Fintech Evolution Towards Invisible Finance
Fintech Evolution Towards Invisible Finance
馃敭 Finance Goes Invisible
Major fintech innovations are driving finance to become increasingly invisible and seamless:
- Stripe: Hidden banking infrastructure, one-click payments
- Apple Pay: Simplified tap-to-pay, no manual card entry
- Klarna: Buy-now-pay-later integration
- Superfluid: Continuous programmable payments
Recent adoption metrics:
- 100,000+ total users engaging with Superfluid
- 20,000+ users on Farcaster through mini-apps
- Key builders include @superfluid_labs, @StremeFun, @alfafrens_, @superboring_xyz
The trend points toward finance becoming ambient - working automatically in the background without active user intervention.
Hear us out, every major fintech trend is a step toward invisible finance Stripe: you won鈥檛 see the bank behind a Stripe checkout, just click to pay Apple Pay: No card details, just tap to complete Klarna: No upfront payment, just buy and settle later We鈥檙e continuing this
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