Analysis

October 7, 2020

The payments space is hotting up again — and it could spell trouble for Stripe

New players in the payments space are hoping to provide a wake-up call to the sector


Isabel Woodford

5 min read

Unglamorous as it may seem, payments is one of the hottest areas of fintech investment. 

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