Next-gen POS Driving Impressive Growth
Introduction The tremendous growth of next-gen point-of-sale (POS) providers highlights a transformative shift towards innovative product and service models in the physical commerce environment. The introduction of new iOS and Android software and hardware has disrupted the traditional POS market, and has contributed to the development a broad range of affordable, highly flexible and innovative […]
Flagship’s Reflection on Key Industry Themes Post Stripe Sessions
Flagship was at the Stripe Sessions conference in California last month to meet with our SaaS and payments clients. It was a well-run event with several thousand attendees – and both San Francisco and the Moscone Center were delightful venues. Stripe announced more than 50 new product updates and showcased speakers like Larry Summers (former […]
Reactions to Stripe’s New Feature Announcements at Annual Sessions Conference
We attended Stripe’s annual conference—Stripe Sessions—where they announced 50+ new product features. Read our reactions to these new features. We advise viewing the slides via the “PDF” icon button. ‹ ›
Executive Interview Series: Key Payment Challenges and Opportunities in MEA, with Samer Soliman, CEO AFS
Flagship Advisory Partners’ Executive Interview Series provides readers with exclusive insights from thought leaders in the payments and fintech industry. This edition puts the spotlight on Arab Financial Services (AFS), a leading fintech that serves businesses and fintechs in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Flagship Advisory Partners met with Samer Soliman, CEO of […]
The Paypers: Global Overview of Key Industry Themes in 2024 -Introduction to the Evolving World of Payments
The newest edition of the Global Overview of Payment Providers 2024 – Key Players and Trends in B2B/B2C Ecommerce is designed to help you stay up to date with key trends, investment patterns, mergers and acquisitions (M&As), innovations, and emerging technologies – and gain insights into the capabilities of the top companies in the payments industry. […]
Q1 2024 Report: Global Fintech M&A Poised for Rebound in 2024
A cautious but optimistic sentiment is prevailing in the Fintech and Payment sector. Despite a subdued start in 1Q 2024, investors anticipate an uptick in M&A deal flow throughout 2024. ‹ ›
Advent to Buy Nuvei in $6.3B Deal
Nuvei announces $6.3B acquisition by Advent International, breaking out from what has been a slow period for merchant payments M&A We advise viewing the slides via the “PDF” icon button. ‹ ›
Merchant VAS Now a Lucrative Reality for PSPs
A decade ago, Value-Added Services (VAS) in the context of merchant payments were more aspirational than tangible. Today, we see merchant Payment Services Providers (PSPs) achieving lucrative success across a range of value-adds including software subscriptions, lending, multi-currency, card issuing, and others. Isolating Square, given that they are publicly listed, we see a healthy 28% […]
Reactions to Visa and Mastercard Credit Card Fee Settlement with U.S. Merchants
General Commentary & Highlights Visa and Mastercard agreed to reduce credit card interchange fees and change some rules as part of a proposed antitrust settlement with U.S. merchants that could conclude 19 years of litigation and negotiation if approved. U.S. merchants have experienced consistently rising card acceptance fees for decades (see Figure 2), in part […]
Amsterdam Embedded Payments & Finance Event, March 2024
On 6 March 2024, we had the pleasure of hosting a live event in collaboration with The Payers and European Women Payments Network on the trending topic of Embedded Payments and Finance. Watch all highlights and a peak into the insightful discussions that took place.