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Stripe Is Buying Parafin - Embedded SMB Lending Just Consolidated at the Top
Stripe is buying Parafin, the embedded lender behind DoorDash and Amazon financing — $3B funded to 60,000 businesses. What the deal means for funders and brokers.
2 hours ago
Parafin Powers SpotOn Capital as Embedded SMB Lending Continues to Scale
Parafin now powers SpotOn Capital, bringing embedded financing, business-performance underwriting and lower costs to restaurant operators.
Aug 26
Parafin Forward Flow Deal Adds $300M to Embedded Lending's Funding Machine
Parafin closed a $300M forward-flow deal with a NY alternative asset manager, adding to Goldman, Cross River, and EverBank ties.
Jul 23
Goldman Sachs Joins Parafin’s Capital Stack as Embedded Lending Keeps Growing
Goldman Sachs Joins Parafin: The latest rung on Parafins capital ladder.
Jun 18
Parafin, Pipe and Lili Push Capital Closer to Merchants
Pipe, Parafin and Lili show how embedded lending is moving small business financing into platforms, banking apps and merchant workflows.
Jun 7
The $360 Million Parafin Deal That Shows Where Small Business Lending Is Actually Headed
Parafin makes this plug-and-play. Platform gets happy customers + revenue share. Small businesses get instant capital. Parafin gets scale. Cross River gets yield. Everyone wins except traditional banks still requiring fax machines.
Oct 2, 2025
7 Quick Thoughts from the Amazon-Parafin MCA deal
Amazon gives an enormous amount of publicity and credibility to the merchant cash advance product.
Nov 4, 2022
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