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by fracternal 746 days ago
Don’t forget amex Anything is possible but not easy. I believe the closest thing to alt cash payments we’ve had in the past few decades was crypto but that haven’t really taken off much. After the FTX scandal it’s taken a bit of a back seat in terms of consumer confidence

Visa and Mastercard have built trust not only with consumers but also large banks. That relationship in itself is hard to dethrone. You really need a viable alternative that can get the confidence of the consumers and companies that will invest in the product