GoDutch Turns Two, and the Numbers Speak for Themselves
Hey FinTech Fanatic!
GoDutch is celebrating its second birthday, and the Amsterdam-based company has plenty to be proud of.
In just under two years, the team has grown to 22,000 business users, processed billions in transactions, and maintained an impressive 37% average monthly growth rate. All while scaling across Europe from their Dutch home base.
Covering FinTech from around the world is one thing, but watching homegrown Amsterdam talent as it scales across Europe hits differently. Huge congratulations to Thomas Vles and everyone at GoDutch on reaching this milestone.
Founder Thomas Vles recently sat down with my colleague Michel Breeuwer for a podcast conversation that makes it clear this kind of traction is no accident. If you haven't listened yet, it's well worth your time:
GoDutch is firmly one to watch in the European FinTech space.
With that, here's your FinTech roundup for the day 👇
Cheers,
#FINTECHREPORT
📊 Fiserv’s Q1 2026 results highlighted the growing importance of AI orchestration and operational automation in traditional banking infrastructure. While adjusted revenue and earnings declined year over year, the company emphasized AI infrastructure as a key strategic focus for the next phase of financial services modernization. Find the full breakdown here
INSIGHTS
🇪🇸 Getnet, Banco Santander's leading global FinTech payments company, has launched the second edition of its AI Graduate Program. The program seeks to attract young professionals with analytical skills and a solid technical foundation to work on real business projects related to areas such as payments, FX, risk, operations, or product development.
📰 Stanhope for FinTech Payments by DashDevs. Stanhope Financial is positioning its API-based infrastructure as a way for FinTechs to launch SEPA, SWIFT, multi-currency wallets, and virtual IBAN services more quickly without building banking infrastructure from scratch. According to Igor Tomych of DashDevs, infrastructure orchestration platforms can reduce FinTech launch timelines from years to weeks.
FINTECH NEWS
🌍 Airwallex has launched Airwallex Billing, a modular billing platform designed to support invoicing, subscriptions, and usage-based pricing for global businesses. The suite enables companies to manage multi-currency payments, recurring billing, and real-time usage metering as demand grows for more flexible revenue infrastructure across AI, SaaS, and cross-border commerce.
🌍 Incognia becomes the most downloaded fraud prevention SDK in Europe, reflecting growing demand from financial institutions for privacy-focused fraud tools aligned with GDPR requirements. The company’s platform uses device, network, and behavioral signals to assess fraud risk without relying on direct personal identifiers.
🇮🇳 Indian Government and Tech Firms running tests for Mythos Threat. India is reportedly testing critical financial and government software systems against Anthropic’s Mythos AI model to assess cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Read more
🇺🇸 Liquid launches Co-Invest app, bringing AI-powered live trade execution into ChatGPT and Claude. Co-Invest supports exposure to crypto, equities, foreign exchange, Polymarket positions, and pre-IPO secondaries across more than 500 markets, founder Franklyn Wang told The Block.
🇺🇸 Robinhood launches agentic trading for Robinhood Gold card users and announces a credit card for AI agents with 3% cash back, allowing AI agents to make purchases and execute trading actions on behalf of customers through controlled virtual cards.
🇺🇸 SoFiUSD becomes the first stablecoin issued by a US National Bank to launch on a banking platform. SoFiUSD is built to help bridge the gap between the flexibility of a stablecoin and the stability of a bank. It is supported by deep institutional liquidity and efficient execution, helping promote stable pricing and reliable high-volume trading for all members.
🇱🇺 Riverty establishes bank in Luxembourg to expand embedded payments, credit, and liquidity services for merchants across Europe. The move follows the company securing a banking licence and reflects growing demand for integrated financial infrastructure within commerce platforms.
🇺🇸 Block kicks off Cash App’s phased stablecoin rollout to its nearly 60 million users. Cash App will support USDC on Solana, Ethereum, Polygon, and Arbitrum as a payment rail with strict transaction limits, while warning that blockchain transfers are irreversible and the feature is unavailable in New York and for sponsored accounts.
PAYMENTS NEWS
🇺🇸 Mastercard granted the New York State Department of Financial Services a BitLicense, through its Mastercard Transaction Services unit, strengthening its ability to operate in regulated digital asset and stablecoin infrastructure markets. The approval supports Mastercard’s broader strategy around interoperable digital payments, tokenized deposits, and regulated settlement infrastructure.
🇬🇧 UK’s biggest banks back scheme to challenge Visa and Mastercard dominance. Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, and NatWest are among lenders backing a new UK payment scheme being rolled out to challenge the dominance of Visa and MasterCard and accelerate the use of bank-to-bank transactions, bypassing payment intermediaries.
🇺🇸 Visa expands commercial solutions hub with integration of Visa Accounts Receivable Manager. Through a new integration with Visa AR Manager, eligible issuers gain built-in access to end-to-end processing designed to reduce operational friction and accelerate commercial card growth.
REGTECH NEWS
🇺🇸 The sponsor bank for Wise and Crypto.com was told to fix the AML program. Federal bank regulators ordered the small Queens, N.Y., bank that sponsors Wise's U.S. dollar accounts and Crypto.com's prepaid card to rebuild an anti-money-laundering program they said had failed to keep pace with the bank's rapid growth in payments.
DIGITAL BANKING NEWS
🇮🇹 Revolut launches F24 and I24 tax payment features in Italy, accelerating its ambition to become the leading bank for Italians. Italian retail customers can now complete and pay F24 forms directly in the Revolut app, allowing for seamless tax payment management. On Android, the F24 feature is available for users with the latest version of the Revolut app.
🇬🇧 Tide crosses 2 million members worldwide, driven by rapid growth in India, where the company has added more than 1.1 million small businesses since launching in 2022. The milestone comes as Tide expands internationally following a strategic investment that valued the company at $1.5 billion.
🇧🇷 Nubank launches NuCel for minors under 18 and advances integration of finance and connectivity. With a 100% digital journey, young people can sign up for, manage, or cancel their plan directly through the Nu app, without bureaucracy or loyalty contracts. Additionally, Nu Colombia turns five with 5 million customers and reinforces its long-term commitment to the country with presence in 100% of Colombia’s departments and more than 95% of its municipalities, thanks to its fully digital model.
🇬🇧 Monzo receives approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to provide targeted support, allowing firms to provide tailored financial guidance to groups of customers with similar characteristics. The move supports Monzo’s broader push into long-term wealth and financial wellbeing services.
🇦🇺 Commonwealth Bank has begun testing CommBank Companion, a conversational AI banking experience integrated into the CommBank app. The tool uses live financial data to help customers manage spending, savings, home buying, and business finances through a chat-based interface, with broader rollout testing now underway in Australia.
BLOCKCHAIN/CRYPTO NEWS
🇺🇸 Crypto Industry fights Senator Warren's claim that Coinbase, Ripple Bank charter approvals are illegal. Sen. Elizabeth Warren argued the approvals may violate banking law by letting crypto firms perform bank-like activities under lighter regulation. Continue reading
🇮🇹 Banca Sella becomes the first bank to receive a crypto license in Italy to offer crypto services under Europe’s MiCA framework after receiving approval from the Bank of Italy. The bank plans to launch digital asset custody and transfer services for corporate and institutional clients later this year.
PARTNERSHIPS
🌍 Mastercard and Chainlink bring card crypto buying to DeFi. The system connects Mastercard’s global card network with Chainlink’s blockchain infrastructure. It is designed to support crypto purchases through Swapper Finance.
🇬🇧 PayPoint announces a partnership with SmarterPay to strengthen fraud and error prevention for companies using Confirmation of Payee (CoP). PayPoint’s CoP offering enables SmarterPay’s customers to instantly verify payee account details as part of their manual or automated payment workflows, reinforcing security and accountability at every step.
🌍 BNP Paribas and Mistral AI extend their partnership to support the next phase of generative AI deployment within the Group. BNP Paribas and Mistral AI’s science applied AI and engineering teams will now work more closely together to design and develop generative AI solutions tailored to the bank’s operational and regulatory requirements.
🇳🇿 BlinkPay proves Kiwi real-time payments. BlinkPay has demonstrated real-time payments in New Zealand using existing open banking infrastructure and a Bank of New Zealand account. The test transaction reportedly settled in 2.6 seconds, highlighting the potential for faster account-to-account payments compared with the country’s traditional banking rails.
🇨🇳 Tencent links PayPal to WeChat Pay network, enabling US users to spend across China. U.S. PayPal users can now make purchases across China using WeChat Pay's QR-code merchant network, Tencent Financial Technology said, adding the service will be rolled out to PayPal users in other markets in phases.
🇺🇸 FreedomPay and Ordr partner to power the only unified payments intelligence platform in sports and live entertainment. The partnership integrates FreedomPay’s commerce platform, creating a fully integrated payments ecosystem through seamless API connections to CRM, ticketing, and point-of-sale platforms.
🇺🇸 Nium and Circle to Connect USDC Settlement with Global Payouts. With Nium now part of CPN, financial institutions can route payments through the CPN network to Nium’s payout infrastructure, including access to Nium’s entire portfolio of countries and currencies through a single integration.
🇺🇸 Highnote collaborates with Visa on Agentic Commerce for AI-initiated payments. The launch enables businesses to extend payment capabilities to AI agents, allowing software to initiate and execute transactions within predefined rules, spend controls, and approval structures.
DONEDEAL FUNDING NEWS
🇺🇸 Capchase secures $200M+, as demand for vendor financing in enterprise tech deals accelerates. The funding, a mix of debt warehouse facilities and equity backed by institutional investors, reflects market validation that vendor financing has become essential infrastructure for enterprise technology companies to sell hardware and software products.
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
🇬🇧 Zempler Bank promotes Adam McNichol to CFO as the UK challenger bank continues reshaping its leadership team following its acquisition by The Access Bank UK earlier this year. The former Cashplus brand focuses on digital banking services for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
🇺🇸 Yaspa appoints US FinTech and gaming veteran Justin Fears as US sales director. Fears will be responsible for supporting Yaspa’s expansion throughout North America, helping gaming operators modernise payment experiences through real-time bank payments, intelligent transaction solutions, and next-generation payment innovation.
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