Artificial Intelligence,
Business of Fintech,
Payments
- Stripe is making moves to dominate every layer of payments, from a potential PayPal acquisition to AI billing tools and stablecoin infrastructure.
- Stripe processed $1.9T in volume, its new AI billing tool tracks LLM usage in real time, and its x402 integration lets AI agents send and receive stablecoin payments autonomously.
Rabab Ahsan | March 31, 2026
10-Q,
Member Exclusive
- At a time when payment winners must command either infrastructure or interface, PayPal is awkwardly positioned between the two.
- The questions now are: Where does PayPal sit in the payments ecosystem, and does that position still matter? What unique role does it play in a stack that increasingly bypasses middle layers?
Sara Khairi | March 30, 2026
Building a platform,
Future of Investing,
Member Exclusive
- Two Gen Z women entrepreneurs founded Alinea Invest with a clear goal: to make investing approachable and relevant from day one for young investors.
- The firm is carving out its path in a niche of finance, guided by a clear value proposition and a willingness to question the usual rules of the game.
Sara Khairi | March 26, 2026
Innovation,
Partner,
Podcasts
- Legacy treasury systems force companies to manage dozens of accounts manually. Virtual account management offers a modern fix without replacing core infrastructure.
- KeyBank's Bennie Pennington and Qolo's Patricia Montesi discuss building a real-time VAM platform together, processing $40B+ in transactions.
Zack Miller | March 26, 2026
10-Q,
Member Exclusive
- Interchange has long served as the go-to, dependable revenue source for payments-first fintechs.
- Today, interchange alone can’t drive sustainable economics; lasting profit comes from recurring relationships, services, and value-added tools.
Sara Khairi | March 23, 2026
