Marcel van Oost

Hi Payments Fanatic, It’s been years (last time I was in Australia was even before the pandemic — can you believe how fast time is flying?) since I was last down under, and I can’t wait to get back. The FinTech scene in Australia has been buzzing, and this

Hi Payments Fanatic! Summer’s officially in the rearview mirror, which can only mean one thing in our world: conference season is heating up. My calendar is still a bit of a jigsaw puzzle, but one piece is locked in—FinTech Meetup in Las Vegas, March 30–April 1. Why

Hi Payments Fanatic, Remittances to Morocco 🇲🇦 just hit the fast lane. Thunes has switched on real-time payments into Moroccan bank accounts, giving its global network instant access to one of Africa’s biggest remittance hubs (we’re talking $11.5B in inflows last year). For expats, speed is everything — 65%

Hi Payments Fanatic, Pix is out here speed-running the record books. On Friday (Sept 5), Brazil’s instant payments system 🇧🇷 smashed two all-time highs in a single day 🤯: * 290 million transactions (previous record: 276.7M in June) * R$164.8 billion processed (up from R$135.6B in June) Not

Hey Payments Fanatic, Elon Musk’s plan to add payments to X is facing setbacks. The company has failed to secure approval from New York’s financial regulator, preventing a U.S.-wide rollout. Over the past 12 months, several executives have also left the payments unit, X Money, including

Hey Payments Fanatic! PhonePe is gearing up for an IPO, aiming for a $10-12 billion valuation, and is likely to file by the end of September. Around 10% of its equity may be offered for sale, alongside fresh capital, with the IPO expected at $1.2-$1.5 billion and