Marcel van Oost

Hey FinTech fanatic! Another FinTech has entered the telecom space. This time, it’s Klarna. The Sweden-based company is partnering with Gigs, a Google-backed telecom infrastructure startup, to launch mobile phone plans in the U.S. (not Europe, at least not yet). This move adds Klarna to the growing list

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Coinbase is actively seeking approval from the U.S. SEC to offer tokenized equities, which would allow users to trade blockchain-based versions of stocks, placing it in direct competition with Robinhood and Charles Schwab. “It’s a huge priority,” said Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer.

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The Y Combinator-backed payments startup Aspora, founded by Parth Garg, has raised $93 million, bringing its valuation to $500 million. Aspora had three funding rounds in under nine months: 🤯 * A $5 million extension in September * A $35 million round led by Sequoia and Greylock * And a final

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The Fintech spotlight turned to Coinbase, which just unveiled a trio of moves that signal a deepening presence across consumer finance, retail, and business operations. Let's dive into it 👇 First, Coinbase is entering the credit card space in the U.S. through a partnership with

Hey FinTech Fanatic! So, Klarna just dropped quite a few updates, all at once. The most surprising? The FinTech company launched a voice-powered AI version of its CEO, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, to handle customer service interactions. Yup, you read it right. Klarna provided two phone numbers (one Swedish, one US), and

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Stripe is doubling down on crypto. The payments giant has agreed to acquire Privy, a wallet infrastructure startup that helps platforms like OpenSea, Blackbird, and Toku embed crypto wallets directly into user experiences, thereby eliminating friction and boosting conversions. “Developers had to send users off-platform to get