July 2, 2026
AI expense management at Expensify just got more hands-off. On July 1, 2026, Expensify expanded its Concierge AI to handle far more of the expense workflow. Customers can now configure accounts, automate tasks, and analyze spending in plain English. The tools work by email, text, or inside the Expensify app. The goal is less manual
June 26, 2026
AI wealth management startup Arca has raised $64 million as it emerges from stealth. The round splits into a $48.5 million Series A and a $15.5 million seed. General Catalyst led the Series A, with backing from Index Ventures and Venrock. Venrock led the earlier seed. Arca already manages more than $1 billion in client
June 26, 2026
AI decision automation startup Taktile has raised $110 million in Series C funding. Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the round. The deal signals how fast banks and insurers are shifting from testing AI to running it on live decisions. Existing backers joined the raise. Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, Tiger Global, Y Combinator, and
June 10, 2026
AI consumer research platform provider Pogo has launched a new tool that allows brands to have direct conversations with verified buyers. The conversation can happen within hours. Key Facts The company has also announced $32 million in funding from creators, founders, and investors. Some of the investors include Mantis (The Chainsmokers), Josh Buckley (Buckley Ventures),
June 8, 2026
Author: Pratik Singh Raguwanshi, Manager, Digital Experience, LiveHelpIndia Finance workforce automation is rewriting how finance teams operate, and the pace is brutal. The shift reaches far past algorithmic trading now. It touches operational workflows, reporting lines, and the exact skills a department needs to stay relevant. So the organizations that treat this as a distant problem
March 22, 2026
European FinTech deals over $100M surged 2.6x QoQ in Q1 2025, signaling a strong funding recovery and promising prospects for the industry.
March 22, 2026
Key global WealthTech investment stats in Q4 2025: Global WealthTech funding hit a five-quarter high in Q4 after a 49% year-on-year increase Average deal value increased by 27% to $22.7 million as investors opened their wallets Wealthsimple, based in Toronto, completed one of the largest WealthTech deals of the quarter with a $393 million funding
March 3, 2026
Author: Callum Gracie, Founder, Gia AI In January 2026, Google stood on a stage at NRF and launched the Universal Commerce Protocol with Walmart, Target, and Shopify. A few weeks later, Block, Anthropic, and OpenAI announced the Agentic AI Foundation to build open standards for autonomous AI systems. Mastercard followed with its Agent Suite for Q2
February 26, 2026
By Jesse Fowler, Founder of J&J Renovations and J&J Plumbing Services There is an old rule in the trades. The first contractor to get a quote back wins the job about 78% of the time. Speed beats price. Speed beats reputation. Speed wins. Now imagine one plumber can generate a detailed, accurate quote in three minutes while another takes
February 25, 2026
Author: Charitarth Sindhu, Fractional Business & AI Workflow Consultant AI can process thousands of documents in seconds. It can flag suspicious transactions across billions of data points. It can settle an insurance claim before a human finishes reading the first paragraph. Yet the fintech industry keeps circling back to the same conclusion: speed without judgment is
February 24, 2026
Author: Callum Gracie, founder of Otto Media and Co-Founder of GiaAI. A junior bookkeeper costs between $35,000 and $49,000 a year. An AI bookkeeping tool costs $240 to $6,000. That gap tells you everything about where SME spending is headed. I run an SEO agency and work with dozens of small business owners across trades
February 22, 2026
Author: Charitarth Sindhu, Fractional Business & AI Workflow Consultant The EU AI Act's August 2, 2026 deadline is closing fast. For fintech companies using AI in credit scoring, automated lending, or insurance underwriting, this is not a distant regulatory event. It is a hard compliance wall with fines reaching €35 million or 7% of global turnover.
