Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Archive
About
Latest
Top
Discussions
Why Discover is no American Express
American Express stock trades at much higher multiples than Discover. Here is my attempt to understand why.
Jul 21
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
20
Share this post
Why Discover is no American Express
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
7
June 2024
Is Mr. Market wrong about Shift4?
Through their short history of being public companies, Shift4 has always been more profitable, but Toast has always enjoyed a higher valuation. What is…
Jun 30
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
5
Share this post
Is Mr. Market wrong about Shift4?
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
Coinbase’s quest to stay profitable throughout cycles
When Coinbase went public, Brian Armstrong floated an idea that in 5-10 years half of the company's revenue would come from non-trading fees. The goal…
Jun 16
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
8
Share this post
Coinbase’s quest to stay profitable throughout cycles
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
May 2024
The opportunity behind Square Banking
Why did Square pick a fight with Chase and American Express?
May 26
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
9
Share this post
The opportunity behind Square Banking
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
2
A few reasons to be bullish on PayPal
If PayPal returns to double-digit growth, the stock will take off. This level of growth might come sooner than the market expects.
May 12
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
11
Share this post
A few reasons to be bullish on PayPal
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
April 2024
Are partnerships with big banks worth the effort?
Bill (NYSE: BILL) spent over a decade building partnerships with large banks, but has very little to show for it.
Apr 21
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
3
Share this post
Are partnerships with big banks worth the effort?
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
4
JPMorgan's leadership is not concerned with rising charge-off rates
JPMorgan’s credit card loan charge-offs surge to pre-pandemic highs, Visa finds growth in Europe, and Square lags competition
Apr 14
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
3
Share this post
JPMorgan's leadership is not concerned with rising charge-off rates
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
Why Cash App Pay is a big deal for Block
It's Cash App Pay, not lending, that will drive the next phase of Cash App's growth
Apr 7
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
6
Share this post
Why Cash App Pay is a big deal for Block
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
5
March 2024
On the moat of vertically integrated software businesses
Shopify might be making most of its revenue from payments, but it's the software component of its business, the Shopify commerce platform that gives it…
Mar 3
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
5
Share this post
On the moat of vertically integrated software businesses
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
February 2024
On PayPal's strategic priorities and getting back to growth
PayPal might not have shocked anyone with their Innovation Day, but everything they launched was aligned with their strategic priorities. These…
Feb 7
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
2
Share this post
On PayPal's strategic priorities and getting back to growth
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
1
This is not the U.S. consumer who is helping Visa grow
Visa and Mastercard might be seeing the end of the secular growth trend in the U.S. But it is not the end of the world.
Feb 2
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
3
Share this post
This is not the U.S. consumer who is helping Visa grow
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
January 2024
On American Express's growth aspiration
American Express might need to grow Card Member loans at unprecedented rates to deliver on the 10%+ revenue growth target they promised at 2022 Investor…
Jan 25
•
Jevgenijs Kazanins
2
Share this post
On American Express's growth aspiration
www.popularfintech.com
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
Share
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Note
Other
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts