Net Interest
Financial sector themes
By Marc Rubinstein
Third Bridge
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- Amazon – Business Payments & Relationship with Card Networks
- Digital Wallets – Competitive Landscape & Penetration Outlook
- PayPal – Venmo Monetisation & Buy Now, Pay Later Strategy
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- Stripe – Company Update & Growth Outlook
- SMB Lending Update – Amazon, Block, PayPal & Shopify
- Visa – Visa Direct Assessment & Use-case Expansion
- Affirm – Buy Now, Pay Later Strategy & Competitive Dynamics
- Cryptocurrency Exchanges Sector Update – Product Expansion & Regulatory Outlook
- SoFi – Cross-sell Execution & Growth Opportunities
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