Flywire Appoints Nicole James as Chief People Officer to Drive Global Workforce Strategy

Flywire Corporation (Nasdaq: FLYW) announced the appointment of Nicole James as Chief People Officer, effective November 4, marking a strategic move to strengthen the company's human resources leadership during a period of global expansion. Ms. James will report directly to Flywire CEO Mike Massaro and will oversee the company's comprehensive global HR operations, including people operations, total rewards, workplace experience, and talent acquisition and development functions.

Mike Massaro, CEO of Flywire, emphasized the strategic importance of this appointment, noting that Ms. James brings proven expertise in driving digital transformation and scaling people functions for rapidly growing multinational corporations. Her background in FinTech, combined with extensive experience in organizational strategy, talent development, and mergers and acquisitions, positions her to support Flywire's next phase of scaling. The company anticipates her leadership will be instrumental in nurturing high-performance teams and fostering a culture of continuous learning across the organization.

Ms. James joins Flywire from Credit Karma, where she served as Chief People Officer and led the people function while aligning talent strategy during periods of growth and transformation. Her previous experience includes serving as Chief People Officer at Unite Us, where she streamlined people operations and realigned leadership structures for the health-tech company. During her tenure at Square (NYSE: XYZ), she served as Global Head of People for the Square business unit, scaling the people team to support high levels of growth during rapid organizational change. She has also led multiple global expansion initiatives across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe through both organic growth and M&A activities.

In her statement, Nicole James expressed enthusiasm for joining Flywire, highlighting the company's award-winning culture and high-performing teams as key attractions. She specifically noted being drawn to Flywire's commitments to innovation and digital transformation initiatives, as well as the company's focus on global workforce development. Her appointment comes at a time when Flywire has received significant industry recognition, including being named one of America's Greatest Companies by Newsweek, one of the World's Top FinTech Companies by CNBC, and a Best Company to Work For by U.S. News & World Report. For more information about Flywire's corporate initiatives, visit https://www.flywire.com.

The appointment signals Flywire's continued investment in leadership talent to support its global payments enablement and software business, which serves more than 4,800 clients across education, healthcare, travel, and key B2B industries. With operations spanning more than 240 countries and territories and support for payments in more than 140 currencies, the company's focus on strengthening its people function underscores the importance of talent development in maintaining competitive advantage during periods of international expansion and digital transformation.