Case Study: Universidad UK achieves rapid international student growth and streamlined cross-border payments with Flywire

Universidad Uk expands international reach with Flywire

Universidad UK, a 100% online institution based in Mexico serving students across Latin America and beyond, faced friction from complex cross-border payments and a high share of students without credit cards. To expand enrollment without opening local entities, the school sought a payments partner—Flywire—and its digital payments platform to offer local payment methods and reduce manual finance workload.

Flywire implemented its global payments network, enabling local currencies and multiple payment methods, 24/7 multilingual support, and streamlined reconciliation so Universidad UK could accept payments from 11 countries in eight currencies without new registrations. The results: thousands of cross-border payments processed, transactions on the Flywire platform up more than 600% in seven months, Latin American student share rising from 14% to 35% (projected 40%), reduced inbound calls and improved operational efficiency—supporting up to 3X international student growth.

Universidad UK

Aranza Torres

Chief Financial Officer