Company: FLYW
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-027078
Chunk: 381

Company: Flywire Corp
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 5
Chunk 381
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 directly from the client’s customer to the Company; however, in certain situations when the client’s customer resides in a country where the Company does not have an active bank account, the Company uses third-party service providers (Partners) to collect wired funds before remitting the funds to the Company. On a recurring basis, the Partner invoices the Company a fee for each payment processed and deposited into the Company’s bank account. The fee paid to Partners as well as any foreign exchange banking fees paid by the Company are reflected in the payment processing services costs line in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Once a Partner receives funds from a client’s customer, the Company has the right to receive those funds from the Partner. The funds are not remitted to the Company immediately. When the Partner receives funds from the client’s customer, the Company records a receivable, which is included in funds receivables from payment partners, and a corresponding liability, included in funds payable to clients, in the consolidated balance sheets. The amounts are generally collected or paid within one to 30 days. Partners report to the Company the funds received from the client’s customer on a daily basis. Revenue in transactions where Partners are involved is not recognized until the payment is remitted to clients. The Company also earns revenue from fees charged to credit card service providers for marketing arrangements in which the Company performs certain marketing activities to increase the awareness of the credit card provider and promote certain methods of payment. Consideration under these arrangements include fixed fees and variable fees based on a percentage of transactions processed during the duration of the marketing program. Marketing services provided leverages the Company’s existing network and transaction processing platform; therefore, these arrangements are considered part of the Company’s ordinary business activities. In certain circumstances, the Company provides marketing services to financial institutions that are considered both a client (for marketing services) and a service provider (for processing payments). Each one of these services are negotiated separately, each agreement is for distinct service and they are priced at fair value; 

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therefore, fees included in the marketing arrangements are accounted for as revenue, while fees paid by the Company are accounted for as payment processing services cost.  Platform and other revenues - primarily includes (i) fees earned for the utilization of the Company's platforms to optimize cash collections and student application processing, which include revenue earned from software subscription fees and usage-based fees, (ii) fees for the establishment of payment plans on the Company's payment platform, (iii) fees related to printing, mailing, and other services which