AI Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence,
Member Exclusive
- AI agents today can assist, recommend, and execute tasks under human-defined limits. The missing piece is a layer that makes those actions verifiable, controllable, and secure – that is what Amex’s ACE Developer Kit is built to address.
- The balance between automation, constraint, and accountability may become a key design principle of early agentic commerce.
Sara Khairi | April 16, 2026
Modern Marketing,
Payments
- Wise is building direct payment rail connections globally (8 live by 2026), with Lauren Langbridge expanding institutional partnerships like Morgan Stanley, Wealthsimple, and Upwork.
- Scott Viohl is driving Wise's North American brand awareness via creator-led campaigns, achieving 80%+ US adult reach and double-digit lifts in brand awareness.
Rabab Ahsan | April 14, 2026
10-Q,
Member Exclusive
- Major US banks are reconfiguring their consumer banking businesses in different ways.
- The renewed focus on consumer banking isn’t tech-driven. It reflects a shift toward capital-light touchpoints that become gateways to advice, wealth, and capital allocation.
Sara Khairi | April 13, 2026
Banking,
Member Exclusive
- U.S. Bank is focusing on three levers: speed of integration, intelligence of response, and depth of embedding in decision flows.
- The strategy sets up a self-sustaining cycle: usage grows from integration, data flows from usage, and products evolve in near real time.
Sara Khairi | April 09, 2026
Partner,
Podcasts
- Commercial banks are modernizing by augmenting their core systems, layering virtual account infrastructure and unified platforms on top to handle rising complexity.
- In this episode, Deepak Kapoor of Huntington National Bank and Rouzbeh Rotabi of Qolo discuss how connected deposits and virtual account structures enable banks to innovate faster, simplify reconciliation, and deliver more flexible, API-driven financial services without overhauling their core systems.
Zack Miller | April 09, 2026
