Whitman College Implements Flywire’s Student Financial Software to Boost Operational Efficiencies and Modernize Tuition Management Processes

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September 22, 2026

Boston, MA, Sept. 22, 2026 – Flywire Corporation (Nasdaq: FLYW), a global payments enablement and software company, today announced that Whitman College, a top-tier private liberal arts college in historic Walla Walla, Washington, has implemented Flywire’s Student Financial Software (SFS) to power payments processes for its 1,600 undergraduate students.

Whitman College has used Flywire to manage international payments since 2017. High levels of support from the Flywire team, deep knowledge of the higher education industry, and impressive innovative product roadmap, helped build confidence to enable Flywire to manage all tuition processes across international and domestic students – from billing through flexible payment plans through payment processing and reconciliation. Flywire’s intuitive and flexible payment experiences align with Whitman College’s mission to deliver high value education that is also affordable for students and families – with 99% of students receiving institutional scholarships and grants.

Whitman’s deployment is significant in that it is also the first to connect Flywire SFS and its Colleague SIS via Ellucian’s Ethos-enabled integration. This ensures billing and payment information is always accurate in the “MyWhitman” portal and on the back-end.

“Schools like Whitman College are leaders in recognizing that the student financial experience is a massive part of long-term financial stability and student success. Back-office efficiencies help to keep operational expenses down, while payment flexibility protects enrollment revenue,” said Sharon Butler, Flywire’s Co-President of Global Education. “Small colleges can achieve the scale of the largest, most well-resourced universities, with institutions like Whitman College proving that investing in the student financial experience pays off – for back office staff and students alike.”

Whitman College, a more than 100 year-old institution, has a strong focus on affordability, earning honors in the U.S. News and World Report rankings in the “Best Value” category for Liberal Arts Colleges. This academic year, it will meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for every admitted student – with 59% graduating with no student loan debt.

“Whitman’s mission is to make a transformative education accessible to students of every background. Flywire deeply understands the higher ed space and we found quickly that SFS is built to scale not only to the needs of the largest public schools, but to bring the same back-office efficiencies and innovation in the student financial experience to schools like ours,” said Darlene Wilson, Assistant Vice President for Finance and Controller at Whitman College. “Strong financial stewardship is critical to fulfilling our mission, and we believe Flywire will be a key partner in maintaining financial sustainability and fundamental strength amid the ongoing macroeconomic challenges in higher ed.”

With Flywire SFS, Whitman College staff, students and families benefits from:

Native access through “MyWhitman” student portal. Families can view real-time account balances, easily track financial aid adjustments, set up rebalancing monthly payment plans, and manage authorized access for family members from one centralized, mobile-friendly space. Flywire’s billing dashboard provides a real-time view of account balances.

Ethos-enabled integration. This seamless, real-time data exchange ensures secure posting of tuition charges, holds, and payments in the Ellucian Colleague SaaS deployment. Because the API connection isolates customizations, future system updates occur without disrupting the integration, drastically reducing the administrative burden on the college’s IT and finance teams.

Real-time billing information and flexible payment options. With SFS Billing & Payments, Payment Plans available in 2, 3 or 4 month installments, and International Payment processing—Whitman College realizes significant back-office efficiencies.

"Whitman College proves that institutions of every size can leverage enterprise-grade software to deliver modern student financial experiences," said David King, Chief Product Officer and Co-President of Global Education at Flywire. "By pairing our full SFS suite with our first Ethos-powered Ellucian Colleague integration, Whitman is scaling operational efficiencies for its finance team while giving students and families flexible, real-time transparent billing options.”

About Whitman College

Located in Walla Walla, Washington, Whitman College is a premier private liberal arts institution dedicated to rigorous academics, critical thinking, and community engagement. Whitman offers undergraduate students a transformative educational experience focused on inquiry, leadership, and global citizenship. Learn more at whitman.edu.

About Flywire

Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company. We combine our proprietary global payments network, next-gen payments platform and vertical-specific software to deliver the most important and complex payments for our clients and their customers.

Flywire leverages its vertical-specific software and payments technology to deeply embed within the existing A/R workflows for its clients across the education, healthcare, and travel vertical markets, as well as in key B2B industries. Flywire also integrates with leading ERP systems, such as NetSuite, so organizations can optimize the payment experience for their customers while eliminating operational challenges.

Flywire supports approximately 5,300 clients with diverse payment methods in more than 140 currencies across more than 240 countries and territories around the world. Flywire is headquartered in Boston, MA, USA, with global offices. For more information, visit www.flywire.com. Follow Flywire on X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook.

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