Sunday, June 17, 2018

​FLYWIRE AND UNIONPAY PARTNER TO TAKE THE COST OUT OF CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS FROM CHINA

Promotional offer available for international tuition and healthcare payments through December 2018

BOSTON, June 13 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flywire and UnionPay International are providing Chinese students and patients with discounted foreign exchange rates on cross-border tuition and healthcare payments now through the end of 2018. The offer is available to international students and patients originating from China and attending any school or receiving care at any healthcare institution around the world that offers Flywire as a preferred method for international payments. Payers using a UnionPay credit card will get the same foreign exchange pricing as a bank transfer – the lowest cost card payment option available.

China is the number one source of international students studying around the world. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), over 800,000 Chinese students pursued education abroad in 2016. China is also a major source of international patients around the world. More than 500,000 Chinese patients traveled abroad for healthcare in 2016 according to Ctrip.com, a 5X increase from 2015. On average, each of these patients spent over 50,000 Chinese Yuan or approximately US $7,800.
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