A global payments company that helps schools, hospitals, travel companies, and businesses get paid from abroad, handling cross-border tuition and invoice payments across hundreds of countries and currencies. It was founded in 2009 by Spanish MIT student Iker Marcaide, who created it as peerTransfer after struggling with the high fees and hidden costs of paying international tuition. The name became Flywire in 2015, a nod to the speed and reach of a wire transfer in flight.
Flywire stockholders elect three Class II directors and ratify PwC at 2026 annual meeting
At the June 2, 2026 annual meeting, 107,048,791 shares (about 88%) of the 121,465,195 eligible shares were represented, constituting a quorum.
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Stockholders elected Alex Finkelstein, Matthew Harris, and Gretchen Howard as Class II directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting.
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2026 was ratified with 106,991,060 votes for, 34,547 against, and 23,184 abstaining.
The non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed with 76,951,676 votes for, 17,374,863 against, and 72,814 abstaining.
The report was filed under Item 5.07 to disclose the results of the stockholder votes.
5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Flywire repurchases all outstanding non-voting common stock for ~$29M
On May 13, 2026, Flywire entered into a privately negotiated repurchase agreement to buy 1,873,320 shares of its non-voting common stock for approximately $29 million.
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The repurchase closed on May 14, 2026, and was funded entirely with cash under the company's existing $300 million share repurchase program.
Following the transaction, no shares of Flywire's non-voting common stock remain outstanding.
The per-share price was at a discount to the May 13, 2026 closing market price of the company's common stock.
The seller, a pre-IPO shareholder, retained its voting common stock after the transaction.
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure · 8.01 Other Events · 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Flywire appoints Christine Katziff to its Board of Directors as Class I director
The Board increased the number of directors from eight to nine and appointed Katziff to the Audit Committee.
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On March 25, 2026, Flywire's Board appointed Christine Katziff as a Class I director, with her term expiring at the 2028 annual meeting.
Katziff will receive an annual cash retainer of $35,000 for Board service and an additional $10,000 for Audit Committee service.
She received an initial restricted stock unit award with a fair market value of $350,000, vesting in three equal annual installments.
Katziff retired from Bank of America after a 38-year career, most recently as Chief Audit Executive.
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements · 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure · 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Flywire CTO David King shifts to Chief Product Officer & Co-President of Global Education
King will oversee software product strategy across all verticals and lead business and client focus in the Education vertical.
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On January 13, 2026, Flywire announced David King, CTO since June 2019, will move to a new role as Chief Product Officer & Co-President of Global Education.
The company will search for a new CTO with experience in global, large-scale payments and software platforms; King remains CTO until a successor is named.
Flywire and King entered into Amendment No. 1 to his employment agreement dated August 1, 2025, to reflect the new role, with no other changes to compensation.
The amendment will be filed as an exhibit to Flywire's Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2026.
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements