Embedded Briefing: Zeta partners with Mastercard, gears up for US expansion

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The Great Fintech Reset: How leading players are reimagining their core identity and making big changes

• Leading fintechs Brex, Ramp, and Plaid signal an industry pivot as they transform from hyper-growth toward sustainable value creation and precision.
• Their aligned focus on core offerings, hands-on leadership, and trust-centric metrics reveals fintech's new success playbook.

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Are banks and fintechs stablecoin skeptics or undercover believers?

• Fintechs — and now banks — are moving more deeply into stablecoins, but their playbooks differ based on their respective strengths and constraints.
• Stablecoins bring with them both immediate and far-off opportunities and risks, and how the financial industry navigates these will determine their long-term impact.

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How banks can stay relevant, not relics: Lessons from BNY & Citi

• BNY takes the AI route to improve its operations, and Citi continues to use workplace flexibility to navigate talent challenges.
• Banks willing to embrace change — whether through AI, flexible work environments, or other innovations — can use it to their advantage and stay relevant.

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Klarna and Chime eye IPOs in 2025 — But will the market play nice?

• Klarna and Chime are finally ready to test the public markets, likely this year.
• For Klarna and Chime, the timing makes sense — at least on paper. However, along come fiercer competition and sharper investor scrutiny.

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Cupid’s Got a Ledger: Romance and rivalry in finance

• How did banks-fintechs, once-feuding forces go from wary opponents to strategic allies? And where do these kinds of financial relationships stand now?
• Banks and fintechs working together is as strategic as diversification in investment portfolios.