Joel van Arsdale, Managing Partner at Flagship Advisory Partners, recently sat down with Hemmo Bosscher, SVP, Global Head of Payments at Adyen and Vamshi Reddy, Head of Payments at Zenoti, to discuss how software platforms can effectively sell embedded payments and make them a key part of their growth strategy on Adyen's latest episode of Adyen Presents: Embedded Finance podcast. The episode focuses on how software platforms can succeed with embedded payments and use them as a key strategi...| Insight - 2023
Xero’s $3.1B acquisition of Melio marks a bold move as firms demand seamless, all-in-one platforms. Therefore, software providers are shifting to own the full financial workflow.| insights.flagshipadvisorypartners.com
Stablecoins have demonstrated strong momentum, with transaction volumes surging to $5.7 trillion in 2024 and accelerating further with a 66% spike in Q1 2025. Investor interest is growing - evidenced by a recent increase in M&A activity, predominantly driven by strategic buyers rather than financial sponsors. A standout example is Stripe’s landmark $1.1 billion acquisition of Bridge, signaling a major strategic shift toward stablecoin-enabled payments. 1. Size & Growth: Stablecoin Transacti...| Insight - 2023
Introduction Software platforms (ISVs or SaaS or SW companies) are rapidly expanding into payments and embedded finance, capturing more and more of the fintech value chain. In the U.S. market, we estimate that ISVs (independent software vendors), in various forms, already control 35% of the SMB merchant payments revenue pool. In response, payments service providers (PSPs) are evolving their strategies, increasingly focused on acquiring commerce software to control the full SMB product bundle.| Insight - 2023
Flagship summarizes what’s happening in payments and fintech and what we believe it means for the future.| insights.flagshipadvisorypartners.com
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Flagship Advisory Partners is a boutique consultancy and mergers and acquisitions advisory firm focused on the payments and fintech marketplace.| www.flagshipadvisorypartners.com
Flagship Advisory Partners is a boutique consultancy and mergers and acquisitions advisory firm focused on the payments and fintech marketplace.| www.flagshipadvisorypartners.com