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Adyen: Ma Activity
Adyen won a major UK government contract, replacing Stripe as the processor for the Gov.UK Pay payments platform
Source: Payments Dive
The leadership read
Consolidation of this kind shifts demand toward integration and transformation leadership bench strength in fintech.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 105.8 (Hot) — down 2.4 versus the prior month — and EMEA signal share is easing (-2.8pts).
Adyen: 7 signals in the last 90 days — above the Fintech median of 1 across 88 tracked companies; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 7 tracked across 38 days.
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