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David Weinstein

David Weinstein Co-founder and CEO at KayOS

From Bottlenecks to Leverage: Re-architecting Scaleup Operations with AI Agents

Part 4 in a 4-part series on intelligent agents in fintech This is the final article in our series on how AI agents are transforming fintech operations. We’ve explored how lean teams are scaling with agents instead of headcount, how data chaos can be turned into structured context, and how embedded governance enables safe autonomy. Now we turn to ...

/ai /startups Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Katherine Chan

Katherine Chan CEO at Juice

Finance that fits: what SMEs really need from credit in 2025

SME lending is back in the headlines. In the first quarter of 2025, UK high-street banks issued billions in new loans, supported by expanded government schemes and renewed interest in business credit. On paper, the recovery looks strong. But in practice, many founders still find themselves working around finance rather than with it. During the yea...

/startups /inclusion Fintech innovation and startups

Katherine Chan

Katherine Chan CEO at Juice

5 Uncomfortable Truths About SME Lending in 2025

Small businesses do the heavy lifting, but fair access to finance is still out of reach for many. In 2024, gross lending rose 13% to just over £16 billion (UK Finance). But repayments outpaced new loans, leaving a funding gap that hasn’t closed. Debt levels have more than doubled since before the pandemic (OECD, 2024). Many firms now carry liabilit...

/startups /inclusion Fintech

Imanuel Kaiser

Imanuel Kaiser President at Bloxley

Speak Without Words

You can tell in seconds, some fintech products click. Why? They look good, feel considered, give a sense of control. What you're seeing is design doing the heavy lifting. To their detriment, most startups don’t treat design like a real business lever. Instead, they might think of it as a coat of paint to add once the product works. But great fint

/retail /startups Digital Banking Trends

David Weinstein

David Weinstein Co-founder and CEO at KayOS

Beyond Dashboards: Turning Fintech Data Chaos into Structured Context

The data problem faced by many Fintech’s isn’t scarcity, it’s chaos - too much scattered information, and not enough meaning. Customer notes are stashed in Notion. Key metrics sit in Looker. Compliance lives in dense PDFs. Slack channels hold buried insights. Internal docs reflect half-written strategies no one remembers updating. Multiply this ac...

/ai /startups Artificial Intelligence

David Weinstein

David Weinstein Co-founder and CEO at KayOS

Why the Smartest Fintechs Are Scaling with AI Agents – Not Headcount

For the better part of a decade, fintech growth has followed a familiar trajectory: secure funding, hire aggressively, and scale fast in pursuit of market traction. It worked. High-performing teams, ambitious roadmaps, and well-capitalised burn rates became the standard operating model for any startup with global aspirations. But that playbook is ...

/ai /startups Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Zurab Ashvil

Zurab Ashvil Founder & CEO at T3RRA Ltd

The Rise of the Full-Stack Founder: Why Tomorrow’s Unicorns Are Built by Swiss Army Knives

In a dimly lit co-working space in downtown Lisbon, Maria refreshes her investor deck minutes before a Zoom pitch to a London VC. Her marketing dashboard pings - the latest ad campaign just hit a 7% click-through rate. Slack is blowing up with a UI bug flagged by a user in Singapore. She sips her espresso, opens Figma, and starts sketching a new p...

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Greta Ranonyte

Greta Ranonyte CEO at Fintech Hub LT

€152 Billion Is Just the Beginning: How Much Further Can Lithuania’s Fintech Sector Grow?

As annual financial reports begin to surface, it’s clear that Lithuania’s fintech sector is gaining impressive momentum. In 2024, revenues generated by electronic money and payment institutions (EMIs and EPIs) in Lithuania grew by 25%. The volume of payment transactions surged by one-third compared to the previous year, reaching an impressive €152...

/startups /predictions Fintech

Saumil Patel

Saumil Patel Content Marketing Manager at InCred Money

How to Choose the Right Business Idea: NPCS Startup Selector Tool Simplifies Startup Selection

The thought of starting a business can provide a fair level of excitement, but choosing the perfect idea for a business can surely be a difficult task. There are industries and businesses, investments to explore, but most entrepreneurs always find themselves stuck at the most important task, selecting one. In the modern day where every business is...

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Arun Poojari

Arun Poojari CEO & Co - Founder at Cashinvoice

How Payment-Linked Lending Reduces Credit Risk for MSME

Payment-linked lending (PLL) is re-shaping the cash flow realities of small businesses by synchronizing credit repayments with actual revenues. The model provides MSMEs the convenience they require to control working capital without being burdened with fixed repayment schedules. In recent years, MSMEs have been in a better financial position, than...

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