Flywire Corp

Flywire announced on September 9 that it is deepening its partnership with Davidson Hospitality Group, expanding its payment and e-signature platform across Davidson's full portfolio of hotels after properties already using the tools saw signature turnaround times fall by roughly 75%. The hospitality push extends beyond that single deal: Flywire signed 42 hospitality software deals across Europe and Asia in the first half of 2026 and expanded across nearly 90 US hotel properties with Driftwood Hospitality. In the second quarter, revenue rose 27.2% year over year to $167.7 million, total payment volume jumped 38.2% to $8.2 billion, and adjusted EBITDA climbed 44.5% to $24.0 million, lifting the margin about 160 basis points to 14.6%, prompting Flywire to raise its full-year revenue growth guidance by 300 basis points at the midpoint and its adjusted EBITDA margin guidance by 25 basis points. Underneath that growth, gross margin slipped to 53.4% from 57.0% a year earlier and adjusted gross margin fell to 56.6% from 61.1%, while the company posted a GAAP net loss of $8.1 million, narrower than the $12.0 million loss a year earlier. Hedge fund ownership rose from 28 funds to 35, short interest sits at 10.53% of float, and Flywire trades at a forward P/E of 19.27 as of September 22.

Flywire Corporation announced the appointment of Sabrina Farmer to its Board of Directors, effective with the company's Sept. 23, 2026 announcement. Farmer will also join the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. She currently serves as Corporate Vice President of the Commerce Platform at Microsoft, following a tenure as Chief Technology Officer at GitLab and a 19-year career at Google, where she most recently served as Vice President of Engineering, Core Infrastructure. Flywire CEO Mike Massaro said Farmer's track record of operating systems at unprecedented scale makes her an invaluable addition to the Board. Flywire, a global payments enablement and software company, supports more than 5,300 clients with diverse payment methods in more than 140 currencies across 240 countries and territories.

Flywire has expanded its partnership with Trustly to bring open banking payments to customers across the US and Canada, building on a collaboration that began in Europe in 2017. The move allows payers to authorize ACH and Pre-Authorized Debit transfers directly from their bank login, reducing payment friction and failed transactions. This expansion comes as Flywire reported second-quarter revenue of $167.7 million, up 27.2% year over year, and total payment volume of $8.2 billion, up 38.2%. However, gross margin slipped to 53.4% from 57.0% a year earlier, and the company still posted a GAAP net loss of $8.1 million. Management raised full-year guidance, but CFO Cosmin Pitigoi noted conservative assumptions for the education vertical due to the visa policy environment.

Flywire has broadened the use of open banking payments in the US and Canada through its arrangement with Trustly. The tie-up will give customers a way to approve sizeable domestic and international transfers straight from their bank accounts in local currency. The latest step extends a relationship that had already been in place in Europe and now adds wider coverage in North America. Under Trustly Pay by Bank, users complete payment authorisation during checkout with their usual online banking login details, rather than entering account information again for the transfer. Flywire and Trustly have worked together since 2017, first introducing the service in Europe and then adding support in other markets over time.

Shares of Atlassian, Sprout Social, and Flywire rose in afternoon trading after a softer-than-expected Producer Price Index report eased inflation concerns and lifted growth stocks. June wholesale inflation fell 0.3% versus expectations for a flat reading, following a sharp 0.4% decline in consumer prices the prior session, which together shifted focus away from IBM's warning about client budget reprioritization. Atlassian jumped 3.5%, Sprout Social gained 4.2%, and Flywire climbed 5.1%, with Flywire also reaching a new 52-week high of $18.82 per share. The cooling inflation data reduced pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates high, mechanically boosting valuations for growth companies whose worth depends heavily on future cash flows.

StockStory identified Flywire, EMCOR, and IonQ as three growth stocks with significant upside potential. Flywire, a payment processing and software solutions provider, posted 33.6% revenue growth over the past year, with billings growth averaging 36.5% and a free cash flow margin of 23%. EMCOR, which provides electrical, mechanical, and building construction services, achieved 18.3% revenue growth over the past year and 16.3% annual growth over two years, supported by share buybacks that boosted earnings per share. IonQ, a quantum computing company, delivered 335% revenue growth over the past year and 172% annual growth over two years, with an outstanding revenue outlook for the next 12 months.

Finance and HR software stocks reported a satisfactory first quarter, with revenues beating analysts' consensus estimates by 1.9% and next-quarter revenue guidance coming in 0.6% above expectations. Among the 12 companies tracked, Marqeta posted revenues of $165.8 million, up 19.2% year on year and exceeding estimates by 0.9%, while Flywire delivered the strongest performance with revenues of $184 million, up 42.9% and beating estimates by 7.2%. American Express Global Business Travel reported revenues of $840 million, up 35.3% and topping estimates by 3.3%, but missed EBITDA estimates significantly. Despite the revenue beats, share prices across the group have fallen 7.5% on average since the earnings releases, with Marqeta down 12.7%, BILL down 12.2%, and Paylocity down 7.4%, while Flywire bucked the trend with a 10.1% gain.

Flywire reported billings of $186.7 million in Q1, with year-on-year growth averaging 36.5% over the last four quarters, signaling robust customer demand. The company also posted an impressive free cash flow margin averaging 23% over the past year, outperforming the broader software sector. However, its customer acquisition cost payback period turned negative this quarter, indicating that incremental sales and marketing investments outpaced revenue and highlighting competitive pressures. Flywire shares trade at $16.08, having returned 8.7% over the last six months, roughly in line with the S&P 500's 8.9% gain.

Zacks Investment Research added five stocks to its Zacks Rank Number 1 Strong Buy list on June 18. TWFG saw its current-year earnings consensus estimate rise 9.7 percent over the last 60 days, XPO's estimate increased 8 percent, Murphy USA's estimate jumped 26.7 percent, Flywire's estimate surged 236.7 percent, and Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International's estimate climbed 13.8 percent.

Flywire and Visa both carry a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 22.2, below the financial services sector benchmark of 32.2, yet the younger Flywire is favored as the better buy for 2026. Flywire, a global payments enablement and software company focused on complex verticals like education and healthcare, reported fiscal 2025 revenue of $603 million, up about 27% year-over-year, with net income of $13.5 million and a net margin of roughly 2.2%. Visa, the global payments technology giant, posted fiscal 2025 revenue of $40 billion, an 11.4% increase, and net income of nearly $20.1 billion, yielding a net margin of approximately 50.1%. While both companies are profitable and face risks—Flywire from international student policy shifts and Visa from regulatory scrutiny and competition—Flywire’s higher expected revenue growth of about 24% to $747 million this year and its much lower price-to-sales ratio of 3.0 versus Visa’s 16.8 give it the edge. Flywire’s global network spanning 240 countries and its ability to shift student flows amid visa restrictions further support its growth outlook.