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Uber’s payments architecture is composed of two main parts: collections and disbursements. In this presentation, staff software engineer Nimish Sheth gives attendees a closer look at our high-level payments stack, core data models, and cash money movements.
Uber’s payments architecture is composed of two main parts: collections and disbursements. In this presentation, staff software engineer Nimish Sheth gives attendees a closer look at our high-level payments stack, core data models, and cash money movements.
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