10-Q,
Member Exclusive
- Robinhood's story has largely been one of investing – every new product strengthened that core business. June's product launches marked a noticeable departure.
- The firm has spent years broadening its product lineup. June marked the shift from product expansion to platform integration.
Sara Khairi | July 13, 2026
Partner,
Podcasts,
SMB Finance
- BILL processes over 1% of US GDP in payments, and its next move is to use task-based automation to further deepen the value it delivers to its customers.
- Chief Product Officer Michael Cieri, shares how the firm is weighing opportunity vs. risk and how its crafting agents for the high-trust domain it operates in.
Rabab Ahsan | July 13, 2026
Member Exclusive,
Opinion
- As AI agents assume more responsibility for commerce, the transaction remains visible, but the decision-making behind it becomes increasingly opaque.
- Financial services are reconstructing the decision trail AI has hidden. That's why the industry's conversation increasingly revolves around intent, context, governance, permissions, explainability, and accountability.
Sara Khairi | July 10, 2026
AI Innovation,
Member Exclusive,
Payments
- Most payment discussions assume the biggest challenge is moving money from Point A to Point B. What if the bigger bottleneck is actually the operational noise surrounding the payment?
- Investing in checks sounds like a step backward, but J.P. Morgan Payments is doing exactly that – because paper checks still create the greatest operational friction in the modern financial system.
Sara Khairi | July 09, 2026
Business of Fintech
- SoFi and Square are making the case through products. Capital One is making it through research, showing that integrated financial tools are becoming essential to how small businesses grow.
- Each announcement addresses a different challenge, but they're all working toward the same goal.
Sara Khairi | July 08, 2026