News / Why ConnectPay Chose to Build Its Core Banking System From Scratch ConnectPay built its own core banking system, Mars. Here is why that decision makes sense for a BaaS provider at scale. By Lars Markull / 23 Feb 2026
News / Wrisk Brings Open Banking Into Embedded Insurance With Atto Acquisition Wrisk acquires Atto to combine embedded motor insurance with open banking credit intelligence for automotive OEMs. One platform, fewer integrations. By Lars Markull / 23 Feb 2026
News / Airbnb Takes Reserve Now, Pay Later Global After Strong US Results Airbnb expanded Reserve Now, Pay Later globally. Here's how it works, why they built it in-house, and what it means for bookings. By Lars Markull / 23 Feb 2026
Podcast / Why Otto Built a 250-Person Payments Company for Its Marketplace Christin Burmeister explains why Otto built a 250-person payments company in-house and what it takes to run a BaFin-licensed fintech unit. By Lars Markull / 19 Feb 2026
Newsletter / MrBeast buys a bank + Deliveroo and Fresha launch embedded lending MrBeast acquires teen banking app Step. Fresha launches embedded lending with Adyen across seven markets. Deliveroo enters UK merchant funding with Liberis. By Lars Markull / 17 Feb 2026
News / Deliveroo Launches Merchant Funding in the UK with Liberis Deliveroo partners with Liberis to launch merchant funding for UK restaurants. Every major food delivery platform now offers embedded lending. By Lars Markull / 16 Feb 2026
News / MrBeast Acquires Teen Banking App Step MrBeast's Beast Industries acquires teen banking app Step. The Feastables playbook meets financial services: commoditized product, massive distribution. By Lars Markull / 16 Feb 2026
Newsletter / Amazon Germany scales seller lending to €5M + Airwallex invests €31M in DACH This week: Amazon scales seller lending to €5M with Banxware, Airwallex launches in Germany with €31M investment, QuickBooks enters UK lending. By Lars Markull / 10 Feb 2026
Podcast / The Intergiro Story: How a Profitable BaaS Provider Lost Its License Overnight - Told by Nick Root Intergiro was profitable and bootstrapped. Then the Swedish regulator revoked its license overnight. CEO Nick Root tells his side of the story. By Lars Markull / 5 Feb 2026
News / Adyen and Fresha Launch Embedded Lending Across Seven Markets with $5.5 Million Already Issued Fresha launches embedded lending with Adyen across seven markets. $5.5M already issued to beauty and wellness SMBs with revenue-based repayments. By Lars Markull / 4 Feb 2026
News / QuickBooks launches Capital Marketplace in UK with YouLend as launch partner QuickBooks launches Capital Marketplace in UK with YouLend as launch partner, offering SMBs £1k-£2m funding directly within the accounting software. By Lars Markull / 4 Feb 2026
Newsletter / Uber's Quiet UK Embedded Banking Launch & 10 More January Stories January's biggest embedded finance news: Uber's UK card launch, Shares buying Treezor, Stripe powering Microsoft Copilot, and more. By Lars Markull / 4 Feb 2026
