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Marcel van Oost

Alipay and Starbucks just launched an AI "coffee alarm clock" in China

Alipay is building the payment layer for everyday AI agents

A Starbucks "coffee alarm clock" is the friendly demo. Underneath it, one of the world's biggest payment platforms is setting the terms for how AI agents spend your money. Alipay and Starbucks have launched a service in China that lets people schedule recurring Starbucks orders through

Nubank Launches US and Global

Nu Is Taking Its Digital Banking Playbook Global

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Nu spent 13 years proving that a digital bank could scale across Latin America. Now it wants to see how far that model can travel. The Brazilian FinTech has officially launched in the U.S. with a new banking offering — and introduced Nu Global, a multi-currency

Checkout.com Goes Direct in US Acquiring

Checkout.com Goes Direct in US Acquiring

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Checkout.com is taking more control of how payments move in the US. The company has officially gone live with direct acquiring under its Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter in Georgia, giving it direct access to card networks and reducing its reliance on third-party

SumUp Joins Manchester United’s Global Commercial Lineup

SumUp Joins Manchester United’s Global Commercial Lineup

Hey FinTech Fanatic! If you’ve been following me for a while, you already know I have a particular interest in the intersection of fintech and sport. I’m always curious to see how financial brands use major sports partnerships to move beyond traditional advertising and build something people can

Plaid Links Bank Accounts to Grok

Grok Can Now See Your Finances Through Plaid

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Your AI assistant is getting a little closer to becoming your financial assistant too. U.S. users can now connect their financial accounts to Grok through Plaid, giving the AI access to their spending, savings, investments, and cash flow data. That means you can ask Grok questions

OpenReserve: Dee Choubey’s Next Big Bet

OpenReserve: Dee Choubey’s Next Big Bet

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Happy Monday! Some pretty big news to kick off the week, and this one comes from a friend of mine in New York. Dee Choubey, founder and former CEO of MoneyLion, has officially come out of stealth with his next act: OpenReserve. And it's not

Revolut Gets OCC Green Light

Revolut Clears a Major U.S. Banking Hurdle

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Revolut is getting closer to becoming a real bank in the U.S. The fintech has received conditional approval from the OCC for a national bank charter, clearing a major regulatory hurdle on its way to a planned 2027 U.S. launch. That could give Revolut a