AI & ML

Narmi on Putting Agentic AI Inside Account-Opening Decisions

Narmi's Chris Griffin and Nathan Gonzalez explain how agentic AI can speed up account-opening reviews at community banks without weakening human oversight.

US banking technology provider Narmi has launched AI Decision Assist, an agentic AI tool that automates the manual review sitting behind account opening at community banks and credit unions. 

Fintech

Root Founder Arpit Goel on Making US Instant Payment Rails Usable

Out of stealth, Root founder and CEO Arpit Goel explains how one API connecting businesses directly to banks aims to make instant payments practical.

Root, an instant payment platform for receivables, payables and money transmission, came out of stealth at the end of June.

Blockchain

Europe Cannot Regulate Stablecoin Demand Away, Says WeFi CEO

WeFi CEO Maksym Sakharov discusses what MiCA got right, the cost of compliance and why Europe cannot regulate stablecoin demand away.

MiCA, the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, has given crypto firms a single European rulebook and, with it, a bill. As the framework takes full effect, the loudest voices in the debate have been stablecoin issuers and exchanges.

Blockchain

Stablecoins Are Solving a Bigger Problem Than Crypto Ever Did

Stablecoins are growing fastest where they solve real problems—especially inflation, foreign exchange access, and slow payments—and Turkey shows why that utility could re

If you want to understand where stablecoin adoption is really headed, Turkey is one of the clearest places to look.

Blockchain

UN:BLOCK Fintech to Bring 600+ Professionals to Riga

More than 600 fintech professionals and regulators will gather in Riga to discuss MiCA, payments, investment and the future of financial services.

On October 15, more than 600 fintech professionals, private investors and European Union regulators will gather in Riga for UN:BLOCK Fintech, a one-day conference exploring the issues reshaping financial services.

Fintech
Blockchain

Lloyds survey: 71% of UK finance chiefs back tokenisation shift

A Lloyds survey of 100 senior UK finance leaders finds tokenisation moving from experiment to strategic infrastructure priority.
A Lloyds survey of 100 senior UK finance leaders finds tokenisation moving from experiment to strategic infrastructure priority.
Fintech

Tax uncertainty could make businesses think twice about growth

Taxd co-founder Arjun Kumar argues the Chancellor's growth plans depend on giving business owners enough confidence in the tax system to invest again.

With the Budget set for 28 October, the Chancellor has made growth the centrepiece of his economic message, while declining to say where tax rises might fall.

Fintech

BSA LAW's Shamma Al Falahi on the UAE's tax reset for tech firms

Shamma Al Falahi, Partner and Head of Tax at BSA LAW, on UAE corporate tax, free zone mistakes, digital asset uncertainty and preparing for Pillar Two.
The UAE's federal corporate tax regime has moved from announcement to annual filing cycle, and for technology and financial services businesses that operated for years without a domestic tax obligation, the adjustment has been as much operational as financial.

Blockchain

TreasurySpring on putting fund ownership records on Canton

TreasurySpring's Matthew Longhurst on moving Fixed-Term Fund ownership records to the Canton Network, and what treasurers could do with them next.
TreasurySpring gives corporate treasurers access to institutional cash investments through Fixed-Term Fund shares, or FTFs.
Cybersecurity

Axipro's Ali Hayat on bootstrapping a compliance business

Axipro founder Ali Hayat on taking a compliance consultancy from $200 to 300 clients without outside capital, and where AI governance is catching firms out.

Axipro is a compliance and cybersecurity consultancy that takes companies through SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA and, increasingly, ISO 42001 certification, and then keeps them audit-ready between cycles.

Retail & E-Commerce

Brand loyalty is a myth: experience is what drives growth

AAWE founder Tom Belt argues that what businesses call loyalty is usually habit or inertia, and that growth comes from the experience customers actually get.

Loyalty schemes, cards, discounts and rewards all rest on the assumption that loyalty exists and can be bought.

Energy
Fintech
AI & ML

tem hires Square's founding data scientist to open energy OS

Berian James brings fintech-grade ML to tem's Rosso platform, opening energy transaction infrastructure to third-party neo-utilities.
Berian James brings fintech-grade ML to tem's Rosso platform, opening energy transaction infrastructure to third-party neo-utilities.
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