The AI wealth boom is exposing a divide over who gets to invest
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DealMaker's Rebecca Kacaba looks at how accredited investor rules determine who gets access to investment opportunities.
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Fintech News Stories
What Bloomberg’s Canoe deal means for private markets data
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F-Prime’s David Jegen discusses the future of private markets data after Bloomberg’s recent Canoe acquisition.
Read MoreInvestors want bigger bets, but the exits remain scarce
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Matt Ober of Social Leverage examines why VCs are concentrating on potential moonshots, leaving fewer options for startups with more modest ambitions.
Read MoreWhy venture capital is still constrained by geography
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Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures explains why innovation has spread around the world while venture capital remains concentrated in a handful of U.S. companies and markets.
Read MoreThe private market is now the real fintech index
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Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures explains why the private market has become fintech’s real leading indicator.
Read MorePrediction markets are becoming Wall Street’s next asset class
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Matt Ober of Social Leverage argues that prediction markets tied to company KPIs could become Wall Street’s next major asset class.
Read MoreReflections on considering venture as an early-career job
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Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures makes the case that venture capital is a dream job, but not a traditional career path.
Read MoreFintech’s next phase will be orchestrated, not adopted
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Dewald Nolte of Entersekt argues that programmable money is becoming the foundation of modern finance, reshaping digital wallets, tokenized deposits and AI agents in fintech’s next phase.
Read MoreF-Prime's 2026 State of Fintech: IPOs, stablecoins, AI and more
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Fintech has found a new baseline at $45–50 billion annually, new giants have emerged, and crypto earned a seat at the table. F-Prime’s Abdul Abdirahman examines the broader trends.
Read MoreThe AI gold rush is missing the point
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Matt Ober of Social Leverage argues that in the rush to fund “AI everything,” distribution, capital structure and revenue still matter more than being AI-native.
Read MoreThe state of AI, from tools to systems
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Onsen Global’s Tiffine Wang argues that AI’s move into production is forcing companies to design for trust, not experimentation.
Read MoreThe case for depth in Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem
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Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures outlines how Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem is maturing.
Read MoreThe birth of the agentic banking ecosystem
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Ximena Aleman of Prometeo writes that LATAM is ready to shape the rise of agentic banking.
Read MoreFintech’s blind spot: Veterans building fintech startups deserve more funding
/Elizabeth McCluskey of TruStage Ventures argues fintech is missing veterans whose service mindset could help them connect with customers.
Read MoreIndustry Pulse: 2025 Annual Conference from The Clearing House
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With the 2025 event in New York fast approaching (Nov. 4–5), The FR caught up with Chief Client Officer Elena Casal to discuss the key themes shaping this year’s agenda.
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