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Understanding how a payment works is a fundamental part of working in fintech and fortunately, I’ve written a lot about the subject, including this step-by-step explainer.

Currently free to read but I’m going to put these behind a paywall soon…

Fintech R&R ☕️ x Under the Hood 🛠 - The Merchant Payment Process, Revoloopholes and the Mandela Effect