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Total Revenue
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Total Revenue Total Revenue
Total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $69,957,691 and $40,844,201, respectively, and $172,904,830 and $110,455,297 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Total revenue in the fourth quarter has historically been strongest for us, in line with consumer spending habits during the holiday shopping season. Our total revenue is classified into three categories: transaction income, subscription revenue, and income from other services.

Transaction Income

Transaction income is comprised of all income earned from merchants, consumers, and other third parties that relate to processing orders and payments on the Sezzle Platform. This primarily includes merchant processing fees, partner income, and consumer fees.

We earn income from fees paid by merchants in exchange for our payment processing services. These merchant processing fees are applied to the underlying sales of consumers passing through our platform and are predominantly based on a percentage of the consumer order value plus a fixed fee per transaction. For orders that result in a financing receivable, merchant processing fees are recognized over the duration of the underlying order using the effective interest method. For orders that do not result in a financing receivable, merchant processing fees are recognized at the time the sale is completed. Merchant processing fees totaled $14,843,752 and $17,814,082 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $42,937,048 and $57,246,226 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

We also earn income from partners on consumer transactions. This income includes interchange fees earned through our virtual card solution and promotional incentives with third parties. Virtual card interchange income is recognized over the duration of the underlying order using the effective interest method and promotional incentives are recognized as they are earned during the promotional period. Partner income totaled $7,048,498 and $4,445,823 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $17,009,956 and $9,355,137 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Transaction income also includes income from consumer fees that are related to processing orders and payments. Such fees are assessed when consumers choose to make an installment payment, excluding the first installment, using a card pursuant to state law, or when a payment method fails when attempting to make an installment payment. These fees are recognized at the time the fee is assessed to the extent the fee is reasonably collectible and totaled $14,505,044 and $4,786,304 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $32,149,318 and $12,269,101 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Subscription Revenue

We offer our consumers the ability to subscribe to two paid services: Sezzle Premium and Sezzle Anywhere. Sezzle Premium allows consumers to shop at select large, non-integrated premium merchants, along with other benefits, for a recurring fee. Sezzle Anywhere allows consumers to use their Sezzle Virtual Card at any merchant online or in-store, subject to certain merchant, product, goods, and service restrictions, for a recurring fee. Subscription fees are recognized straight-line over the subscription period.

Income from Other Services

Income from other services includes all other incomes earned from merchants, consumers, and other third parties not included in transaction income or subscription revenue. This includes late payment fees, gateway fees, and marketing revenue earned from affiliates. Late payment fees are assessed to consumers who fail to make a timely principal payment. Late payment fees are recognized at the time the fee is charged to the consumer to the extent the fee is reasonably collectible. Late payment fees totaled $6,844,629 and $2,557,529 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $13,528,076 and $7,018,990 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Disaggregation of Total Revenue

Our total revenue by category and Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) recognition criteria for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

For the three months ended September 30,
20242023
Topic 310Topic 606TotalTopic 310Topic 606Total
Transaction income$26,951,377 $9,445,917 $36,397,294 $21,571,303 $5,474,906 $27,046,209 
Subscription revenue— 22,857,165 22,857,165 — 8,554,947 8,554,947 
Income from other services7,451,481 3,251,751 10,703,232 3,091,928 2,151,117 5,243,045 
Total revenue$34,402,858 $35,554,833 $69,957,691 $24,663,231 $16,180,970 $40,844,201 

For the nine months ended September 30,
20242023
Topic 310Topic 606TotalTopic 310Topic 606Total
Transaction income$66,678,124 $25,418,198 $92,096,322 $64,131,154 $14,739,309 $78,870,463 
Subscription revenue— 57,377,021 57,377,021 — 17,768,953 17,768,953 
Income from other services15,236,772 8,194,715 23,431,487 8,232,335 5,583,546 13,815,881 
Total revenue$81,914,896 $90,989,934 $172,904,830 $72,363,489 $38,091,808 $110,455,297 

Transaction income that falls under the scope of ASC Topic 310, Receivables, relates to transactions that result in a note receivable being recognized. Such income is initially recorded as a reduction to notes receivable, net, within the consolidated balance sheets. The income is then recognized over the average duration of the note using the effective interest rate method. Transaction income to be recognized over the duration of existing notes receivable outstanding was $3,659,424 and $3,340,150 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Transaction income that falls under the scope of ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, relates to transactions that do not result in a note receivable being recognized. Such revenue comprises a single performance obligation which is satisfied at the time the transaction occurs, at which point we recognize revenue.

Subscription revenue entirely falls under the scope of ASC Topic 606. Such revenue comprises a single performance obligation which is satisfied evenly over the underlying subscription period. Revenue is recognized ratably over the duration of the performance obligation. All performance obligations are fully satisfied within one year or less of receiving payment. Payment received for performance obligations not yet satisfied are recorded as deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets until such performance obligations are satisfied. Subscription revenue to be recognized over the remaining duration of outstanding performance obligations was $4,373,270 and $2,643,230 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Of the deferred revenue as of December 31, 2023, $2,602,536 was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Income from other services that falls under the scope of ASC Topic 310 primarily relates to late payment fees. Such fees are recognized at the time the fee is charged to the consumer to the extent they are reasonably collectible. Income from other services that fall under the scope of ASC 606 comprises a single performance obligation which is satisfied immediately and not deferred.