serverEDI file w/CC nbr AT AdminCard Processing controls Processor/ Bank

What the applicant sees While behind the scenes What the university/ college sees ApplyTexas PayPalProcessor/Bank AT AdminPayPal Admin controls

What the applicant sees While behind the scenes What the university/ college sees ApplyTexas 3 rd PartyProcessor/Bank AT Admin3 rd Party Admin controls

What the applicant sees While behind the scenes What the university/ college sees ApplyTexas 3 rd Party Processor/Bank AT Admin3 rd Party Admin controls

 What features do we need?  Real-time processing  Interface to/from ApplyTexas site (with a *reasonable* level of effort)  PCI compliance

 What features do we want?  Ability to leverage combined weight of Texas schools to get a good deal  Ability to use existing vendor contracts because of sole source or better deals  Eliminate batch method (okay, *I* want that)

 Pros  Likely would result in some savings  More control by colleges/universities over their payment options  Easier PCI compliance  Cons  Initial development costs by ApplyTexas team  More vendor options, therefore more effort to learn and understand those options

 What are your concerns, needs, wants?  How do you currently process payments?  What are your constraints?  Are you considering a change?  Would this affect your decision?