Marcel Van Oost
Founder of Connecting the Dots in FinTech, a major curator of real-time payment developments across Europe and globally.
Last updated 11 Nov 2026 · Named in 34 answers across 5 engines
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How AI engines see them
All five engines name him as a fintech commentator, investor and advisor behind Connecting the dots in FinTech. Copilot adds the most detail on his earlier career, saying he founded Qantani and sold it to Mollie in 2017, and it also mentions a Connecting the dots in Payments platform launched in 2024. Gemini and Perplexity add that he has worked as a consultant and payments founder. The pages cited most often are thefr.com, which carries an interview with him, and marcelvanoost.com and linkedin.com, his own site and profile. Other cited pages include Substack, Crunchbase and unifimoney.com.
- ChatGPTNamed in 6 answers
ChatGPT describes him as a Dutch fintech entrepreneur, investor and commentator who built the fintech newsletter and media brand Connecting the dots in FinTech.
Known for- curating fintech news and trends
- fintech newsletter and media brand
- GeminiNamed in 3 answers
Gemini describes an Amsterdam based fintech strategist, advisor and angel investor who owns Connecting the dots in FinTech and has worked as consultant and payments founder.
Known for- Connecting the dots in FinTech media
- analysing neobank and payments trends
- Google AI ModeNamed in 8 answers
Google AI Mode describes an Amsterdam based fintech strategist and investor who created Connecting the dots in FinTech, a newsletter, LinkedIn and podcast brand.
Known for- curating daily fintech news
- explaining payment infrastructure
- PerplexityNamed in 9 answers
Perplexity describes an Amsterdam based fintech commentator, advisor and angel investor who founded Connecting the dots in FinTech after a career in payments.
Known for- concise fintech industry analysis
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- CopilotNamed in 8 answers
Copilot says he founded the payments company Qantani, sold it to Mollie in 2017, and now invests, advises and runs the Connecting the dots in FinTech newsletter.
Known for- exit of Qantani to Mollie
- daily fintech newsletter briefings
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- #11B2B paymentsof 48Named in 19 answers
- #12Paymentsof 44Named in 17 answers
- #10Neobankingof 31Named in 5 answers
Top URLs
- 1Payment Professionals to Follow in 2026 - Blog - Basis Theoryblog.basistheory.com11 citations
- 2100+ Payment Experts to Follow on LinkedIn (Including My Top Picks!)linkedin.com9 citations
- 351 Payment & FinTech Experts to Follow in 2025 and Beyondblog.2checkout.com7 citations
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