Marcel van Oost

Hey Payments Fanatic! Stripe alumni are back in the Payments ecosystem... Duna just raised a €30M Series A led by CapitalG, with backing from former Stripe and Adyen executives. Founded by ex-Stripe operators in Germany and the Netherlands, Duna is focused on business identity verification for FinTechs and payment

Hey Payments Fanatic! PhotonPay is scaling its global footprint by partnering with Stripe, and this one is all about execution at scale. PhotonPay is deepening its Stripe integration to strengthen online acquiring across 20+ markets and 100+ currencies, while keeping a single, unified capital management interface for merchants. Cards, wallets,

Hey Payments Fanatic! Intuit has officially named Affirm its exclusive pay-over-time partner for QuickBooks. The pitch is straightforward. SMBs struggle with cash flow. Intuit data shows 56% of businesses are owed money at any given time, with an average of $17,500 in unpaid invoices per company. This

Hey Payments Fanatic! Hala is now integrated with Samsung Wallet. And every transaction stays visible in real time inside the Hala app. That means Hala Business Card users can tap and pay directly from their phone or smartwatch, locally and worldwide, while spending straight from their Hala account. It’s

Hey Payments Fanatic! PagoNxt just became the new strategic partner of Getnet Chile after acquiring a 49.99% stake in the business. The move was approved this week by shareholders of Banco Santander Chile, marking a big shift from the bank’s previous 99.99% ownership. Santander Chile keeps control

Hey Payments Fanatic! Wero just took another concrete step forward in Luxembourg. After regulatory approval, Payconiq’s Luxembourg merchant portfolio has been transferred to Buckaroo, marking the operational start of a new setup ahead of Wero’s rollout. This is part of a broader partnership between Payconiq International, Buckaroo, and