Marcel van Oost

Hey Payments Fanatic! Klarna is back in the spotlight, this time in Norway. The country’s Consumer Council has reported the company to the Consumer Authority, claiming Klarna is not following the rules when offering credit. The issue is not just what Klarna offers, but how it presents the cost

Hey Payments Fanatic! PalmPay is reportedly in talks to raise between $50-$100 million, just as it reaches profitability. The Nigeria-based Fintech has raised nearly $140 million so far, with its last round in 2021 valuing the company at $800-$900 million, placing PalmPay among Africa’s biggest Fintechs. While

Hey Payments Fanatic! The Central Bank of Brazil has introduced a new layer to its instant payment system. The awaited feature is called Pix Automático (Automatic Pix), which brings automation to one of the country’s most widely used financial rails. In 2024 alone, Pix processed +64 billion transactions. Pix

Hey Payments Fanatic! Klarna has launched the pilot of Klarna Card in the U.S, a flexible new debit-first card powered by Visa’s Flexible Credential and issued by WebBank. The card lets users pay immediately or later — online or in-store — at over 150 million merchants globally. Unlike traditional credit