Interesting perspective. I like the look back to the beginning juxtaposed with the look to the future.
I think the current state of payments is seeing a "payments 2.0" renaissance, if you will, akin to the "web 2.0" movement that started in the early 2000's. Now, obviously the web is going the way of mobile, and it will be interesting to see where payments goes next. There will only be more volume for more players to take advantage of, and the only way to "lose" is to fail to grow, "miss the mark", or lack of innovation because the (online) world is evolving faster than ever.
I think the current state of payments is seeing a "payments 2.0" renaissance, if you will, akin to the "web 2.0" movement that started in the early 2000's. Now, obviously the web is going the way of mobile, and it will be interesting to see where payments goes next. There will only be more volume for more players to take advantage of, and the only way to "lose" is to fail to grow, "miss the mark", or lack of innovation because the (online) world is evolving faster than ever.