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It's reasonable to look at this from a short-term vs. long-term perspective as well. Stripe dominates the hobby & startup segments with the hope that those com
by shay_ker 6y ago
It's reasonable to look at this from a short-term vs. long-term perspective as well.
Stripe dominates the hobby & startup segments with the hope that those companies will, someday, become very successful. Now, any company at a certain size will be able to switch between payment processors with little cost, but Stripe still has that initial relationship. They certainly have the opportunity to grow business with their current relationships over time, and in some ways more than Adyen can.
Additionally, Stripe will always work to get more payment methods & exist in more countries. It's always some work to do so, but number of payment methods isn't insurmountable, and it's only a matter of time before Stripe & Adyen are difficult to distinguish between their offerings.
Lastly, Stripe has a lot of breadth of products compared to Adyen. Stripe Sigma alone is a huge value add that a regular "insights platform" lacks. There's a lot here to unpack, for sure.