Payments
News
Stripe agrees to acquire Parafin to bring embedded small business credit to the 18,000 platforms on Stripe
Apple Pay launches in India with Axis Bank as its first issuer
Lloyds and Visa settle $750K in stablecoins in a live cross-border pilot, with funds arriving in under an hour
Citi and Coinbase expand their partnership so Citi's corporate clients can accept stablecoin payments
Checkout.com says annualised net revenue hits $750M, up 28%, and targets $150M profit for 2026
Shine acquires Libeo to add supplier invoice payments to its SME platform
The Clearing House picks Quant to power its US tokenised deposit network
ECB and Brazil's central bank study linking TIPS with Pix for instant euro-Brazil payments
FedNow starts testing cross-border payments, its first step beyond the US since launch
Aljazira Bank selects Thunes to power international remittances from Saudi Arabia
Podcasts
Building trust in fintech with Nicolas Kipp (Episode 52)
In this episode, I sit down with Nicolas Kipp, CEO and founder of Credibur.
Fintech across Latam with Gaston Irigoyen (Episode 51)
In this episode, I sit down with Gaston Irigoyen, CEO and founder of Pomelo.
European payments future with Martina Weimert (Episode 48)
In this episode, I sit down with Martina Weimert, CEO and founder of EPI company, the corporation behind popular payment infrastructure Wero.
From sales to payments with Sander Janca-Jensen (Episode 46)
In this episode, I sit down with Sander Janca-Jensen, CEO and co-founder of FlatPay Sander is the CEO and cofounder of Flatpay, the Danish fintech company building payments, point of sale and financial services for small
Making crossborders payments simpler with Rabea Bader (Episode 44)
In this episode, I sit down with Rabea Bader, co-founder and CTO of Quidkey.
Navigating fintech regulations with Aurimas Bakas (Episode 42)
In this episode, I sit down with Aurimas Bakas, CEO and founder of Copla.
Launching and selling Kriya with Anil Stocker (Episode 37)
In this episode, I sit down with Anil Stocker, CEO and founder of Kriya.
Episode 32 - Giorgio Seveso
In this episode, I sit down with Giorgio Seveso, founder and CEO of Tundr.
Episode 31 - Tomas Campos
In this episode, I sit down with Tomas Campos, founder of Spinwheel.
Episode 22 - Chris Harmse
In this episode, I sit down with Chris Harmse, Co-founder of BVNK.
Companies
Funding rounds
16,000,000 USD
Foundation CapitalLead, Citi, HSBC, Monk's Hill Ventures, QED Investors, Quona Capital
37,000,000 USD
15,000,000 USD
7,500,000 GBP
FexcoLead
34,000,000 USD
ToscafundLead, Penta Capital
13,500,000 USD
Abstract Ventures, Credibly Neutral, First Commit, Mirana Ventures, PayPal Ventures, Road Capital, Variant
1,350,000,000 INR
25,000,000 USD
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & IndiaLead, Genedant Capital, SBI Ventures Asset, SBI-NTU-Kyobo Digital Innovation Fund
329,500,000 USD
20,000,000 USD
ExpaLead, Coinbase Ventures, Second Sight Ventures, Tenet Fund