PCN Blogs
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Stablecoin Enablers: Who Turns Digital Dollars into Everyday Money?
Stablecoin issuers can create digital dollars, but that’s only the beginning. For these tokens to really matter, people must be able to spend them, transfer them, and accept them in everyday life. That’s where the enablers come in, the companies building the rails and forging the partnerships that make stablecoins practical for things like online […]…
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PCN and The Payments Shed Podcast Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Fintech and Payments Thought Leadership
Amsterdam, 23 September, 2025 – PCN, a leading recruitment and media partner in fintech and payments, and The Payments Shed Podcast, the up and coming show hosted by industry leaders Grant Evans and Justin Hanna, are joining forces in a new partnership designed to amplify thought leadership, expand audience reach, and deliver fresh, high-quality insights […]…
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Stablecoin Issuers: Who Builds Trust, Who Scales, Who Risks It
Stablecoins are no longer just tools for crypto traders. Today, they handle billions in daily payments, support lending markets, and are slowly moving into mainstream finance. By mid-2025, their total market value is nearing $300 billion. USDT and USDC lead the way, but the real story is about the companies behind them. These issuers are […]…
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Where are the women in the payments C-suite?
When people talk about fintech, the words that come up most often are innovation, disruption, and the future of finance. The industry has transformed the way we pay, move, and manage money in just over a decade. Digital wallets, real-time transfers, and borderless platforms have all become part of our daily lives thanks to fintech’s […]…
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Mollie x GoCardless: a deal in motion
European fintech is in the middle of a consolidation wave. In just the first half of 2025, there were 62 acquisitions, up from 57 in the same period last year. Now, one of the most talked-about deals is brewing: Dutch PSP Mollie is close to acquiring UK payments unicorn GoCardless. At first glance, Mollie and […]…
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Q2 2025 fintech jobs report
Europe’s fintech industry keeps growing fast, but this rapid growth brings a new challenge: finding the right talent. In this blog, we take a closer look at key hiring trends in Q2 2025 across the Payments, Open Banking, BNPL, and BaaS sectors. Using real job data from top fintech companies and insights from our recruitment […]…
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Talent Engines of Europe’s Fintech Unicorns
Unicorns are built with code… or are they? In the world of Fintech, some startups hit unicorn status in just a few years, while others take nearly a decade. Why such a big difference in speed? It’s not just about having the right product or timing. Many of these companies were founded in the same […]…
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BNPL Organizational Structure
How Top Teams Are Built to Scale At PCN, we’ve always believed that how a company is built matters just as much as what it offers. In the BNPL Report 2025, our team dug deep into the organizational structures, workforce models, and strategic choices of Europe’s leading Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) players, from Klarna […]…
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From Chatbots to Job Cuts: Klarna’s AI Shakeup & the Future of Fintech Talent
Klarna’s AI Shakeup and the Future of Fintech Talent Since its founding in 2005, Klarna has positioned itself as a leading player in the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) and digital payments space, expanding its services to over 45 countries, supporting more than 150 million users, and partnering with 675,000 merchants globally. As fintech evolves, […]…
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