# ![@bobspaysubstack Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1910712335162871808.png) @bobspaysubstack Bob's Payment Stock Substack

Bob's Payment Stock Substack posts on X about $four, $pypl, $tost, $fisv the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[stocks](/list/stocks)  91.89% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  41.44% [finance](/list/finance)  33.33% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  32.43% [countries](/list/countries)  1.8% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  0.9% [exchanges](/list/exchanges)  0.9%

**Social topic influence**
[$four](/topic/$four) #5, [$pypl](/topic/$pypl) #766, [$tost](/topic/$tost) #26, [$fisv](/topic/$fisv) #9, [$gpn](/topic/$gpn) #3, [business](/topic/business) 12.61%, [$xyz](/topic/$xyz) #14, [$adyen](/topic/$adyen) #9, [$fi](/topic/$fi) #11, [$shop](/topic/$shop) #111

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@fishtowncap](/creator/undefined) [@ottavicap](/creator/undefined) [@saynototrading](/creator/undefined) [@cariocapital](/creator/undefined) [@joinyellowbrick](/creator/undefined) [@jszhang0912](/creator/undefined) [@nifohuts](/creator/undefined) [@samueltind69643](/creator/undefined) [@valuenotdeadyet](/creator/undefined) [@jerrycap](/creator/undefined) [@nachunja](/creator/undefined) [@fordhsmith](/creator/undefined) [@globalcollapse](/creator/undefined) [@magiccompounds](/creator/undefined) [@stripe](/creator/undefined) [@george_dubs_](/creator/undefined) [@invest091](/creator/undefined) [@gansic966](/creator/undefined) [@texasrunnerdfw](/creator/undefined) [@rajathubli](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[4 (FOUR)](/topic/$four) [PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL)](/topic/$pypl) [Toast, Inc. (TOST)](/topic/$tost) [Fiserv Inc (FISV)](/topic/$fisv) [Global Payments Inc (GPN)](/topic/$gpn) [Block, Inc. (XYZ)](/topic/$xyz) [Fiserv, Inc. (FI)](/topic/$fi) [Shopify Inc (SHOP)](/topic/$shop) [Mastercard, Inc. (MA)](/topic/$ma) [Intuit Inc. (INTU)](/topic/$intu) [Corpay, Inc. (CPAY)](/topic/$cpay) [American Express Company (AXP)](/topic/$axp) [Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)](/topic/$payx) [Capital One Financial Corp. (COF)](/topic/$cof) [Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (JKHY)](/topic/$jkhy) [Adappter Token (ADP)](/topic/$adp) [Workday Inc (WDAY)](/topic/$wday) [Paycom Software Inc (PAYC)](/topic/$payc) [StaFi (FIS)](/topic/$fis) [Paylocity Holding, Corp. (PCTY)](/topic/$pcty) [Hyper Pay (HPY)](/topic/$hpy) [Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (LSPD)](/topic/$lspd) [Bill.com Holdings, Inc. (BILL)](/topic/$bill) [Affirm Holdings, Inc. (AFRM)](/topic/$afrm) [Chime Financial, Inc (CHYM)](/topic/$chym) [Dave Inc. (DAVE)](/topic/$dave) [Bedrock (BR)](/topic/$br) [Spotify Technology (SPOT)](/topic/$spot) [Masco, Corp. (MAS)](/topic/$mas) [Western Union Co (WU)](/topic/$wu) [Sezzle Inc. Common Stock (SEZL)](/topic/$sezl) [Klarna Group plc (KLAR)](/topic/$klar) [US Bancorp (USB)](/topic/$usb)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Reminder on $MA tomorrow: Capital One $COF began converting their debit portfolio from $MA to Discover in October. It's going to cost $MA a couple points of U.S. volume growth starting in Q4 (already did in October per $MA's Q3 presentation). So don't be concerned about slowing U.S. volume growth at large this is a $MA specific issue. The revenue impact is likely to be modest through [----] as $MA noted 'contractual obligations' which are likely some sort of termination fee $COF is paying $MA. Greater impact in [----]. There will always be concerns about $COF moving the credit portfolio away from"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2016734614673412467)  2026-01-29T04:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A couple of comments on $MA: Surprise surprise consumer spending remains incredibly consistent including through the first three weeks of January. In a positive development they renewed the Capital One $COF credit card portfolio citing the importance of ubiquitous acceptance for affluent customers and businesses relative to what Discover has today. The big EPS beat in the quarter looks to be largely from government grants that were secured in late December which reduced operating expense growth by 5.5% in Q4 and benefited other income. The grants will also benefit [----] but by how much is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2016888068075032759)  2026-01-29T14:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Visa $V: The dip in U.S. debit was from a Visa Direct customer moving volume (which is lower revenue) in-house + some lost PIN share b/c of the Capital One $COF conversion. Not a big deal more of a blip. They kept the full year guide intact. Overall spending remains solid. FX volatility which influences the spread they make when converting currency on a cross-border transaction has been especially low recently. They are now expecting FX volatility to remain at this low level through the remainder of FY26. So in a way they have de-risked guidance for that."  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2017015677924618650)  2026-01-29T23:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Getting into $WU territory for a couple of these names $GPN $FIS and $PYPL Interesting stuff in payments and related. https://t.co/kGjinkLZ7l Interesting stuff in payments and related. https://t.co/kGjinkLZ7l"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019401619558003075)  2026-02-05T13:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Long Adyen $ADYEN Unlike legacy peers that have cobbled together systems products sales and distribution from a long list of acquisitions $ADYEN has built a modern payments engine entirely from scratch complete with local acquiring licenses and banking charters to control its own destiny enabling a merchant to sell anywhere across any channel and accept virtually any payment method all from a single low-cost platform backed by powerful insights derived from $ADYEN's extensive data. The bulk of $ADYEN's growth does not come from adding new logos but from the lower risk proposition of capturing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019459554795249866)  2026-02-05T17:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I'll never say never on a stock but this is almost certainly a non-investable trendline for PayPal $PYPL https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019491608744669395 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019491608744669395"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019491608744669395)  2026-02-05T19:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Good earnings great guidance for $SHOP and stock down 7%. I didnt pick up anything too worrisome on call. Bottom line stock may be too expensive given all the unknowns around software and agentic commerce even though it looks like theyre handling it well so far"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2021602134924382286)  2026-02-11T15:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@texasrunnerDFW The housing market is frozen in my neck of the woods. Buyers and sellers remain far apart on price. People's perception of their home's value doesn't meet the reality of a 6.75% mortgage rate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1935410495135056013)  2025-06-18T18:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Some thoughts on Shift4 $FOUR (I am long but increasingly cautious on the name): [--]. $FOUR is one of the worst offenders in terms of earnings add-backs. Over the LTM 21.5% of $FOUR's adjusted EBITDA was from SBC acquisition restructuring integration FX and other non-recurring costs. Yes the stock is inexpensive but it also isn't as cheap as headline multiples suggest. [--]. Organic growth isn't easily determined which is a problem. $FOUR relies on acquisitions to fill it's cross-sell funnel which drives a spurt of 'organic' growth in the near-term after an acquisition is completed and revenue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1970888662687842594)  2025-09-24T16:30Z [----] followers, 24.9K engagements


"Discouraging to see a lack of bid in Shift4 $FOUR today despite strong travel and entertainment spending from $AXP. I think Q3 numbers will be good but Global Blue likely to dominate the conversation for a while"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1979277160259993737)  2025-10-17T20:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Fiservs $FI results were stunningly bad. Wow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1983490150463332492)  2025-10-29T11:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Fiserv $FI CEO doing a full takedown of previous managements entire guidance/operational framework"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1983506909194760689)  2025-10-29T12:11Z [----] followers, 14.5K engagements


"Jack Henry $JKHY Quick Hit: $JKHY is one of the more interesting names to me. Unlike its primary competitors in bank technology - $FIS and $FI - $JKHY has largely avoided large-scale M&A instead preferring smaller tuck-in deals and internal innovation through healthy spending on research and development. The end result has been stronger organic revenue growth a healthy financial position and operational simplicity with $JKHY's three core banking platforms comparing favorably to $FI's [--]. Its too early to tell if $FI's recalibrated growth expectations for the Financial Solutions segment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1985363423245332913)  2025-11-03T15:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"For Q3 Toast $TOST guided for FinTech/SaaS gross profit growth to slow to 23-26% vs. 35% in Q2. Instead it was +34% barely slowing. They're predicting a similar slowdown in Q4 w/guidance of 22-25% growth. Only blemish on otherwise outstanding results. GPV growth accelerated by a point to 24% w/strong take rate of 49.5bps up 9% year-over-year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1985824179669926094)  2025-11-04T21:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Jack Henry $JKHY and $FIS--Fiserv's $FI two largest competitors in its Financial Solutions segment--posted organic revenue growth of 9% and 6% respectively in the September quarter making $FI's 3% decline and cautious commentary all the more concerning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1986043807595372554)  2025-11-05T12:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"An oldie but goodiea Heartland $HPY (acquired by $GPN in 2016) terminal at a community rec center"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1999984528123949353)  2025-12-13T23:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Rajat_Hubli @JerryCap Its bringing together two legacy acquirers that are undergoing turnarounds. More complexity. More debt. More exposure to software partners that are increasingly trying to capture more of the payments value chain taking away revenue and profits from $GPN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2005636514089517251)  2025-12-29T13:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"2026 Top Pick: Global Payments $GPN The past is the past. The future is now for Global Payments $GPN. With Worldpay closed the combined business grows organic revenue 6-7% in [----] achieves cost savings ahead of target and reduces debt to a more manageable level by the end of the year. The Genius platform gains more traction than expected and the market grows incrementally more positive about Globals ability to compete given its commitment to spend significantly on research and development. All this drives Globals multiple closer to 10x than its current multiple below 6x."  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2007077148918505723)  2026-01-02T13:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Is Toast $TOST Attractive When I wrote about Toast $TOST back in August I estimated a fair value of about $40 but that relied on aggressive assumptions: - a 40% share of U.S. restaurants by [----] up from high-teens today - a high-teens share of U.S. food and beverage retail and restaurants for select international markets (Canada the U.K. and Ireland) by [----] up from essentially zero today; and - a 49% adjusted EBITDA margin by [----] Can they do it It's certainly possible but the margin for error remains small in my opinion. On an EV/GAAP EBITDA basis $TOST trades at 35x my [----] estimate more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2009316115256672264)  2026-01-08T17:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Thoughts on FinTech Lenders The conventional wisdom when the interest rate cap was floated was that it would benefit BNPL $AFRM $KLAR $XYZ $PYPL $SEZL and short-term liquidity products $DAVE $CHYM $XYZ as a reduction in available credit could potentially move a significant portion of the population to these products. I dont believe its as simple as that. Yes a cap on interest rates focused exclusively on credit cards will benefit BNPL and short-term liquidity products. But is it inconceivable to believe that eventually similar scrutiny will be trained on these products which in some cases"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2011500950632931391)  2026-01-14T18:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Deutsche Bank downgrade of $FOUR perfectly sums up the attitude towards Payments companies: cutting a stock that trades 10x because organic growth is going to slow from the high-teens to 'just' 12-15%. No other word to describe sentiment than nasty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2012012208939766130)  2026-01-16T04:01Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements


"I would agree with @navendu_c and @FishtownCap that banking and consumer finance are good examples. $AXP went from 12x to 22x and $COF from about 6x to 13x. It was a steepening yield curve steady macro and an improved regulatory environment that helped them. Let's not forget $FISV traded at 23x at the beginning of last year and $PYPL at 17x. Maybe $FISV blowing up means none of these stocks ever get close to a market multiple but perceptions can change. Ultimately this is a momentum based market. When it goes against you it feels awful. But if it ever turns it could be glorious. I think the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2012206131490242735)  2026-01-16T16:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ottavicap is absolutely correct that payment take rates have been stable over LT despite claims of race to bottom on pricing. In fact integrating payments with software especially owned lifts both take rate AND retention. $XYZ $TOST $GPN $FISV $FOUR all have an owned software solution. For $XYZ and $TOST it is 100% of business. Clover is growing part of $FISV. $GPN is rolling out Genius to replace legacy POS software but smaller part of business and has significant exposure to partnered software channel which is more at risk. $FOUR has SkyTab for restaurants and stadiums and integrates with"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2012272491780092278)  2026-01-16T21:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@nachunja Wife: So let me get this straight you own $GPN and $FISV and you just bought $XYZ Me: Dont forget about $FOUR Wife: At least you dont own any $PYPL do you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2013052674304881082)  2026-01-19T00:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Is there a 'race to the bottom' on pricing in Payments No Of [--] companies that serve SMBs w/combo of software + payments $XYZ $SHOP $TOST $LSPD $FISV $FOUR $GPN $USB net take rate has risen from 53.7bps to 56.5bps over past [--] Qs $18.3b of revenue on $3.3t of volume LTM https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014420945792831885 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014420945792831885"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2014420945792831885)  2026-01-22T19:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The restaurant industry is probably the most competitive market in payments.and the take rate is clearly rising for $FOUR the no. [--] or [--] player. The idea that there's pricing pressure in payments is just not supported by the data IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2014438195333587238)  2026-01-22T20:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Legacy Capital One $COF domestic credit card PV was +6.2% in Q4 down only slightly from Q3's +6.5%. Q4 credit card PV from major issuers was +6.1% vs. +6.55% in Q3. Hardly any dip"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2014461776901861717)  2026-01-22T22:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@SayNoToTrading Agree on $PAYX on $ADP. Have interest in $PAYC and $PCTY as takeout plays. $INTU and $WDAY have placed a huge amount of importance on the mid market which is where they play but have so far opted for an organic approach with Intuit Enterprise Suite and Workday GO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2014733226925789359)  2026-01-23T16:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"$FOUR and $XYZ on why international opportunity is so significant: $FOUR CEO Taylor Lauber: "Interestingly when you go to markets around the world it still looks like the U.S. [--] years ago. As you mentioned you can go to some of the most established economies in the world. I'll pick a pub in London as an example and there's still a countertop terminal largely unconnected to the software and they punch in what you owe." $XYZ Owen Jennings: "What we see is that in some of these international markets we are competing more with these very legacy point of sale systems versus going head-to-head"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2014868438506689003)  2026-01-24T01:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Taking a close look at Broadridge $BR. Lot to like. It's monopoly in proxy business has benefitted handsomely from increased investor participation. Can't tell why stock is down. Tokenized trading as disruptor SaaS concerns over wealth management platform.thoughts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2015249618632593805)  2026-01-25T02:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@fordhsmith I agree. $HOOD is one of the only brokers that doesn't use $BR. Not sure if people are speculating about $HOOD's ability to capture more significant share b/c the will lead on tokenized trading when it becomes reality. Just a thought and maybe a stretch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2015279496044106052)  2026-01-25T04:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The Bull Case for Integrated SMB Payments Why the future is still bright for $GPN $FOUR $FISV and $XYZ My bull case for Integrated SMB Players has three components: First although maturing the U.S. market is likely to continue growing card payment volume 5-7% over the medium-term with integrated SMB players exceeding this rate. Although some companies may need to disrupt themselves - $FISV and $GPN are displacing volume on their own legacy solutions with modern POS systems all have a solution that is winning in the marketplace including from banks $JPM $WFC $BAC $USB $PNC which capture more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2015853212570431892)  2026-01-26T18:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Added to $XYZ $FOUR $INTU just now. Plus boosting $PAYX as a bond proxy in my income accounts. The beatings will continue until morale improves - the market to Payments and software investors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2016176245000569018)  2026-01-27T15:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Q4 Card Volume Update - Positive $XYZ $FOUR $TOST $GPN $FISV $PYPL With all major issuers reporting the data points to a really solid Q4. Total volume (credit + debit) grew 6.2% a 0.4% slowdown from Q3. BUT.Q4 last year was a STRONG quarter. If we look at it on a stacked basis (CAGR vs. 2023) growth accelerated 0.6% Q3 to Q4 exiting at 6.3% highest of the year. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016234701749395953 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016234701749395953"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2016234701749395953)  2026-01-27T19:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Mastercard $MA: this is an incredibly competitive business BUT in each one of our revenue lines we cited pricing as a contributing factor to growth. Understandable they dont want to broadcast pricing power but they have it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2016891494913671171)  2026-01-29T15:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Getting to the point where $PYPL could buy back nearly half its float with FCF from [----] and by going to 2.5x net debt/EBITDA.just sayin'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2016929484876750915)  2026-01-29T17:40Z [----] followers, 11.7K engagements


"@CarioCapital Interesting to see cruise lines hotels and airlines all trading near [--] week highs. The market knocks $FOUR for having that type of discretionary consumer exposure but won't reward it or care when the data shows spending remains relatively strong in those areas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2016934134526943334)  2026-01-29T17:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Visa's $V -2% in AH. The issue I'm seeing is the dip in U.S. debit (+5.8% in DEC quarter vs. +7.7% in SEP quarter). Based on what the banks reported that doesn't seem right to me. I'm guessing some volume shifted to the PIN networks. Interested to see what they say on the call"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2016987142363193514)  2026-01-29T21:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Shift4 $FOUR is powering payments for the @StLouisBlues"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2017046718290751897)  2026-01-30T01:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@jszhang0912 $MA lost Capital One debit portfolio $COF converted it to Discover so they could get full interchange rate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2017053973098754496)  2026-01-30T01:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Q3 -- Q4 U.S. Credit Card PV Growth: $AXP +7.0% -- +6.5% $V +7.6% -- +7.4% $MA +6.7% -- +6.6% $AXP still not gaining share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2017213550553416172)  2026-01-30T12:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Restaurant billed business stayed steady at +9% for $AXP in Q4. Lodging ticked up from +4% to +5%. Good news for $TOST $FOUR and $XYZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2017216770575159371)  2026-01-30T12:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ottavicap What do you think about the Hilton angle. It seems like $FOUR has at least some processing relationships with Hilton operators and with $AXPs significant partnership with $HLT the directional change in $AXPs lodging spend may be a good data point re: $FOUR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2017280916138123459)  2026-01-30T16:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"What I learned in Payments and FinTech last week Macro. Spending remains solid including through January. Although affluent remains the fastest growing category the lower end consumer continues to spend. Credit volume growth barely dipped in Q4 despite a tough prior year comparison. Both discretionary and non-discretionary spend categories grew at a healthy pace. $AXP reported continued strength in restaurants (up 9%) and double-digit growth in the other category of travel and entertainment which I believe includes car rentals cruises and events (concerts and sports). All good news (or at the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2017614875707560078)  2026-01-31T15:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"No position in $PYPL but as an observer of the industry Im highly intrigued by their [----] guidance. As a pretext $PYPL started [----] with an outlook of roughly flat TM$ growth. They ended up at +7%. Big outperformance. For [----] they started at up at least 5% for TM$ growth ex. interest on client funds. Current guidance is for 6-7% growth but that likely includes some impact in Q4 from investments to drive habituation which will carry over into [----]. Outperformance but more marginal. I think the market based on what the company is saying expects soft to very soft guidance. The questions are:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2017986189580521529)  2026-02-01T15:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"PayPal $PYPL Prediction: [----] TM$ guide will be most important thing tomorrow. Based on my estimates I think $PYPL will guide TM$ of +2-4% on a reported basis and +3.5-5.5% excluding interest on client funds. Stock will be up 5-10%. Let's see how wrong I am. Good luck"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018363108352258137)  2026-02-02T16:37Z [----] followers, 23.4K engagements


"New CEO at PayPal $PYPL - wow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018655982738686270)  2026-02-03T12:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Worse than expected guidance for $PYPL on TM$ stock down 9%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018656987182211482)  2026-02-03T12:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Unfortunately I think $PYPL is reset #2 across 'legacy' Payments in just the past [--] quarters. Although not as painful as $FISV it's been a slow moving train wreck since they first hinted at a macro-driven slowdown and stepped up investments all culminating with very weak [----] guidance and a new CEO. I've said in the past that $PYPL's core checkout is most vulnerable volume stream in all of Payments. It faces unique challenges that are not shared by other volume streams for other Payments companies in my opinion. Even though it's going to be hard (impossible) to escape the narrative spiral I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018661472369316165)  2026-02-03T12:22Z [----] followers, 10.2K engagements


"@jszhang0912 $ADYEN and $XYZ are of higher quality IMO. I think there's a strong argument as to why $FOUR is better positioned competitively than $FISV in Payments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018706269746364690)  2026-02-03T15:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I think the problem with $PYPL has always been the dispersion of focus. Schulman acknowledged the mistake but Chriss repeated it. I don't know if the core checkout is 'fixable' for $PYPL but it's long past time for $PYPL to make it it's singular focus"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018710309054058621)  2026-02-03T15:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The falling knives are coming fast and furious. How many can I catch Well see"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018718796274426283)  2026-02-03T16:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@CarioCapital Except $v and $ma"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018749940457984050)  2026-02-03T18:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Final Thoughts on PayPal $PYPL At the end of the day the momentum in 'newer' parts of the business (BNPL debit and Pay with Venmo) and Braintree (where comments were actually quite positive) are failing to outrun accelerating weakness in the Pay Now portion of branded checkout where I expect TPV will decline by a LSD amount in [----] vs. a LSD increase in [----]. Unfortunately as described by $PYPL the elements required to turn around this business are numerous and likely costly (planning for a [--] point hit to TM$ in [----] from investments with a similar level of spend beyond 2026) and a positive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018774661463523476)  2026-02-03T19:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@FishtownCap It was the only game in town a decade ago. Now there's several checkout 'buttons' with the exact same functionality and most are easier to use than $PYPL. Heck Chrome auto fills my credit card info on any online transaction I make bypassing all the buttons"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018780025395507231)  2026-02-03T20:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@CarioCapital I kinda like $INTU a lot"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019080164408181045)  2026-02-04T16:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Crazy Stat: SInce the start of [----] $FISV and $PYPL have combined to repurchase $43.8 billion of their own stock. The value of those shares as of today's prices: $20.7 billion. A $23 billion loss or about one-third of their current combined market cap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019276868441276902)  2026-02-05T05:08Z [----] followers, 12.6K engagements


"https://bobhammel.substack.com/p/long-adyenr=15om6k https://bobhammel.substack.com/p/long-adyenr=15om6k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019459557332750637)  2026-02-05T17:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@GlobalCollapse Ive been the first to argue that theres something there for $PYPL with BNPL debit and Pay with Venmo but it cant outrun this kind of weakness in the core checkout business its literally 40x the size of Pay with Venmo and 10x BNPL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019507547091398934)  2026-02-05T20:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Theres always a price thats why I never say never. That being said $PYPL faces a lot of challenges in core checkout which is an extremely important part of their business. If you think they can stabilize it or return it to growth without significantly diluting profitability then the stock should be a home run from here. I dont see that happening thats why I dont hold a position and would not consider it at this price. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019811984477159535 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019811984477159535"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019811984477159535)  2026-02-06T16:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Crazy week for $BILL. The stock got puked hard M-Th w/SaaS sell-off reported strong results last night and Bloomberg now reporting H&F a private equity fund is in talks to acquire it. Past comps say $75 is realistic (still 60% upside from current price) but have SaaS PE deal multiples repriced materially due to events of the past couple weeks Well see. No position in $BILL. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019832590644003098 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019832590644003098"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019832590644003098)  2026-02-06T17:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"First outdoor run of the new year. Had to hurdle a few small snowbanks but overall went great"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019880290617835674)  2026-02-06T21:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Spotify like most enterprises works with multiple acquirers. I can read articles about both Stripe and Braintree also powering certain payments for Spotify. Of course I cant tell by the Checkout press release who they may displacing or whether its just an additional payment feature Spotify is taking from Checkout. I definitely dont see it as Adyen going from an all to nothing relationship with Spotify. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020110892080259557 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020110892080259557"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2020110892080259557)  2026-02-07T12:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"While PayPal and the SaaS blowup stole the show earnings from a wide range of Payments and FinTech companies were positive. Here's a recap of the most important points: PayPal (PYPL): Alex Chriss is http://x.com/i/article/2020520166853873666 http://x.com/i/article/2020520166853873666"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2020531444385255918)  2026-02-08T16:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@NifoHuts Fair. Definitely not ideal if Adyen went from processing 100% of Spotify to 0% . I dont think thats what will end up happening but just as a point of reference Spotifys total subscription revenue represents only 1% of Adyens total processed volume"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2020577892389052610)  2026-02-08T19:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Im open to Toast $TOST @ $34 and Adyen $ADYEN @ $1316 but Shopify $SHOP still needs to come in quite a bit in my opinion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1990902572740190623)  2025-11-18T21:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@icemancapital Theyd have to pay close to $2B for Lightspeed $LSPD hardly a tuck-in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2000712469908496395)  2025-12-15T23:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Payroll and HCM Primer $INTU $ADP $WDAY $PAYX $PAYC $PCTY Payroll and HCM companies have enjoyed premium valuations for most of the past decade due to mission-critical solutions (no business can skip payroll or risk it being wrong) sizable TAMs pricing power strong balance sheets and rational capital allocation. However those premiums are disappearing as some cyclical tailwinds fade and AIs emergence creates both risks and opportunities. In the years following the pandemic the payroll and HCM industry benefitted from an almost perfect environment: a strong recovery in employment rapidly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2014009849709814139)  2026-01-21T16:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Payroll and HCM Valuation $INTU $ADP $WDAY $PAYX $PAYC $PCTY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2014010910768005547)  2026-01-21T16:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Where everyone plays in Payroll and HCM $ADP $PAYX $INTU $PAYC $PCTY $WDAY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2014012016118161747)  2026-01-21T16:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Capital One $COF is buying Brex (corporate cards spend management software) for $5.15B. Peaked at private market value of $12.3B in [----]. Annualized revenue of around $700MM 7x. Meanwhile $BILL sitting out there at $4.9B mkt cap w/$1.6B of revenue still on block"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2014447758745141712)  2026-01-22T21:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"They're finally coming for $SHOP and $TOST"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018741611795300537)  2026-02-03T17:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@MagicCompounds Yes I bought $adyen tweeted about it earlier"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018747259291374059)  2026-02-03T18:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Not opposed to $TOST here but $SHOP is still a reach IMO They're finally coming for $SHOP and $TOST They're finally coming for $SHOP and $TOST"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019062820369821792)  2026-02-04T14:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I do follow Gusto Rippling and Deel as much as one can. They're legitimate threats but I'm not sure the emergence of AI tips the scale in their favor more heavily Also with $ADP and $PAYX you have PEO exposure which is a full HR outsourcing solution along with the liability shift. Unlikely that would be at risk from AI or companies like Gusto. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019964307287511228 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019964307287511228"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019964307287511228)  2026-02-07T02:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Some (very) quick thoughts on the past week which was more good than bad even if the stock prices told a different story. $PYPL $CPAY $LSPD $JKHY $FISV $AFRM and $DAVE. https://t.co/OIRukckTru https://t.co/OIRukckTru"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2020532624532336910)  2026-02-08T16:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The great Ron Clarke CEO of Corpay $CPAY on demand for stablecoin payouts across its significant portfolio of B2B payments: cricketsno demand so far. Obviously things can change but an interesting answer nonetheless"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019373589410013278)  2026-02-05T11:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"My #Payments Scorecard $V $MA $AXP $SHOP $ADYEN $TOST $XYZ $FI $GPN $FOUR $PYPL $CPAY $JKHY $FIS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1985359808933835231)  2025-11-03T14:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Corpay $CPAY Quick Hit: $CPAY is unique in the sense it operates in less competitive Payments markets including fuel cards lodging and tolls. However while I believe the companys Corporate Payments business was viewed favorably not too long ago the emergence of stablecoins and their use case for business-to-business payments appears to be casting a shadow over the business today. Finally $CPAY has been open about its ability to significantly increase the earnings power of acquired companies by increasing prices in addition to adding value opening adjacent markets enhancing sales and marketing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1985363471509192832)  2025-11-03T15:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"My Top Ten Businesses in #Payments and #FinTech $CPAY $FOUR $AXP $FISV $JKHY $TOST $ADYEN $SHOP $V $MA https://bobhammel.substack.com/ https://bobhammel.substack.com/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1998068246193311909)  2025-12-08T16:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"$V and $MA up on a day when the rest of Payments is getting crushed. Theres a lesson here that I havent fully taken to heart"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018733419778146347)  2026-02-03T17:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I say this with all seriousness: give me a good reason why $FISV $GPN $PYPL shouldn't consider a variable dividend program ala $CME or at least a hefty regular dividend that brings the yield more in-line with a stock like $PAYX Crazy Stat: SInce the start of [----] $FISV and $PYPL have combined to repurchase $43.8 billion of their own stock. The value of those shares as of today's prices: $20.7 billion. A $23 billion loss or about one-third of their current combined market cap. Crazy Stat: SInce the start of [----] $FISV and $PYPL have combined to repurchase $43.8 billion of their own stock. The"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019494165197820025)  2026-02-05T19:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@SamuelTind69643 @stripe What Im saying is agentic commerce is a very nascent technology. There are a lot of unknowns in terms of how value will accrue. A high multiple such that $SHOP has conveys a level of certainty. With less certainty there is the possibility of a lower multiple for $SHOP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2021653937322078389)  2026-02-11T18:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Opened a starter position in Adyen $ADYEN just now. I've been eyeing the company for quite a while and am happy with price I was able to pay. I'm going to do a more detailed write-up which I will share later"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018664016076517758)  2026-02-03T12:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"On AI disruption for Intuits $INTU TurboTax: 41% of TurboTax revenue now comes from TurboTax Live which grew 47% last tax season. This is a key pillar of their strategy: to disrupt the assisted tax category. One way theyre doing this is by opening actual storefronts (up to [---] currently) with real humans who can guide a preparer through the filing process if necessary. $INTU has noted customers are 5x more likely to convert when theres a physical location within [--] miles of the customer. Are LLMs going to build out this same infrastructure to convince consumers to use their service to prepare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019379166055977430)  2026-02-05T11:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Good article on Payments by @ottavicap worthwhile read if youre interested in the space $TOST $ADYEN $SHOP $FOUR $FISV $XYZ $GPN https://t.co/xFCAzQKs5c https://t.co/xFCAzQKs5c"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019421463871402146)  2026-02-05T14:42Z [----] followers, 13K engagements


"Fiserv $FISV guiding to 2% organic revenue growth and $8.15 of EPS at midpoint for [----] largely as expected. Financial Solutions revenue fell 2% in Q4. I'm most interested in Q4 Clover volume growth and any commentary on win rates/pipeline post pricing clawbacks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2021196962406728011)  2026-02-10T12:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A lot going w/this $FISV slide on Clover. I think focus will be on "soft November in US restaurant and retail" although bounced back in Dec/Jan and 10-15% growth for [----]. Really tough to make a definitive read through to $XYZ $FOUR $TOST given all changes happening at $FISV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2021201063479738670)  2026-02-10T12:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"$SPGI has my attention now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2021201240307400772)  2026-02-10T12:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Thoughts on Fiserv $FISV Stock is up today likely because there was no additional surprises and the preliminary [----] guide shared last quarter was reaffirmed. That being said revenue will decline in the first half of [----] with an up to MSD decline for Financial Solutions which has really been a business that was talked about growing at the high-end of MSD to now hopeful of a return to LSD growth by [----]. Clover volume growth was weaker-than-expected in Q4 (+9% underlying +6% reported) due to a soft November in U.S. restaurants and retail which $FISV framed as in-line with broader industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2021243209544835570)  2026-02-10T15:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"CEO Chad Richison of Paycom $PAYC on the companys ability to create software for every adjacent industry within a matter of weeks or months. Trying to spin it as a positive but the market likely does not see it that way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2021722276194853000)  2026-02-11T23:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Stock_Fox__ They said [----] was going to be all about capturing revenue growth and drop a 7-8% guide pathetic. Unfortunately I think the mid market is getting very competitive with $INTU moving up and $WDAY moving down. This company has to find a home somewhere"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2021699891685158963)  2026-02-11T21:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Adyen's $ADYEN Headcount vs. Peers Although I won't knock a company over investing for the long-term $ADYEN's headcount is expected to reach 4.5x its pre-pandemic base by YE26 (assumes [---] additions in [----] the midpoint of its guide). The reacceleration in hiring in [----] which is expected to result in flattish EBITDA margins vs. [----] was the most negative guidance-related surprise for me. Although I can't speak to Toast $TOST Block $XYZ was recently in the news because it is reportedly planning to layoff 10% of its employees bringing its headcount to about 10k or 2.6x its pre-pandemic base"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2021996549832589613)  2026-02-12T17:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Repositioning in Payments: Selling $FISV opening starter position in $ADYEN and adding to $XYZ and $FOUR I've been kicking around a shift in my Payments holdings and this morning I took a couple of actions. I sold the entirety of my remaining $FISV position (575 shares) and used those proceeds to open a starter position in $ADYEN (10 shares) and add to $XYZ (now [---] shares) and $FOUR (now [----] shares). There's no change to my $V (604 shares) or $GPN (2100 shares) position. My goal has been to move up the quality spectrum and I feel like I've accomplished that. Again I'll have a more detailed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018699992483995927)  2026-02-03T14:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In the U.S. payroll/HCM companies generate $210/year of software/service revenue per employee. For those serving SMBs $ADP $PAYX w/fuller suite it can be as high as $400/year. More basic payroll services by $INTU are much less. If you assume an average salary of $65k payroll and HCM software/service fees work out to just 0.6% of total employee costs at the high-end. Is that burden enough to justify SMBs developing their own payroll/HCM features Of course not. Is it possible new AI tools will spur a wave of AI-native payroll/HCM SaaS companies Possibly. But customers don't magically appear."  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2019929893778178188)  2026-02-07T00:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If OpenAI runs the front-end and @stripe powers the back-end where does that leave $SHOP Answer: probably at a lower valuation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2021632262685573399)  2026-02-11T17:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Answer is $TOST has not been beaten up enough. They essentially set the initial FY26 guide in-line with what they previewed in Q3: 20-22% gross profit growth and 24% EBITDA growth. Down 14% AH. Toast $TOST Setup Into Earnings I think the million $ question for $TOST is whether the stock has gotten beaten up enough to the point where it can rally on decent-to-good results which I certainly expect. One must remember that $TOST is a prolific sandbagger so the initial Toast $TOST Setup Into Earnings I think the million $ question for $TOST is whether the stock has gotten beaten up enough to the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2022059105247260913)  2026-02-12T21:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@TallSeller I pump nothing on this website"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/2018016238648127754)  2026-02-01T17:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Chime $CHYM TTM debit card spend was $121 billion for [---] million active members. Compare to $XYZ's #CashApp with an estimated $124 billion in debit card spend across [--] million active users. Lets go $CHYM #Chime Fintech company Chime files for Nasdaq IPO https://t.co/EzEytt1nEA Lets go $CHYM #Chime Fintech company Chime files for Nasdaq IPO https://t.co/EzEytt1nEA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1922400250616033469)  2025-05-13T21:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Toast $TOST is ranked #5 on my list of the Top [--] Businesses in Payments and #FinTech. Great business but a valuation to match. Even under my aggressive assumptions $TOST looks slightly overvalued today. Article link 👇 https://bobhammel.substack.com/p/toast-inc-tostr=15om6k https://bobhammel.substack.com/p/toast-inc-tostr=15om6k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1957456302398959725)  2025-08-18T14:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"My Toast $TOST 10-year financial summary: https://bobhammel.substack.com/p/toast-inc-tostr=15om6k https://bobhammel.substack.com/p/toast-inc-tostr=15om6k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1957457083214733624)  2025-08-18T14:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Here is my list of the Top [--] Businesses in #Payments and #FinTech so far: No. [--] - Corpay $CPAY No. [--] - Shift4 $FOUR No. [--] - American Express $AXP No. [--] - Fiserv $FI No. [--] - Jack Henry $JKHY No. [--] - Toast $TOST No. [--] - Adyen $ADYEN 👇 https://bobhammel.substack.com/ https://bobhammel.substack.com/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1965133297065111674)  2025-09-08T19:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Heres my #Payments plays: Deep Value: Global Payments $GPN GARP: Fiserv $FI Growth: Adyen $ADYEN SMID: Corpay $CPAY Spec/Takeout: BILL Holdings $BILL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1974176019616768237)  2025-10-03T18:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Shopify $SHOP is No. [--] on my list of the Top [--] Businesses in Payments and FinTech. I love the company but the stocknot so much. https://open.substack.com/pub/bobhammel/p/shopify-inc-shopr=15om6k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true https://open.substack.com/pub/bobhammel/p/shopify-inc-shopr=15om6k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1978514473099903264)  2025-10-15T17:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Shift4 Payments $FOUR Quick Hit: Ive voiced my concerns with $FOUR's aggressive acquisition strategy including its deal to buy Global Blue for $2.5 billion which seemed out of place with its past playbook. That said I like $FOUR's position in hotels resorts and stadiums which benefits from hard-to-replicate integrations with hundreds of software companies providing $FOUR a unique ability to simplify complex commerce experiences. Additionally the companys $1.4 trillion cross-sell funnel ($900 billion excluding Global Blue) provides a long runway for growth even in the absence of new customer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1985362551484362825)  2025-11-03T15:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Im not as close to $WEX as I have been in the past. Much more up to speed on Corpay $CPAY which is a name I like. My previous feelings on $WEX were that customer concentration hedging and fuel price exposure were issues that contributed to a low multiple. I dont know if theyve done anything to address but stock looks dirt cheap which is a familiar refrain across Payments. Fiserv $FI continues to be my favorite. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1971408445518541189 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1971408445518541189"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1971408445518541189)  2025-09-26T02:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The acquisition of Global Blue makes it less likely that Shift4 will be acquired themselves. While I never invest solely based on the hope that a company will be acquired it was part of my thesis when I first bought Shift4 $FOUR shares in [----]. The company put itself up for sale and was pursued by Fiserv $FI and Amadeus in early [----] but no transaction occurred. Now with significantly more debt and less concentrated more disparate businesses sale talks are unlikely to resume eliminating any acquisition premium in the companys multiple"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1981734397410730353)  2025-10-24T14:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Can Shift4 avoid the scarlet letter placed on complex payment companies with lots of debt The early answer appears to be no. Global Payments $GPN Fiserv $FI and Corpay $CPAY what do they have in common They exist in their present form due to several or more acquisitions. They carry material debt. And they trade at low multiples despite attractive financials including high single-digit organic revenue growth healthy margins and excellent free cash flow conversion. My fear is that Shift4 $FOUR will get lumped in with this group exerting persistent downward pressure on its multiple."  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1981734400002810264)  2025-10-24T14:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I think $ADYEN has more built-in growth potential by expanding with existing enterprise and platform customers. I believe $TOST can be successful outside of its core U.S. full service restaurant market but the main reason theyve been as successful to date is because they were hyper focused on one thing. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1998078888644083769 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1998078888644083769"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1998078888644083769)  2025-12-08T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Global Payments $GPN is selling its payroll business for $1.1 billion or 6% of market cap. The payroll business comes from the Heartland $HPY acquisition. Seems like a nice price tag. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-payments-announces-agreement-divest-105500001.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-payments-announces-agreement-divest-105500001.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1927702593905504347)  2025-05-28T12:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] prior to the $GPN acquisition Heartland $HPY reported payroll revenue of $69 million. Assuming low DD growth in the ensuing decade gets you $175 million of [----] revenue. Global Payments $GPN is selling its payroll business for $1.1 billion or 6% of market cap. The payroll business comes from the Heartland $HPY acquisition. Seems like a nice price tag. https://t.co/2RSq8hvvog Global Payments $GPN is selling its payroll business for $1.1 billion or 6% of market cap. The payroll business comes from the Heartland $HPY acquisition. Seems like a nice price tag. https://t.co/2RSq8hvvog"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bobspaysubstack/status/1927704999989023079)  2025-05-28T12:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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