Embedded payments are a stronger moat in the AI age
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Louis Hoch of Usio explains why embedded payments could give SaaS companies a more durable business model as AI makes software features easier to copy.
Fintech News Stories
From startup to exit: What fintech founders need to know
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Investor and founder of Illumea Advisory Tiffany Haynes explains why fintech acquisition readiness depends on building operational trust long before a buyer arrives.
Read More6 questions with Simon Taylor, founder of Fintech NerdCon
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Fintech NerdCon’s Simon Taylor weighs in on the forces transforming financial services and what to expect at this year’s conference in San Diego.
Read MoreWhy community banks win the loan but lose the deposits
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Amber Buker of Travillian explains how better digital account opening could help community banks turn lending relationships into lasting deposits.
Read MoreAI’s critical advantage is faster decisions, not fewer humans
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Casey Kindiger of Grokstream explains how financial institutions can use AI to respond faster to technology disruptions without sacrificing human oversight.
Read MoreHow one fintech made AI part of every employee’s job
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Andy Jiang of Slash explains how the fintech gives employees broad freedom to use AI while keeping spending, security and consequential decisions under human oversight.
Read MoreWhy the next big AI opportunity is verifying the work
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Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures explains why the rise of autonomous AI will create a new class of companies that verify its work and bear the risk when it fails.
Read MoreThe picks and shovels of agentic finance
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Matt Ober of Social Leverage argues that AI agents and prediction markets are creating new fintech infrastructure opportunities, but building the winners will take time.
Read MoreThree lessons from the spend management race
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Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures examines the playbook behind the corporate spend management race and argues that the winners will be those who move beyond cards to control more of a company’s financial workflows.
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 MoreHow AI is remaking regulatory compliance
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Alexander Grafetsberger of Luware Recording explains how AI is transforming compliance as regulatory pressure intensifies.
Read MoreFintech maturity drives capital markets M&A
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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.
Read MoreInside the 2026 T3 Conference and AI University
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FR editors spoke with T3 founder Joel P. Bruckenstein on why T3 2026 is putting applied AI at the center of advisor technology.
Read MoreInside Alloy’s 2026 State of Fraud report
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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.
Read MoreTrust is fintech’s currency in generative search
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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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