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Why PayPal uses Lago for complex billing at enterprise scale

When PayPal wanted to offer billing to merchants on its platform, they didn’t want to build complex billing from scratch and maintain it forever. That’s why they picked Lago. In PayPal’s integrated finance ecosystem, billing was the missing piece. Why It Matters If you're evaluating billing infrastructure in a regulated industry like financial services, PayPal's decision reveals something important: the market has changed. First, complex billing is becoming more important: AI is increasing

Anh-Tho Chuong•2 min read

Product

Embedded software is the biggest growth opportunity for open source

When you link your bank account to Venmo, you're not using Venmo's technology, you're using Plaid. An Uber sends you a ride notification, that originates with Twilio. Maps in Strava, Doordash or Instacart? Powered by Mapbox. These are some of the most successful software companies ever built, and most of their end users have never heard of them. They don't compete for the spotlight — they disappear inside other people's products. In hardware, this model already has a famous name: TSMC. The Tai

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 26•5 min read