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Ani Tech CEO on AI: "a real pathway to real results as opposed to 5% efficiency gains"
9 arguments: most firms hold AI agents back with timid pilots, compliance can check every file instead of a sample, and only 6% of Britons attend…
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Robinhood CEO on GameStop: "I don't know, 250 million, 500 million. I'm not sure."
8 moments: a capital call that jumped from $3B to $7B overnight, the copper pots that held his grandparents' savings, and the legacy test that ended his…
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AI agents need their own bank account with a spending cap, says OnePay's CEO
9 takeaways: how Walmart's 150M weekly shoppers come at zero acquisition cost, a teen account that builds a credit score by 18, and what building Marcus…
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Revolut CEO: lending stays under 10% of the balance sheet, since banks trade at 10x
9 insights: 100,000 signups a day with no growth budget until 2022, a bets process that shuts the bottom quartile, and an AI venture arm he puts in the…
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Intrinsic Value Portfolio managers: Mercado Libre's margin drop is accounting, not Shopee
10 takeaways: why Mercado Pago now handles more volume off the marketplace than on it, how free shipping is working against Shopee, and a model that…
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DTCC executive on tokenization: "about 30 trillion that could come on chain"
6 insights: why DTCC says the token is not the product, how a tokenized money market fund could replace a cash margin call, and why it nets 98% of…
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PayPal CEO on turnaround: "at least $1.5 billion of savings"
5 calls: why Citigroup's CEO says the selloff was hedge funds de-risking, how PayPal's CEO says the company lost the consumer, and why its board turned…
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1 in 3 Australians have owned crypto and 90% know Bitcoin, Coinbase Australia's COO finds
11 takeaways: Coinbase custodies over 75% of Bitcoin value, why a stablecoin transfer costs five basis points, and what ASIC's coming rules will and…
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COVID took away one of the two legs payments stand on — Mastercard CEO
8 lessons: why Mastercard now calls itself the trust layer of the AI economy, how it split one global network into digital islands, and why half of each…
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Figure CEO on mortgages: "A mortgage done through our process is about $1,000"
6 takeaways: how blockchain cut third-party loan review costs 80%, the "Rule of 150" marketplace behind Figure's growth, and why AI agents will route…
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30% efficiency gain for Regions developers using GenAI, the bank's tech chief finds
11 takeaways: why bank customers measure their bank against Amazon and Avis, why Regions keeps a human in every AI loop, and why clients should never…
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A private bank's subscription document takes 17 steps, says Subscribe's founder
6 takeaways: Why advisers still switch between two systems to buy private credit, why top venture funds stay closed to wealth clients, and why private…
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