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| Having strong sources of capital generation which leading market share is a differentiator and an advantage |
| Its profit margins are robust, presenting an encouraging foundation for expansion as we navigate a return to growth |
| So, GO2bank is doing very well and we expect it to continue that trend into the future |
| We successfully onboarded several new partners in our BaaS channel, including Ceridian, now Dayforce, and announced the signing of PLS, which is a significant win in the financial service center vertical within our retail channel |
| Our business development efforts are gaining momentum and pipelines continue to grow |
| We have made significant progress integrating disparate processes and procedures, launching new technologies across fraud, disputes and project management, and generally improving business and regulatory controls |
| The profitability of GO2bank's been very good |
| So the growth rate's been very good |
| We will launch new partners and see growth from GO2bank and other product features, and we will see meaningful benefits from other cost management efforts |
| And then in the back half of the year, things are improving as we launch PLS and we have continued growth from GO2bank |
| There is still plenty of work to be done, but the team is energized our outlook for 2024 points to accelerating fundamentals |
| In closing, we had a productive 2023 and made numerous strides in positioning Green Dot to be the leader in embedded finance |
| As we improve here, we should expect further efficiency and margin improvements, which will enable us to continue to reinvest while driving earnings growth |
| Over time, we believe that this will be a competitive advantage |
| Despite these near-term headwinds, we were able to meet our revised guidance, and I believe that we are poised to see fundamental performance improve, which I'll discuss later in my comments about our outlook for 2024 |
| This is a priority in '23, and we have gotten better at execution, but I still see room for improvement in how we go about executing our initiatives, both in terms of timelines and improving outcomes associated with those efforts |
| In the Q4, GO2bank continued to have strong year-over-year growth with direct deposit accounts up just over 15%, which resulted in continued growth in revenue per account |
| While the first half of 2024 faces some tough comparisons, as we move through 2024, we should see revenue growth reaccelerate |
| Second, we're getting more serious about the business of accelerating revenue growth and continuing to build momentum in our development efforts |
| Finally, this collection of businesses provides us with a unique position to be a leader in the embedded finance |
| All of these businesses, which represent 70% of our revenue, are profitable and have attractive investment opportunities in front of them |
| They all operate in growth markets and I believe we have a unique competitive advantage that I discussed in my previous comments |
| At the same time, several of our businesses have attractive secular growth profiles like BaaS, Direct and PayCard, while Green Dot Network has a more modest growth profile but is a key part of the equation in growing our BaaS business and supporting the retail channel |
| Business like retail and TPG are substantially generated capital that we allocate to those businesses or we see strong in growth profiles |
| Excluding the impact of one of our largest partners, we saw the rest of the BaaS business bottom out in Q2 when deconversions were completed and we've now seen solid sequential growth in volumes and actives in Q3 and Q4 from growth in new and existing partners |
| Together, they have the potential to create much more value as we weave our shared services platform into a uniform vertically integrated offering that is unmatched in the market |
| Implemented two years ago, we believe TPG Next sets the standard in the industry, allows for additional product and partner integration strategies, and has led to additional market share capture |
| These changes have resulted in improved revenue yields in the second half of the year that should have a full year benefit in 2024 |
| When those changes are coupled with solid sales momentum, it gives us confidence that growth in this channel should reaccelerate as we move through 2024 |
| TPG is a well-managed business and is benefiting from investments we have made in modernizing its technology delivery platform, TPG Next |
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| Segment revenue in the quarter was down 21% year-over-year and down 20% for the full year, both driven by declines in our retail and direct-to-consumer channels |
| The direct channel saw a revenue decline of roughly 10% in the quarter, and for the year, revenue of $159 million was down 10% |
| In the retail channel, revenue in the quarter was down 27%, and for the year, revenue of $339 million was down 17% |
| Revenue for the full year of $94 million was down 2% in line with the decline in refunds processed |
| Revenue was down 11% year-over-year from a decline in cash transfer volume and the timing of tax refund volume |
| Revenue for the Green Dot Network business was down 10% in the quarter |
| The margins in this division are impacted by a unique relationship with a large fast growing partner that has a profit stream that is not linear with revenue growth, and this results in pressure on our reported margins |
| Excluding the impact of the program deconversion, our full year revenue in the retail division was down 14% versus a decline of 20% in 2022 |
| Segment profit was down year-over-year by 30% due to decline in revenue from the headwinds discussed as well as the impact from challenges related to our conversion and transaction losses that I mentioned earlier, partially offset by a full quarter of processing cost reduction from the completion of our processor conversion in Q3 |
| Our tax refund volume and revenue were down year-over-year because of timing shifts versus last year |
| Excluding the impact of the Program deconversion, segment profit was down in the mid-teens for both the quarter the year |
| The retail channel faces secular challenges driven by changes in consumer behavior and the retail consumer experience as well as the entry into the direct consumer market of competitors financed by low cost capital willing to incur marginal losses to build an account base |
| As it relates to our non-GAAP results for the quarter, we continue to address transitory challenges that arose during the third quarter related to our processor conversion and transaction losses associated with customer disputes |
| In the consumer segment, we expect that combination of secular headwinds sunsetting some portfolios in the direct channel and lapping the retail program deconversion to result in low-double-digit revenue declines |
| And for the full year, revenue of $115 million was down 9%, in each case moderating from mid-teen declines in 2022 |
| On the consumer business, we talk about first half revenue declines as we're lapping some program deconversions, et cetera |
| As a reminder, the rapidly rising rate environment of 2022 and 2023 created an imbalance between the blended yields we earn on our cash and investments and the rate we pay our vast partners and effectively creates a headwind for revenue in this segment |
| In addition to the decline in adjusted EBITDA, our GAAP operating income for the quarter full year was further impacted by the $20 million reserve we recorded related to our proposed consent order |
| The revenue decline for the quarter the year reflects the impact of sunsetting several brands in Q2, which we have discussed in prior calls |
| We've been, a bit, burdened by, retiring brands as we focus on GO2bank |
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