Marcel van Oost

Happy Wednesday FinTech Fanatic, Today we mainly have crypto-related news within this intro, as there’s a new development in the ongoing battle between Binance and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The world’s largest crypto exchange filed for a protective court order against the SEC, saying the

Good morning! I'd like to start with a shoutout to my good friends from Paris who launched Swan’s Open Source Sponsorship Program. This initiative will see them sponsoring five open-source projects each month. Learn more about Swan’s commitment to sponsoring open source projects, and how you

Good morning FinTech Fanatic, British digital bank Starling is planning its first expansion outside of Europe, targeting a move into Asia-Pacific, CNBC has learned. The Goldman Sachs backed digital bank is in talks with an Asian bank about launching its Engine banking-as-a-service platform into a country in Asia, according to

Happy Friday fellow FinTech Fanatic, London-based challenger bank Revolut reportedly plans to increase its global cryptocurrency team by hiring up to 20% more employees by the end of 2023. The move comes somewhat unexpected; not only because of the regulatory headwinds Revolut is dealing with in some markets, but also

Terrific Thursday Fintech Fanatic, Following in the footsteps of players like Monzo, Chase, and Starling Bank, it's now Tandem Bank that's boosting its interest rates. The green digital bank is increasing its rate to 5 per cent from 4.36 per cent, after the Bank of

Wonderful Wednesday fellow FinTech Fanatic, The title of this newsletter poses an intriguing question, sparked by the financial website This is Money. While the answer might not be crystal clear, some fresh stats about the number of people switching to and from digital bank Monzo certainly shed light on the