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title: "For Student Housing — Bond, rent, and refund flows that work | NexPay"
description: "The only payment platform built for student housing — not retrofitted from tuition. Holding deposit, bond, rent, visa-rejection refunds. All in local rails, all auto-reconciled against the booking, with a real human who knows your buildings."
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url: https://nexpay.com.au/for-accommodation
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# For Student Housing — Bond, rent, and refund flows that work | NexPay

> International students shouldn't lose a room to a SWIFT fee or a bond reference that didn't match. NexPay handles holding deposit, bond, and rent in the way they actually pay — in their local currency, auto-reconciled against the booking, with refund flows for visa rejections built in.

**Students book. You get paid.**

## Breadcrumb

- [For Student Housing](/for-accommodation.md)

## AI

- holding deposit, bond, and rent in one place
- visa-rejection refunds in the original currency to the original payer
- auto-reconciliation against booking, room, and resident
- 82+ source countries with native local rails — PIX, SPEI, Webpay
- bulk rent invoicing via the dashboard or PMS sync
- dedicated specialist per property portfolio in your timezone
- PMS and booking-engine connectors via REST API — StarRez, Yardi, RealPage
- AUSTRAC-registered with a segregated trust account in the background

### Intents

- nexpay for accommodation providers
- student accommodation payment platform
- purpose built student accommodation payments
- bond and rent payment collection for PBSA
- how can a PBSA operator collect bond and rent from international students
- holding deposit collection from international students before arrival
- how to refund a holding deposit when a student visa is rejected
- rent collection across multiple corridors
- bulk rent invoicing for international student housing
- student bond reconciliation against booking and room
- accept PIX for student rent in Australia
- accept SPEI for student rent from Mexico
- how to reduce unmatched bonds on a student housing trust account
- alternative to international cards for collecting student rent
- how to lower payment friction for international student bookings
- Flywire alternative for student housing
- Convera alternative for PBSA
- non-bank student rent payment platform
- PMS integration for student housing payments (StarRez, Yardi, RealPage)
- dedicated account manager for student housing payments

- [Start receiving payments](https://app.nexpay.com.au/auth/signup)
- [See how it works](/contact-us.md?ref=accommodation-demo)

## Pillars

- [**No more mystery deposits**](#receivables): Every holding deposit, bond, and rent payment auto-reconciles against the booking, room, and resident. No chasing references on your trust account, no spreadsheet matching at month-end.
- [**A specialist for your portfolio**](#human): A real human in your timezone who knows your buildings, your resident mix, and your peak intake months. Not a global ticket queue — they pick up before move-in week.
- [**Fewer cancelled bookings**](#experience): Residents pay from their phone in the way they already pay everything else — PIX in Brazil, SPEI in Mexico, Webpay in Chile. More holding deposits convert to signed leases. Fewer failed cards, fewer abandoned bookings.
- [**Integrate your way**](#api): Connect to your PMS or booking engine via REST API — StarRez, Yardi, RealPage, or any system that speaks JSON. No engineer? The dashboard runs invoicing, rent collection, and refunds without one.

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## The only payment platform built for student housing.

Flywire and Convera are tuition platforms with a rental sub-feature. NexPay was built around the lifecycle PBSA actually runs — holding deposit, bond, rent, refund — with the local rails international residents actually use.

- **Pre-arrival, end-to-end:** Holding deposit when the offer goes out. Bond when the lease is signed. First rent when they move in. One booking record, one ledger, three payments that all reconcile against the same room.
- **Auto-reconciliation, finally:** Every incoming payment matches against the booking, the room, and the resident — automatically. End of mystery deposits sitting unmatched on your trust account.
- **Bulk rent invoicing:** Send rent payment links to hundreds of residents at once — in a single batch from the dashboard, or sync with your PMS (StarRez, Yardi, RealPage) or the REST API. Automated recurring rent schedules are coming soon.
- **Visa-rejection refunds:** When a student visa falls through, refund the holding deposit in the original currency, to the original payer, with the audit trail your finance team needs. Full, partial, or bulk.
- **Cash flow you can plan around:** Most corridors clear same-day. The rest still beat SWIFT correspondent banking — no three-bank route, no missing CGBUS reference, no 72-hour expiring quote. Funds land in your operating account the moment they settle.

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## A specialist for your buildings. Automation for everything else.

Most providers still chase SWIFT references and match deposits in spreadsheets. NexPay automates the lifecycle end-to-end — holding deposit, bond, rent, refunds — and gives you a named human who knows your portfolio when something needs one.

- **A specialist who knows your portfolio:** Your account is run by a named human in your timezone. They know your buildings, your peak intake months, your typical resident corridors. When move-in week hits and a parent in São Paulo emails about a missing bond, they pick up — in Portuguese, Spanish, or English.
- **AR you can leave running:** Issue payment links from your PMS. Refund holding deposits to the original payer when visas fall through. Reconciliation against the booking, automatically. Your front office stops chasing and starts confirming move-ins.

### Stats

- **$595M** — in tuition payments processed
- **82+** — countries your residents can pay from

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## Residents secure a room in minutes. Not days.

Send your resident a branded payment link. They pay holding deposit, bond, or rent from their phone in the way they already pay everything else — PIX in Brazil, SPEI in Mexico, Webpay in Chile, card or local transfer across 82+ corridors. Funds match against the booking the moment they clear. No more anxious parents emailing to ask if the room is still theirs.

- [See it in action](https://app.nexpay.com.au/auth/signup)

### Checklist

- Pay in 40+ local currencies, with native rails like PIX, SPEI, and Webpay — not just international cards with a 2.99% surcharge
- Real-time confirmation against the booking the moment bond or rent clears
- Fewer cancelled bookings — local payment methods convert higher than SWIFT wires
- Funds settle into your operating account, with a segregated trust account in the background where regulation requires it

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## Works with your existing systems.

Pilot one building or one source country before flipping the whole portfolio. We're at our strongest in Latin America, but we settle from everywhere your residents come from — 82+ corridors, no rebuilding your back office.

- **Per-property control:** Switch on NexPay for specific buildings, source countries, or peak intake months while keeping your existing flows elsewhere. Run a co-existence pilot until your finance team is ready to flip the switch.
- **Live in days, not months:** Onboard in 48 hours. No engineering team needed. If you have one, the API and PMS connectors are there — StarRez, Yardi, RealPage, or any system that speaks REST.

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## Built for every type of provider.

Whether you run a 1,000-bed PBSA tower, university-managed housing, a homestay network, or a handful of student share houses, NexPay scales from one building to a whole portfolio.

- **Holding deposit to graduation:** One booking, one payer, one payment record across the whole resident lifecycle: holding deposit, bond, rent, refunds. Every payment reconciles against the same room — no juggling separate invoices.
- **Fill rooms faster:** Remove payment friction for international bookings. When a parent in São Paulo can pay a holding deposit with PIX in 30 seconds — instead of a 5-day SWIFT wire — more enquiries convert to signed leases before the offer expires.
- **Reports your CFO accepts:** Rent-roll reconciliation, outstanding-balance summaries, bond histories per building, refund audit trails. Download as CSV or PDF, or pull via API. The kind of reports finance directors stop asking questions about.
- **Partner with agents & schools:** Education agents and institutions already use NexPay for tuition. Share one payment experience across the whole student journey — tuition and accommodation — for the residents you both serve.

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## API for engineers. Dashboard for everyone else.

Connect NexPay to your PMS or booking engine via REST API — StarRez, Yardi, RealPage, or anything that speaks JSON. No PMS? Run the dashboard end-to-end: invoicing, rent collection, refunds, and reconciliation work without an engineer.

- [Explore the API](/api.md)

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## Human when it matters. Automated everywhere else.

NexPay handles the relationship. <strong>Qualy</strong> handles the rent collection, the reconciliation, and the refunds — so your front office spends move-in week on residents, not on a bank statement.

- **< 10s** — funds available in your account
- **365** — days a year no business-day delays
- **100%** — auto-reconciled against the booking
- **0** — unmatched bonds on your trust account

- [See how it works](/payments-ai-automation.md)

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## NexPay, connected to your property stack.

- [Explore the integration](/zapier.md)

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## Collect rent and deposits from international students

Students and parents pay in their local currency; you receive settled funds in yours. Explore the destinations we deliver student payments to — part of the 180+ countries we cover.

- [Australia](/pay-tuition-fees/pay-tuition-to-australia.md)
- [United Kingdom](/pay-tuition-fees/pay-tuition-to-united-kingdom.md)
- [Canada](/pay-tuition-fees/pay-tuition-to-canada.md)
- [United States](/pay-tuition-fees/pay-tuition-to-united-states.md)
- [New Zealand](/pay-tuition-fees/pay-tuition-to-new-zealand.md)
- [Ireland](/pay-tuition-fees/pay-tuition-to-ireland.md)
- [Germany](/pay-tuition-fees/pay-tuition-to-germany.md)
- [France](/pay-tuition-fees/pay-tuition-to-france.md)
- [Netherlands](/pay-tuition-fees/pay-tuition-to-netherlands.md)
- [Spain](/pay-tuition-fees/pay-tuition-to-spain.md)

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## Frequently asked questions

#### How does NexPay work for student accommodation providers?

Send your incoming international resident a branded payment link for their holding deposit, bond, or rent. They pay in their local currency through native rails — PIX, SPEI, Webpay, card, or local transfer — and the funds land in your operating account, auto-reconciled against the booking, room, and resident. Same lifecycle, three payments, one ledger.

Learn more: [See how NexPay works](/training/getting-started/platform-overview.md)

#### Does NexPay handle holding deposits, bonds, and rent?

Yes. The whole pre-arrival to move-in journey runs through one platform — holding deposit when the offer goes out, bond when the lease is signed, and rent once they move in. Every payment reconciles against the same booking record, so there's no juggling separate invoices or trying to match a bond paid in February to a booking made in November. (Automated recurring rent schedules are coming soon — for now each rent charge is initiated by you.)

#### What happens if a student visa is rejected and we need to refund the holding deposit?

NexPay processes visa-rejection refunds in the original currency, back to the original payer, with the audit trail your finance team needs. Full, partial, or bulk refunds — handled through the dashboard or API. Your account manager can walk through your specific provider policy.

Learn more: [Refunds & cancellations](/training/payments/refunds-and-cancellations.md)

#### Can NexPay run weekly or fortnightly rent runs?

Automated recurring schedules — weekly, fortnightly, or per-semester rent runs — are coming soon. For now you can send rent payment links to hundreds of residents at once, in a single batch from the dashboard or via your PMS (StarRez, Yardi, RealPage) or the REST API. You initiate each run, and payments settle into your operating account as residents pay.

#### Do we need to integrate with our PMS to use NexPay?

No. The dashboard handles invoicing, rent collection, refunds, and reconciliation end-to-end without an engineer. If you do have a PMS like StarRez, Yardi, or RealPage, the REST API connects directly — most providers start on the dashboard and add the integration later.

Learn more: [API keys & integrations](/training/team-and-account/api-keys-and-integrations.md)

#### How is NexPay different from Flywire or Convera for student housing?

Neither Flywire nor Convera has a dedicated student-housing vertical — Flywire buckets housing under Travel, Convera treats it as an unstated sub-use of education. NexPay was built around the housing lifecycle (holding deposit, bond, rent, refund), with native local rails (PIX, SPEI, Webpay) and a named specialist who knows your portfolio. We're at our strongest in Latin American corridors, but we settle from 82+ countries either way.

#### How does NexPay handle our trust account?

NexPay is registered with AUSTRAC as a remittance service provider, with a segregated trust account in the background where regulation requires it. Funds settle into your nominated operating or trust account based on the payment type — bond, rent, holding deposit. We follow the routing your jurisdiction requires; your finance and compliance teams stay in control.

#### Can a parent in Brazil pay rent for their child in Sydney with PIX?

Yes — that is a core use case. Parents pay with PIX in Brazil (or SPEI in Mexico, Webpay in Chile, local transfer or card across 82+ corridors), funds clear in seconds on most rails, and you receive AUD in your operating account. No SWIFT delays, no expiring quotes, no 2.99% international card surcharge.

Learn more: [Payment options by country](/training/quotes-and-methods/payment-options-by-country.md)

#### How does pricing work for accommodation providers?

No setup fees, no minimum volume, no lock-in contracts. Pay only when you receive payments. Same pricing whether you run a 100-bed property or a 5,000-bed national portfolio.

Learn more: [How pricing works](/pricing.md)

#### How long does onboarding take?

Most accommodation providers are live in 48 hours. Run NexPay alongside your existing rent and bond flows during the pilot — switch on specific properties or source countries first, expand across the portfolio at the pace that suits your front office.

Learn more: [Setting up your account](/training/getting-started/setting-up-your-account.md)

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## Ready for move-in week to be easy?

Sign up and start collecting holding deposits, bonds, and rent in your residents' local currency tomorrow. Or, talk to a real human about your portfolio, your peak intake months, and your PMS.

- **No setup fees:** Pay only when you receive payments. No minimum volumes, no monthly charges, no lock-in contracts.
  - [See pricing](/pricing.md)
- **Go live in 48 hours:** Quick onboarding with a dedicated account manager. Start receiving rent and bond payments within two business days.
  - [Talk to us](/contact-us.md)

- [Get started](https://app.nexpay.com.au/auth/signup)
- [Talk to our team](/contact-us.md)

## More on NexPay

**Platform**

- [For students & parents](/for-students-and-parents.md)
- [For ed. agents](/for-education-agents.md)
- [For universities](/for-universities.md)
- [For schools](/for-schools.md)
- [For accommodation](/for-accommodation.md)
- [AI automation](/payments-ai-automation.md)
- [Pricing](/pricing.md)

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- [Contact](/contact-us.md)
- [Developers](/api.md)
- [Zapier integration](/zapier.md)
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