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Nelnet Campus Commerce

4/21/20

Expanding Student Check-Cashing Options

25% of U.S. households are still considered unbanked or underbanked, according to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) data. Unbanked Americans are those who lack any kind of account at a financial institution.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

4/9/20

Build a Budget, Step by Step

Setting up a budget is easy. Sticking to one? That can be a lot harder. To help students stay on track, we’ve put together a list of tips and tools for effective budget-building. Budget planning advice to help students stay on track and save money.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

3/9/20

Enrollment Management is Shifting

In recent years, institutions have realized that the work of creating and executing strategic enrollment plans, and the work of creating and executing the admissions process are actually separate processes with separate goals. In many cases, they’re even separate roles. The targeted objectives for enrollment management is data-driven planning and decision-making.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

1/25/20

Creating Your Payment Plan Schedule

Payment plan schedules can be used strategically, especially when you take into consideration payment plan durations, down payments, and payment dates. Consider your academic calendar — when does your semester begin and end, when do your charges post to student accounts, and what is your institution’s policy on payments?

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

10/31/19

7 Technology Trends in Higher Ed

Generation Alpha—children born in 2010 (the same year Instagram and the iPad launched)—won’t see higher education tech as a “nice-to-have” bonus. They’ll expect the same technology they experience in their smart homes, cars, and communities to be in their classrooms too.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

9/27/19

Parents, Payment Plans, and Permission

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ensures that student information is private and that family members need to be added as authorized payers to be able to make a payment onto their student's account. Learn how to add a payer as an Authorized Party on the student payment plan.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

9/26/19

Don't Be Afraid of Implementation

We take new product implementation seriously and our exceptionally high customer satisfaction rate proves it. See how we create a better process.

Building Your Smarter Campus

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

9/3/19

Increase Your Institution’s Website Accessibility

Make your institution's website accessible to everyone. Being descriptive goes a long way on your website.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

9/1/19

Small Higher Ed Marketing Team Tips

Five tried-and-true techniques to help you maximize results with a small Marketing Team. Find the value in automated resources and be ok with disconnecting when needed.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

5/3/19

The Easy Solution to International Payments

International students are wonderful additions to campus, but dealing with multiple currencies is not. We make international payments simple and streamlined. International tuition and fees are usually paid via bank wire transfers and have an increased risk of fraud at your institution.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

2/28/19

Western Union Business Solutions Partnership

We are thrilled to announce that Nelnet Campus Commerce has expanded our collaboration with Western Union Business Solutions to include an embedded interface between our payment processing platforms and Western Union’s trusted international payments service.

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

1/24/19

The Future of E-Commerce on Campuses

Jodi Spethman, director of marketing, shared some of her wisdom from 20 years of professional experience and working closely with e-commerce and higher education.

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