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Three may sustain a network, if two of them are happy.

On Feb 25, 2020
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RT @AlexH_Johnson: New Fintech Takes newsletter: consumers love credit cards. Banks love credit cards. Merchants hate credit cards. In the new network that Visa/Plaid is building, what does that love/love/hate relationship look like and how can Visa make it work? https://t.co/INOYfgY7Ub
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Visa, Plaid, and the trick to building and maintaining a multi-party network.

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On Feb 25, 2020
@JimMarous shared
RT @AlexH_Johnson: New Fintech Takes newsletter: consumers love credit cards. Banks love credit cards. Merchants hate credit cards. In the new network that Visa/Plaid is building, what does that love/love/hate relationship look like and how can Visa make it work? https://t.co/INOYfgY7Ub
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Three may sustain a network, if two of them are happy.

Visa, Plaid, and the trick to building and maintaining a multi-party network.

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