India now outpaces China in wealth creation and GDP per capita, and the number of their students able to afford high quality education overseas is projected to grow. Overall, the demographics of students who study abroad are shifting dramatically, presenting new opportunities and challenges for students, payment providers and higher education institutions.
Furthermore, 60% of international students consider alternative payment methods as important, but alternative payment methods differ from country to region around the world. Universities and higher education institutions will need rely even more on providers that can handle rapidly changing payments methods and diverse currencies.
Join Dino Leo, Convera Head of Education for EU, Naz Ali, Convera Global Head of Market Insights, Graham Smith, IODM’s Head of Business Development for the UK and Keith Adams, Assistant Director of Finance at the London School of Economics, as they break down these emerging mobility and payment trends affecting finance in the education sector.
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