AI pilots are easy. Production is the hard part.

AI pilots are easy. Production is the hard part.

Robert Cooke of 3forge explains why banks are rethinking their technology foundations as AI pilots come up against the complexity of existing systems.

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Three lessons from the spend management race

Three lessons from the spend management race

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.

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SaaS isn’t dying. It’s being valued differently.

SaaS isn’t dying. It’s being valued differently.

Tiffine Wang of Onsen Global argues that the so-called SaaSpocalypse is a repricing, as software shifts from per-seat subscriptions to output that competes with labor.

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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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Legacy systems are putting banks at risk

Legacy systems are putting banks at risk

Patricia Montesi, co-founder and CEO of Qolo, argues that outdated core systems pose a far greater risk to banks than stablecoins.

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Rethinking payment recovery

Rethinking payment recovery

The FR spoke with Butter Payments CEO Charles Rosenblatt about the company’s next phase of growth and shifting approaches to payment recovery.

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