Marcel van Oost

Hey Payments Fanatic! Trust goes beyond feelings, it’s a form of confidence, a belief that someone or something will act in your best interest. In the digital world, where most transactions are unseen and silent, trust becomes the hidden infrastructure behind every click, tap, and swipe. This week, Checkout.

Hey Payments Fanatic! Over the past few years, Lisbon has steadily built a reputation as a growing FinTech corridor. Now, another player is joining the scene. Mollie, the payment platform serving more than 250,000 businesses across Europe, is expanding its presence in Portugal. With its official launch in the

Hey Payments Fanatic! The payments landscape is shifting, and the first half of 2025 is offering a glimpse into how deep those changes might go. Stripe acquired Bridge, a $1.1 billion stablecoin payments platform. MoonPay picked up infrastructure provider Iron in a deal reportedly worth over $100 million. Ripple

Hey Payments Fanatic! Satispay is now offering Invested Savings, introduced under the name "Remunerated Piggy Bank." The Italy-based fintech unicorn, which rolled out its Loyalty Program back in April, is moving beyond payments with its first investment product integrated directly into the app. Despite the name, this is

Hey Payments Fanatic! Affirm closed its fiscal third quarter with numbers that show a business stretching across more corners of consumer spending. The company’s Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) climbed 36% YoY to $8.6 billion, with 1.8 million new consumers transacting on the platform. Its Affirm Card stood

Hey Payments Fanatic! It was meant to be Klarna’s big moment this spring, a long-awaited listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The plans were in place, and the timing looked right. But once again, the Swedish fintech has decided to wait. According to Dagens Industri, the IPO is