We acquired Penta in Germany. A French fintech buying a German fintech. Five years ago that would have been unthinkable. Europe's fintech ecosystem is finally acting like one market.
We expanded from sneakers to streetwear, electronics, collectibles, and trading cards. Anything with a resale market and a counterfeiting problem. That's a surprisingly large number of things.
The hardest part of fintech in Southeast Asia is not the technology. It is regulation. Every country has different rules, different licenses, different banking systems. You have to go country by country.
We follow e-commerce wherever it goes. TikTok Shop launches in a new country, we are there within months.
We are in 50 countries because we went where Uber was not. Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East. The underserved markets are the biggest opportunities.
Every business with recurring revenue — SaaS, streaming, insurance — can use Pipe. The market is massive.
You will have more ships with the U.S. flag as we move forward, and you can count on us to do as much as we can.
We launched in the Philippines next. Same playbook: kiosks in stores, free banking, simple app. The model works wherever traditional banks overcharge and underserve.
Do not expand into a market where you cannot be the best operator within five years. If you cannot be the best, do not enter.