Revenue ex Interest Accelerated
Revenue excluding interest income grew 11% year-over-year to $210M (accelerating ~200 basis points sequentially), and total revenue was $262M, up 6% YoY.
Strong Volume and B2B Growth
Total volume exceeded $22B, up 16% YoY. B2B volume grew 44% YoY (more than doubling sequentially from 21% in Q4) and is expected to grow >30% for the rest of the year.
ARPU and SMB Monetization Gains
ARPU rose 17% in the quarter (ARPU excluding interest up 22%), marking seven consecutive quarters of ≥20% ARPU growth. SMB take rate trends improved (SMB take rate up 1 bps YoY and 7 bps sequentially), supporting upmarket monetization.
Record Adjusted EBITDA and Margin Expansion
Adjusted EBITDA was $69M with a 27% margin. Adjusted EBITDA excluding interest grew >140% YoY to $18M (highest quarterly ex-interest result as a public company). Company expects to more than double core adjusted EBITDA to $90M at the 2026 midpoint.
Improved Unit Economics and Lower Transaction Costs
Transaction costs declined to $35M (down 11% YoY) and represented 13.5% of revenue (~250 bps improvement YoY). On a revenue-ex-interest basis, transaction costs fell to 16.8% (down >400 bps) due to partnerships (Mastercard, Stripe) and operational gains.
Growing Customer Funds and Hedging
Customer funds held on platform increased 15% YoY to $7.6B (over $1B growth). As of March 31, ~53% (~$4B) of customer funds were hedged via treasury securities, term deposits and derivatives.
Segment and Regional Momentum
Checkout volume surged 53% YoY, enterprise payouts volume rose 28% YoY, SMB volume up 11% YoY, and marketplace seller volume showed double-digit growth in APAC and EMEA (China marketplace volume acquired doubled YoY). Strong B2B performance across China, APAC and EMEA was highlighted.
Raised Full-Year Guidance and Capital Actions
Full-year revenue guidance was increased (total revenue $1.10B–$1.14B; revenue ex interest $900M–$940M; interest income ~$200M). Adjusted EBITDA guidance raised to $285M–$295M. The company repurchased ~$74M of shares in Q1 at an average $5.16 with ~$117M remaining authorization.
Strategic Investments and Product Initiatives
Progress on strategic initiatives: stablecoin wallet pilot launched via Bridge, application for an uninsured national trust bank (thousands on waitlist, 80% net-new customers), AI pilots to reduce support tickets and drive product velocity, and regulatory/licensing scale across major jurisdictions and ~7,000 trade corridors.