Payments and fintech strategies in an economic downturn

Over the last year, as all companies—including ours—have faced new economic headwinds, our conversations with users have increasingly focused on growth. Our mission has always been to grow the GDP of the internet, and in moments of economic disruption and setback, that goal has only become more important.

To that end, we worked with Milltown Partners to survey more than 2,500 founders, payments leaders, finance executives, and product leaders around the world to find out how they plan to grow their businesses in today’s economic climate. We specifically asked them about three major ways for increasing revenue and reducing costs: checkout optimization, embedded finance, and back-office automation.

This report presents the most important themes and insights from our analysis and highlights how you can successfully adapt. We also asked a number of Stripe users and partners to comment on the findings, and we have included their insights throughout the report.