Modernising Payments and School Operations in Southeast Asia
Join an intimate group of senior leaders from international schools and school groups for a private lunch discussion on how payment operations are changing across Southeast Asia.
International schools are managing a growing mix of activities, canteen, fundraising, and other payments, while parents increasingly expect convenience, flexibility, and digital-first experiences. At the same time, finance and operations teams are under pressure to improve efficiency, visibility and control.
Stephen Austen, Co-Founder of Flexischools, will share insights from working with more than 2,300 schools across Asia and Australia, including how schools are balancing parent expectations, student experience and operational efficiency as payment processes evolve.
Stripe will share regional perspectives on digital payment adoption, emerging payment preferences and the operational considerations organisations face as they scale across multiple markets.
Together, Stripe and Flexischools will facilitate an open discussion where participants can exchange experiences, challenges, and practical approaches from their own schools. This peer conversation will be confidential and unrecorded, creating a space for open and candid discussion.
Discussion Themes
How parent expectations around convenience, flexibility and choice are reshaping school payment operations
Balancing operational efficiency with financial visibility and control
Navigating local payment preferences and market complexity across Southeast Asia
Building scalable, secure, and financially controlled payment operations as schools grow
Who Should Attend
This roundtable is designed for leaders from international schools and school groups, including:
Heads of Schools and Executive leaders
CFOs, COOs, and Finance Leaders
CTOs, and Technology Leaders
Agenda
11:30am - 12:00pm: Arrival and registration
12:00pm - 12:20pm: Welcome and introductions
12:20pm - 13:45pm: Facilitated roundtable and open conversations
13:45pm - 14:00pm: Closing
About Our Hosts
Stripe is building programmable financial services for businesses. Millions of companies use Stripe to accept payments online and in person, embed financial services, power custom revenue models, and build a more profitable business. Headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, Stripe processes over $1.4 trillion of payments annually, equivalent to 1.3% of global GDP. Stripe works with 45% of the FTSE 100, 80% of the Forbes Cloud 100 and 78% of the Forbes AI 50.
Flexischools is an all-in-one school payment and ordering platform that helps schools simplify everyday operations. Through a single, secure platform, schools can manage canteen ordering, student card payments, uniform shops, events, fundraising, and other school payments, while giving parents one convenient place to order and pay. By replacing multiple disconnected systems with a unified solution, Flexischools reduces administration, improves reporting, streamlines operations, and enhances the experience for schools, parents, students, and service providers.
Registration Note
Space is limited to keep the discussion useful for every participant. Registration requests will be reviewed, only confirmed guests will receive the exact venue and practical details by email.