Flywire Transforms Guest Payments and Operations for Leading Hospitality Management Company Davidson Hospitality Group

Expansion across Davidson’s portfolio highlights Flywire’s quantified efficiency gains, lower processing costs and strong chargeback performance in hospitality payments.

Rhea-AI Summary

Flywire (FLYW) expanded its partnership with Davidson Hospitality Group to deploy its integrated payments and e-signature platform across Davidson’s full property portfolio.

Davidson reports substantial payment processing fee savings within months of initial deployment, driven by enhanced ACH acceptance and digital authorization workflows that reduce operational overhead and speed cash collection. Signature turnaround times fell by roughly 75%, and back-office reconciliation work declined. Flywire’s chargeback service achieves over 70% win or no-contest rates and maintains chargeback ratios below 0.03%, while offering guests flexible payment options and faster confirmation workflows.

Positive

• Signature turnaround times reduced by roughly 75% after adopting Flywire’s workflow
• Chargeback handling shows over 70% win or no-contest rates on disputes
• Chargeback ratios maintained below 0.03%, indicating limited dispute exposure
• Processing fee savings achieved within months through increased ACH payment acceptance

Negative

• None.

Market Context

On Aug 19, Flywire's related partnership announcement was followed by a reported 3.18% 24-hour gain,...

Analysis

On Aug 19, Flywire's related partnership announcement was followed by a reported 3.18% 24-hour gain, providing a comparable adoption precedent; the Davidson expansion added portfolio-wide deployment and reported workflow and dispute-management outcomes.

Key Figures

Signature turnaround reduction: roughly 75% Dispute win or no-contest rate: over 70% Chargeback ratio: below 0.03% +1 more

Signature turnaround reduction

roughly 75%

Davidson deployment

Dispute win or no-contest rate

over 70%

Flywire chargeback response

Chargeback ratio

below 0.03%

Flywire platform

Davidson existing hotels

88 hotels

Portfolio covered by Davidson Hospitality Group

Historical Context

2 past events · Latest: Aug 19

2 events

1. Aug 19

   Payments partnership

   24h Move

   +3.2%

   Selected Flywire as exclusive payments partner for international golf tour bookings

2. Aug 12

   Partnership expansion

   24h Move

   +0.0%

   Expanded Trustly collaboration to support ACH and bank-account payments across the U.S. and Canada

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Key Terms

ach, chargeback, erp systems, a/r workflows

4 terms

ach financial

"Through enhanced ACH payment acceptance and streamlined digital authorization workflows"

ACH (Automated Clearing House) is an electronic network banks use to move money between accounts, like a digital mail carrier that delivers payroll, dividends, bill payments and other transfers. Investors care because ACH affects how quickly a company can pay shareholders, collect revenue or move cash for operations; slower or disrupted ACH flows can change available cash, timing of dividends and short-term liquidity assumptions.

chargeback financial

"Mitigate chargeback risk by capturing signed authorization and payment intent simultaneously"

A chargeback is when a customer’s card payment is reversed and the merchant must return the money, usually because the buyer disputed the charge or the payment was fraudulent. Think of it like a buyer taking an item back and also getting their receipt payment undone; for investors this matters because frequent chargebacks reduce revenue, raise processing costs, signal fraud or customer-satisfaction problems, and can hurt a company’s profitability and cash flow.

erp systems technical

"Flywire also integrates with leading ERP systems, such as NetSuite"

ERP systems are integrated software platforms that help organizations manage and coordinate their core business activities, such as finance, supply chain, human resources, and operations, in one unified system. They enable smooth information flow across departments, improving efficiency and decision-making. For investors, ERP systems indicate how well a company manages its resources and operations, which can impact its overall performance and profitability.

a/r workflows financial

"deeply embed within the existing A/R workflows for its clients"

Accounts receivable (A/R) workflows are the set of steps a company uses to create, track, bill, collect and reconcile money customers owe from sales on credit. Think of it as the pipeline that turns invoices into cash, including issuing bills, chasing late payments, applying receipts and resolving disputes. Investors care because the efficiency and accuracy of these processes affect how quickly a company converts sales into cash, its short-term liquidity, and the risk that invoices won’t be paid.

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Flywire helps Davidson Hospitality Group achieve substantial annual processing fee savings through online payment processing and strategic ACH adoption

With Flywire, Davidson streamlines operations and elevates guest experiences across its property portfolio

BOSTON, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flywire Corporation (Nasdaq: FLYW), a global payments enablement and software company, today announced a deepened partnership with Davidson Hospitality Group ("Davidson"), an award-winning, full-service hospitality management company, to roll out advanced payment and transaction management capabilities across its portfolio.

The expansion comes as Davidson properties have already demonstrated meaningful processing fee savings within months of deploying Flywire's integrated payments and e-signature platform - validating the company's decision to scale the solution across its entire portfolio. Through enhanced ACH payment acceptance and streamlined digital authorization workflows, Davidson is reducing operational overhead while accelerating cash collection cycles.

When Davidson first adopted Flywire's payments and digital signature solutions, the company gained the ability to compress guest deposit collection and contract execution into a single, mobile-first workflow. The impact was immediate: signature turnaround times fell by roughly 75%, and back-office reconciliation work dropped significantly. The platform empowers Davidson properties to:

• Reduce payment processing costs by accepting ACH transfers alongside credit and debit cards, shifting volume to lower-cost rails and cutting per-transaction expense;
• Mitigate chargeback risk by capturing signed authorization and payment intent simultaneously, creating audit trails that protect both the property and the guest. Flywire's white-glove chargeback response achieves over 70% win or no-contest rates on disputes, while maintaining industry-leading chargeback ratios of below 0.03%;
• Streamline reconciliation by automating payment matching, reducing manual data entry between property management systems and accounting platforms;
• Improve the guest experience by offering flexible payment options, transparent fee structures, and faster confirmation workflows;
  
  

Tim Debruin, Senior Corporate Director, Event Sales & Planning at Davidson Hospitality said: "Flywire creates value for us as a partner because they built their platform specifically for hospitality operations - not as a generic payment processor. What we've seen is a real reduction in friction across both our revenue cycle and guest journey. Our teams spend less time on operational busywork and more time focusing on the guest experience."

Colin Smyth, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Travel at Flywire, added: "We are thrilled to partner with Davidson and deliver value as they scale. Every property that engages sees a similar pattern - faster processing, better cash flow, happier guests. That's exactly the kind of partnership we want to continue building as they scale Flywire across their portfolio.”

About Flywire

Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company. We combine our proprietary global payments network, next-gen payments platform and vertical-specific software to deliver the most important and complex payments for our clients and their customers.

Flywire leverages its vertical-specific software and payments technology to deeply embed within the existing A/R workflows for its clients across the education, healthcare and travel vertical markets, as well as in key B2B industries. Flywire also integrates with leading ERP systems, such as NetSuite, so organizations can optimize the payment experience for their customers while eliminating operational challenges.

Flywire supports more than 5,300 clients with diverse payment methods in more than 140 currencies across 240 countries and territories around the world. Flywire is headquartered in Boston, MA, USA with global offices. For more information, visit www.flywire.com. Follow Flywire on X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook.

About Davidson Hospitality Group

Davidson Hospitality Group is an award-winning, full-service hospitality management company comprised of 88 existing hotels and resorts; more than 240 restaurants, bars, and lounges; and 1.4 million square feet of meeting space across the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean. A trusted partner and preferred operator for Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Kimpton, Margaritaville, and Nobu, Davidson offers a unique entrepreneurial management style and owners’ mentality that provides the individualized personal service of a small company, enhanced by the breadth and depth of skill and experience of a larger company. In keeping with the company’s heritage of delivering value, Davidson Hospitality Group features four highly specialized operating verticals: Davidson Hotels, Pivot, Davidson Resorts and Davidson Restaurant Group. For more information, visit www.davidsonhospitality.com. Connect with us on LinkedIn: @DavidsonHospitality. Follow us on Instagram: @davidsonhospitality and TikTok: @davidsonhospitality. #DavidsonHospitality

Safe Harbor Statement

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements regarding Flywire's Travel business strategy, expectations and plans, market growth and trends. Flywire intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as, but not limited to, "believe," "may," "will," "potentially," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "could," "would," "project," "target," "plan," "expect," or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations that involve risks, changes in circumstances, assumptions, and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in Flywire's forward-looking statements include, among others, the factors that are described in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Flywire's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and available on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov/. The information in this release is provided only as of the date of this release, and Flywire undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release on account of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

Contacts

Flywire 
Media Contact: Sarah King Media@Flywire.com
Investor Relations Contact: Masha Kahn ir@flywire.com

Davidson Hospitality Group
Carrie Drost
CDrost@davidsonhospitality.com

FAQ

What specific capabilities does Flywire provide to Davidson properties?

Flywire provides an integrated platform that combines online payment processing, ACH and card acceptance, and digital e-signatures. It compresses guest deposit collection and contract execution into a single mobile-first workflow, automates payment matching between property management and accounting systems, and creates signed authorization trails to help mitigate chargeback risk.

How large is Davidson Hospitality Group’s managed portfolio that is adopting Flywire?

Davidson Hospitality Group’s portfolio includes 88 existing hotels and resorts, more than 240 restaurants, bars and lounges, and 1.4 million square feet of meeting space across the United States, Europe and the Caribbean.

How does the Flywire platform affect Davidson’s guest experience?

The platform supports the guest experience by offering flexible payment options, transparent fee structures and faster confirmation workflows. Davidson reports reduced friction across both the revenue cycle and guest journey, allowing staff to spend less time on operational tasks and more time focusing on guests.