# Adyen

‘The true barrier to entry is scale’: Inside the new frontier of European fintech’s AI arms race
Pro
Analysis
October 20, 2026
‘The true barrier to entry is scale’: Inside the new frontier of European fintech’s AI arms race
Revolut, Lendable and Starling are all building their own transactional foundation models
Damisola Sulaiman
Adyen is coming for agentic payments. Can startups keep up?
Pro
Interview
July 30, 2026
Adyen is coming for agentic payments. Can startups keep up?
A handful of European startups specialising in agentic payments have emerged in recent years
Damisola Sulaiman
These investors backed the most European unicorns in 2025
Pro
Most active investors
December 23, 2025
These investors backed the most European unicorns in 2025
Accel, General Catalyst and HV Capital were the most prolific unicorn-spotters this year
Hessa Alabbas
Adyen is spawning dozens of alumni founders. Here are the 10 fintechs you should know
Analysis
June 20, 2023
Adyen is spawning dozens of alumni founders. Here are the 10 fintechs you should know
Surprise surprise: they’re nearly all payments fintechs
Amy O'Brien