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ParentMail

“Can a UK parent-communication platform monetize by embedding school payments alongside messaging and forms?”

HQUnited Kingdom (parent: IRIS Software Group, Slough, UK)
IndustryVertical SaaS / Education
Websiteparentmail.co.uk ↗
The story

ParentMail (legal entity 123Comms Limited) is a UK school-to-parent communication platform now operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of IRIS Software Group under the IRIS ParentMail brand. Alongside messaging, parents' evening bookings and forms, it offers an embedded online payments product for schools to collect meal, trip and other payments from parents.

Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2023
Migrated card payment processing from Pay360 to Barclays· payments
The stack
1 layer disclosed in ParentMail’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Barclays, PayPal, PayPoint PayCash
Payments / PSP
BarclaysPayPalPayPoint PayCash
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Accounting gap: minor

ParentMail — frequently asked

Who is ParentMail's payment processor?

ParentMail processes payments through Barclays, PayPal and PayPoint PayCash.

Where is ParentMail headquartered?

ParentMail is headquartered in United Kingdom (parent: IRIS Software Group, Slough, UK).

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