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How fintech and finance brands build pipeline

Playbooks and first-party results on affiliate program management, partnership marketing, and lead generation – from the agency behind WiserAdvisor’s built-from-scratch advisor lead program and Unlock’s 740% qualified-lead growth.

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How to launch an affiliate program: the advertiser playbook

A step-by-step advertiser playbook to launch an affiliate program: payouts, tracking, recruiting, compliance, and scaling. Built on real fintech results.

Affiliate Marketing | 17 MIN READ

How to launch a fintech affiliate program

The fintech-specific playbook to launch an affiliate program: unit economics, compliance-by-design, payout models, tracking, and recruiting. Built on real results.

Fintech | 21 MIN READ

CPA vs CPL vs RevShare: affiliate payout models explained

CPA vs CPL vs RevShare explained – how each affiliate payout model allocates risk, and how to choose by goal, vertical, margin, and data maturity.

Affiliate Marketing | 17 MIN READ

Compliant fintech marketing: running performance programs in a regulated space

How to run high-performing affiliate and partnership programs in regulated finance – disclosures, vetting, monitoring, and lead quality that converts.

Fintech | 20 MIN READ

Affiliate program management pricing: what it costs and what drives it

How affiliate program management pricing works in 2026 – the common fee models, what drives cost, and how to judge value vs. price.

Affiliate Marketing | 16 MIN READ

Affiliate and partnership marketing for lending and fintech-lending brands

How lending and fintech-lending brands use affiliate and partnership marketing to drive qualified, compliant leads – with real first-party results.

Fintech | 19 MIN READ

Affiliate and partnership marketing for financial advisor and wealth brands

How affiliate and partnership marketing drives qualified, high-net-worth leads for financial advisor and wealth brands – with real first-party results.

Fintech | 18 MIN READ

CPL marketing: how cost-per-lead works for advertisers

CPL marketing explained for advertisers – how cost-per-lead works, CPA vs CPL vs RevShare, and how to hit lower cost per qualified lead.

Affiliate Marketing | 8 MIN READ

Fintech trends every marketer needs to know

The fintech trends shaping marketing now – app adoption, embedded finance, and creator-led acquisition – with proof points from Vibrant Performance.

Fintech | 8 MIN READ

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