Marcel van Oost

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

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Revolut is making headlines again, this time for its discussions with the Bank of Israel to secure a "lean bank" license. The British FinTech first entered the Israeli market less than a year ago, obtaining a unique identification code that allowed it to operate within

Hey FinTech Fanatic! After ending its credit card partnership with Capital One, Walmart is moving forward with a new program supported by its in-house FinTech firm, OnePay. Capital One had served as the exclusive issuer of Walmart’s credit cards since 2018, but the relationship was cut short when Walmart