Analysis

March 26, 2019

Stripe's UK manager warns of "heavy cost" for Europe

Online payments giant Stripe is pushing ahead with its European expansion, but the company's UK manager sees more than one challenge on the horizon.


Carly Minsky

3 min read

Courtesy of Stripe

New European restrictions on online purchases could cost the ecommerce sector tens of billions of euros in lost revenue and hold back the growth of new startups, according to the payments giant Stripe.

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