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Hey FinTech Fanatic! Coinbase has just called off its $2 billion plan to acquire stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK. In a statement to Fortune, a spokesperson for Coinbase said that "both parties mutually agreed not to move forward.” The deal was quite advanced, already in the due diligence phase. It

Hey Fin Tech Fanatic! Coinbase kicked off the week with a new release. This time, they are debuting a platform that lets blockchain projects sell digital tokens directly via Coinbase's infrastructure. Monad, a blockchain startup, will be the first to utilize this platform for its token sale. According

Hey FinTech Fanatic! TPG, a firm specializing in alternative asset management, has made a binding offer of approximately €1 billion for the digital banking solutions unit of Italy’s Nexi SpA, according to Bloomberg sources. The informants indicated that, after months of negotiations, a binding offer has now been submitted,

Hey FinTech Fanatic! German authorities have uncovered a large-scale fraud and money laundering scheme under "Operation Chargeback," leading to multiple arrests. The operation involved more than 60 house searches and the execution of 18 arrest warrants. The criminal network is suspected of misusing credit card data from over

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Klarna had a new customer data issue — but did not disclose the full extent of the breach. The incident came to light after a user noticed they were seeing another person's account information, sparking wider online concern. This episode isn't isolated. In 2020,

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Airwallex has officially crossed the $1 billion run‑rate annual revenue mark as of October, achieving roughly 90% year‑over‑year growth. Founded in 2015 in Australia, it took Airwallex nine years to reach its first $500 million in annualised revenue. And then, only one more year

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The NYC Marathon was already a few days ago, but I needed some time to let the whole experience sink in. Running through the streets of New York has been a dream for almost my whole life, and thanks to Mastercard, that dream came true. Truly Priceless.