How AI will Transform Fintech: Cross-border SMB Commerce Rails
Today the cross-border logistics plus payments stack is broken for merchants under $10-20 mn of revenue. Much like sewing together a patchwork quilt from scratch, these merchants today have to stitch together Shopify, ShipBob, UPS, Avalara, Wise, local import brokers, customs paperwork, random tax agents, and then sit down and pray nothing gets stuck at…
Best Practices in Fintech AI – Notes from our CEO conference
We recently had our 17th Annual QED CEO Summit in Washington, D.C. and had an amazing turnout from what we (admittedly somewhat biasedly!) think are the most exciting entrepreneurs and builders in the world of global fintech. Given the times we live in, it should not come as a surprise that we had lots of…
The Coming Stablecoin Regime — and What It Means for Fintech
Hot on the heels of the U.S. GENIUS Act, the Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey published a very clear and concise framework in the FT entitled “The New Stablecoin Regime”. As more regulation is clearly coming for stablecoins, all market participants including entrepreneurs need to be aware of the risks and opportunities created by…
The Agent Store Is Coming. Here’s What That Means.
We’re entering a new frontier — the Agent Store, akin to App Store but filled with autonomous AI assistants. Think of jotting down “travel agent,” “CFO assistant,” or even “model gimp,” and voilà — you browse, install, and transact (or should we say “hire”). No prompts needed, no integration headaches. Why is it happening? What…
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