Education is doubtlessly a valuable commodity, which is likely why college students pay so much for it each year. The average college tuition in the United States in for the 2019-2020 school year was $41,426 at private colleges, $11,260 for state residents at public colleges and...
Long before the advent of the COVID-19 epidemic and the litany of financial and economic disruptions brought in its wake, the student loan situation in the United States was already approaching a crisis point. While the amount of money owed on student loans did manage...
Flywire, a company that solves payment problems for businesses and institutions, announced Tuesday (Oct. 16) that it has launched a simpler way for students in India to pay tuition fees to global universities. In a press release, Flywire said that by leveraging the framework created by...
At 33 percent, Florida Institute of Technology’s international student population is higher than any other U.S. university. Accommodating those students includes managing the friction associated with receiving tuition payments from overseas banks, says Terri Carter, Florida Tech’s student financial services director. In the latest PYMNTS...
January 15, 2018
A new year is bringing new changes to the cross-border trade cycle, from logistics and freight to B2B payments. Recently, several companies swimming in the ever-shifting seas of global trade looked to fulfill their goal of making international payments less cumbersome with new solutions. Meanwhile, recipients remain eager to spend less time worrying and […]
June 04, 2020
More than half of college students say they can’t afford tuition, as the coronavirus crisis has taken a toll on many families’ ability to pay for school, according to a survey by OneClass. The poll quizzed more than 10,000 freshmen, sophomores and juniors from more than 200 colleges and universities nationwide, CNBC reported. Fifty-six percent of […]
October 16, 2018
Flywire, a company that solves payment problems for businesses and institutions, announced Tuesday (Oct. 16) that it has launched a simpler way for students in India to pay tuition fees to...
December 11, 2017
With the nation collectively owing $1.3 trillion in student loan debt and countless graduates struggling to pay back their student loans, one Ivy League school, Brown University, is getting rid...
