What drives premium valuations among top US banks
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Andrew Liesch of Travillian explores why some banks trade at massive premiums to peers.
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Fintech News Stories
How AI is raising the stakes on data access for fintech startups
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Lucas Timberlake of Fintech Sandbox sat down with the FR to discuss how AI has raised the stakes on data access for early-stage fintech startups.
Read MoreWhat fintech can teach retailers about loss
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Pedro Ramos of Appriss Retail explains how retailers can mitigate returns fraud by treating loss as a financial risk problem.
Read MoreHow a $4 billion community bank balances AI and the human touch
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Amanda Hanson of Gate City Bank dives into how the bank is approaching digitization, AI adoption and customer experience as fintech competition intensifies.
Read MoreWhy crypto investigations demand public-private partnerships
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Joanna Summers of Valid8 Financial outlines why crypto cases are forcing a rethink in law enforcement.
Read MoreStablecoins are redefining identity requirements for global money movement
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Fernando Castellanos of Prove argues stablecoins are forcing identity to move from one-time checks to continuous verification.
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 MoreAI personalization is only as good as the data behind it
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Alkami's Stephen Bohanon explains why fragmented data is holding back AI at community banks and credit unions, and what it will take to enable meaningful adoption.
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 More2026 outlook: How Americans are moving their savings
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Alastair Wood of Raisin explains how consumers are moving savings beyond their primary bank in search of higher yields and better digital experiences.
Read MoreWhy AI agents are becoming a control problem for banks
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Andrew George of 3forge argues that as agentic AI moves closer to production, banks need to ensure a new interface layer does not weaken entitlements, auditability or governance.
Read MoreAI won’t matter until banks start measuring output
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Carey Ransom of BankTech Ventures argues AI won’t transform banks unless they change how they measure and reward work.
Read MoreHype, moats and the wealthtech exit problem
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Matt Ober of Social Leverage argues that while wealthtech startups are pitching AI operating systems, the exit math points to $200 million to $500 million outcomes, not unicorn valuations.
Read MoreWhy the correspondent clearing model Is failing the next generation of broker-dealers
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Craig Ridenhour of AtlasClear argues outdated clearing infrastructure is capping how broker-dealers scale.
Read MoreWhy deepfakes are scaling faster than defenses
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The FR editors break down the findings from a new report on AI-powered fraud and what it reveals about FIs’ readiness gaps.
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