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Hey Payments Fanatic! Over the past few years, Lisbon has steadily built a reputation as a growing FinTech corridor. Now, another player is joining the scene. Mollie, the payment platform serving more than 250,000 businesses across Europe, is expanding its presence in Portugal. With its official launch in the

Hey Payments Fanatic! The payments landscape is shifting, and the first half of 2025 is offering a glimpse into how deep those changes might go. Stripe acquired Bridge, a $1.1 billion stablecoin payments platform. MoonPay picked up infrastructure provider Iron in a deal reportedly worth over $100 million. Ripple

Hey Payments Fanatic! Satispay is now offering Invested Savings, introduced under the name "Remunerated Piggy Bank." The Italy-based fintech unicorn, which rolled out its Loyalty Program back in April, is moving beyond payments with its first investment product integrated directly into the app. Despite the name, this is

Hey Payments Fanatic! Affirm closed its fiscal third quarter with numbers that show a business stretching across more corners of consumer spending. The company’s Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) climbed 36% YoY to $8.6 billion, with 1.8 million new consumers transacting on the platform. Its Affirm Card stood

Hey Payments Fanatic! It was meant to be Klarna’s big moment this spring, a long-awaited listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The plans were in place, and the timing looked right. But once again, the Swedish fintech has decided to wait. According to Dagens Industri, the IPO is

Hey Payments Fanatic! Corpay and TPG have agreed to acquire AvidXchange for $2.2 billion, valuing shares at $10 and taking the company private. AvidXchange, known for its accounts payable automation software, serves over 8,500 middle-market businesses and has supported corporate payment processing for 25 years. In FinTech, this

Hey Payments Fanatic! UAE-born, Riyadh-based BNPL giant Tabby is gearing up for a public listing that could happen as soon as 12 months from now, according to CEO Hosam Arab. While the official IPO window is 12–18 months, Arab notes the faster track depends on whether global markets bounce