Stripe’s trajectory seems limitless - what can’t they do next? I love them as a company and their people are driven, smart, and kind.

However, the grip they have over the Internet keeps increasing. Whether they eat into your product or increase your fees it seems inevitable given a lack of competition. The PayPals / Braintrees, Adyens, etc are just not innovating at the same rate.

Even their largest customers likely feel "too integrated" and have minimal leverage as Stripe continues to dominate whatever it chooses. I hope before long there is a solid challenger to keep them in check, but I don't have my hopes up.