What We Do
Track Record
Highlights
75+
Engagements successfully delivered
annually
40+
Unique fintech and payment clients supported every year
30+
Professionals with deep knowledge in payments and fintech
Our Geo Footprint
Clients
Financial
Investors
- Private Equity
- Growth Capital
- Corporate Boards
- Institutional Investors
Payment Service
Providers
- Merchant Acquirers
- PSPs
- Payment Facilitators
- ISOs
- Distributors
Credit
& Financial Institutions
- Fintechs
- Banks
- Card Issuers
- B2B Payment Providers
- BNPL Providers
- Working Capital Providers
- Lenders
Processors
& Solution Providers
- Card and A2A Processors
- BaaS and "As-a-Service" Providers
- PISPs
- Program Managers
- BIN Sponsors
- Wallet Providers
- Gateways
- VAS Providers
- Payment Schemes
Software-as-a-Service
& ISVs
- Software-as-a-Service Platforms
- Marketplaces
- ISVs and VARs
- Spend Management Platforms
Merchants
& Brands
- Retailers
- Travel Providers
- Fuel and Mobility Providers
- Digital Goods and Service Providers
- B2C/B2B Firms
Services
M&A Advisory
Our track record
40+
M&A engagements successfully delivered annually
How we help clients
Commercial and technical due diligence (buy and sell-side)
We conduct an outside-in review of Target considering external trends and factors to give a holistic view of Target’s current state, value creation opportunities, and overall attractiveness.
- Market dynamics, definition, size, growth, and trends
- Competitive landscape and Target’s market position
- Target’s products, services, capabilities GTM strategy, and key differentiators
- Key risk factors and mitigation options
- Value creation storyline and investment thesis
M&A strategy and target mapping (buy and sell-side)
We work closely with our strategic and financial investor clients to create an actionable M&A roadmap that advances their path to strategic goals.
- Identification of most attractive payments verticals
- Assessment of investment opportunities
- Identification and prioritization of target candidates
- Business cases and value assessment
- Design and outline investment thesis
Strategy Consulting
Our track record
35+
Fintech and payment growth strategies delivered annually
500+
Voice of the market interviews
conducted every year
Growth Strategy
How we help clients
Product development and roadmap
We collaborate with growth-focused fintech and payment companies to capture full value from existing products and services while building winning propositions positioned for future success.
- Voice of the customer analysis
- Voice of the industry analysis
- Trends and product innovation analysis
- Detailed product planning and launch strategy
Go-to-market optimization
We help companies go-to-market with new and existing products and services, and coordinate the launch of the approach with the higher chance of success.
- Target customer definition
- Distribution strategy
- Sales and marketing strategy
- Financial and resource planning
Geo expansion
We assist clients in selecting and prioritizing new launch markets globally.
- Global expansion strategy
- Market prioritization
- Market entry strategy
- Financial and resource planning
Operating Model Strategy
How we help clients
We assist our clients in optimizing their operational set-up, improving existing partnership terms as well as identifying new partnership structures. We can assist with the definition of key vendor requirements, run competitive RFP processes, evaluate responses, and negotiate vendor contracts.
- Operating model selection
- Vendor and partner selection
- Cost and contract optimization
Market Analysis, Disruption & Innovation
How we help clients
We conduct deep industry analysis to help clients find pockets of growth opportunities in mature markets and position for the future well in advance by assessing upcoming industry trends and market shifts.
- Market size, growth, addressable market opportunity
- Market definition and structure
- Disruption and innovation
- Competitor analysis
- Benchmarking
- Voice of the market
