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How do you accelerate the adoption flywheel and increase LTV for your sellers? Instant Payouts is the strongest answer. Check out our playbook for Seller Marketplaces and how you can leverage our API: https://lnkd.in/ezdVHu-J

RIP "every company will be a fintech company"? ☠️ Five years ago, Angela Strange at a16z made a prescient statement that begain mainstream for founders and investors. It was compelling – as financial infrastructure became accessible, companies across every industry would derive significant revenue from their own fintech operations. But the productization with the available infrastructure trended toward the simplest form of the statement, where every company started to look like a bank. There were definitely some winners but it turns out operating a banking product is really hard, fraught with fraud, compliance costs, and operational overhead. The thesis was right, but the first wave of outcomes missed the real opportunity. But it is still true that there are immutable components to embedded financial services that multiply value creation – lending, payments, etc. What's actually working? Companies that embed payments into their core product, without becoming payments companies themselves. Shopify doesn't want to be a bank. But Shopify Shop Pay? That drives conversion because it's delivers value to their customers, not overhead for Shopify's P&L. The real value will not be derived from every company building their own payments infrastructure, it's in removing customer friction and the cash flow tax from slow transactions. So the next prediction: not "every company will be a fintech company" but every great company will embed one and those that embed the best solutions win!

Digital tipping is critical for today's restaurants, and SpotOn is delivering through Astra and Visa Direct! Here's the win, win, win: ✅ Staff win with increased access to their earnings ✅ Restaurants win through improved staff retention ✅ SpotOn wins by empowring their customers to do more through their platform This is the real power of instant payouts, it multiplies impact for all stakeholders!

Big news: Astra is powering seamless rapid payouts for SpotOn’s new DayCheck solution, enabled by Visa Direct! With Astra's instant payments infrastructure, restaurant owners can now skip manual cash handling and prefunding while employees get fast, reliable access to their tips — boosting satisfaction and retention. This collaboration shows how Astra’s API-first platform makes modern money movement simple: from initiation to settlement, we remove friction so partners like SpotOn can deliver financial innovation at scale. We’re proud to help strengthen restaurants and empower the people who power them. Learn more: https://astrafi.com/ #Payments #Fintech #Astra #VisaDirect #SpotOn https://lnkd.in/gyPcSYpR

From Fuel Cards to Invoice Factoring, instant payments are the unlock for unlocking more revenue your Fleet or Last-mile platform. 💸 🚚 If you're considering adding faster payments, here's the playbook for success: https://lnkd.in/ekau9Hc2

Heading to #Money2020USA later this month? Let's talk payments! https://lnkd.in/gjVTfggU Money20/20

We get the question "which rail should we start with" all the time, and here's the best answer to unlock growth for your business – the multi-modal payout experience hits your top and bottom lines, while delivering the UX your customers expect. Here's the framework and how to think about the three key levers:

From Vertical SaaS to Payroll, the "Multi-Modal Payout Experience" is *the* framework for growth. We've compiled the best practices and considerations for implementing this multi-rail payments strategy so you can get started asap. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/g3a5zyw3

Welcoming another new member of our team, Mohamed Masales! Mohamed brings a wealth of experience leading technical support and customer success, and is joining Astra to accelerate and expand our developer initiatives and growing customer base. Excited to have you join the team!

We are extremely excited to welcome the newest member of our team, Malka T.! Malka joins us with deep experience in compliance, payment ops, and customer success, and is joining Astra to lead key compliance initiatives to support our growth.