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lena hackelöer

T2 · manager / operator

Founded Brite Payments in 2019, building a pay-by-bank network across 27 European markets; previously worked in fintech for over a decade, German-Swedish background, based in Stockholm.

1 call·1 name·100% bull·last heard 6 months ago·Scaling Europe
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$BRITE-PAYMENTSBrite Paymentsposition

Brite CEO sees pay-by-bank at 15-20% of European potential with profitability-driven growth

Pay-by-bank is still early in Europe at 15-20% market penetration, with infrastructure maturation and instant payments driving adoption; Brite's profitability focus and 27-market coverage position it to capture share as merchants seek cost-efficient alternatives to cards.

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HIGHlena hackelöer·Scaling Europe·6 months ago·Brite pay-by-bank operates across 27 markets: Lena Hackelöer, Founder & CEO at Brite Payments· position
Brite CEO sees pay-by-bank at 15-20% of European potential with profitability-driven growth
Pay-by-bank is still early in Europe at 15-20% market penetration, with infrastructure maturation and instant payments driving adoption; Brite's profitability focus and 27-market coverage position it to capture share as merchants seek cost-efficient alternatives to cards.
"I would say that we're still, you know, we're still fairly early. Um, if I were to say sort of, you know, on a we were try to quantify this, we're maybe at like 15 20% of the pote…"
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Payments & Banking Infrastructuretailwind
Pay-by-bank at 15-20% European penetration with infrastructure tailwinds accelerating adoption
Open banking APIs and instant payment rails have matured significantly, reducing friction for consumers and merchants; pay-by-bank is cannibalizing card volumes but faces stacked unknowns (new category, new markets, new brand) that favor patient, well-capitalized operators.
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Venture Capitalheadwind
Fintech fundraising shifts to profitability-first as AI dominates capital allocation
In an AI-heavy funding environment, fintechs must demonstrate profitability and unit economics to raise; Brite's 2022 profitability decision enabled a successful 2023 Series A, and the company plans similar discipline ahead of its next round.
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Payments & Banking Infrastructuretailwind
European payment sovereignty drives merchant demand for homegrown, independent pay-by-bank networks
Geopolitical tensions make merchants nervous about non-European payment dependencies; Brite's fully European instant payment network with no external processing partners benefits from this sovereign infrastructure narrative.