Marcel van Oost

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Coinbase has secured VASP registration from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, enabling the company to provide crypto and fiat services. The registration establishes Coinbase as the largest registered digital assets player in the UK market. Keith Grose, UK CEO at Coinbase, stated: "This

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Visa’s latest earnings are in, and the payments giant is riding the digital wave! Payment volumes hit $4 trillion, up 9% YOY, with U.S. debit up 8%, credit up 7%, and cross-border up 11%. Digital transactions now drive over 60% of total volume. Massive Growth

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Wise has officially landed in Mexico! The London-based cross-border payments firm is enabling users to send money from Mexico to over 40 currencies across 160 countries. The expansion targets one of the world's largest remittance markets, where the dollar-to-peso transfer corridor has doubled in volume

Hey FinTech Fanatic! UK financial services firms plan to increase their generative AI investment from 12% to 16% of technology budgets by 2025, according to new research from UK Finance and Accenture. The report reveals that 38% of financial institutions have developed comprehensive AI roadmaps for integration based on value,

Hey FinTech Fanatic! KuCoin's operator, Peken Global Limited, will exit the U.S. market for at least two years after pleading guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. The settlement includes a $297 million penalty, and founders Chun (Michael) Gan and Ke (Eric) Tang will step down

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Bitpanda has secured a MiCAR (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) license from Germany's Federal Supervisory Authority (BaFin), making it the first major crypto company to do so. The company grew from 1 million users in 2019 to 6 million by December 2024, and will now operate