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Why there still haven’t been more billion-dollar acquisitions for direct-to-consumer commerce startups
Dan Frommernewconsumer.com
Large customers and partners are an issue for Stripe right now because they have more negotiating power. By one estimate, even before the pandemic, Stripe was generating $350 million in revenue from Shopify alone. That gives Shopify a lot of power over Stripe. If Shopify leaves, that’s a material hit to Stripe’s revenue.
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While it’s hard not to love Stripe and its operational excellence, they're often not the sole payment processor a company uses. Companies with scale tend to integrate with a handful of payment processors, gateways, and banks to manage payment inflows and outflows through a distributed architecture. On top of integrating across many payment systems,... See more