Best for — Payments & Billing APIs
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Who is Finix best for?
Quick fit guide: Who is Finix best for, who should avoid it, and what typically forces a switch.
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Best use cases for Finix
- Established software platforms with 500+ merchants processing payments
- Vertical SaaS companies where payments are 20%+ of revenue opportunity
- Platforms processing $100M+ GMV annually where economics justify PayFac ownership
- Software companies wanting to capture 20-40 bps revenue share per merchant
- Businesses needing complete white-label control over merchant payment experience
- Platforms where Stripe Connect per-merchant fees erode margins at scale
Who should avoid Finix?
- Early-stage platforms with <500 merchants - Finix minimums not met
- Software companies unwilling to assume merchant risk and chargeback liability
- Teams lacking compliance expertise (PCI, KYC, AML) - operational burden high
- Need fast launch (<6 months) - use Stripe Connect instead
- International payments priority - Finix coverage limited vs Stripe's global reach
- Platform GMV under $50M/year - economics don't justify PayFac complexity
Upgrade triggers for Finix
- Stripe Connect per-merchant fees exceed $50K/year - PayFac economics become favorable
- Platform reaches 500 merchants - Finix minimum requirements met
- Payment revenue opportunity exceeds $1M/year - ownership justifies complexity
- Need complete white-label control - Stripe branding limitations become blocker
- Merchant underwriting requirements specific - Finix custom risk rules available
Sources & verification
Pricing and behavioral information comes from public documentation and structured research. When information is incomplete or volatile, we prefer to say so rather than guess.