Trust is the true currency of financial connectivity

 Trust is the true currency of financial connectivity

Method's Mit Shah outlines five principles for handling customer financial data in ways that build trust, deliver value and avoid crossing privacy boundaries.

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Merchant failures are becoming a stress test for banks

Merchant failures are becoming a stress test for banks

Quavo's Ron Rybicki explains why merchant failures are exposing a growing blind spot in banks' dispute operations.

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Why the battle for corporate cards has moved to software

Why the battle for corporate cards has moved to software

Guillaume Bouvard of Extend argues that value in the corporate card market is shifting from payments infrastructure to the software that controls how money moves.

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Why stablecoins need a trust layer

 Why stablecoins need a trust layer

Fernando Castellanos of Prove explains why identity matters for stablecoins.

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The case for modernizing ACH: Why banks are moving now

The case for modernizing ACH: Why banks are moving now

Booshan Rengachari, founder and CEO of Finzly, makes the case for why so many banks are making the move to modernize with the introduction of Nacha’s new fraud monitoring rules.

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Brazil's challenge to the AI-native ERP thesis

Brazil's challenge to the AI-native ERP thesis

Gonzalo Parejo of Kamino explains why the biggest AI opportunity in finance may sit alongside the ERP, not inside it.

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Four AI moves for bank CEOs

Four AI moves for bank CEOs

Carey Ransom of BankTech Ventures argues that community banks should focus less on AI use cases and more on becoming AI-native organizations.

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Why modernizing ACH is critical for faster payments

Why modernizing ACH is critical for faster payments

Deepak Gupta of Volante Technologies argues that modernizing ACH infrastructure is critical as banks adapt to faster payments and rising transaction volumes.

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Why treasury management is table stakes for banking primacy

Why treasury management is table stakes for banking primacy

Scott Earwood of White Clay examines why “free” treasury services may be costing banks more than they realize.

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Why banks can't retrofit their way to programmable money

Why banks can't retrofit their way to programmable money

Nik Milanović of This Week in Fintech and Stablecon breaks down the technical innovation behind stablecoins.

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The private market is now the real fintech index

 The private market is now the real fintech index

Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures explains why the private market has become fintech’s real leading indicator.

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Why fraud liability can’t stop at banks

Michal Tresner of ThreatMark argues that scam prevention and fraud liability need to extend beyond banks and into the broader social media ecosystem.

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AI agents are forcing a rethink of payment rails

AI agents are forcing a rethink of payment rails

Ximena Aleman of Prometeo argues that the infrastructure behind agentic payments will determine whether AI expands financial access or reinforces existing barriers.

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What drives premium valuations among top US banks

What drives premium valuations among top US banks

Andrew Liesch of Travillian explores why some banks trade at massive premiums to peers.

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How AI is raising the stakes on data access for fintech startups

How AI is raising the stakes on data access for fintech startups

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.

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