Lyra integration

Eduka connects to Lyra (Lyra Collect) so families can pay school fees online by card — securely, with every payment verified and reconciled to the right invoice automatically.

Why connect Eduka and Lyra?

Lyra is a widely used European payment gateway, trusted for security and regulatory compliance. Parents pay with the bank cards they already use; for the school, the integration collects fees faster, cuts manual reminders, and keeps everything reconciled without double entry.

How does the Lyra integration work?

Lyra is enabled as the online payment platform for one of your school’s bank accounts in Eduka’s Finance module. When a parent pays, Eduka hands them to Lyra’s secure hosted payment page, where the card is entered and authenticated with 3D Secure (PSD2 strong customer authentication) — card details never touch Eduka. Payments are taken in euros or West African CFA francs (XOF). Lyra then notifies Eduka with a cryptographic signature that Eduka verifies before accepting; the confirmed payment is recorded against the family’s invoice, with the card brand, issuing bank and country captured for reference. Duplicate or late notifications are guarded against, so a payment is never counted twice.

What can families pay through Lyra?

• Outstanding balances, invoices and installments — from the family’s finance page on the parent portal.
• Admission and application fees — collected during online enrollment in the Admissions module.
• Activity and service subscriptions — validated and invoiced automatically once payment clears.
• E-wallet top-ups — credit for canteen and online shop purchases.
• SimplePay — Eduka’s simplified payment page for quick, secure payments.

Built for school finance teams

The Lyra integration is part of Eduka’s Finance module, which manages the full billing cycle for schools: fee schedules, invoicing, payments, reminders and reporting. Lyra is one of many payment gateways Eduka supports natively — alongside Stripe, PayPal, PayZen, CMI and others — so your school can offer families the platform that fits its region.