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Marcel van Oost

Spain to Prediction Markets: You’re Just a Casino 🎰

Spain to Prediction Markets: You’re Just a Casino 🎰

Hey FinTech Fanatic! If you’ve been tracking the explosion of FinTech over the last couple of years, you already know that prediction markets have graduated from a niche internet corner into a multi-billion-dollar industry. But as they try to position themselves as sophisticated forecasting tools, global regulators

Starling Bank 2026 annual results feature image

Starling Bank: Five Years Profitable, and Now Focused on Scale

Italy’s State-Backed Block on Nexi’s Takeover

Italy’s State-Backed Block on Nexi’s Takeover

Hey FinTech Fanatic! This story is a reminder that payment networks can be treated as quasi-public infrastructure when governments view them as strategically sensitive. Italy’s state-backed lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti is set to raise its stake in Nexi, the Milan-based payments company, to just under

Chime Q1 2026 financial infographic showing $647M revenue, $580M gross profit, $53M net income, 10.2M active members, and strong growth across payments and platform revenue

Chime’s Q1 2026 Results Show How U.S. Neobanks Are Expanding Beyond Basic Banking

Swedish Startups Take the Spotlight in Mastercard Lighthouse’s Latest Round

Swedish Startups Take the Spotlight in Mastercard Lighthouse’s Latest Round

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Swedish Preventum Labs and Manje Health stood out in the latest Mastercard Lighthouse cohort, Mastercard’s startup partnership program that connects early-stage companies with banks, investors, and corporate partners. Preventum Labs won the FINITIV track for its AI-powered fraud prevention tools, while Manje Health took

Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow Strikes Back

Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow Strikes Back

Hey FinTech Fanatic! What do you do when your multi-billion-dollar FinTech darling loses 97% of its value in just a couple of years? If you're Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow, you rip up the corporate playbook entirely. This week, Breslow shocked the tech world by revealing he

Mollie's 2025 Revenue: The Number Just Dropped

Mollie's 2025 Revenue: The Number Just Dropped

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Big news from my hometown, Amsterdam, keeps coming. This time, it's Mollie's turn. The Dutch payments platform posted a 29% increase in net revenue before interest, reaching €147 million. Last year also marked a strategic turning point: the signing of a major agreement