Generation instant: How digital natives will reshape B2B Payments

Generation instant: How digital natives will reshape B2B Payments

Jessica Cheney, VP of strategic solutions at Bottomline, writes about how a new generation of users is driving demand for instant, embedded payments. 

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AI, vibe coding & agents: A guide for insurance executives

AI, vibe coding & agents: A guide for insurance executives

Tiffine Wang, CEO of Onsen Global, explains how AI is transforming the insurance playbook.

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Bringing a global lens to fintech investing

Bringing a global lens to fintech investing

Investor, author, and FR contributor Alex Lazarow sat down with The FR to share more about Fluent Ventures' investment approach.

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Lessons in scaling a commerce and fintech platform

Lessons in scaling a commerce and fintech platform

In Madrid in early June, Alex Lazarow led a fireside chat at the South Summit with JC Glancy, the unicorn founder of ZenBusiness. Here are a few takeaways from their discussion on how ZenBusiness has scaled over the years.

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Is the Death of the IPO Greatly Exaggerated?

Is the Death of the IPO Greatly Exaggerated?

You might have heard the news over the past few weeks: The IPO is officially dead. Yes, many were quick to claim that Uber’s less-than-stellar (and that’s putting it mildly) stock debut was the final death knell of the “IPO craze.”

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Investors Love Insurtech

Investors Love Insurtech

Insurtech is a booming sector, and deep-pocketed investors show no sign of slowing down in pouring money into the next hot start-up. The latest example is Health IQ Insurance Services, Inc., which this week announced it has raised $55 million in growth capital, bringing its total funding raised to $140 million.

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Investment Advisors Embrace Technology

Investment Advisors Embrace Technology

While the wealthtech revolution has largely been centered around robo advisors and bringing more “entry-level” investors into the market, independent advisory firms have tended to focus on building relationships, advisor productivity, and other factors. But that’s all beginning to change.

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Robinhood Gets into the Media Game

Robinhood Gets into the Media Game

In a deal with very interesting synergies, digital investing app Robinhood made its first-ever acquisition this week: for a millennial-targeted media firm called MarketSnacks.

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