Closing the Loyalty Loop with Buy Now, Pay Later SHAREPay and Tabby’s BNPL integration is making flexible payments a seamless part of the shopping journey
🔔BNPL’s Big Test: Klarna Rings the NYSE Bell Hey FinTech Fanatic, It finally happened. After years of “will they, won’t they,” Klarna just rang the bell on the NYSE—and Wall Street liked what it heard. 🔔 0:00 /0:59 1× Shares were indicated to open up to 25% above the $40 IPO price, pushing the Swedish
South Korea’s Toss Expansion Playbook: Australia, Stablecoin, Wall Street Hey FinTech Fanatic! South Korea’s unicorn Toss is lacing up for a global run — literally. After conquering its home market with 30M+ users, the FinTech is setting its sights abroad, starting with Australia. CEO (and ex-dentist) Lee Seung-gun says the same playbook that let Toss go toe-
EasyJet Founder Wants to Make Bitcoin… Easy Hi FinTech Fanatic, Remember when Stelios Haji-Ioannou shook up European skies with EasyJet? ✈️ Now he wants to do the same in crypto. The EasyJet founder just unveiled EasyBitcoin—his latest “easy” venture (yes, right next to gyms, hotels, storage, and even pet travel 🐾). Teaming up with Uphold, Stelios is
Introducing: How FinTech Performs Hey FinTech Fanatic, Quick update before we dive into today’s news: I’ve just launched a brand-new weekly newsletter called How FinTech Performs. Each week, it looks at the industry through data, market caps, top performers, and sector standouts, all in a few simple charts. The first edition
Fireblocks Joins Stablecoin Payment Race Hey FinTech Fanatic! Fireblocks just launched the Fireblocks Network for Payments to support stablecoin transactions in over +100 countries. This enables FinTechs and PSPs to handle payouts, remittances, merchant settlements, and cross-border treasuries with stablecoins. It also connects local rails, blockchains, issuers, and liquidity providers across 60 currencies. "
The Power of a Good Gift (Card): Digital Gifting in the UAE Globally and regionally, digital gift cards are on the rise. UAE consumers like gift cards (especially digital ones) and do not consider them impersonal. Gift cards plug directly into the payment and loyalty system: they’re as easy to send as a text message but as rewarding as in-person presents.