Re:How credit cards make money
by vineyardmike on Friday November 05, 2021 @04:11PM
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Hey Patrick,
Thanks for this. I'm earlier in my career but very interested in fintech, so as i explore where i want to go, your writing has been immensely helpful and informative!
I am particularly fascinated at the moment by the world of differences in how finances work for people vs businesses. (eg. People typically pay taxes in income, but businesses pay taxes on profit. That leads to differences in how money is made/spent between those groups.)
I guess one suggestion i have for your newsletter is in how credit is given to businesses - humans (at least in US) have fairly well understood credit scores. Its well documented how credit card companies, consumer loans, mortgages evaluate individual credit from those scores, but how does a business acquire credit to for short term spending (corp cards), what about to make big CapEx purchases like buildings, maybe even for financial funds and speculative transactions? How are those businesses evaluated, underwritten, etc? What about banks borrowing from other banks?
Thanks for this. I'm earlier in my career but very interested in fintech, so as i explore where i want to go, your writing has been immensely helpful and informative!
I am particularly fascinated at the moment by the world of differences in how finances work for people vs businesses. (eg. People typically pay taxes in income, but businesses pay taxes on profit. That leads to differences in how money is made/spent between those groups.)
I guess one suggestion i have for your newsletter is in how credit is given to businesses - humans (at least in US) have fairly well understood credit scores. Its well documented how credit card companies, consumer loans, mortgages evaluate individual credit from those scores, but how does a business acquire credit to for short term spending (corp cards), what about to make big CapEx purchases like buildings, maybe even for financial funds and speculative transactions? How are those businesses evaluated, underwritten, etc? What about banks borrowing from other banks?