NYC Event: The Embedded Finance Opportunity, January 2025
On 23 January 2025, we had the pleasure of co-hosting a live event in collaboration with UBS at their New York office, on the trending topic of Beyond Payment: The Embedded Finance Opportunity. Watch the highlights and a peak into the insightful discussions that took place in the aftermovie below.
Issuer Processing Competition Intensifies But Banks Remain Cautious
General Commentary & Highlights Press releases are a proxy for market activity levels. While an imperfect measure, fintech providers typically make a press release for large or interesting events. Next-gen issuer processors activity levels continue to be high Traditional processors show wide variance in announcements Announcements from the sampled processors focused on home markets in […]
Global Card Scheme Performance FY 2024
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Fintechs Working to Solve the Many Pain Points of B2B Commerce
Introduction In the world of B2B commerce, the order-to-cash (O2C, tied to A/R) and procure-to-pay (P2P, tied to A/P) cycles manage the transaction journey between buyers and suppliers. These processes are critical to happy customers, operational efficiency, and financial health. Software and fintech have automated some of these flows, but many pain points remain. In […]
AI’s Impact on Payments & Fintech, Part 2: Fraud Management
This is Part 2 of Flagship’s multi-part series assessing the potential impacts of AI on payments and fintech. Read Part 1 here where we introduce AI, outline the historical context for AI’s impact on our industry, and introduce the impacts of AI.
AI’s Impact on Payments & Fintech, Part 1: Introduction
This is Part 1 of Flagship’s multi-part series assessing the potential impacts of AI on payments and fintech. Read Part 2 on Fraud Prevention here.
Most Read Flagship Insights of 2024
During 2024 Flagship shared insights on a diverse array of payments and fintech topics. Our analysis of Apple’s iOS NFC launch in Europe drew significant attention, highlighting its impact on in-store payments. Other topics included the decline of European local card schemes, the growth of next-gen POS systems, the success of PSPs in merchant VAS […]
Press Release: Flagship Advisory Partners Promotes Anupam Majumdar and Scott DeHaven to Partner
Amsterdam, NL and Annapolis, MD, USA – Flagship Advisory Partners, the leading global strategy boutique focused exclusively on fintech, is pleased to announce the promotions of Anupam Majumdar based in our Amsterdam office, and Scott DeHaven, based in our Annapolis MD office to Partner.
Attractive Field Services Vertical Propels ServiceTitan to Successful IPO
Successful IPO ServiceTitan went public last week and immediately traded up more than 40% as investors flocked to the attractive growth fundamentals of ServiceTitan specifically and the field services vertical software & embedded generally. For embedded finance buffs like us, the TTAN S-1 was a compelling reading, so no surprise that investors reacted favorably. We […]
Executive Interview with Ian Drysdale, CEO, One Inc: “Automating Traditional Insurance Workflows from Weeks to Seconds”
Flagship Advisory Partners’ Executive Interview Series provides readers with exclusive insights from thought leaders in the payments and fintech industry. This edition spotlights One Inc, a digital payments platform specializing in insurance premiums and claims. Flagship Advisory Partners met with Ian Drysdale, CEO of One Inc, to learn about how they are revolutionizing insurance payments […]