CuriousScroller

Does this affects stable money or is this an enabler?

Does this affect the stable money value prop.? Because as mentioned in the post fixerra is bringing in multiple FD issuers and providing infrastructure to build. Would that lower the entry barrier for building B2C product in FD segment as any fintech can expand horizontally in this segment by integrating with them.

Or stable money themselves are using these types of tools as an enabler? Just wanted to understand if I'm thinking this right?

8mo ago

Soprano90

Stealth8mo

Stable money is a financial product distributor. So the only way they can get ahead is showing large number of investors and AUM. Financial product distributors won’t have a strong moat. It’s about who has the most VC money to acquire users. And the margins for distribution of FD is max 1%. So they won’t even make money even if they achieve a large AUM. So they will eventually start lending

ChickenParadox

Seed Stage Startup8mo

Customers money will be with AUM not with Stable money and with thin margin of 1% how will they start lending and how can a savings platform start lending on their platform it's like a store selling both Nicotine gum and cigarettes
And worth mentioning India's BNPL poster child Zest money huge failure I believe fintech is all about transparency and giving power back to people that's what banks failed to do but now banks have also realised it's not just the infra they have to provide a good user experience like HDFC sky

CuriousScroller

Navi Technologies8mo

@Soprano90 yup makes sense. Agreed on the thin margins and no strong moat part. But somewhat lending doesn't make sense for them in the short term as @Gonxkillua mentioned but might be an option in a long term vision.

But @Gonxkillua then how will they achieve profitability or make a significant chunk of profit. Because even after achieving scale, 1% margin business is not worth pursuing.

Maybe in that case they somehow pivot to lending for a particular segment once they have enough user base and loyal customers. Because even startups like Refyne started with an earned wage access model is looking to be a NBFC for a particular segment (blue collar workers).

ChickenParadox

Seed Stage Startup8mo

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/akshar-shah-09427b76_openbanking-embeddedfinance-fintechs-activity-7170398460657983488-q_8O?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android

ChickenParadox

Seed Stage Startup8mo

@CuriousScroller

CuriousScroller

Navi Technologies8mo

Yes? I have gone through this post. That's why I was curious about this.

ChickenParadox

Seed Stage Startup8mo

The major question is how did they even get funding ??

CuriousScroller

Navi Technologies8mo

That's what I am trying to understand. What is their moat. Is it a bank partnership (Banking partners exclusively tied up with them and offering good returns in FD)?