See You at Money20/20!
Hey FinTech Fanatic!
My hometown Amsterdam is about to host the biggest FinTech event of the year, Money20/20 kicks off next Tuesday, and the energy is already electric.
If you've been to a mega-event like this before, you already know: the real magic happens both inside the venue AND at the side events and after-parties. The hallway conversations, the impromptu dinners, the late-night networking, that's where the deals get made.
One of the side events you might want to keep an eye on is AppsFlyer Lunch.
If you're at Money20/20 Europe this year, AppsFlyer will be hosting a small, invite-only lunch on June 2nd during the conference lunch break.
📆Date: Tuesday, June 2nd
⏰Time: 12:00–13:00
🗺️Venue: Money Beach Club, a 2-minute walk from the main conference venue
We'd love for you to join an intimate sit-down lunch with up to 50 senior leaders, thoughtfully designed to be light on content and rich in conversation. No panels, no pitches. Just a carefully curated room of people well worth your time.
The guest list is senior by design: CMOs, Heads of Acquisition, Heads of Growth, CPOs, Marketing Directors, and other marketing and product leaders.
A few things to know before requesting your spot:
- Attendance is invite-only and requires a valid Money20/20 Europe ticket.
- Capacity is capped at 50 to keep the group focused.
- Entry on the day is first-come, first-served.
- Once 50 approved guests arrive, doors close.
If you're attending the conference and want to join, here's a link to request an invite →
With that, here's your FinTech roundup for the day 👇
Cheers,
#FINTECHREPORT
📊 Adyen reported 16% net revenue growth in Q1 2026, with processed volume reaching €382 billion and strong momentum across unified commerce and platform services. The company’s acquisition of Talon. One also signals a broader strategic push deeper into customer engagement and commerce infrastructure. Find the full breakdown here
FINTECH NEWS
🌍 Plaid launches income verification tool in the UK and Europe. Plaid Income takes raw deposit activity and transforms it into structured income signals lenders can use to make more informed affordability assessments. It classifies earnings across income types, helping lenders more accurately assess borrowers whose income may fluctuate month to month.
🇺🇾 Mercado Pago expands its presence in Uruguay with the launch of new tools aimed at both individual users and small and medium-sized businesses. The initiative aims to deepen financial inclusion in the country and accelerate the adoption of digital savings, investment, and payment services.
🇸🇽 Sint Maarten is considering new financial legislation that could open the door for global payment platforms such as PayPal and Revolut to operate locally. Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs said the proposed framework would establish the licensing and regulatory structure international FinTech firms require before entering the market.
PODCAST RECOMMENDATION
🎤 FinTechs sell products. Banks absorb responsibility by DashDevs. In episode 148 of FinTech Garden, Ronel David, an independent non-executive board member at PayInc, joined Igor Tomych to discuss the evolving relationship between FinTechs and banks, arguing that while FinTechs focus on product innovation, banks continue to carry the regulatory and operational responsibility behind financial services. Watch the full podcast here
FinTechs Sell Products. Banks Absorb Responsibility by DashDevs
PAYMENTS NEWS
🇺🇸 Mastercard celebrates two decades as a NYSE-listed company, using the milestone to reflect on its expansion beyond card payments into areas including AI, cybersecurity, tokenization, and digital identity.
🇦🇹 PayPal is bringing its "Buy now, pay later" offer to Austria. This allows customers at online retailers that offer PayPal to pay for purchases either in a single payment or in installments. Consumers can select "Pay after 30 days" as a payment option for online purchases ranging from €1 to €2,000.
🇺🇸 SumUp launches SumUp Bookings, an all-in-one online scheduling and appointment booking tool built for service-based small businesses in the U.S. Bookings lets merchants manage appointments, automate confirmations and reminders, and accept payments from one platform, at no additional cost.
DIGITAL BANKING NEWS
🇪🇸 Revolut is targeting 10 million customers in Spain by next year, aiming to add four million new users in two years as it accelerates growth in one of its fastest-growing European markets. The FinTech already serves six million customers in Spain and has become the country’s fourth-largest financial institution by customer base.
🇮🇹 Revolut customers in Italy banking hits 5 million as 2025 transactions jump. In Italy, Revolut is increasingly used for everyday banking activities: salary deposits, savings, tax payments, household money management, and business finance.
🇦🇷 Argentine neobank Brubank launches a dollar-backed credit card targeting people with no credit history. The goal behind this new Brubank card is simple: to help people who until now did not qualify for a traditional line of credit. The new card is designed to expand access to financing in a simple, transparent, and 100% digital way, regardless of whether the user has a credit history or not.
🇬🇧 Digital bank Monzo launches phone plan that gets cheaper every year. Customers of the bank can join a waiting list for the mobile service that is built on the Virgin O2 network and will be rolled out in the summer. The bank said its phone plan challenges the traditional mobile model by rewarding, rather than penalising, long-term loyalty.
🇨🇳 Huawei launched an upgraded suite of digital finance solutions at its Intelligent Finance Summit (HiFS) in Shanghai, focused on helping banks transition toward agentic banking powered by AI. The company introduced a hybrid AI architecture designed to support secure, compliant deployment of intelligent financial services and more personalized, language-driven banking experiences.
BLOCKCHAIN/CRYPTO NEWS
🇺🇸 Asset manager Grayscale delays IPO plans as crypto listing boom loses steam. Grayscale’s decision to delay its IPO highlights the growing caution across the crypto industry as volatile markets and weak investor demand weigh on public listing plans.
PARTNERSHIPS
🇵🇱 Checkout.com deepens European reach with BLIK. With a direct integration to BLIK, Checkout. com can offer merchants sharper pricing, stronger performance, and access to a high-converting customer experience. Checkout.com also supports BLIK's new recurring payments, which began rolling out across Polish banks in 2026.
🇫🇷 AirPlus International and Kresus Technologies have partnered with Mastercard to help European businesses better manage indirect spending through a unified payments and approval platform. The solution combines virtual cards, configurable approval workflows, and ERP integration to improve visibility and control over supplier payments and tail spend.
🇲🇽 Uber and Klar launch Uber Card in Mexico with Mastercard. The co-branded credit card aims to convert Uber’s 25 million active annual users in Mexico into financial services customers by offering cashback rewards, interest-free installments, and credit lines of up to MX$250,000 (US$14,453).
🇺🇸 PPRO and Coinbase announce strategic collaboration to bring stablecoin payments to merchants and PSPs in the U.S. market. The partnership allows merchants to seamlessly accept stablecoin payments without having to manage crypto complexity directly.
🇺🇸 Fiserv and Experian pact aims to help merchants combat fraud. The collaboration integrates Fiserv’s debit card verification capabilities into Experian Link, enabling merchants to verify bank account and card ownership in real time while reducing fraud and false declines.
🇺🇸 Cash App Investing names Apex Ascend as strategic clearing platform for millions of investors. The integration will support Cash App Investing's millions of customers and leverage Apex's proprietary AscendOS™ technology platform to support its continued growth and innovation in democratizing investing for everyday Americans.
DONEDEAL FUNDING NEWS
🇺🇸 Didit raises $7.5 million to build identity fraud infrastructure. The investment will fuel the company's global go-to-market strategy and the expansion of its programmable identity platform. This capital injection enables Didit to scale its product, sales, and customer success teams to meet growing demand.
🇺🇸 Daloopa raises $47M for AI finance data. The funding will support Daloopa's continued development of its data platform as demand grows amongst financial firms for reliable, AI-powered data solutions. Read more
🇺🇸 NALA secures $50M facility to scale global stablecoin payments. The funding will support NALA’s expansion of stablecoin-powered cross-border payment corridors and help scale its next-generation neobank infrastructure. Continue reading
🇺🇸 Visa invests in Replit to power agentic payments for developers. The partnership focuses on agentic commerce infrastructure, including Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol and AI payment tools that could allow developers and autonomous AI agents to securely accept and execute payments inside Replit.
M&A
🇰🇷 Samsung Affiliates join race for Dunamu stakes amid won stablecoin push. The investment is being viewed as strategic positioning around future won-denominated stablecoin infrastructure and broader digital asset services in South Korea.
🇿🇦 Yoco buys AI-native operating system Dyner. In a statement, the company says the acquisition marks a step in Yoco’s evolution from a payments company into a broader commerce and operations platform for independent businesses. Read on
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
🇳🇱 Adyen CFO Ethan Tandowsky to step down to pursue an opportunity outside FinTech. During his almost ten years with the business, he has been a core member of the leadership team, overseeing the company’s global finance operations through significant periods of growth.
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