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Considering they are in the same segment, Adyen seems to be doing fine. EPS of 17.64 https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ADYEN.AS/

Could be a result of smaller product suite and headcount of Adyen.

It’s as easy as one, two, steal all the earnings and indebt the company before running away

The vast majority of those fees flow through to payment networks and issuing banks.

I don't think it's the vast majority. Stripe charges ~2.9% + $0.30, and seems like Mastercard / Visa are probably taking around 1.15% + $0.05. So the vast majority should still be going to Stripe.