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From BNPL to AI: Tabby & Klarna Just Leveled Up

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The AI wave in FinTech is accelerating. First up: Tabby, the GCC’s most valuable FinTech ($3.3B), just announced plans to build its own AI factory in Saudi Arabia, powered by NVIDIA HGX systems. Think local compute, faster responses, and total data control. From fraud detection

Mastercard and Coinbase Face Off in FinTech’s Biggest Stablecoin Deal Yet

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The stablecoin wars just went nuclear. Coinbase and Mastercard are reportedly battling it out to acquire stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK—for a jaw-dropping $2 billion—just one day after BVNK’s fresh funding round with Citi. 🤯 Negotiations suggest a price between $1.5B and $2.5B, and

From Tokyo to New York: PayPay Joins Binance, Citi Backs BVNK

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The line between payments and crypto is disappearing fast. 🇯🇵 In Japan, PayPay, the country’s biggest digital wallet with 70 million (‼️) users, just acquired a 40% stake in Binance Japan. Together, they’re building a bridge between cashless payments and crypto: users will soon buy and sell

The Stablecoin Shake-Up: Stripe’s Big Move and Coinflow’s $25M Bet

Hey FinTech Fanatic! 💸 The stablecoin wars are officially on. Just two months after the U.S. passed its first Stablecoin Law, the $300B market long ruled by Tether and Circle is being shaken up, and there’s blood in the water. Stripe and Anchorage Digital have jumped in fast: Stripe

Quiz of the Day: To which country did Revolut Founder/CEO Nik Storonsky relocate?

Biometric UPI Is Here. PayPal Joins the Party.

Hey FinTech Fanatic! India’s payments scene just leveled up again. Starting tomorrow, users can make UPI payments with their face or fingerprint — no PIN required. The new biometric authentication, powered by Aadhaar, will make instant payments even faster and more secure. The NPCI is showing it off at the

PayPal Supercharges BNPL With 5% Cash Back

Hey FinTech Fanatic, PayPal just gave Buy Now, Pay Later a serious upgrade. Starting today, shoppers can earn 5% Cash Back on PayPal’s BNPL purchases — both in-store and online — through the end of the year. That means split payments, more flexibility, and a little extra left in your wallet

The $2B FinTech Fighting Fraud with AI

Hey FinTech Fanatic! AI fraud just hit another milestone. Feedzai raised $75M, pushing its valuation past $2B. The Portugal-based RiskOps platform now protects over $70B in payments and claims to have prevented $2B in losses last year alone. With new products like Feedzai IQ and Orchestration, they’re doubling down

Want your brand in front of FinTech industry decision-makers daily?

Hi FinTech Fanatic, In just three weeks, one of the biggest FinTech event of the year, Money20/20 Las Vegas, kicks off. I’ll be there catching up with industry friends, and no doubt, so will you. Events like this are invaluable. But here’s the truth: for brands, visibility

Klarna CEO Raps on Stage… but Guess Which Real Rapper Invested Early?

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Let’s wrap up the week on a lighter note. Earlier this week, I shared that video of Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski rapping and dancing at the company’s big bash in Stockholm. 0:00 /0:50 1× Let’s just say… the LinkedIn comments section made

Which rapper invested in Klarna back in the day?

NAO Launches in Amsterdam 🚀 + FinTech Running Club Keeps Growing

Hey FinTech Fanatic! What started as an experiment, mixing FinTech and running, has now turned into a global movement. The FinTech Running Club was just featured in Gan@Más magazine in Lima, Perú 🇵🇪! In the Q&A, I dive into how it all began, why we run, and how

From Forbes 30 Under 30 to 7 Years in Prison

Hey FinTech Fanatic, Another day, another cautionary tale from the startup hall of fame (or rather, the hall of shame). Charlie Javice—the founder who convinced JPMorgan to buy her student aid startup Frank for $175 million—was sentenced yesterday to just over seven years in prison. Once celebrated on

🚨 Revolut Eyes $75B Dual Listing in London + New York

Hey FinTech Fanatic, London calling? Revolut might just pick up. The $75B FinTech juggernaut is weighing a historic dual listing in both London and New York — a move that could finally give the City the IPO buzz it’s been craving. If it happens, Revolut would instantly rank among London’