Marcel van Oost

Hey FinTech Fanatic! This story is a reminder that payment networks can be treated as quasi-public infrastructure when governments view them as strategically sensitive.  Italy’s state-backed lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti is set to raise its stake in Nexi, the Milan-based payments company, to just under 30%, effectively blocking

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Swedish Preventum Labs and Manje Health stood out in the latest Mastercard Lighthouse cohort, Mastercard’s startup partnership program that connects early-stage companies with banks, investors, and corporate partners.  Preventum Labs won the FINITIV track for its AI-powered fraud prevention tools, while Manje Health took the MASSIV

Hey FinTech Fanatic! What do you do when your multi-billion-dollar FinTech darling loses 97% of its value in just a couple of years?  If you're Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow, you rip up the corporate playbook entirely.  This week, Breslow shocked the tech world by revealing he had axed

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Big news from my hometown, Amsterdam, keeps coming. This time, it's Mollie's turn. The Dutch payments platform posted a 29% increase in net revenue before interest, reaching €147 million. Last year also marked a strategic turning point: the signing of a major agreement