"Advancement is getting rid of the credit card altogether." $5B startup Metropolis (@metropolisio) is chasing what co-founder Alex Israel (@Alex__Israel) calls a new market: the “recognition economy.” From parking lots to offices and fast food restaurants, Metropolis hopes to eliminate the need for a physical wallet altogether. "Advancement is getting rid of the credit card altogether, moving away from payment, moving towards acknowledgement, personalization, and belonging," he says. "How can we leverage computer vision, artificial intelligence, with a real adoption and focus on privacy? How can you leverage all of that together, to drive these remarkable experiences everywhere? That's what we're focused on." Watch the whole episode here: For more, visit Season 3 of the Upstarts Podcast is presented by ⁠⁠⁠Jira by Atlassian: Produced & edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod: