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Eileen O'Mara
45:35 - 46:00
"The US has FedNow, but it lacks a product layer on top. Exactly what payment companies like Stripe would build with the direct access that could drive significant adoption. Beyond missed opportunities for innovation, the current system also creates dependency risk."
“The US has FedNow, but it lacks a product layer on top. Exactly what payment companies like Stripe would build with the direct access that could drive significant adoption. Beyond missed opportunities for innovation, the current system also creates dependency risk.”
- Speaker
- Eileen O'Mara
- Timestamp
- 45:35 – 46:00
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 24, 2026
From the transcript
We saw the very same thing happen with UPI in India on an even larger scale. The US has FedNow, but it lacks a product layer on top. Exactly what payment companies like Stripe would build with the direct access that could drive significant adoption. Beyond missed opportunities for innovation, the current system also creates dependency risk. Stripe operates in an ecosystem.