Administration of College Savings (529) Plans
Catalis offers a customizable, cloud-based digital platform with over 30 years of 529 plan administration expertise, providing state-specific college savings plan management that integrates savings, prepaid, and ABLE accounts under one login, featuring 24/7 online enrollment, prepaid debit cards, comprehensive reporting, and top-tier client support to modernize government operations.
Innovative Technology Meets 529 Expertise
Administer your state-specific college savings (529) plan on a cutting-edge digital platform.
Our innovative 529 digital solutions offer a variety of unique benefits, including increased efficiency, accessibility, and security. We pair our technology with customer engagement and support to create a full-service solution that can be customized to meet the needs of each individual plan.
Key Benefits
- Deep Industry Expertise: Leverage a team with over 30 years of 529 plan administration experience.
- Top-Notch Client Support: Streamlined onboarding and ongoing client support.
- Cutting-Edge Innovation: The first platform to integrate savings, prepaid, and ABLE account management under a single login.
- Flexible Solutions: Modular and configurable suite of solutions tailored to your plan's needs.
Features for Modern Government
- 24/7 Online Enrollment: Customers can enroll at their convenience.
- Prepaid Debit Card: Enable customers to pay for eligible expenses easily.
- Comprehensive Reporting: On-demand access to data with a comprehensive reporting suite.
- Cloud-Based Document Upload: Easily upload and share documents using a cloud-based tool.
Contact
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Catalis College Savings celebrates National 529 Day on May 29 by promoting awareness of tax-advantaged 529 college savings plans, highlighting their benefits amid rising education costs, encouraging families to open accounts, and showcasing innovations like PayPal integration to enhance accessibility and ease of saving for future educational expenses.
Streamlining 529 College Savings and ABLE Savings Plans
Digital innovations have significantly improved the efficiency and accessibility of 529 college savings and ABLE savings plans by enabling online account management, automated contributions, and goal tracking tools that provide real-time access, streamline transactions, and help individuals monitor and visualize their savings progress toward education and disability-related expenses.
Catalis Launches Innovative Prepaid Debit Cards for the Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program
Intuition College Savings Solutions (ICSS), a division of Catalis, has launched the nation's first integrated prepaid debit card—the MACS529 Mastercard Prepaid Card—for the Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program, allowing students and families to easily pay for eligible education expenses with a card linked directly to their MACS account for seamless management and transactions at no cost.
Catalis Launches Integration with PayPal for 529 College Savings Plans on National 529 Day
On National 529 Day, Catalis announced its integration with PayPal to enable digital wallet payments via PayPal and Venmo for 529 college savings plans, starting with the CollegeWell prepaid plan for nearly 300 private colleges, aiming to simplify and modernize the payment process for millions of families saving for college and planning to expand this service to additional state plans throughout 2024.
Government Payments with PayPal and Venmo Support
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Frictionless Payments: Meeting Citizen Expectations in a Digital-First World
The article emphasizes the urgent need for government agencies to modernize outdated payment systems by adopting frictionless, secure, and diverse digital payment options—such as digital wallets and real-time tracking—to meet rising citizen expectations for convenience, enhance operational efficiency, maintain public trust, and ensure data security in a digital-first world.