Educated International Payments

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Yes! Any cross-border vendor with which an institution maintains an active contract may be included in your Marketplace. 

The Marketplace is free of implementation and annual fees for institutions.

The platform operates through a transparent, vendor-funded model. Vendors participating in the SYFX Verified Vendor Program contribute to the cost of maintaining the platform through a usage-based structure assessed at the institution level.

SYFX Verified indicates that a payment provider actively collaborates with SelectYourFX to help ensure that pricing inputs, supported payment methods, and key details shown in the Marketplace are accurate and current. 

The Verified designation is intended to signal that a vendor has engaged in the process, not that the vendor offers the lowest cost, best service, or preferred outcome for every student.

Verified participation helps further reduce student confusion by improving the accuracy and consistency of information presented during the payment selection process. This can result in fewer surprises for students and fewer avoidable payment-related inquiries for institutional staff.

Non-verified vendors will be presented consistent with the publicly available information your students rely upon today. However, their profiles will not support country-specific relevance or dynamic updates. 

The enhanced clarity and contextual accuracy associated with verification is achievable only through active collaboration.

Institutions retain full control over Marketplace presentation. Schools may:

• Allow vendor order to rotate by default
• Request specific, fixed vendor ordering
• Apply a “Preferred” designation
• Reflect operational considerations, such as system integration, service history, and demonstrated reliability of information presented to students

SelectYourFX does not influence vendor placement or ordering for commercial reasons.

SelectYourFX is transparent about its commercial model. Vendors participating in the SYFX Verified Vendor Program contribute to the cost of maintaining a transparent, neutral comparison experience, including data validation and ongoing operational support. 

Vendors pay the lesser of:

• A $5 per–enrolled international student fee, OR
• 10 BPS of payment volume