Fintech’s next phase will be orchestrated, not adopted

Fintech’s next phase will be orchestrated, not adopted

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.

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F-Prime's 2026 State of Fintech: IPOs, stablecoins, AI and more

F-Prime's 2026 State of Fintech: IPOs, stablecoins, AI and more

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.

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The AI gold rush is missing the point

The AI gold rush is missing the point

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.

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Stablecoins are becoming table stakes. Banks can’t sit this out.

Stablecoins are becoming table stakes. Banks can’t sit this out.

Avinash Chidambaram of Cybrid says stablecoins are quickly becoming a core payments tool that will give early adopters an efficiency edge.

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Three payment trends reshaping value exchange, and how businesses can keep up

Three payment trends reshaping value exchange, and how businesses can keep up

Brian Muse-McKenney of Episode Six lays out three trends reshaping payments — and what businesses must do to keep up.

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Building standards that match fintech’s speed

Building standards that match fintech’s speed

As fintech races ahead, standards are emerging as the key to balancing safety and growth, writes Sima Gandhi, co-founder of the Coalition for Financial Ecosystem Standards.

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Stablecoins: 3 controversial predictions

Stablecoins: 3 controversial predictions

Nik Milanović, founder of This Week in Fintech and Stablecon, shares three bold stablecoin predictions, from foreign challengers to the return of algos and yield.

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Charting the rise of stablecoins

Charting the rise of stablecoins

Sarah Lamont, investor at F-Prime Capital, dives into the rise of stablecoins and whether or not they are the killer use case for crypto.

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The case for crypto in IRA accounts

The case for crypto in IRA accounts

Eric Satz, co-founder and CEO of Alto, makes an argument for crypto as a retirement savings vehicle.

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Tokenization: A tale of three cities (Part III)

Tokenization: A tale of three cities (Part III)

In the last part of The FR’s series on tokenization, we’ll explore the use cases that may drive growing adoption of tokens to digitize a range of assets on the blockchain. We’ll also consider the regulatory roadblocks preventing tokenization’s proliferation at this current juncture. 

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Tokenization: A tale of three cities (Part II)

Tokenization: A tale of three cities (Part II)

In this next part of the series, we’ll dive into what this means for fintech and financial institutions. If digital assets are treated as assets, period, how does this shape the financial landscape? And why would these parties buy into such a nascent technology? 

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Tokenization: A tale of three cities (Part I)

Tokenization: A tale of three cities (Part I)

If I had started writing this article three years ago, I’d be reporting on the buying frenzy surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based proofs authenticating the uniqueness of digital objects, namely artwork. But now it’s 2024.

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What will happen to Ripple Labs?

What will happen to Ripple Labs?

Ripple is positioning itself as a bulwark against regulatory encroachment, with its legal future indistinguishable from the sector’s. 

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Making sense of bitcoin ETF outflows

Making sense of bitcoin ETF outflows

Do these ETFs, like the cryptocurrencies undergirding them, require more investors to buy into their vision in order to become successful and profitable?

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The SEC's bitcoin saga

The SEC's bitcoin saga

The past 48 hours have encapsulated the relationship between crypto players and their regulators so uncannily that such a drama would’ve been scrapped in a writers’ room for being too far-fetched yet on-the-nose. 

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