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Square & the Holy Grail of Payments
By bringing their Square and Cash App ecosystems together, Block is attempting to build the Holy Grail of payments—a closed-loop payments network.
 • Jareau
The Rise of Digitally Native Vertical Payment Processors (DNVP)
Why DNVPs will replace legacy processors over the next decade
 • Jareau
Stripe: Always Forward
A closer look at Stripe’s new Forward API reveals more about the company’s current vulnerabilities than a bold new vision of the future.
 • Jareau
Adyen: Payments & Profitability
Why I’m Bullish on Payment Companies, Adyen’s Payments Profitability Playbook, Stripe’s New Refund Policy, & Checkout.com’s Crypto Conundrum
 • Jareau
Visa, Apple Pay, & The One Card to Rule Them All
Visa’s new products will allow banks to compete with Apple Pay. Plus, remembering Coin and trying to make sense of the Affirm Card.
 • Jareau
Stripe Can't Lose
But the the payment company’s dominance no longer seems inevitable
 • Jareau
Shift4: Delete The Part
How the payments company uses a SpaceX operating philosophy to fuel growth through M&A
 • Jareau
How to Improve Payment Authorization Rates
What is an authorization rate? How payment infrastructure providers can increase payment acceptance rates. The promise of good payments infrastructure.
 • Jareau
Comparing Adyen and Stripe’s BFCM Numbers
Stats from two of my favorite Digitally Native Vertical Payment Processors (DNVPs) during the biggest shopping period of the year
 • Jareau
Worldpay’s M&A Strategy and The Future of PayPal is Braintree
Worldpay is just a collection of payment M&A deals in a trench coat. Lots of management changes at major payment companies. Braintree and Venmo show up…
 • Jareau
Finix’s Plan of Attack
Why Finix could be one of the major DNVPs alongside Adyen and Stripe
 • Jareau
Follow-Up on Stripe: Always Forward
Takeaways from my conversations with Stripe's Head of Product for Payment APIs, the Co-Founders of Very Good Security, and Basis Theory's…
 • Jareau
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