Marcel van Oost

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! Big milestones, big money moves. My Amsterdam’s own bunq just hit 20 million users 🎉 as it turns 10. To celebrate, they dropped a shiny new app redesign—cleaner look, smoother navigation, and faster access to bunq’s full menu (accounts, cards, savings, stocks, even crypto)

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! Revolut just checked off another passport stamp — this time in the UAE 🇦🇪. The neobank snagged in-principle approval for a payments licence from the Central Bank, unlocking one of the hottest fintech markets on the map. Why it matters? Think sky-high digital adoption, a forward-thinking regulator, and

Hi Digital Banking Fanatic, Big news out of Greece 🇬🇷: meet Snappi, the country’s very first ECB-licensed neobank. The Ioannina-based startup just flipped the switch on its app, promising a 100% digital, no-nonsense banking experience. Think: instant onboarding, free accounts, debit cards (virtual + physical), SEPA transfers, bill pay, cross-border transactions—

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic, Revolut has tapped former Societe Générale CEO Frédéric Oudéa as chairman of its new Western Europe operation, strengthening its push to challenge traditional banks across the region. Oudéa, who ran SocGen for 15 years and oversaw the launch of its digital arm BoursoBank, said the move

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! After reports earlier this year, JPMorgan Chase now has a timeline to launch its retail digital bank in Germany in Q2 next year. So far, its footprint in the country has been tied to investment banking, asset management, private banking, and payments. When the UK left

Hi Digital Banking Fanatic! Starting today, with news from my home country, Dutch bank ABN Amro has gone live with its latest neobank spinoff: BUUT. The app is now available for download on both Google Play and the App Store. Launched initially in Dutch, BUUT is designed for teenagers and