Step-by-step guide for students

Funding with Flywire

Flywire is fully built into your Fintiba onboarding journey, so you never have to leave and figure anything out on your own. Everything you need is shown to you at the point you need it.

In your Fintiba account

1. Wait for your approval email. It tells you your Blocked Account is ready to be funded.
2. Log in and select "Start Funding".
3. Confirm the amount you are sending.
4. Tell us who is making the payment — you, or one of the relatives listed in section 4. 
   • If someone else is paying, you will be asked to provide contact information about them as well
5. Review your transfer summary, agree to the Flywire Terms, and select "Transfer now". You will be taken to Flywire to complete your payment.

On Flywire

6. Choose your payment method. You will see the options available in your country — local bank transfer, card, and country-specific methods.
7. FIll in any required information (only applicable to a select few countries):
   • Country-specific information
     • India: PAN, source of funds, foreign exchange limit, and declaration amount.
     • China: your national ID number and your full name in Chinese. If someone else is paying for you, their national ID number and name in Chinese are needed as well as yours.
     • Few select countries: your national ID information
     • Most other countries: just confirm the payer information and continue.
   • Upload any required documents. This may include a copy of your passport and your tuition invoice or admission letter.
8. Confirm the transfer. Confirm that you have completed the transfer and you’ll be taken back to the Fintiba payment process.
9. Next step
   • Card/online payment: done!
   • Bank transfer: make the payment exactly as instructed — the exact amount shown, quoting the reference you are given.
10. Track it from your Fintiba account. You will see the status move from Registered to Sent to Received.

Funding by international bank transfer (SWIFT)

1. Wait for your approval email.
2. Log in and select "Start Funding".
3. Confirm the amount you are sending, and add a buffer to cover FX, SWIFT and intermediary bank fees. Only the amount that actually arrives counts toward your required amount.
4. Tell us who is making the payment.
5. Review your transfer summary and select "Get transfer document", which will be automatically downloaded.
6. Make the transfer from your bank in EUR, quoting the reference exactly as given.
7. Check your Fintiba account for the payment status. Allow 3–10 business days.