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Stripe alumni launch wave of new payments startups

Original: Stripe alums spark new payments plays

Former Stripe employees are founding a series of new payments companies, continuing a pattern in which alumni of the payments giant go on to build their own ventures in the sector. The trend highlights how Stripe's workforce has become a breeding ground for fintech entrepreneurship, with ex-employees applying what they learned there to new payments plays.

Why now: Stripe alumni keep founding high-profile fintech startups, drawing attention to the company's role as a talent incubator

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