Arcus is a highly successful fintech infrastructure company that was acquired by Mastercard in 2021 (and parts subsequently by Tapi in 2025). The project demonstrates exceptional real-world utility, serving major clients like Walmart, 7-Eleven, and BBVA in Latin America. However, the specific submission received contains significant quality issues, including hallucinatory metadata (listing 'Oncology' as business type and 'space-technology' as a tag) and vague claims ('most people have used my product'). Despite the poor submission quality, the underlying project's proven track record, acquisition exit, and market dominance warrant a high score in the 'Much Larger Scale' category (400–700+).
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