Marcel van Oost

Hey Payments Fanatic! An interesting and decisive shift is unfolding in commerce this week, as payments giants move in the same direction simultaneously. Following the recent agentic payment launches by Mastercard and PayPal, Visa has introduced Intelligent Commerce, a suite of tools that enables AI agents to make secure and

Hey Payments Fanatic! After attending Money20/20 in Bangkok, I flew straight to Dubai for Token2049 — and it was worth it. One highlight: catching up with Christina Smedley, co-founder of Lightspark, to talk about their latest big news — the new collaboration with Coinbase. Plenty more is coming from Lightspark, and

Hey Payments Fanatic! About 47% European businesses face challenges with late payments. While the reasons vary, fragmented payment systems and slow processing remain key hurdles for SMEs. Against this backdrop, Mollie and Qonto have joined forces to address the issue head-on. Mollie and Qonto have announced a two-way collaboration that

Hey Payments Fanatic! Stripe has opened testing for its new stablecoin product, built on the foundation of Bridge, the payments network it recently acquired for $1.1 billion. CEO Patrick Collison announced the launch on X, describing it as “something we’ve wanted to build for around a decade,” marking

Hey Payments Fanatic! Mexican FinTech Spin by Oxxo has announced a strategic alliance with Félix Pago, the WhatsApp-based digital remittance platform, aiming to streamline how Mexicans receive money from the United States. The integration allows Spin by Oxxo users to instantly receive funds sent via Félix Pago, with recipients paying