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Sentral

“Can a school management SIS become the default embedded payments rail for Australian K-12 by riding Global Payments' Ezidebit infrastructure?”

Founded1998
HQSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Latest roundAcquired by Global Payments (2019)
IndustryVertical SaaS / Education

The story

Sentral was founded in 1998 as a cloud-based school management platform for Australian schools. After a strategic investment from Armitage Associates, it was acquired in 2019 by Global Payments Inc., aligning its SIS software with Global Payments' technology-enabled payments strategy. Sentral has since become the education-vertical software arm of Global Payments, distributing Ezidebit (also a Global Payments subsidiary) as its embedded payments engine for school fees and StudentPayPlus/QuickCliq for canteen and uniform payments.

Last 12 months

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Product timeline

1998

Sentral founded as a school management software provider in Australia.· founding

2019

Armitage Associates makes strategic investment; Ian Basser joins as chairman.· investment

2019

Acquired by Global Payments Inc. to expand its education vertical software portfolio.· acquisition

Acquisitions

Our Online Canteen Pty Ltd (QuickCliq / StudentPayPlus)

Canteen ordering and cashless school store platform, now branded as StudentPayPlus and integrated into Sentral.

The stack

2 layers disclosed in Sentral’s embedded-finance stack

Payments / PSP

Ezidebit

Accounting

in the full report

Accounting gap: minor

2 more providers across 1 layer, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

Sentral — frequently asked

Who is Sentral's payment processor?

Sentral processes payments through Ezidebit.

Which accounting software does Sentral integrate with?

Sentral integrates with Xero and Microsoft Business Central.

What is Sentral's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Sentral's stack: Payments / PSP (Ezidebit); Accounting (Xero and Microsoft Business Central).

Where is Sentral headquartered?

Sentral is founded in 1998 and headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

What companies has Sentral acquired?

Sentral's acquisitions include Our Online Canteen Pty Ltd (QuickCliq / StudentPayPlus).

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