Why Embedded Payments is a Retention Strategy for Vertical SaaS with Joshua Silver, CEO of Rainforest
Joshua Silver of Rainforest makes the case that embedded payments is a retention strategy, not just a revenue line, and explains why the payfac economics have shifted dramatically.
How Figure Is Cutting Mortgage Costs from $12,000 to $1,000, with CEO Michael Tannenbaum
Figure CEO Michael Tannenbaum explains how blockchain is cutting mortgage costs from $12,000 to $1,000 and why Figure competes directly with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Fixing the Broken Appraisal Model in Asset-Backed Lending With Thomas Galbraith, CEO of Barkr
Thomas Galbraith explains how Barkr pairs AI valuation with a contractual warranty to solve the accountability gap that has always plagued asset-backed lending.
Building the Bank-Grade Ledger That Payments Infrastructure Was Missing With Patricia Montesi, CEO of Qolo
Patricia Montesi built Qolo’s bank-grade ledger, money movement, and card issuing stack from scratch, and KeyBank became both a client and a strategic investor.
The Case for AI as a Revenue Driver in Financial Infrastructure with Chris Walters, CEO of Finastra
Chris Walters, CEO of Finastra, explains why his company is treating AI as a growth accelerant, not a cost-cutting tool, and what it will take to modernize the community bank core.
Building a Profitable Neobank by Doing Everything the Hard Way With Ali Niknam, CEO of bunq
Ali Niknam, founder and CEO of Bunq, on how a paid-from-day-one model, a greenfield banking license, and €85M in profit set the stage for a US market entry.
No Code Infrastructure and the Future of Lending with Timothy Li, CEO of LendAPI
Timothy Li’s LendAPI is turning lending product launches into a drag-and-drop experience, and Sunglass Hut is already in production.
Kareem Saleh, CEO of FairPlay, on Building the AI Enablement Layer for Financial Services
Kareem Saleh of FairPlay explains how generative and agentic AI have transformed the fairness challenge and why today’s compliance decisions will drive tomorrow’s enforcement actions.
