Marcel van Oost

Hey FinTech Fanatic! On June 10, Mastercard rolled out Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M), an open protocol letting AI agents transact with each other directly. Every agent gets credentialed, spending limits get enforced automatically, and settlement runs across cards, accounts, or stablecoins. Coinbase, Ripple, Polygon, OKX, Solana and Aave all

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Airbnb's latest FinTech move lets guests pay for the right to cancel a stay, no questions asked, for a full refund up to 24 hours before check-in. Dennis Schaal from Skift reported that: “The feature, called the extended cancellation option, is currently available in

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Checkout.com and Microsoft are making a collaboration, and this one really caught my eye. The global digital payments provider announced that it has been selected by Microsoft to power digital payments across key products in the EMEA region.  This sees Checkout.com deliver card acceptance for

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Coinbase wants to be your bank, broker, and financial advisor. All in one place. The company's latest System Update signals a major strategic shift: beyond crypto, toward a full-service financial platform. Three moves stand out. The first one is that stocks go on-chain.