Building a risk framework for the AI payments era
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LegitScript's Dan Frechtling makes the case for combining AI-powered screening with human oversight in payment risk management.
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Fintech News Stories
Why the Payfac era is ending for software platforms
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As embedded payments mature, the Payfac model is becoming more of a constraint than an advantage, writes Ben Weiner of Nuvei.
Read MoreWhere gift cards fall short — and how partners can help
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Bill Warshauer of Tillo examines why gift cards still frustrate customers, and how better technology and coordination could fix the experience.
Read MoreInsurance outlook: pricing pressure meets tech strategy
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The Zebra’s David Seider outlines how pricing pressure, competition and technology investments will shape the insurance landscape in 2026.
Read MoreThe state of AI, from tools to systems
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Onsen Global’s Tiffine Wang argues that AI’s move into production is forcing companies to design for trust, not experimentation.
Read MoreThe case for depth in Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem
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Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures outlines how Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem is maturing.
Read MoreHow AI is remaking regulatory compliance
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Alexander Grafetsberger of Luware Recording explains how AI is transforming compliance as regulatory pressure intensifies.
Read MoreFintech maturity drives capital markets M&A
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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.
Read MoreInside the 2026 T3 Conference and AI University
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FR editors spoke with T3 founder Joel P. Bruckenstein on why T3 2026 is putting applied AI at the center of advisor technology.
Read MoreInside Alloy’s 2026 State of Fraud report
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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.
Read MoreTrust is fintech’s currency in generative search
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Aaron Enneking of Caliber Corporate Advisers shares nine actions fintech brands can take to earn trust and stand out as generative search transforms discovery.
Read MoreThe case for a unified, real-time credit data network
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Tomás Campos of Spinwheel argues that growing debt and lagging credit data require a real-time, unified way to assess consumer risk.
Read MoreInside the shift toward data-native markets
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Matt Ober of Social Leverage writes that markets are becoming data-native as finance, consumer culture and AI converge around richer, more valuable data.
Read MoreAI, stablecoins and programmable trust are redefining fintech
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Alex Lazarow of Fluent Ventures paints a picture of an industry undergoing a fundamental shift beyond the usual cycle of new products or distribution models.
Read MoreStablecoins are becoming table stakes. Banks can’t sit this out.
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Avinash Chidambaram of Cybrid says stablecoins are quickly becoming a core payments tool that will give early adopters an efficiency edge.
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