Marcel van Oost

Hey Payments Fanatics! Worldline just announced the planned sale of PaymentIQ to Incore Invest for roughly €160M. The company is pushing forward with its refocus on core European payments and trying to streamline everything around its North Star plan. The move is all about simplification and tightening the portfolio. More

Hey Payments Fanatics! UnionPay International is quietly stacking wins. And today’s move with Amazon Payment Services shows exactly where they’re heading. This collaboration plugs UnionPay acceptance straight into merchants across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, and Jordan. The whole region, basically. A huge step for a network

Hey Payments Fanatics! Fin just pulled in a $17M Series A led by Pantera Capital to launch its stablecoin-powered product for instant, large-value global transfers. The pitch is simple: move millions across borders without delays, opaque fees, or operational drag. Stablecoin rails with bank-grade reliability. Instant in. Instant out. Early

Hey Payments Fanatics! Brazil’s Central Bank and major banks just hit a standstill, delaying long-promised rules for Pix Parcelado. The rules were expected in October to bring clarity to consumers. Nothing came out. And every bank keeps pushing its own version of the product, with zero standardization. It’s

Hey Payment Fanatics! Klarna just rolled out Tap to Pay across 14 European markets, pulling flexible payments straight into physical retail. With over 80% of European shopping still happening in stores, Klarna wants the checkout experience to feel like online shopping. One app. One tap. No juggling cards or switching

Hey Payments Fanatics! Wise just secured its first licence on the African continent, opening South Africa after conditional approval from the Reserve Bank. It’s a Category 2 FX Dealer licence. This approval is foundational for future service expansion. South Africa is the largest economy in Africa and a G20