Likelihood to Recommend Many of our international students studying at our institution are financially supported by their parents in their homeland. In other words, they rely on their families for payment of their class fees. So, Flywire makes international payments convenient by making payment by visiting our college website and finding the Flywire payment option. Some prefer this method over credit card payments or by wiring money to the student's bank account in the U.S., which creates a whole additional step in making payments.
Read full review If you need a basic Salesforce integrated payment processor then you could consider using iATS. If you have complex needs and need a complex integration with Salesforce you might want to look elsewhere.
Read full review Pros It accepts a wire transfer from virtually all nations outside the U.S. The customer service support is helpful. Once payment information in our system is updated, it allows for payment for classes from overseas to run smoothly. Read full review Excellent customer service Can process ACH transactions as recurring donations Integrates with Salesforce Records name of credit card holder in iATS reports Can process recurring donations on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis Read full review Cons Delay time could be shortened between the actual time of payment and the confirmation of payment. It could allow for the payer to pay more than the outstanding balance without rejecting additional amounts of money. Refund information by way of Flywire is a little vague. Read full review Better cut-off times for reporting purposes - sometimes previous day's transactions are reported on the next day's reports. Include Discover card transactions in the same deposit with the other cards. Take out fees immediately instead of waiting until the end of the month and doing a lump sum. Read full review Support Rating There are some situations where i would choose iATS, but there are other excellent competitors that should be considered as well. Which you choose will depend on your particular needs, the size of your organization and what functionality you need
Read full review Alternatives Considered Flywire is relatively simple to use with much quicker response time when it comes to customer support.
Read full review Authorize.Net does not currently integrate with
Salesforce which was a critical function that we needed, so we switched to iATS a little over 2 years ago once we implemented our
Salesforce database. We are currently in the process of switching to
Classy /
WePay for the added features and better field mapping capabilities.
Read full review Return on Investment Cannot think of any negative impact A good number of students are using Flywire to pay for their classes, so it is growing in popularity It reduces the amount of foot traffic at the cashier / payment office when it comes to issues involving payment of classes. Read full review Increased donations. Increased monthly recurring gifts. Decreased use of Discover cards (we discourage using Discover cards). Read full review ScreenShots