13 Dec 2022

5 questions, AI Innovation, Awards

Titan’s banking-native AI bet: Banking intelligence can’t be retrofitted 

• Titan was named AI Startup of the Year at the Tearsheet AI Innovation Awards 2026.
• Titan Founder and CEO Arjun Sirrah breaks down why banking-native AI is different, how it gets deployed, and what’s ahead for the market.

10-Q, Member Exclusive

Goldman Sachs built its talent pipeline around apprenticeship. AI is now testing what that means

• How does the apprenticeship model evolve when AI takes over the work that once taught the trade?
• AI can accelerate junior employees’ output while slowing the learning curve that once came from doing the work themselves.

10-Q

The Week in Market Moves | Aug 20-27, 2026

• This analysis tracks recent specific company developments and how markets responded, anchored to Thursday's close.
• This week’s prominent moves came from Wells Fargo, Visa, TD Bank, Affirm, and NVIDIA.

5 questions, Banking, Member Exclusive, SMB Finance

‘Traditional banks have equated advising with cross-selling’: Grasshopper’s Danielle Kane on why just 7% of SMBs see banks as trusted advisors

• Only 7% of SMB owners see their banks as trusted advisors, exposing a gap between transactional services and the strategic support they need.
• Grasshopper’s Danielle Kane says the SMB-bank relationship needs to shift from more tools to proactive guidance that helps businesses navigate complexity and scale.

Banking, Lending, Member Exclusive, Podcasts, SMB Finance

Live Oak Bank’s BJ Losch on why AI is an accelerant, not a strategy

• Live Oak Bank grew from lending only to veterinarians into 40 verticals without ever opening a branch.
• President BJ Losch explains how AI is helping cut SBA loan approval-to-close times from over 100 days toward a two-week target, while keeping the credit decision itself with a human underwriter.