Marcel van Oost

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The European Central Bank has given the green light to the next phase of the Digital Euro, marking a significant milestone in the journey towards a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The new preparation phase, starting November 1st, will focus on developing and testing the digital currency&

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Visa is doubling down on stablecoins. CEO Ryan McInerney announced that the company will soon support four stablecoins across four separate blockchains. These tokens will represent two fiat currencies and can be converted into 25 traditional currencies across Visa’s global network. McInerney revealed that spending on

Hey FinTech Fanatic! PayPal revealed that it will adopt the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) and expand payments in ChatGPT. This means you’ll soon be able to discover millions of PayPal merchants right in the AI interface and check out instantly using PayPal’s wallet and buyer protection. For OpenAI,

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Vegas, you were great, but I’m out. Heading back to NYC to recover and (try to) get marathon-ready. Huge thanks to Mastercard for making a dream come true with that priceless NYC Marathon start. And speaking of Mastercard… big news dropped as they’re teaming up

Hey FinTech Fanatic! I’m writing this one straight from Money20/20 in Las Vegas, where the week kicked off with great energy and even better company. Day one already delivered some memorable happy hours (special thanks to my friend Harvey Hudes for hosting such a great one 🍻). And it