Strategic Blueprints34 min read
Horizontal vs Vertical Integration for Payment Platforms to Protect Margin
For payment platforms, the decision is simple in principle: choose the integration path that protects margin with execution risk your team can carry in the near term, not the one that sounds bigger. That pressure is higher now because, as of September 2025, investors are pushing payments operators for sharper margin discipline.
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