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		jimminy on Aug 9, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Change Your Name > "Whereas (as Stripe shows) having x.com signals strength even if it has no relation to what you do." I would contest that it has no relation, I could be wrong since I have no knowledge. That said I always saw it as a relation to the cards themselves and the magnetic-strip on the back of the card.

matthiasb on Aug 9, 2015 | [–]

I thought the exact same thing. I was really surprised by this comment coming from PG.

This Forbes/Quora article explains how the name was chosen: http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2014/04/02/how-did-stripe-...

mynameisvlad on Aug 9, 2015 | [–]

Yep, I agree, that's what I thought it referred to the entire time (and even commend them on a smart name because of it)

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