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Debit cards are hidden financial infrastructure

Nov 12, 2021·~17 minutes·1 chapter

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Credit cards are a bundle of a payments instrument and loan origination. You might think debit cards must be strictly less interesting, given that they lack the loan origination. They’re actually a core piece of financial infrastructure, accidentally upgraded checking accounts, and drive (and fund) much fintech innovation.

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Debit cards are a core piece of financial infrastructure and drive much of the innovation happening in fintech.

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~17 minutes (16K characters)

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Nov 12, 2021