Hosam Arab and the Cash Problem That Built Tabby
He kept leaving jobs until he wondered whether the problem was him. Then one lesson from his first company, Namshi, grew into a $6.5 billion fintech.
Marvin EvansOctober 6, 2026
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Otala AI Pricer: The First Structured Products Pricer Built Directly Into Telegram and WhatsApp
Otala's AI Pricer quotes structured products inside Telegram and WhatsApp, bringing a desk-level tool to channels far outside institutional trading.
Marvin EvansJuly 8, 2026
64% of Canadians Used AI for Personal Finance Last Year. 73% Acted on That Advice. Banks Are Still Preferred, But the Gap Is Closing Fast.
JD Power found 64% of Canadians used AI tools in the past year, 41% for personal finance, and 73% of those acted on the advice.
Marvin EvansJuly 7, 2026
X Money Launch: 6% APY, $10M FDIC Coverage and a Metal Card, Elon Musk Financial Super-App Is Here
X Money offers Premium subscribers 6% APY, up to $10 million in FDIC coverage through a sweep network, 3% cashback and a metal Visa card, running on Cross River Bank.
Marvin EvansJuly 3, 2026
Starling Bank AI Scam Detector: The Tool Built with the Tinder Swindler Survivor That Could Change Fraud Prevention
Starling's scam detector, built with Tinder Swindler survivor Cecilie Fjellhøy, flags more than ten fraud types for all five million UK customers inside Starling Assistant.
Marvin EvansJune 29, 2026
MSCI Acquires First Street: When Climate Risk Data Becomes Financial Infrastructure
MSCI is paying $120 million for First Street's climate risk data, treating physical climate risk as a core input to underwriting and credit rather than a reporting footnote.
Marvin EvansJune 28, 2026
Airwallex $11 Billion: The Infrastructure Company That Spent a Decade Building the Rails Is Now Building the Train
Airwallex raised $320 million in a Series H led by Addition at an $11 billion valuation, alongside two new products that show where it is heading.
Marvin EvansJune 27, 2026
Prime Cash: Treasury Prime Powerful 90,000-Site Launch
Fintech customers can add cash at more than 90,000 US stores, including Walmart, Walgreens and CVS, through Treasury Prime's Prime Cash on Green Dot's network.
Marvin EvansJune 26, 2026
Embedded Finance Trends 2026: 6 Crucial Market Shifts
Mordor Intelligence projects embedded finance at $155.96 billion in 2026, rising to $454.48 billion by 2031. Six shifts are driving the move from pitch to architecture.
Marvin EvansMay 18, 2026
SMB Digital Banking 2026: 6 Essential Selection Questions
More than 30 million US small businesses can choose from more digital banks than ever. Six questions help separate genuine product fit from feature lists.
Marvin EvansMay 18, 2026
Bitcoin Commodity Rally: 5 Brutal Reasons BTC Lagged
Copper, wheat and energy rallied on supply disruption while Bitcoin lagged. Five reasons the asset failed to trade as the scarcity hedge its advocates promised.
Marvin EvansMay 14, 2026