The case for depth in Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem

The case for depth in Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem

Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures outlines how Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem is maturing.

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How AI is remaking regulatory compliance

How AI is remaking regulatory compliance

Alexander Grafetsberger of Luware Recording explains how AI is transforming compliance as regulatory pressure intensifies.

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Fintech maturity drives capital markets M&A

Fintech maturity drives capital markets M&A

Nilesh Nanavati and John Clark of OPCO Advisory explain why fintech maturity, AI pressure and scarce infrastructure assets drove a high-stakes reset in capital markets M&A in 2025.

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Inside the 2026 T3 Conference and AI University

Inside the 2026 T3 Conference and AI University

FR editors spoke with T3 founder Joel P. Bruckenstein on why T3 2026 is putting applied AI at the center of advisor technology.

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Inside Alloy’s 2026 State of Fraud report

Inside Alloy’s 2026 State of Fraud report

Fraud is moving from spikes to a steady climb driven by AI-enabled attacks. Alloy’s Marc Weisman breaks down what that means for financial institutions.

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Trust is fintech’s currency in generative search

Trust is fintech’s currency in generative search

Aaron Enneking of Caliber Corporate Advisers shares nine actions fintech brands can take to earn trust and stand out as generative search transforms discovery.

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The case for a unified, real-time credit data network

The case for a unified, real-time credit data network

Tomás Campos of Spinwheel argues that growing debt and lagging credit data require a real-time, unified way to assess consumer risk.

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Inside the shift toward data-native markets

Inside the shift toward data-native markets

Matt Ober of Social Leverage writes that markets are becoming data-native as finance, consumer culture and AI converge around richer, more valuable data.

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AI, stablecoins and programmable trust are redefining fintech

AI, stablecoins and programmable trust are redefining fintech

Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures paints a picture of an industry undergoing a fundamental shift beyond the usual cycle of new products or distribution models.

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Bootstrapping fintech: The discipline we overlook (and undervalue)

Bootstrapping fintech: The discipline we overlook (and undervalue)

Fintech operator and investor Tiffany Haynes makes the case for building depth before chasing scale.

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Why trusted data makes ethical AI possible

Why trusted data makes ethical AI possible

Tom Mallon of Fintech Sandbox explains why clean, trusted data is the foundation of ethical and scalable AI.

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AI’s uneven takeoff in banking

AI’s uneven takeoff in banking

Evident’s Alexandra Mousavizadeh digs into what the latest Evident AI Index reveals about progress in AI and banking.

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Loyalty needs a new value exchange

Loyalty needs a new value exchange

Will Reeves of Fold argues loyalty has outgrown fixed points schemes and must be built on enduring value.

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Banks navigate trust hurdles as AI investments grow

Banks navigate trust hurdles as AI investments grow

FR editors unpack new research on how banks’ AI investments face execution hurdles.

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AI-native moats and the end of recurring revenue

AI-native moats and the end of recurring revenue

Tiffine Wang of Onsen Global explains why AI-native companies are changing how value is priced, delivered and scaled.

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