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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How responsible AI gets built

How responsible AI gets built

Lendflow CEO Jon Fry outlines the foundational requirements for responsible AI as lending and credit decisioning move into production.

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Why crypto needs to drop the tribalism

Why crypto needs to drop the tribalism

Adeniyi Abiodun of Mysten Labs argues why crypto's real enemy is itself, and why infighting threatens the industry's survival.

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Capital One’s Brex buy means end of business finance's manual era

Capital One’s Brex buy means end of business finance's manual era

Andrew Jamison of Extend argues Capital One's acquisition of Brex signals the end of manual business finance, and explains why AI-powered spend management is finally catching up to the rest of enterprise software.

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For freelancers, payment design matters as much as speed

For freelancers, payment design matters as much as speed

PayQuicker’s Nate Snow-Cornelius explains why seamless payment design, not just faster payouts, is key to retaining independent workers.

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Building a risk framework for the AI payments era

Building a risk framework for the AI payments era

LegitScript's Dan Frechtling makes the case for combining AI-powered screening with human oversight in payment risk management.

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Why the Payfac era is ending for software platforms

Why the Payfac era is ending for software platforms

As embedded payments mature, the Payfac model is becoming more of a constraint than an advantage, writes Ben Weiner of Nuvei.

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Where gift cards fall short — and how partners can help

Where gift cards fall short — and how partners can help

Bill Warshauer of Tillo examines why gift cards still frustrate customers, and how better technology and coordination could fix the experience.

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Insurance outlook: pricing pressure meets tech strategy

Insurance outlook: pricing pressure meets tech strategy

The Zebra’s David Seider outlines how pricing pressure, competition and technology investments will shape the insurance landscape in 2026.

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The state of AI, from tools to systems

The state of AI, from tools to systems

Onsen Global’s Tiffine Wang argues that AI’s move into production is forcing companies to design for trust, not experimentation.

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The case for depth in Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem

The case for depth in Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem

Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures outlines how Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem is maturing.

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How AI is remaking regulatory compliance

How AI is remaking regulatory compliance

Alexander Grafetsberger of Luware Recording explains how AI is transforming compliance as regulatory pressure intensifies.

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Fintech maturity drives capital markets M&A

Fintech maturity drives capital markets M&A

Nilesh Nanavati and John Clark of OPCO Advisory explain why fintech maturity, AI pressure and scarce infrastructure assets drove a high-stakes reset in capital markets M&A in 2025.

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Inside the 2026 T3 Conference and AI University

Inside the 2026 T3 Conference and AI University

FR editors spoke with T3 founder Joel P. Bruckenstein on why T3 2026 is putting applied AI at the center of advisor technology.

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Inside Alloy’s 2026 State of Fraud report

Inside Alloy’s 2026 State of Fraud report

Fraud is moving from spikes to a steady climb driven by AI-enabled attacks. Alloy’s Marc Weisman breaks down what that means for financial institutions.

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