--- title: "Fund your association projects with ibani, at no cost." url: https://www.ibani.com/en/education/student-associations lang: en --- Partner program · Associations & Student Unions # Fund your association projects with ibani, at no cost. Do you run a student association or a Student Union? Give your international members the **best currency exchange** and earn **CHF 25 for your association** for every student you refer. [Register my association](https://www.ibani.com/en/contact) How does it work? **CHF 25** Per referred student **CHF 10** Gifted to the referee **CHF 0** Registration fee Your association's funds New referral validated International member · 1st exchange > CHF 1,000 +CHF 25.00 1h ago New referral validated Exchange student · via your code +CHF 25.00 Yesterday Quarterly payout Association account · Transfer successful −CHF 1,250.00 Q1 Total raised this academic year CHF 2,875.00 **35,000+ clients** Students, cross-border workers & businesses **CHF 25 / student** Paid to your association **4.7/5 · Excellent** On 2,000+ client reviews [![SO-FIT logo](https://www.ibani.com/images/sofit-light.svg) SO-FIT (SRO) affiliated\*](https://so-fit.ch/) The partnership at a glance ## A win-win referral for your whole campus. By recommending ibani, you help your international members protect their budget while raising real funds for your events — with nothing to pay upfront. ### CHF 25 for your association For every referred student who makes their first exchange, CHF 25 goes into your association's funds. With no cap. ### CHF 10 gifted to your members The referred student receives a CHF 10 welcome bonus and enjoys exchange at the market rate, with a margin from 0.40% to 0.15%. ### Set up in 5 minutes A personalized link and referral code, plus a ready-to-share communication kit: no technical integration required. ### A trusted Swiss partner Founded in Geneva in 2018, ibani SA is a financial intermediary affiliated with SO-FIT, a self-regulatory organisation recognised by FINMA. 3 steps, zero hassle ## Launch your partnership and watch the funds grow. No budget to advance, no technical commitment. You share your code, your members save on their exchange, and your association earns on every validated referral. ### Register your association for free Get in touch: we validate your organization and create your partner space. No fees, no minimum. ### Receive your code and your comms kit A personalized link and code, plus ready-to-use visuals for your networks, newsletters and welcome guides. ### Your members use it, you get paid Every referred student earns your association CHF 25. Track your referrals and receive a payout every quarter. [Request my partner code →](https://www.ibani.com/en/contact) Your referral tracking Referral validated · via your code Master's student · 1st exchange completed +CHF 25.00 Today Referral pending Account opened · awaiting 1st exchange +CHF 25.00 Upcoming Welcome bonus paid to the referee Member of your association +CHF 10.00 2 days ago Referrals validated this quarter +CHF 1,250 A real service for your members ## A nominative Swiss IBAN, in their name. Your international students get a nominative Swiss IBAN to receive scholarships, student-job salaries or family transfers, then automate their exchange to their account abroad. It is a **transit account dedicated to currency exchange**, set up in 5 minutes from a phone — the perfect tool to recommend in your welcome guides. [Discover ibani for students →](https://www.ibani.com/en/education) ![ibani app screen showing a student's nominative Swiss IBAN](https://www.ibani.com/images/iban-en.png) ![Screen for paying Swiss bills (tuition fees, rent, insurance) in the ibani app](https://www.ibani.com/images/invoice-en.png) The daily life of an international student ## Pay tuition fees, rent and insurance. Currency exchange is one of the biggest expenses for foreign students. With ibani, they pay their **Swiss bills** (tuition fees, rent, health insurance) at the best rate, straight from the app. A concrete, useful solution to highlight to your new members from the very first week. The best rate, no hidden fees ## An exchange your members actually adopt. A tapering margin from 0.40% to 0.15% on the real interbank rate — up to 10× cheaper than a bank. No opening, maintenance or closing fees. Your students stay in control: automatic exchange on every incoming transfer, or **manual mode** to wait for the best rate. ![ibani app home screen: balance, rate and exchange management](https://www.ibani.com/images/dashboard-en.png) Why join us ## More than just funding. A partnership designed for campus life: useful for your members, profitable for your association, valuable for your image. ### Genuine usefulness Currency exchange is the number-one expense for foreign students. You give them a concrete solution, not a gimmick. ### Express setup A personalized link and code to share on your networks and welcome guides. No development, no logistics. ### Uncapped revenue No limit on the number of referrals. The more your community adopts ibani, the more your funds grow, quarter after quarter. ### A stronger brand image Associate your organization with a Swiss FinTech affiliated with SO-FIT and audited for its activity. ### Regular payouts A quarterly transfer to the association's account, with a clear summary of the validated referrals. ### Dedicated support An ibani contact follows you, provides the communication materials and answers your questions throughout the year. Frequently asked questions ## Everything associations ask us The essential answers to launch your partnership with confidence. Your association receives CHF 25 for every referred student who opens an account and makes their first exchange of over CHF 1,000. There is no cap: the more your members adopt ibani, the more your funds grow. The student receives a CHF 10 welcome bonus, credited to their ibani account on their first exchange of over CHF 1,000. They then enjoy CHF-EUR exchange at the market rate with a margin from 0.40% to 0.15%, with no account maintenance fees. We make a quarterly transfer to your association's bank account, accompanied by a summary of the referrals validated during the period. Yes. We give you a complete kit: logos, social media visuals, template texts for your newsletters, flyers and welcome guides, plus a personalized link and referral code for your association. Any student association, student union, umbrella body or international office attached to a school or university in Switzerland can register for free. The program is especially suited to organizations with international students. Yes. Founded in Geneva in 2018, ibani SA is a financial intermediary audited for its activity, affiliated with [SO-FIT](https://so-fit.ch/), a self-regulatory organization recognized by [FINMA](https://www.finma.ch/en/) in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). [Another question? Contact us →](https://www.ibani.com/en/contact) ## Ready to fund your next events? Registration to the partner program is free and only takes a few minutes. Get your communication kit and start raising funds from this academic year. [REGISTER MY ASSOCIATION](https://www.ibani.com/en/contact) [Request my partner code](https://www.ibani.com/en/contact) ✓ Free registration  ·  ✓ Affiliated with SO-FIT (SRO)  ·  ✓ Quarterly payout [![SO-FIT logo](https://www.ibani.com/images/sofit-light.svg)](https://so-fit.ch/) ## Swiss financial intermediary subject to the AMLA regulatory framework Your money is handled with the utmost regulatory rigour. ibani SA is a FinTech company established since 2018 in the heart of Geneva, Switzerland. We are a financial intermediary audited for our activity. ibani SA is affiliated with [SO-FIT](https://so-fit.ch/) as a financial intermediary within the meaning of Article 2 para. 3 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). SO-FIT is a self-regulatory organization recognized by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ([FINMA](https://www.finma.ch/en/)).