July 2026 · 6 min read
What I look for when I diligence a payments platform
Volume and take rate are legible. What sits underneath them usually is not — and that is where the value-creation plan quietly gets spent.
Perspective
Writing on payments delivery, diligence, and what actually breaks.
Longer-form pieces on the problems I spend my time inside — settlement integrity, integration risk, underwriting automation, and where AI genuinely changes payments operations.