BlackRock

10-Q, Member Exclusive

The AI Agents are here — and NVIDIA’s sending them to finance

• Nvidia is quietly becoming one of the influential back-end partners to the financial world’s artificial intelligence (AI) awakening.
• The company is emerging as a key AI infrastructure player, expanding its reach in finance beyond its tech origins. Here’s how.

BNPL, Business of Fintech

B2C BNPL changed shopping – can international B2B BNPL players do the same for North American SMBs?

• European firms are scaling globally, with a growing focus on the US B2B BNPL market. Among them, Two is gearing up for a North American launch this year.
• Two’s product lineup remains largely the same across the markets it serves, but it aims to localize its product suite for North American customers upon launch. We explore how.

4dFI

Rise: Egypt’s digital banking evolution mirrors Nubank’s Brazilian success story

• Egyptian banking has long left most of its 122 million citizens on the sidelines, with 85% of the population unbanked and just 3% holding credit cards despite high smartphone adoption.
• Rise, led by former Lazard and CIBC World Markets veteran Abe Abdulla, aims to change this equation by bringing digital-first banking services to a market that's primed for financial inclusion.

4dFI global fintech podcast, Podcasts

Serving the global majority: How Tala is reshaping financial inclusion in Latin America and beyond with David Lask

• In cash-dominant Latin American markets, Tala is pioneering fintech solutions for previously overlooked consumers.
• David Lask shares how their recent funding will advance financial inclusion and discusses the region's evolving fintech landscape.

Artificial Intelligence

The Banking AI Adoption Gap: Leaders pull ahead while others struggle to catch up

• The AI race in banking has clear frontrunners accelerating innovation at twice the speed of competitors.
• Evident co-CEO Alexandra Mousavizadeh unpacks this divide and shares strategies for closing the gap.