AUCA and Flywire Partner to better Facilitate the Global Development of Chinese Students Studying Abroad.
AUCA and Flywire Partner to better Facilitate the Global Development of Chinese Students Studying Abroad.
August 18, 2025, Shanghai — AUCA officially announced the establishment of a strategic partnership with Flywire, a global payments enablement and software company.
August 18, 2025, Shanghai — AUCA officially announced the establishment of a strategic partnership with Flywire, a global payments enablement and software company. Both parties will work together to enhance cooperation and communication between Chinese international education industry and overseas higher education institutions, improve the quality of education services, and help Chinese students acquire smoother planning and development of their studying abroad.
About Flywire and AUCA
Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. Flywire uses our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical-specific software - to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease, no matter where they are in the world.Today, Flywire has digitized payments for more than 4,800 global clients across education, healthcare, travel & B2B, covering more than 240 countries and territories and supporting over 140 currencies.
AUCA is a non-profit organization comprising professionals who represent international higher education institutions in China. The full name of AUCA is American Universities in China Association. Founded in 2014 by three American university representatives, AUCA currently has over 100 representatives from more than 60 leading global universities. The purposes of the association are exclusively educational, not for profit, and are to promote educational, academic, and cultural exchanges and understandings between international higher education institutions and Chinese students, families and institutions; and assist in the development of professional competence and expertise of individuals involved in the above-mentioned endeavor.
Content of Partnership
Regarding to the strategic cooperation, Flywire and AUCA will conduct in-depth collaboration in the following areas:
1. Strengthen Communication and Sharing of Information in International Education Industry
Both parties will promote communication between the Chinese studying-abroad industry and AUCA member universities. A series of online and offline activities will enhance mutual understanding and deepen educational cooperation between China and other countries, which will provide more authoritative information and opportunities for Chinese students to study abroad.
2. Optimize Services and Offer Support for International Students
Flywire and AUCA will integrate the resources to offer Chinese international students a more comprehensive study planning service, advice on college applications, and more convenient cross-border payment services, helping students efficiently prepare for their studies abroad and adapt to the overseas learning and living environment.
3. Joint Brand Promotion and Influence Enhancement
Flywire and AUCA will further enhance their brand recognition in the Chinese market, expand the influence of American and other overseas higher education, and promote the cross-border payment solutions of Flywire platform through joint marketing branding, education exhibitions and media promotion.
Prospects of Partnership
We are very pleased to collaborate with AUCA to promote the popularization of overseas higher education resources in the Chinese market, and to provide Chinese international students with better support on studying abroad and a more convenient payment experience. This partnership will further facilitate the win-win situation among international students, Flywire, oversea universities, and all related partners.
——Mina Fakhouri
Head of Education Business in Asia-Pacific Region of Flywire
Partnership with Flywire will bring more high-quality resources to AUCA, and meanwhile accelerate the interaction between overseas universities and the Chinese international education industry. We are looking forward to injecting new impetus into Sino-foreign education.
——Shanshan Zhao
AUCA Director of Operations
This strategic cooperation marks an important step for Flywire and AUCA in promoting resource sharing and better serving international students. In the future, the two parties will continue to deepen their cooperation to help more Chinese students realize their dreams of studying abroad.
「Media Contact」
[Flywire Contact]
Joseph CHEN: joseph.chen@flywire.com
[AUCA Contact]
Shanshan ZHAO: shanshanzhao@aucachina.com
