Marcel van Oost

Hi FinTech Fanatic! Brazil 🇧🇷 just rang the bell in the US 🇺🇸 Literally. After a few snow-storm curveballs and flight cancellations, I finally made it to freezing NYC, just in time to watch PicPay ring the bell at Nasdaq. Seeing a FinTech go public from the inside never gets old.

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Still in the US 🇺🇸, and this one crossed my radar today while catching up on the usual conversations, meetings, and inbox updates... Sokin just secured $100M in growth financing from Oxford Finance. It’s long-term debt, not equity, and it’s being used to accelerate global

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Mesh just raised a $75M Series C, pushing its valuation to $1B. Mesh is building the connective tissue that lets consumers pay with any crypto asset, while merchants settle instantly in the stablecoin or fiat they choose. As crypto moves from experimentation to real-world payments, capital

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Apple is facing a major legal challenge in the UK. A £1.5bn class action has been launched against Apple, targeting Apple Pay and what campaigners call hidden fees and blocked competition. The claim argues Apple Pay has been the only contactless payment option for iPhone users

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Greetings from Santa Monica ☀️ A snowstorm rerouted my NYC flight, so I accidentally extended my stay in California. Tragic, I know. There are definitely worse places to be “stuck” than the LA sunshine 😉 Unexpected bonus: Los Angeles is buzzing with FinTech right now. Big shoutout to Seth