Back to table of contents FINANCE MODULES Module H7

Payment Methods Configuration

Purpose

Configure which payment options your school accepts — Cash, Bank transfer, Orange Money, Airtel Money, M-Pesa/Vodacom, and Card/Online — instead of hardcoded choices. These settings control both office payment recording and parent online pay pages.

Menu path

Finance → Fees & Collection → Payment Methods

Step-by-step — Enable methods

Log in as School Admin or Accountant.
Open Payment Methods.
Toggle Online payments ON to allow public pay links.
For each payment method row:

- Check Enabled

- Fill Merchant code (Mobile Money) or Bank details (transfer)

- Add Instructions parents will see on the pay page

Toggle Manual proof upload ON (recommended backup when gateway is unavailable).
Click Save settings.

Example — Orange Money (DRC)

Field	Example value
Merchant code	`123456`
Instructions	Dial *144# → Pay Merchant → enter 123456 → amount → confirm PIN

Depends on

Finance module enabled, active institution selected (building icon, top-right).

Budgets and Fund Requests Online Invoice Payment Links

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