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Media & Entertainment

Turn engagement into loyalty and revenue

Embed cards, payouts, and banking directly into your platform, turning every interaction into new revenue, stickier users, and faster creator payouts.

MONETIZATION UNDER PRESSURE

The challenges media and entertainment platforms bring to us — and how we solve them

Revenue plateau

Ads and subscriptions are hitting a ceiling

Total global ad spending is forecasted to reach $1.26 trillion in 2026, but growth has slowed to just 6.4 percent.1 Subscription growth is following the same curve, and investors are asking where the next margin comes from.

Layer embedded financial services on top of the engagement you already have — revenue grows without a proportional increase in content spend or acquisition cost.

Subscription churn

Subscribers are rotating, not staying

Consumers increasingly treat subscriptions as interchangeable, canceling one service to try another rather than paying for several at once. Points and perks alone no longer hold a subscriber's attention once a cheaper or newer option appears.

Build stored value, rewards, and branded banking into your platform, so subscribers have more reason to stay with each interaction.

Creator distrust

Creators don't trust when they'll get paid

Nearly half (49%) of creators have experienced late or inconsistent payments that impacted their ability to run their business, and over a third (37%) say payment delays cause stress or anxiety.2

Give creators and supply-side partners instant access to what they've earned through a branded card. Fast payouts become a reason to stay, not a reason to leave.

The opportunity

Turn every interaction into a financial relationship

A co-brand card turns subscriber engagement into interchange and interest income without touching your content budget.

Built for your platform

One platform, tailored to how your audience engages

Choosing the right partner

Building a lasting payment program takes more than a platform

Plenty of platforms can issue a card. The difference between a program that adds a feature and one that changes your business is a proven partner who's done this at scale before.

One platform, every program

Keep users inside your app

Proven at scale

Built for your stack

International reach

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Every user is a financial relationship waiting to happen

You don’t need a plan to start a conversation — our experts help you build one.

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