10-Q, Member Exclusive

Apple-Goldman fallout: How to prevent cracks in collaborations

  • We look at how to manage key aspects and avoid pitfalls to keep partnerships strong, based on perspectives from different players in the financial services industry.
  • We'll also delve into the recent twists in one of the most hotly discussed partnerships of late.
close

Email a Friend

    Industry players share their strategies for building stronger partnerships


    Common threads run through partnerships in dating, dance, and bank-nonbank collaborations alike. While luck may factor in, thorough research, diligence, clear role definitions, and established boundaries can be crucial to taking effective, tangible steps forward and making these relationships successful.

    Although the financial services industry has its share of bank-fintech partnerships that have faltered, there are also success stories where rivals have evolved into collaborative partners, working together for mutual benefit.

    Over time, every bank or fintech discovers what makes or breaks a partnership for them. This experience of being on both ends of the spectrum leads them to adopt a more cautious and deliberate approach to partnerships. That said, what benefits one organization might not apply to another, as effectiveness varies with the type, nature, and scale of the partnership.

    We look at how to manage key aspects and avoid pitfalls to keep partnerships strong, based on perspectives from different players in the financial services industry.

    We’ll also delve into the recent twists in one of the most hotly discussed partnerships of late.


    subscription wall for TS Pro

    0 comments on “Apple-Goldman fallout: How to prevent cracks in collaborations”

    Member Exclusive, Payments, SMB Finance

    Intuit wants to turn workforce management into a financial operating system

    • Intuit is addressing fragmentation by launching QuickBooks Workforce, an AI-native, end-to-end human capital management platform built directly into QuickBooks.
    • The firm is building a unified SMB operating system where finance, workforce, AI agents, and operations continuously feed into one another.
    Sara Khairi | May 28, 2026
    10-Q, Member Exclusive

    The uneven geography of modern finance: AI, branches, and BNPL

    • PayPal wants SMBs to become comfortable operating through AI; JPM is doubling down on physical presence; meanwhile, Klarna is turning payments into a recurring engagement mechanism.
    • These approaches highlight a deeper truth, financial relationships don't follow the same playbook anymore. Adapting to a respective customer base seems to be the best way.
    Sara Khairi | May 27, 2026
    Artificial Intelligence, Member Exclusive, Who owns the customer

    OpenAI and Plaid take another shot at personal financeย 

    • ChatGPT can now connect to your bank accounts via Plaid, offering spending insights, subscription tracking, and financial dashboards, marking a revival of personal finance management (PFM).
    • Once a category that failed to find sustainable unit economics, PFM is back, and this time, with OpenAI's scale and Plaid's reach across 95% of US banks, it may finally have the right foundation.
    Rabab Ahsan | May 26, 2026
    Business of Fintech, Member Exclusive, Numbers with Narrative

    Capital is flowing again, just not where the consensus says

    • US fintech funding jumped 47% in Q1 2026, led by a surge in early-stage capital as investors shift focus to AI infrastructure.
    • Massive influxes in Parallel Web and Rogo underline a flow of capital into agentic solutions.
    Sara Khairi | May 21, 2026
    Member Exclusive, Podcasts, SMB Finance

    The bank account is the product: Slash’s bet on vertical SMB banking

    • Victor Cardenas is the co-founder and CEO of Slash, a $1.4 billion business banking platform built on one thesis: the company holding your bank account should also own all your financial software.
    • Slash serves niche verticals like performance marketing agencies, import-export businesses, and more, with workflows no legacy bank has ever built for them.
    Zack Miller | May 20, 2026
    More Articles