‘With the IPO, we will accelerate the progress against our product roadmap and vision’: Marqeta’s CMO, Vidya Peters

10-Q, Member Exclusive

Goldman Sachs moves into predictable growth with Innovator acquisition

• Goldman’s acquisition of Innovator boosts its scale in a fast-growing corner of public markets, nudging the firm away from the revenue swings.
• Goldman’s Asset Management is gradually evolving from a peripheral role in the firm’s trading and investment banking operations to a key growth engine.

10-Q, Member Exclusive

What’s Left in the Shadows: How 90-year-old Webster Bank punches above its weight by combining purpose with profitability

• Not your typical regional bank, Webster combines serving local consumers and SMBs with a strategic move into healthcare finance.
• In today’s 10Q edition: What’s Left in the Shadows, we shine a light on the less-talked-about publicly traded names in the industry that do their own thing but remain integral to the banking ecosystem.

Designing new products, Member Exclusive, The Customer Effect

Gen Z’s new financial playbook: Not just digital, but guided

• The old financial services formula of early capture, single-product selling, and assumed lifetime loyalty is beginning to crack.
• This shift is giving rise to a new form of financial trust among Gen Z, combining digital ease with real-world guidance.

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Klarna’s American drive and SoFi’s crypto comeback

• Klarna and SoFi may be landing different kinds of blows, yet both remain firmly in the fight for meaningful growth.
• Their trajectories reveal broader lessons for fintechs and banks.

Business of Fintech, Member Exclusive, SMB Finance

Putting small businesses first: AI, trust, and the human side of finance

• At this year’s Money 20/20, conversations went beyond payments and embedded finance to how technology can truly support America’s smallest businesses.
• Two fintechs shone in the discussion: Hello Alice, which aims to make capital more accessible, and Bluevine, a banking platform tailored for SMBs and sole proprietors. Different strategies, same focus -- putting SMB owners first.