New Zealand-based fintech company 9Spokes (ASX: 9SP) has secured its most significant corporate deal to date having entered into a partnership with Visa, who will offer the 9Spokes platform to small business merchants worldwide.
Under terms of the 5-year agreement, Visa USA Inc will promote the 9Spokes business management platform to Visa clients and small business customers as a white-label reseller.
Within the platform, business customers will have access to a customisable dashboard that integrates data insights from core business operations such as accounting, inventory, sales, web traffic and growth through the arrangement of different widgets.
“This is a proud day for 9Spokes. We’re delighted to partner with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, with a global distribution network of 15,500 financial institutions,” said 9Spokes CEO Adrian Grant.
“There is a clear market need for better tools to help drive businesses forward and we have worked hard to create a robust product that can scale globally. This joint effort will help us to accelerate growth and bring 9Spokes to businesses through their financial institutions worldwide.”
Beyond having the platform promoted by Visa, the two companies will work together to further develop the dashboard and integrable widgets to bring new features and functionalities.
Although the exact financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, 9Spokes expects the partnership to have a material impact on future revenues which are dependent on customer adoption.
“As small businesses embark on a path to recovery from the effects of COVID-19, we are seeing a considerable need for relevant market solutions that help our issuing bank clients and, more importantly, their customers,” said Global Head of Visa Business Solutions, Kevin Phalen.
For the financial year ending 31 March, 2020, 9Spokes delivered $6.9m in revenue but a net loss of $4.9m. However, the year was highly significant for the Company, as they made big strides globally through a partnership with Bank of America.
With their platform specifically developed for small business operators, this Visa partnership is the first of their 2020 focus to develop new relationships with global players to increase the platform’s exposure.
9SP shares responded exceptionally well to news of the Visa partnership, reaching a high of $0.063 in morning trade, a rise of 117% on their previous $0.029 close.
Alfred Chan is a Business Reporter at The Sentiment specialising in ASX-listed small cap companies, a bloodstock enthusiast and former equities analyst.
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