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Plaid: A $5.3 Billion Winner

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Elisa

Visa recently announced plans to acquire Plaid for $5.3 billion dollars. How did this company become one of fintech’s biggest winners in only a few years?

Visa and Mastercard are LOSING fast to Indian alternatives

Posted on February 10, 2020 by panda

With the aggressive push towards UPI and Rupay by the Indian Government, global giants Visa and Mastercard are losing their dominance as Digital Payments Ecosystem in India proliferates.

OpenBazaar: Using the power of blockchain crowds to disintermediate Amazon

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Erik K

To what extent will blockchain peer-to-peer crowds like OpenBazaar disintermediate the likes of Amazon?

Visa – Leveraging Indirect Network effects

Posted on October 4, 2015 by RS

Visa has dominated the payment processing industry for decades, leveraging indirect network effects

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Plaid: A $5.3 Billion Winner

Visa and Mastercard are LOSING fast to Indian alternatives

OpenBazaar: Using the power of blockchain crowds to disintermediate Amazon

Visa – Leveraging Indirect Network effects