Lending platform Tala collaborates with Visa, Circle and SDF to bring crypto to the underbanked

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Coinbase rides the waves of stress and opportunity with its ‘Everything Exchange’ vision

• 'Everything Exchange' reflects Coinbase’s ambition to be a one-stop financial platform.
• Outgrowing its crypto exchange roots brings Coinbase fresh regulatory, competitive, and market challenges.

BNPL, Creating win-win partnerships, Embedded Finance, Member Exclusive, SMB Finance

How embedded BNPL optimizes cash flow for SMBs: Inside the Intuit-Affirm partnership

• The Intuit-Affirm partnership embeds BNPL directly in QuickBooks invoices, transforming accounting into a real-time decision layer.
• In the new fintech partnership model, platforms manage workflows and customers while specialists handle the decision layer to drive scalable results.

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Banking: AI, automation, and the rise of digital-first scale

• From AI agents at Goldman to automation at Truist and lean growth at Nubank, the contours of a modern banking model are emerging.
• Banks are rethinking human-machine cooperative roles and new ways to scale.

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Open banking’s paywall era – and what it means for banks, fintechs, and policy in 2026

• Financial innovation doesn’t follow a straight path. When it swerves, the clash between ideals and economics comes into focus.
• With data volumes surging and regulatory clarity still elusive, a harder question is emerging: If access to financial data is commercialized, how “open” is open banking – and who ultimately bears the cost?

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Why some major banks are bringing embedded finance in-house

• Capital One’s Brex acquisition exemplifies a broader shift: incumbent banks reclaiming embedded finance as a core competency.
• A small group of major banks is taking embedded finance in-house, leveraging scale to assert control over risk, economics, and strategic differentiation.