State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest bank, today
announced that it is enabling the digital disbursement of education
loans in local currency (Indian Rupees) directly to higher
education institutions all over the world by strengthening its
partnership with global payments and software company, Flywire
(Nasdaq: FLYW). The initiative is part of the bank’s commitment to
broaden the scope of education loan disbursements with enhanced
customer experience.
State Bank of India and Flywire’s internet
banking integration have been providing Indian students with a
fully digital experience for their tuition fee payments. Now, as an
extended offering, students can also select SBI’s overseas
education loan option – ‘Global Ed-Vantage’ – as the source of
funds, and remit fees through Bank’s Processing Cells/Branches
disbursing education loans. Institutions accepting payments through
Flywire benefit from receiving payments on time as well as full
transparency into the transaction history, which eases their
reconciliation processes and drives operational efficiencies.
Further, the integration also helps Indian residents comply with
Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS) requirements.
State Bank of India, the market leader
in education loans, processes around $890 million in annual loan
volume for international students. With the introduction of this
digital offering, SBI now creates a seamless and digital payment
experience for its resident customers.
Introducing the facility, Sri Vinay M
Tonse, Managing Director (RB&O), State Bank of India,
said, “At State Bank of India, we are committed to
empowering Indian students in pursuing their educational
aspirations globally. Our partnership with Flywire is a testament
to this commitment, as it enables a fully digital and transparent
disbursement of overseas education loans in Indian Rupees, directly
to institutions worldwide. This initiative underscores our
dedication to driving growth in the education loan sector while
delivering a seamless, efficient, and secure experience for our
customers.”
Mohit Kansal, SVP of Global Payments and
Payer Services, Flywire said, “We are thrilled to expand
our successful partnership with SBI and together provide Indian
students an enhanced payment experience for disbursing loans
internationally. As one of the most popular choices for students,
SBI is now offering their borrowers an easier way to pay their
educational institutions in Indian rupees, and will benefit from
full transparency and traceability of overseas payments. We look
forward to working together and solving this critical market
need.”
State Bank of India remains committed to
providing best-in-class banking solutions that cater to the unique
needs of its customers, and this partnership with Flywire
exemplifies that commitment.
About SBIState Bank of India is
the largest commercial bank in terms of assets, deposits, branches,
customers, and employees. It is also one of the largest mortgage
lenders in the country which has so far fulfilled the home buying
dreams of around 30 lakh Indian families. The home loan portfolio
of the bank has crossed Rs. 7.39 lakh crore. As of June 2024, the
bank has a deposit base of over Rs. 49.01 lakh crore with CASA
ratio of 40.70% and advances of more than Rs. 38.12 lakh crore. SBI
commands a market share of 26.3% and 19.6% in home loans and auto
loans respectively. SBI has the largest network of 22,500+ branches
and 62,000+ ATMs / ADWMs in India with close to 83,000 BC outlets.
The number of customers using internet banking and mobile banking
stand at 128 million and 274 million respectively. With SBI’s
digital strategy right on track – the bank witnessed 63% of new
savings accounts being opened through the integrated digital and
lifestyle platform YONO in Q1FY25. YONO, which has more than 7.76
crore registered users, witnessed 34.9 lakh new YONO registrations
in Q1 2025. In terms of digital lending, the bank disbursed
pre-approved personal loans worth Rs. 1,399 crores through YONO
during Q1 FY25. SBI also has the highest number of followers on
Facebook and X amongst all banks worldwide.
About FlywireFlywire 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 more than 4,000 clients with
diverse payment methods in more than 140 currencies across more
than 240 countries and territories around the world. The company is
headquartered in Boston, MA, USA with global offices. For more
information, visit www.flywire.com. Follow Flywire
on X, LinkedIn and
Facebook.
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