Scaling Mollie: SaaS growth, AI & fintech with Koen Köppen

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, Alex Theuma talks to
Koen Köppen, CEO of Mollie and ex-CTO of Klarna. Koen shares how
Mollie is expanding from 6 to 31 markets by 2026, why they
prioritise operational efficiency over growth hacks, and how AI
reduced their customer contact rate by 3x. Plus: essential lessons
for SaaS founders on market expansion, avoiding premature scaling,
and embedded finance. Guest links: LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/koenkoppen/ Website:
https://www.mollie.com/gb/      Check out the other
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