35. Making money on 50% of payments worldwide copertina

35. Making money on 50% of payments worldwide

35. Making money on 50% of payments worldwide

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For our thirty-fifth episode, we're exploring a company whose logo is in billions of wallets and on millions of storefronts around the globe. It's a business that operates silently in the background of our daily lives, taking a tiny slice of trillions of dollars in global commerce. Like its famous rival, this company is not a bank... [pause] it's a technology network, a secure and vital pipeline for money that makes the modern economy possible. We are talking about Mastercard.

When you see the Mastercard ($MA) logo on your credit or debit card, you probably think of it as a bank—a company that lends you money. The name is synonymous with the plastic in your wallet, a giant in the world of consumer credit.


But the real story behind Mastercard is that it's not a bank at all. It takes on zero credit risk. Instead, it's a technology company that operates a massive, global payments network. Think of it as a secure toll road for money; every time you tap, swipe, or click, Mastercard's network connects your bank to the merchant's bank and collects a small, high-margin fee for facilitating the transaction. This has created a powerful duopoly with Visa, benefiting from the massive secular trend of the world moving away from cash. However, this dominance has also attracted intense regulatory scrutiny and a wave of fintech challengers.
We're swiping right to determine if Mastercard's powerful network effect is strong enough to fend off the threats of regulation and disruption, making it a priceless addition to a growth portfolio.


Created with love by Emil Lazzaroni
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