Marcel van Oost

Hey Payments Fanatic! Brazil's instant payment system Pix has recorded a 120.7% increase in transaction value during Black Friday 2024, reaching 130 billion reais ($21.60 billion) compared to 58.9 billion reais in the previous year, according to central bank data. The system also achieved a

Happy Black Friday Payments Fanatic! Peak season is upon us, and for payments professionals, it’s a time of high stakes and endless challenges. But who says we can’t have a little fun along the way? 🎮 Yesterday, I took a break to try out Checkout.com’s Transacteroids game—

Hey Payments Fanatic! Global payment orchestrator Yuno is rolling out Mastercard's Click to Pay at checkout to all its clients across 40 markets worldwide. This integration aims to tackle the growing challenge of cart abandonment in e-commerce, which reached 70.19% globally in 2023 according to Statista, resulting

Hey Payments Fanatic! European payment providers are making strategic moves to strengthen their local market presence. Mollie and PayPal are joining forces to revolutionize marketplace payments across Europe, with Mollie becoming one of the few providers authorized to offer PayPal to marketplaces. Through Mollie Connect, marketplaces can now integrate PayPal

Hey Payments Fanatic! The European payments landscape is evolving as Unzer selects Mastercard as its strategic open banking partner across Germany, Austria, and Denmark. This collaboration aims to enhance account-based payments through Unzer's payment gateways, enabling direct bank-to-merchant transactions with built-in biometric verification. The partnership leverages Mastercard'