Marcel van Oost

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! N26 has crossed two important milestones. The German neobank generated more than €500 million in revenue in 2025 and reported its first full year of net profitability, ending the year with €1.6 million in net income. For years, the biggest question surrounding digital banks wasn&

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! MNT-Halan, Egypt's first FinTech unicorn, is reportedly preparing for an IPO of its Egyptian business on the Cairo Stock Exchange. According to reports, the company is working with Citi and EFG Hermes on the transaction, which could take place before the end of

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! This week, bunq wasn't just adding customers. It was adding businesses, too. The company launched its Banking-as-a-Service platform across Europe and introduced local Italian IBANs after reporting 200% user growth in the country over the past year. That's an

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! Santander is putting a number on its AI ambitions. The bank says it expects AI to generate more than €1 billion in business value between 2026 and 2028 and has now expanded AI access to all 185,000 employees globally. What's interesting is that