Marcel van Oost

Hey Payments Fanatic! By combining Solidgate’s orchestration-first model with J.P. Morgan’s global network, the partnership is paving the way for smoother, faster, and more dependable payment experiences, giving merchants easier cross-border access and stronger performance at scale. “Working with J.P. Morgan Payments provides Solidgate and our

Hey Payments Fanatic! Big move at Singapore’s cross-border payments player Thunes. Co-founder Peter De Caluwe is back in the CEO seat after 18 months as deputy chairman. He takes over from Floris de Kort, who previously led the firm. Scroll for more of today’s top news in the

Hey Payments Fanatic! Klarna just locked in its first-ever warehouse financing facility deal, securing up to €1.4B ($1.63B) from Banco Santander. The facility is backed by receivables from its German business and marks a big step in diversifying funding sources. The deal follows Klarna’s forward-flow agreement of

Hey Payments Fanatic! Indian FinTech PayNearby is gearing up for a public listing next year. The company has already met with 3 merchant bankers and will begin the DRHP process after selecting the one to go ahead with. Unlike Paytm, PhonePe, or BharatPe, PayNearby built its edge through 1.2M+

Hey Payments Fanatic! OpenAI launched its ChatGPT Go plan in India this week at ₹399/month, aiming to expand affordable access to GPT-5. But the rollout was marred when global payments giant Stripe failed to process UPI transactions, leaving many users unable to subscribe on day one. The glitch highlights

Hey Payments Fanatic! Mumbai-based Kiwi, the virtual RuPay credit card app powering credit-on-UPI, is set to raise $23M led by Vertex Ventures, with Nexus and Stellaris participating. The round would likely value Kiwi at $100M+ post-money, nearly doubling from its 2023 Series A ($65M valuation). With the RBI and NPCI