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| So if we are believers that payments transactions will continue to grow, which we certainly at Mastercard are, that we've got tremendous runway in terms of growth of payment transactions, you've got the ability to get the natural tailwind that as transactions grow, you get to grow your services revenue |
| And I feel like so long as we continue to execute as we have been, I remain excited about that for the future |
| Last year we had a really strong Q1 on value added services and solutions growth |
| And I remain very excited about that opportunity |
| And so there is this cycle which we have created, which allows us to differentiate with our services, to win more payments, which helps us get more data, which helps us deliver more services in a more efficient manner |
| And so the reality is we continue to see good potential to continue to leverage our existing guard rails with economics which our investors are very familiar with |
| We have been very successful in winning portfolios |
| But as we win more payments, we get the benefit of data which further strengthens our services |
| And so we feel pretty good about our ability to compete in that environment given all the investments we've done from a fraud standpoint |
| And the last thing I'll say is from an opportunity standpoint, I continue to believe that the flywheel of what we have created between payments and services is something which I remain very excited about |
| We are seeing good growth |
| So I continue to remain very positive and optimistic about the potential for services |
| On the positive side, you continue to see strength in terms of where the labor markets are |
| But that's where the opportunity lies because if we are at the table having the discussion with the people who are trying to create new business models with new and emerging technologies, we have proven time and again that the value we bring as a network only helps them grow their business and helps them grow it faster |
| We continue to see strong demand across our customers for it |
| And let me just delve a little bit into why we feel that way, right? The good news is we have been incredibly successful in tapping into the cash opportunity over the past decade, which is the reason why we're having this discussion is because there's more electrification of flows which is taking place |
| And so we've curated this portfolio based on feedback we've got from customers as to what's most important for them based on their strategic imperatives, which helps us actually build our M&A pipeline or our organic build pipeline as part of the future, right? In terms of how we're growing in services and where we see runway in this, first, at the highest level, I'd say, we continue to see tremendous runway in value-added services and solutions, not only in the near term, but I'm going to extend this out to near, medium, and long term |
| And number three, it helps us grow our revenues because we charge for the services we've got |
| We are seeing really good demand for our products there |
| But all of that factors into how we're competing in the marketplace, I actually feel pretty good about not only what we've done, but what the path forward is from a competitive standpoint in terms of the set of assets we've got in order to allow us to continue to play an important role in many portfolios and [way forward basis] (ph) |
| No matter how fast we grow, we continue to feel like there's tremendous growth potential |
| So I feel good about the progress we're making |
| Mastercard stands at the inflection point of supporting the payments to enable commerce of those new business models, right? And so long as we continue to do what we're doing there, which is staying relevant and making sure we are building and investing in our digital capabilities, I think there's a tremendous opportunity which exists across that third vector as well |
| So that's something we've got to stand ready to actually act on, both to the opportunity side, as well as from an expense management standpoint, which is something we're very well prepared to do |
| So good growth taking place there |
| So I continue to believe that given the strength of our relationship, there will continue to be opportunities for us to continue to grow our relationship with Capital One, certainly on the credit side, but across services, across the fact that we've got ubiquitous acceptance across the globe |
| Things are, evolving and they will continue to evolve, right? All of that being said, I do want to emphasize that we have had a longstanding and a really strong relationship with Capital One for the longest time |
| We continue to see healthy consumer spending |
| The second vector, which is around transactions, provides an even greater opportunity |
| So, look, I feel good in the US for sure, but I also, I mean, you've seen the results come through in terms of what we won in other parts of the globe, right? Whether it's NatWest, Santander, the UniCredit deal, there's a whole list |
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| But nonetheless, that remains a risk |
| And on the risk side of the equation, there's always going to be the risk that there will be alternative networks, competing networks, who will seek to actually win some of this volume and transactions |
| However, what I did mention on our earnings call was that in Q1 of this year, we would expect to see lower growth rate relative to other quarters in this year, primarily driven by tougher comps from Q1 of last year |
| The other area from a risk standpoint I would tell you is, actually this is both a risk and an opportunity is as technology evolves, right? It presents risks |
| So yes, it's a risk, but it's a risk only to the extent we choose to ignore it and turn our back to it |
| We will not win all deals |
| On the watch-out items, I would continue to flag, certainly inflation has come under control |
| From an overall competitive standpoint, we could need to operate in an environment which remains competitive |
| In other markets across the globe, we've got the same regulatory pressure |
| And along with that comes a level of volatility in terms of how people are feeling around their economy |
| And the reason it does is it presents risks in the nature of potential threat for this remediation |
| That headwind on a year-over-year basis will decline to the extent that even if volatility remains at current low levels, the fact that we had high volatility in Q1 of last year and that started to come down, you're going to start to see that headwind start to decline as the year progresses |
| But it does present itself as a risk, right? Because there's a lot of effort, time, and energy which goes into explaining to regulators the value we bring, right, and why we should be running the models we run, right? And it's -- we talked about the US, but the reality is it goes beyond the US |
| And the other piece is obviously the geopolitical environment |
| But look, I mean, Mastercard as a company has had to be in the midst of the regulatory environment for the longest time |
| We are operating, as we mentioned in our Q4 earnings call, we are operating at very low levels of FX volatility in Q1 of this year |
| This has obviously been an age old topic, but are things getting more competitive just as, like we've already talked about, some of the normalization in parts of the business, right? So growth has eased off of sort of the, you know, the post-COVID highs and what are the implications from a rebates and an incentives perspective? I mean, obviously you guys manage the business to net revenue, but there's always a lot of focus for better or for worse on that contra revenue item |
| There are implications from a rebates and incentives standpoint |
| It's tough to say where it's going to end up |
| So, let's start with the risks |
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