What Flexischools does

Flexischools is an Australia-based school payments and ordering platform operated by InLoop Pty Ltd (ABN 27 114 508 771), headquartered in Sydney and founded in 2008. The company provides an all-in-one cloud-based SaaS platform that enables primary and secondary schools, parent and school associations (P&Cs), third-party caterers and suppliers, and parents to transact for canteen meals, school uniforms, fundraising events, ticketing, and communications through a single mobile application available on iOS and Android. The platform is used by 2,000+ schools and reaches over 700,000 Australian parents weekly—approximately a quarter of all parents in Australia. Core technical components include the FlexiPOS point-of-sale system integrated with student ID cards, an online canteen module with order cut-off times and quantity sell limits, a uniform shop module, an events ticketing module, and a school communications module, all unified under a single parent-facing app. The FLX sub-brand extends the product surface into a prepaid Mastercard and savings app for children with parental controls, Apple Pay and Google Pay tokenization, and merchant-category restrictions for child safety.

Name

Flexischools

Legal name

InLoop Pty Ltd

Website

https://flexischools.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Flexischools is an Australian school payments SaaS platform operated by InLoop Pty Ltd, serving 2,000+ schools and 700,000+ parents weekly with integrated online canteen ordering, POS, uniform shop, events, and the FLX prepaid Mastercard for children.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Payments Technology

akta.pro primary industry

Youth / Family Wallets & Allowance Payments (FSAMAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Budgeting & Cash-Flow Management (FSAGADAA)

Keywords

• School payments platform
• Online canteen ordering
• School POS software
• Prepaid children card
• School fundraising platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Platform Transaction Fees: Flexischools charges transaction fees on orders placed through its platform for school canteens, uniform shops, and events.
2. FLX Subscription Fees: FLX prepaid Mastercard account charges annual membership fee of $29 per year, with additional fees for foreign exchange (2.99%) and disputed transactions ($11).
3. Supplier/Caterer Access: Place products and services in front of 700,000+ Australian parents through the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Flexischools operates an all-in-one cashless school payments platform that lets parents place online orders for school canteens, uniforms, events and fundraisers through mobile apps, while schools and P&Cs manage menus, payments, and point-of-sale operations via an integrated admin portal. The company also issues the FLX Prepaid Mastercard and savings app for children, providing a parent-managed spending and pocket money tool.

Product overview

Flexischools is an all-in-one school payments platform combining online canteen ordering, uniform shop, events ticketing, and communications into a single integrated system. The core platform serves schools, P&Cs, and parents with features for managing canteen operations, student ID card payments, and event bookings. FLX is a sub-brand providing a prepaid Mastercard and savings app for children with a physical card, child-facing app, and Parent Wallet for fund management. All services are accessible through the main Flexischools parent app and are integrated with POS solutions for over-the-counter payments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FLX: FLX prepaid Mastercard and savings app for children - a prepaid card program allowing parents to manage children's spending and savings

Products and services

• Flexischools Platform All-in-one cloud-based online ordering and payment platform for Australian schools, parents and suppliers that combines canteen ordering, uniform shop, events ticketing, communications, and a parent wallet into a single mobile app and web portal. Supports 2,000+ schools and reaches over 700,000 Australian parents weekly.
• Online Canteen Online canteen ordering system that allows parents to order school lunches via mobile app, with menu management, order cut-off times, quantity sell limits, daily reporting and themed food day functionality, reducing counter orders and cash handling for schools.
• FlexiPOS (Student ID Card Payments) Point-of-sale system designed for school canteens that integrates with online ordering and student ID cards, enabling over-the-counter Flexischools payments from students using existing student ID cards on tablet and terminal POS solutions.
• Uniform Shop School uniform online ordering module integrated into the Flexischools platform that lets parents purchase school uniforms through the same app used for canteen orders.
• Events School event booking and ticketing module that lets schools sell tickets and manage event payments through Flexischools, including fundraisers, school concerts and special food days.
• Communications School communication functionality that lets administrators send notifications and content to parents through the Flexischools app.
• FLX Prepaid Mastercard and Savings App FLX is Flexischools' prepaid Mastercard and savings app for children, including a physical card, child-facing mobile app, savings accounts with targets, pocket money management, parent wallet for fund transfers, Apple Pay/Google Pay support and parental lock/unlock controls. Annual membership is $29 per account.

Quantifiable outcome

• A large combined independent school saw +40% increase in total orders with special food days
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Kinetic EducationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner offers section featuring Kinetic Education tutoring services available to Flexischools members. Parents can access member discounts through the Flexischools platform.
• Australian Childhood FoundationminorOthersProud supporter of Australian Childhood Foundation charity - a charitable partnership showing community support.
• Black Dog InstituteminorOthersProud supporter of Black Dog Institute - mental health charity partnership.
• Eat UpminorOthersProud supporter of Eat Up charity - food relief organization partnership.
• Royal Far WestminorOthersProud supporter of Royal Far West charity - rural health services for children.
• Stewart HouseminorOthersProud supporter of Stewart House charity - child welfare organization.
• Treely ChallengeminorOthersProud supporter of Treely Challenge charity.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationHosting services and storage for all customer data including personal data and backups. Located in Australia.
• PayPal BraintreecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing services for Flexischools platform. Handles payment and payment card details. Located in Australia and United States.
• MastercardcoreTechnology or IntegrationFLX Prepaid Mastercard issued in partnership with Mastercard, enabling children to spend savings at any Mastercard-accepting merchant globally.
• HubSpotcoreTechnology or IntegrationCustomer and sales support services. Handles customer support tickets and customer relationship data. Located in Australia.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Spriggy: Australian family and youth prepaid card/payments platform. Directly comparable as both serve Australian parents with prepaid cards and pocket money/spending controls for children; Spriggy is broader in scope (general family banking) while Flexischools is school-anchored.
• ParentPay: UK-based market-leading school payments platform for meals, trips, uniforms, and events. Closest functional analogue to Flexischools outside Australia, with very similar school-anchored ordering and payment workflows.
• MySchoolBucks: US school payments platform enabling parents to pay for school meals, fees, and activities online. Operates the same school-anchored cashless ordering and payment model that Flexischools has built in Australia.
• GoHenry: UK-based youth prepaid card and financial education app for children aged 6-18 with parental controls. Directly comparable to Flexischools' FLX prepaid Mastercard product, with parental spending controls and child-facing app experience.
• Greenlight: US-based debit card and financial literacy platform for kids and teens with parental controls, savings, and investing. Closest US analogue to the FLX prepaid Mastercard offering within a broader youth banking ecosystem.
• RoosterMoney: UK-based children's pocket money, prepaid card, and chore-tracking app. Comparable to the FLX app experience, with parent-managed allowances, savings goals, and spending visibility for children.
• Compass Education: Australian school management platform that includes parent communication, payments, and event functionality. Comparable as it competes for the same Australian school IT budget and parent engagement workflows.

Regional players

• Kindo: New Zealand school payments platform for fees, uniforms, lunches, and trips. Closest geographic peer to Flexischools outside Australia, operating a near-identical school-anchored ordering and payment model in the NZ market.

Broad incumbents

• Step: US-based banking platform purpose-built for teens with FDIC-insured accounts and a spending card. Adjacent to FLX prepaid Mastercard but operates as a broader teen banking account rather than a school-anchored prepaid card.
• Revolut Junior: Youth/prepaid card product within Revolut's broader neobank platform. Comparable to FLX as a children's spending account with parental controls, but ships as a feature inside a multi-product incumbent rather than a focused vertical offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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