Paul Graham on Twitter: "I've been wanting to fund a startup to puncture the Visa monopoly for so long. Basically the whole time I've been an investor. It will happen, and when it does the energy released will be enormous.… https://t.co/8hhBjlqC53"

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1. alnfrngtn‏ @allenf32 25 Mar 2020
  Replying to @paulg @dadiomov
  
  ahem ... @lightning, @starkness they have a product called "lube" which lubricates the process of transferring money far better than Visa can or ever will.
  
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1. Seal of the Apocalypse‏ @UDepravity 25 Mar 2020
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  65% operating margin? They're raking it in like a drug cartel. Jesus.
  
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1. Bloemy‏ @ybthebest 25 Mar 2020
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  What do you think of Revolut? Not puncturing their monopoly yet, but it might be the way to start such a revolution
  
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1. Yatin Singla‏ @yatinsinglays 25 Mar 2020
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  Say no more
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1. Husein Kusuma‏ @huseindra 25 Mar 2020
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  It will continue? Instead of acquired Plaid?
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1. Yashvant Keshwala‏ @yshvak 25 Mar 2020
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  My 2 cents; It will be a startup that uses public databases or in fancy words blockchain technology. Blockchain as a whole is still in baby phase but not too early to invest if team is promising. Also, revenue model will have to be entirely rethought for such a product.
  
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1. C-kiru.Strategy®‏ @c_kiruStrategy 25 Mar 2020
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  Lol! Interswitch was supposed to be their African competitor. But guess what? Visa just bought 20% stake in Interswitch. Same they did to another major payment company. Visa is already buying into that future you're looking at. Where's Mastercard?
  
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1. Abie Katz‏ @AbieKatz 25 Mar 2020
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  If you were starting such a company, what would your approach be?
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1. Michael ((Moscow Time)) Chapiro‏ @mchapiro 25 Mar 2020
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  I wonder when the smart people in SV will become maximalists. That or this is just tactical opsec due to an anticipated acceleration of hyperbitcoinization.
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1. cuda hash‏ @kuda_xbt 25 Mar 2020
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  I thought it’s called #Bitcoin but it seems you disagree... what if the alternative has no investible founder?
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