Visa vs. Mastercard

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Jan 16, 2021 18 Comments

Things seem to be heating up between these two, and I was wondering which of these two companies seems to be more attractive in terms of location, TC, prestige, exit opportunities, WLB, and just overall which company seems to be better?

I know that Visa has had very close ties with Amazon, and Mastercard recently partnered with Google and Apple, so it seems like these two are just siding with the major players in Tech, and I am curious one what people's thoughts are who who will most likely win out? #mastercard #visa

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  • Visa
    kuttatommy

    Go to company page Visa

    kuttatommy
    Both of these will be replaced in long term. Visa isnt a tech company. Its just a matter of time when some startup sees an opportunity and starts eating their share. I think square will be a contender
    Jan 16, 2021 16
    • OnDeck
      stackd$

      Go to company page OnDeck

      stackd$
      If we’re talking about consumer payments, Visa and MC will be disinter-mediated in the western world by the likes of Square, Stripe, Plaid, etc. over the next 10 years.

      It’s already happened in Asia with Alipay, Wechat Pay, Paytm, etc.

      I don’t think V/MC can ever be fully removed from the ecosystem since they are truly part of the payments plumbing and infrastructure. Much like Comcast being an ISP, V/MC have an important role and will continue to play that role in everyday life.

      The future for these behemoths will continue to lie in fintech partnerships. I also see them leaning hard into B2B payments - a space that has sorely lacked innovation and change.
      Feb 18, 2021
    • Visa
      coinss

      Go to company page Visa

      coinss
      I want to provide some correction to a comment above (by @somepeeps from Amazon). Venmo does use Visa rails in the background. It uses a product called Visa Direct.
      May 10, 2021
  • Roku
    crueIla

    Go to company page Roku

    crueIla
    “Things seem to be heating up between these two” .... where? How? R they coming out with ridiculous sign up bonus cards?
    Jan 16, 2021 0