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Demystifying Credit Card Interchange Fees: What You Need to Know [2024 Rates and Updates]

Stax

Please note there are many other categories not covered in this table, including variations by card type, business type, whether the bank is regulated or exempt, and more. Beyond the card type (debit, or the various kinds of credit cards), you’ll also see “exempt” or “regulated” which indicate different fees for debit cards.

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The Implications of Increased Regulatory Scrutiny for Startup Acquisitions

Tom Tunguz

We’re entering a period wherein governments regulate large technology businesses more actively. The biggest technology companies may slow or pause their M&A programs because the odds of success in certain categories may mar their ability to consummate mergers. As regulators wield their power, the M&A landscape will shift.

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

Stax

Not only must PayFacs safeguard themselves and their clients against potential threats like fraud or cybersecurity breaches but also ensure PCI compliance , customer due diligence, and adherence to card regulations. They must also ensure that sub-merchants are compliant with the regulations set by card companies, e.g. PCI compliance.

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5 Interesting Learnings from CS Disco at $120,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

Really, it’s a next-generation Cloud player in eDiscovery, one of the oldest and largest categories in legal tech (a $15B category already). Disco is one of a new generation of players, including Everlaw, Logikcull, and others, reinventing this category in the age of AI, Cloud, Slack, and more. And the first to IPO.

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Breaking Down the EU’s AI Act: The First Regulation on AI

Scytale

This groundbreaking legislation will regulate AI systems based on their risk potential. The debate around regulating versus encouraging new tech is heating up. Minimal Risk (MR): This category includes most AI systems like spam filters or video game bots. But what exactly will this mean, and why is it such a big deal?

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Which Categories of Seed Startups are Thriving? Which Aren't?

Tom Tunguz

Blockchain is clearly the category with the steepest slope. FinTech - challenger banks, new electronic stock brokers, AI-powered investment advisors; startups are besieging the incumbents of this regulated world and assailing them in ever greater numbers. Software - up more than 3x, Software is a perennial category.

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Balancing Hyper Growth with Risk: Secrets to Scaling with Brex’s COO and Alloy’s CRO

SaaStr

Both companies have achieved rapid growth by offering products and services that are tailored to and evolve to the needs of their customers within a highly regulated space. Risk Management Evolves As You Grow. As your SaaS company reaches hypergrowth, you’ll need to adapt your risk management strategies to keep up.

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