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Think You’re a FinTech Pro? Time to Prove It
Hey Payments Fanatic!
I have an exciting announcement: I’ve launched the FinTech Quiz!
The first quiz is live now, and this round closes on August 14th at 12:30 PM CEST.
If you’ve been reading my newsletters for a while, you know I love sharing the latest deals,

Shift4 Powers Crypto in Space, EBANX Brings Pix to Stripe
Hey Payments Fanatic!
Shift4 and Blue Origin have made crypto payments a reality in space. Travelers aboard the New Shepard rocket can now pay with BTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, and USDC to cross the Kármán Line.
Now back on land, Stripe users can accept Pix via EBANX, letting businesses process

Apple Faces Lawsuit Over Decade of Apple Pay Tech Theft
Hey Payments Fanatic!
Apple is now facing a lawsuit from Fintiv, which claims the tech giant stole its mobile wallet technology for Apple Pay through confidential meetings and by hiring key employees over the past decade.
The lawsuit alleges Apple built a payment enterprise with major financial services companies like

MetaMask Plans Stablecoin With Stripe
Hey Payments Fanatic!
Lately, everyone is going stablecoin. Payments companies, traditional banks, and even tech giants are stepping in. Now it seems to be MetaMask’s turn.
A recently deleted governance proposal from the MetaMask community outlined plans for MetaMask USD, or mmUSD, a stablecoin to be issued using Stripe’

Cleo Tests Waters in Stablecoin Payments
Hey Payments Fanatic!
Cleo’s Founder and CEO Barney Hussey-Yeo confirmed the AI fintech is exploring stablecoins.
“We’re looking at how we can use stablecoins to help improve the banking system for our users,” told Sifted.
What does this mean? It may signal Cleo is preparing to move beyond

Ant Group Exits Paytm, Fexco Buys Sainsbury’s Travel Money
Hey Payments Fanatic!
It’s summer up here (not for you in the Southern Hemisphere 😅), but the payments industry isn’t standing still, there have been some interesting moves:
Firstly, The Farewell Stake: Ant Group is set to sell its remaining 5.84% stake in Paytm, ending a long-running bet