Higher One 10-K 2012 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-168549) of Higher One Holdings, Inc. of our report dated March 4, 2013 relating to the financial statementsand the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Hartford, CT

March 4, 2013