Fintech Happy Hour

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• AI Agents Get Payment Rails: Visa, Mercury, and Stablecoins

  June 23, 2026 · 13 min

  AI is moving beyond answering questions and starting to take action. Mercury launches conversational banking, Anthropic urges banks to delegate work to AI agents, and Visa-backed infrastructure is giving autonomous systems the ability to…

• Cash App Gets a Phone, Robinhood Gets Lean, AI Gets Investing

  June 21, 2026 · 9 min

  Robinhood proves disciplined growth still wins, Current keeps its growth streak alive, and Cash App turns payments and mobile service into one ecosystem. Plus, we explore the comeback of old-school fraud and Coinbase’s bold move to bring…

• AI Agents, XRP and Crypto Checkout Go Mainstream

  June 15, 2026 · 16 min

  Crypto is getting more practical. Ripple launches a toolkit that lets AI agents make payments on the XRP Ledger, while Crypto.com and Yuno bring crypto checkout to hundreds of thousands of merchants with instant fiat settlement and no…

• Coinbase and Mastercard Build the Future of AI Payments

  June 15, 2026 · 10 min

  AI agents are moving from assistants to economic actors. This week, Mastercard launches Agent Pay for Machines, Coinbase gives AI agents the ability to trade and transact, Ramp hits a $44 billion valuation on the back of AI spend…

• Cash App’s Tap-to-Pay Wand, Revolut’s $115B Valuation and New Crypto Tax Rules

  June 9, 2026 · 8 min

  Fintech innovation is showing up everywhere—from physical payment devices to tax policy. Cash App launches a tap-to-pay NFC wand, Revolut explores a secondary sale that could value the company at $115 billion, and Airwallex expands deeper…

• Bandsaw AI on Security Risks, Bitcoin Perpetual Futures & Tokenized Deposits

  June 8, 2026 · 16 min

  AI is rapidly changing the rules of banking. The ECB warns that AI-powered attacks are shrinking cybersecurity response times, while Bandsaw AI explains why implementation - not access - will determine which banks actually benefit from the…

• Dimon’s $20B Acquisition Plans, Polymarket Crackdown, FalconX IPO

  June 8, 2026 · 7 min

  Wall Street, prediction markets, and crypto all faced pivotal moments this week. Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan could deploy up to $20 billion on the right acquisition, regulators bring another insider trading case tied to Polymarket, and the…

• Robinhood’s AI Traders, SoFi’s Stablecoin & Mastercard’s Crypto Push

  May 29, 2026 · 20 min

  AI is coming for your wallet - in a good way. Robinhood rolls out agentic trading and AI-powered payments, SoFi launches its own stablecoin while expanding its lending infrastructure, and Mastercard quietly strengthens its crypto rails…