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Stripe and Advent Take Their $53B Shot at PayPal

Stripe and Advent Take Their $53B Shot at PayPal

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Remember when Stripe was thinking about buying PayPal? It looks like thinking time is over. What started with Stripe's interest in PayPal, while PayPal insisted it wasn't looking to sell, has now evolved into a reported $53 billion bid from Stripe and Advent

36 Companies to Shape Europe's Digital Euro

36 Companies to Shape Europe's Digital Euro

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The digital euro has taken another meaningful step toward becoming reality. The European Central Bank has selected 36 payment service providers to take part in its digital euro pilot, bringing together banks, FinTechs, and payment companies from across Europe to test how the new payment infrastructure could

Moneybox Joins the Billion-Dollar Club

Moneybox Joins the Billion-Dollar Club

Hey FinTech Fanatic! If you've been reading my newsletter, you may remember that not long ago I covered Moneybox's latest annual results, where the company reported another year of strong growth across customers, assets under administration, and revenue. Today, the company is back in the headlines.

Crypto Keeps Knocking on Banking's Door

Crypto Keeps Knocking on Banking's Door

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The US just got a new bank, and this one comes straight out of the crypto ecosystem: Circle. I know this isn't a huge surprise. If you've been following me for a while, you already know Circle received a conditional green light back

Nium Acquires Cypher

Nium Acquires Cypher

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Nium has acquired crypto infrastructure startup Cypher, adding on-chain wallet expertise to its global payments platform. The deal reflects where the market is heading. Cross-border payments, stablecoins, and digital assets are no longer developing as separate industries. More infrastructure providers are trying to connect traditional

Kraken Eyes a European Banking License

Kraken Eyes a European Banking License

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Kraken could soon join a very small club. According to reports, the crypto exchange is pursuing a European banking license, with Lithuania emerging as its preferred jurisdiction. If approved, Kraken would become the first crypto exchange to operate as a licensed bank in Europe. It's

MiCA Enters a New Chapter for Euro Stablecoins

MiCA Enters a New Chapter for Euro Stablecoins

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Europe's stablecoin market has officially entered the post-transition phase of MiCA. Just ahead of the July 1 deadline, a new report from Decta showed that the market capitalization of MiCA-compliant euro stablecoins had grown 128% over the past year, reaching nearly $674 million.