Marcel van Oost

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Venmo, once the go-to app for splitting drinks and rent, is now chasing a bigger prize: daily consumer commerce. Backed by PayPal, the platform just unveiled major upgrades, from 15% cash-back rewards on the Venmo Debit Card to expanded checkout access at retailers like TikTok Shop, Uber,

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The Amsterdam-based FinTech Mollie has published its 2024 results, showing strong momentum. Revenue reached €214 million, up 28% from last year. Gross profit rose 30% to €115 million, and for the first time since 2018, the company turned a positive EBITDA. This shift was not accidental. Throughout

Hey FinTech Fanatic! A year after being acquired, SadaPay is now facing growing regulatory pressure in Pakistan. The reason is that its parent company, Turkish FinTech Papara, is at the center of a $330 million money laundering investigation that has led to the arrest of 15 individuals, including founder and

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Stripe is in talks with banks about using stablecoins for cross-border payments, according to co-founder John Collison, who told Bloomberg that financial institutions are “very interested” and no longer see stablecoins as “just a fad.” This comes as Stripe doubles down on crypto and AI, two of