What Bloomberg’s Canoe deal means for private markets data

What Bloomberg’s Canoe deal means for private markets data

F-Prime’s David Jegen discusses the future of private markets data after Bloomberg’s recent Canoe acquisition.

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Investors want bigger bets, but the exits remain scarce

Investors want bigger bets, but the exits remain scarce

Matt Ober of Social Leverage examines why VCs are concentrating on potential moonshots, leaving fewer options for startups with more modest ambitions.

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From niche to infrastructure: What’s next for stablecoins

From niche to infrastructure: What’s next for stablecoins

Stablecon founder and CEO Nik Milanović explains how stablecoins are becoming mainstream financial infrastructure and what to expect from the event.

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Why venture capital is still constrained by geography

Why venture capital is still constrained by geography

Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures explains why innovation has spread around the world while venture capital remains concentrated in a handful of U.S. companies and markets.

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The commercial card's new role in agentic commerce

The commercial card's new role in agentic commerce

Pliant’s Malte Rau explains why commercial cards could provide the controls businesses need to delegate spending to AI agents.

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AI shifts from advisor to decision-maker

AI shifts from advisor to decision-maker

Fintech Sandbox’s Lucas Timberlake discusses the shift from AI recommendations to action and the questions it raises for financial services.

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Why bank loyalty programs need an AI feedback loop

Why bank loyalty programs need an AI feedback loop

Shawn Conahan, chief revenue officer of Wildfire Systems, argues that banks are missing a critical piece in their self-funding loyalty programs, relevance, and explains how AI-driven personalization can close the gap.

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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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What fintech can teach retailers about loss

What fintech can teach retailers about loss

Pedro Ramos of Appriss Retail explains how retailers can mitigate returns fraud by treating loss as a financial risk problem.

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