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August 7, 2026

'We are more constrained by capacity than ideas': Why Lendable is chasing the superapp dream

The consumer fintech has $1m revenue per employee


Lenable cofounder and CEO Martin Kissinger

Consumer fintech Lendable has always swam against the tide.

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Damisola Sulaiman

Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

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