Marcel van Oost

Hey Payments Fanatic! eBay is enhancing its payment options by incorporating Venmo at checkout. This addition of a contemporary, widely-used payment method reflects the changing preferences of today’s tech-savvy consumers. Venmo, particularly favored by Gen Z and Millennials, allows users to pay using their Venmo balance, or their linked

Hey Payments Fanatic! Today I like to start with a question for you. As you know, Apple announced “Tap to Cash” earlier this week. I read and hear mixed reactions, so I'd like to hear what you think: Many thanks in advance and I'll share the

Hey Payments Fanatic! Mastercard has set an ambitious goal to achieve 100% e-commerce tokenization by 2030, aiming to phase out manual card entry and enhance the security and accessibility of online shopping. Tokenization, introduced by Visa and Mastercard in 2014, replaces the 16-19 digit number on payment cards with a

Hey Payments Fanatic! Apple’s annual WWDC event was nothing short of extraordinary, showcasing their commitment to “thinking different.” Among the standout announcements, for the payments industry, were three major updates to Apple Wallet that promise to enhance user convenience and functionality. 1. Tap to Cash One of the most

Hey Payments Fanatic! FinTech Companies offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, such as PayPal, and Klarna, are leveraging debt backed by consumer loans to find new funding methods in a higher interest rate environment. By offering pools of assets repackaged as securities, these firms can access relatively inexpensive funding

Hey Payments Fanatic! Mastercard, Empik, and PayEye are introducing an innovative in-store biometric payment pilot that utilizes iris and facial recognition technology. This initiative, supported by PayEye and technology partner Planet Pay, enables customers to experience a new way of paying for purchases with a simple glance at five Empik