Unbilled Services und Pricing-Fehler bei Multi-Currency Zahlungen
Definition
Flywire and TransferMate charge implicit FX spreads (typically 1.5–3%). School invoices student for €2,500 course. Student pays $2,500 USD via Flywire. FX rate at time of student payment: 1 EUR = 1.08 USD → $2,500 = €2,315. Flywire applies spread (1 EUR = 1.12 USD): €2,500 invoice = $2,800 USD expected payment. Student only sends $2,500 USD, school receives €2,232. School staff may not notice €268 shortfall (10.7%) and mark invoice 'paid' instead of investigating. Across 200 international students/year = €53,600 undetected leakage. Additionally, free online tutoring or informal 1-on-1 lessons arranged outside the webshop are never invoiced (estimate 5–10% of course hours).
Key Findings
- Financial Impact: €10,000–€25,000/year per school (2–5% revenue leakage). For €500,000 school revenue = ~€10,000–€25,000 direct loss. Multi-school network (20 schools, €10M aggregate revenue) = €200,000–€500,000 annual leakage.
- Frequency: Every international payment; compounded monthly/quarterly as students accumulate unpaid services.
- Root Cause: Manual FX tracking and invoice-payment matching. No automated detection of under-payment due to FX spreads. Informal service delivery (tutoring, exam prep outside course platform) not captured in invoicing system. Staff lacks visibility into which students have unbilled hours.
Why This Matters
This pain point represents a significant opportunity for B2B solutions targeting Language Schools.
Affected Stakeholders
Accounts Receivable Clerk, Course Administrator, Finance Manager, Tutor (informal services)
Action Plan
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Methodology & Sources
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