Education Business Solutions
Our specialized banking solutions are designed to support the financial needs and operational efficiency of schools, colleges, and universities.
Education Business Solutions
- Customized Financing Options: Secure funding for facility expansions, technology upgrades, and other capital projects essential to enhancing educational environments.
- Cash Management Services: Optimize your institution's cash flow with services such as automated tuition payment processing, payroll management, and efficient accounts payable/receivable solutions.
- Digital Banking Tools: Manage your institution's finances seamlessly with our robust digital banking platform, offering real-time monitoring, fund transfers, and secure transactions.
“Gulf Coast Bank & Trust provides exceptional service regardless of the size of your business. Their quality relationships, client services, and stewardship of you as a customer are truly the best standard we've seen in banking and related services.”
Stanton F McNeely III
President of the University of Holy Cross
“Gulf Coast Bank has been an excellent resource to the Legacy of Excellence, Inc. team. GCB provides support and financial guidance that has propelled our financial investments.”
Dr. Jeremye Brooks
CEO - Benjamin Franklin Elementary/Middle Mathematics & Science School
Smart banking for brighter futures—contact us today to learn more about our education business solutions and how we can create a plan that works for you.
Institutional Services
We stand out from other banks with a team who understand the day-to-day challenges and are well versed in the field.
- Tuition Management Checking1
- Earn interest with no monthly service charge or per item fee.
- Business Solutions
- Our online digital platform is designed to help you become more efficient and save you money.
- Personal Relationship Banker
- Local banker dedicated to you, to make your financial life easier. No need to come to the bank – we come to YOU!
- We provide the cashless office solutions you need to save time and energy within your administrative office.
- Take advantage of various payment options to assist with the collection of tuition payments and your additional ancillary fees.
Business Checking
Designed for small to mid-size businesses with low balances and low transactions that want a full range of banking services
- Digital Business Banking2
- Mobile Deposit2
- Order Checks
- Bill Pay, Stop Payments3
- Internal and external funds transfer
Business Rewards
Satisfies everyday banking needs for businesses that want to earn debit card rewards
- Qualifying transactions earn points that can be redeemed for gift cards, merchandise, travel and more5
- Solution to everyday banking needs
Business Plus
Ideal for businesses with heavy transaction activity that use their own armored car service
- Armored car can deliver deposits directly to the bank
- No monthly cycle service fee and no monthly minimum balance1
Business Solutions
Wire Transfers
- Move funds fast across the country or around the world7
- Funds generally available immediately with domestic transfers arriving same-day
- Built-in safeguards keep funds safe and secure
- Set up repeating wire transfers to same recipient, or arrange future wires
Positive Pay
- Fraud detection tool accessed through digital banking
- Checks presented for payment match check number, issue date, and dollar amount
- Payee match available
- ACH monitoring to assist in detecting unauthorized debits
Merchant Services
- Accept client payments by credit cards and debit cards4
- Process payments in person, by phone or through the Internet
- Wireless and mobile processing capability
- Next day funding available
- Service and support available 24/7/365
IntraFi
Business Debit Card Benefits
- No card issuance fee.6
- Use Mobile Pay or add it your card digital wallet to make payments with your phone
- Withdraw cash at eligible ATMs
- Contactless functionality makes purchases easy, fast, and secure.
- With Instant Issue, quickly get a new debit card or replace a stolen or damaged card at a Gulf Coast Bank Branch.6
Business Credit Card Benefits
- Offers both secured and unsecured credit card options
- You can redeem Reward Points through the uChoose Reward Program3 for:
Cash Back, Gift Cards, Merchandise, and Travel - Pay your bill online, view your statement or check balances by logging into Digital Banking and using SpendTrack
- Download a printable application and bring it to any Gulf Coast Bank branch location
- Click here for disclosures, rates, fees, and other costs
Processing Calendar
With banks closed during certain holidays throughout the year, employers must often process their payroll early in order to pay their teams on time.
To make payroll processing around bank holidays easier, let us help you stay in the know of these important deadlines so your employees get paid on time, making everyone's holidays even better.
1Tuition Management Checking: Subject to normal credit approval. Deposit limits and other restrictions may apply.
2Digital Business Banking, Digital Corporate Banking, and Mobile Deposit: Gulf Coast Bank does not charge a fee for using Digital Business Banking, Digital Corporate Banking, or Mobile Deposit. Mobile Deposit available through the Gulf Coast Bank Digital App. Message and data charges from your provider may apply.
3Business Checking: Bill Pay and Stop Payment available within Digital Business Banking.
4Merchant Services: Merchant Services are: (i) provided by separate legal entities (“entity, entities”) which Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company does not own or control; and (ii) subject to credit approval and to terms, conditions and fees established by each entity. Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company makes no representations or warranties regarding Fiserv's services and does not accept any responsibility for those services or for any other acts or omissions of the entities.
5Business Rewards Checking: See Rewards Checking Truth in Savings Disclosure for qualifying transactions
6$5.00 fee applies for replacement debit cards. Mastercard and the Mastercard Interlocking Circles Design is a registered trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated.
7Wire Transfers: Fees apply for wire transfer services. See Notice of Disclosure for Services and Fees for details.
Apple, the Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc.

