Make a Payment
Please note, some of these options can take up to three working days to be reflected within the University accounts.
Payment by Credit/Debit Card for Tuition Fees.
User will need to enter Student ID (8 Numeric Values) and Date of Birth to make payment against account.
NB – this will not show any charge, user must input the total payment amount after logging in, payment method will determine what is immediately payable. Can take up to three working days for payment to be reflected on student account.
Cardiff Metropolitan University has officially partnered with Flywire to accept payments from over 240 countries and territories, in more than 140 currencies.
Millions of students and their parents world-wide trust Flywire to facilitate their education payments.
By making your payment using Flywire you can:
- Pay by credit or with debit card, bank transfer or by e-wallet.
- Pay from any country or bank.
- Pay in your local currency.
- Avoid bank fees and extra charges.
- Be guaranteed the best exchange rate when making a bank transfer using Flywire. If you find a better rate within two hours, Flywire will match it.
- Track your payment in real-time and receive email and text alerts each step of the way, including a confirmation your payment has been securely delivered to the University.
- Get 24/7 multilingual support with any questions you have about making your payment from Flywire’s expert team. You can give them a call, send an email, or use live chat online.
- Flywire has a robust anti-money laundering program so you can feel confident in the security of your payment.
You can see how Flywire works here.
International Bank Transfer by TransferMate:
Payment by Bank Transfer or alternative payment methods for Tuition, Accommodation or a Penalty Charge. (Please ensure that all details are completed for us to correctly allocate your payment.)
International students from India, Nigeria and China have the option to pay with EasyTransfer.
Cardiff Metropolitan University has partnered with EasyTransfer as a payment method for international payments. This quick, safe and secure service allows you to make payments in your local currency easily with low fees and transparent exchange rates. EasyTransfer’s team of payment specialists will guide you step by step and give you peace of mind that your full payment is delivered to the University.
You can also make a payment in person at the i-Zone at both Llandaff and Cyncoed campus. You will need to bring your student ID card when making a payment. Please note we do not accept cash. Bank transfer payments can be made via the above options in most local currencies.
The University does not make its bank account details available.
Students who wish to make bank transfer payments should do so via the above portals, either for fee invoices already raised or for making advance payments before enrolment.
Bank transfer payments can be made in most local currencies, GB Pounds, US Dollars or Euros, and will be fully tracked through their journey, so students are informed where their funds are. In most cases bank transfer payments via Flywire/Convera/EasyTransfer are received by us faster than they would have been if transferred directly to a University account.
Bank account details are provided to sponsors via their invoices.
Payment by Credit/Debit Card or PayPal for ‘Shop’ Items including Short Courses, Merchandise, Conferences and Events, MetLife Products e.g., MetRider Bus Passes, Replacement ID Cards, Car Parking Permits, etc.
A payment by Credit/Debit Card or PayPal to load your Student/Staff ID Card with Credit. Your Print Card can be used at the Cardiff Met Print Studio.
Beware of Tuition Fee Fraud – Don’t Become a Victim
Recently scammers have been reaching out to students to befriend them and tell them there is a way to reduce the cost of university tuition fees. They promise a discount or a better rate of exchange if you pay them – and claim in return they will pay your fees to Cardiff Met.
The person approaching you might be another student (at Cardiff Met or elsewhere) or could be a friend, ‘cousin’, ‘uncle’ or family acquaintance. They will offer to arrange a discount for you by paying on your behalf – either asking you to pay your money to someone else or make a payment through a website which may look completely genuine.
Offers like these are usually part of a card scam, where payments are made to a student’s university account using stolen cards.
The person will make the payment towards your fees as agreed, so everything may seem legitimate at first. However, the payment will either be declined, or it will become invalid - often many days or weeks later once it is realised that the payment card was stolen or cloned.
Occasionally, scammers will attempt to make numerous lower value payments using several different cards until one works.
The result is that you have lost your money and unknowingly become involved in illegal activity. Your Tuition Fees are still owing to Cardiff Met.
To avoid such fraud, you should only pay your fees directly to Cardiff Met. You can find details of how to do this here. If you still have questions please contact the Tuition Fees Team by email at tuitionfees@cardiffmet.ac.uk
- Be wary of approaches made on social media channels such as; Facebook, Instagram, WeChat or any other method
- Only pay tuition fees directly to the university and not through third parties.
- If someone offers you a discounted exchange rate ignore it, it is likely to be a fraud.
- Don’t be pressured into making payments because of an ‘offer expiring’ as criminals will try to rush or panic you.
- Report any suspicious contacts to the police.
- Don’t share personal information or login details.
- Do not share your university number, email address and login details with anyone.
- Do not share credit or debit card details with anyone.
- Don’t pay any type of tuition fee in cash to individuals or made through social media contacts.
- Look out for communications like adverts and emails with bad spelling and grammar
- Lookout for suspect email addresses.
- Remember: If an offer or inducement seems too good to be true, it is generally false!
- If you have unfortunately been a victim of fraud, the funds that were transferred to Cardiff Met will be reclaimed by the bank or card provider. When this happens your student debt is re-instated, so you will still owe the university your tuition fees.
- The University will notify the National Crime Agency that an attempted fraud has taken place.
You can report the crime to Action Fraud
Further information can be found at;
- Action Fraud – National Fraud & Cyber Crime Reporting Centre (UK) +44(0)300 123 2040
- Fraud, tricks and scams – VISA Fraud (UK Government guidance)
- UKCISA – Money Fraud (UK Council for International Student Affairs)
- DCPCU – Dedicated Card & Payment Crime Unit
Cardiff Met Contacts
- The Tuition Fees Team can assist on when and how to pay your fees. They can be contacted by email at tuitionfees@cardiffmet.ac.uk +44 (0)29 2041 6083
- The Global Student Advisory Service can offer advice if you experience difficulty paying your fees or have VISA queries. They can be contacted at intstudentadvice@cardiffmet.ac.uk +44 (0)29 2041 6494
- The Student Financial Advisory Service provides support if you are in financial difficulties. They can be contacted at moneyadvice@cardiffmet.ac.uk +44 (0)29 2041 617