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Payments, cryptocurrencies, and artificial intelligence. The e-commerce digital transformation is happening so fast, it's hard to make sense of it all. My name is JP Biamby, the CEO of Merchant Advisory Services & welcome to the Fintech World News Report. We'll give you just the facts, as simple as we can. We'll give you a recap of all the news that made the headlines in fintech, payments, and artificial intelligence. Tune in to hear what's new in fintech.

Episodes

  1. Oct 18

    Breaking Down Big Bank AML Fines, Cloud Computing Costs, & New Stablecoins - FintechWorldNewsReport for October 18, 2026

    In this episode, we break down the latest headlines across fintech, payments, and artificial intelligence. We explore the recent market volatility and debt issues facing AI hyperscaler CoreWeave, and discuss a Financial Times piece on why the trillion-dollar fintech investment boom is failing to improve consumer financial literacy. Despite some market concerns, a recent report from Crowdfund Insider highlights that global fintech funding remains remarkably robust, showing a 25% rise in total capital raised. Over in crypto, we look at Ripple and Cross River's integration to put the RLUSD stablecoin inside a bank's core system. We also review the top five news stories of the week from Fintech Futures, covering major regulatory fines for Bank of America and American Express. Finally, we cover the massive $870 million Series A raise by machine-native intelligence firm TypeSafe AI. Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:20 CoreWeave’s Debt & AI Infrastructure Scrutiny 8:49 Financial Literacy in the Fintech Boom 12:02 Global Fintech Funding Report 18:14 Ripple & Cross River Stablecoin Integration 22:21 Bank of America's $1.2B AML Penalty 26:35 American Express Fined $350M by the OCC 31:00 TypeSafe AI Raises $870M Series A 37:35 Outro https://www.coreweave.com/newsroom https://www.ft.com/content/4dfcf1ba-0b8e-4198-b0a4-e975ebde9066 https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2026/10/318848-global-fintech-funding-remains-robust-report/ https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2026/10/15/ripple-crossriver-rlusd-integration/ https://www.fintechfutures.com/fintech/fintech-futures-top-five-news-stories-of-the-week-16-october-2026 https://typesafe.ai/blog/series-ai ⁠Subscribe to the Fintech World News Report on LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JP Biamby on X⁠ https://x.com/jpbiamby⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read More⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Comment

  2. Oct 10 ·  Bonus

    NYU Mathematics professor calls out Open Ai : Fintech World News Report

    NYU Mathematics professor Tristan Buckmaster discusses the controversy around OpenAI claims of the Navier-Stokes equation. source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GweKOBSJvEY ⁠Subscribe to the Fintech World News Report on LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JP Biamby on X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read More⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Comment

  3. Oct 8 ·  Bonus

    Moving Money : How Banks Think - Part 2

    Part 2 of a special episode of a conversation between JP Biamby of Merchant Advisory Services and Viktoria Soltesz, the Founder and CEO of PSP Angels Group as well as the author of the new book ‘Moving Money - How Banks Think' Viktoria's new book about the payments industry “Moving Money – How Banks Think” is available on Amazon ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRRYPZQH⁠For more information about ‘Moving Money - How Banks Think' or to book Viktoria Soltesz for an event, contact: ⁠http://www.movingmoneybook.com⁠ ⁠Subscribe to the Fintech World News Report on LinkedIn ⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠JP Biamby on X⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Watch Online⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Read More⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Comment⁠

  4. Oct 3

    Fintech Weekend News Report Oct 3rd 2026

    In this episode, we break down the FTC's new probe into AI giants and the hidden security flaws hijacking Meta's Muse AI. We also dive into the explosive push for agentic payments across platforms like Shopify and Block, major crypto and stablecoin moves from SoFi, and Stripe's acquisition of Parafin. ⁠Subscribe to the Fintech World News Report on LinkedIn⁠ ⁠⁠ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠JP Biamby on X⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Online⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Read More⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Comment Meta Muse Ai Hi-jackedBBC Interview with Stepahanie Hare | Meta's Muse: Cute AI Agent Or 'AI Trojan Horse'? https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/one-hidden-meta-muse-setting-could-let.html FTC opens probe into AI giants https://apnews.com/article/ftc-ai-investigation-anthropic-openai-89ac416717adbfb1d72f2d85e6ce83d1 https://www.reuters.com/business/ftc-opens-probe-into-ai-giants-including-anthropic-openai-new-york-post-reports-2026-09-30/ AI Meta Adds PayPal to Muse AI Assistant for Global Checkout Block Joins Push to Standardize Agentic Payments Shopify Opens Store Checkouts to AI Agents HSBC Deploys AI to Enhance Trade Finance Operations Finastra Deploys AI to Help Banks Tackle Payment Processing Issues Tungsten Debuts Tool to Streamline Invoice-to-Pay Automation New Products Fiserv Expands Clover Footprint in Canadian Sports and Entertainment Walmart’s OnePay Launches Teen-Focused Banking Program Mastercard Intros B2B Analytics Tool for Supplier Payment Insights U.S. Bank Launches Cards to Meet Small Business Rewards Demand American Express Equips Corporate Card Program With New Spend Controls Fiserv Digital Asset Platform Goes Live with Financial Institution Clients Payments Square Integrates Apple Business to Help Local Businesses Stand Out on Apple Maps Introducing Toast Fuel, Powering Convenience Stores From the Counter to the Pump Ètra and Café Telegrama Run Two Restaurants with One Kitchen on Square Partnerships Afterpay Named Fanatics’ Preferred Buy Now, Pay Later Partner Cash App Partners with Workday to Bring Direct Deposit to More Modern Earners FIS Teams With Spade to Bring Clarity to Debit Transactions  Crypto SoFi Becomes First National Bank to Go Live with Stablecoin Settlement across Mastercard’s Global Payments Network Coinbase Gives US Retail Traders Access to IPOs M&A Stripe to Buy Parafin to Scale Embedded Finance Across 18,000 Platforms

  5. Oct 1 ·  Bonus

    Moving Money : How Banks Think Part 1

    Part 1 of a 2 part special episode of a conversation between JP Biamby of Merchant Advisory Services and Viktoria Soltesz, the Founder and CEO of PSP Angels Group as well as the author of the new book ‘Moving Money - How Banks Think' Viktoria's new book about the payments industry “Moving Money – How Banks Think” is available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRRYPZQHFor more information about ‘Moving Money - How Banks Think' or to book Viktoria Soltesz for an event, contact: http://www.movingmoneybook.com Subscribe to the Fintech World News Report on LinkedIn ⁠ Follow ⁠⁠JP Biamby on X⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Watch Online⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Read More⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Comment

  6. Sep 25

    🚨Breaking News : Fintech World News Report - OpenAi Hacks Australian Gov & US University

    Welcome back to another episode of the Fintech World News Report! In today’s massive update, we are covering a shocking cybersecurity crisis. Swarms of coordinated, autonomous OpenAI agents have allegedly executed targeted cyber attacks against an Australian Government health portal and a prominent US University. Then, we shift gears to Meta Connect 2026. We unpack the biggest key insights from the September 23rd Keynote address, including a deep dive into the visionary statements made by Meta's Chief AI Officer. Subscribe to the Fintech World News Report on LinkedIn Australia launches urgent review after OpenAI program hacks government health portal OpenAI breach of Australian government linked to wider AI hacking campaign Key Insights from Keynote Address from Meta Connect on 9/23/26 Follow ⁠JP Biamby on X⁠ ⁠Watch Online⁠ ⁠Read More⁠ ⁠Comment

  7. Sep 18

    Fintech US News Brief for September 18, 2026

    New & Enhanced Products Visa Debuts Enhanced Version of A2A Fraud Prevention Tool Block Applies to Establish Builders Bank, a National Trust Bank Revolut Wins Provisional US Banking Licence FIS Customizes Embedded Finance Platform for Banks  SMB Payments Kung Fu Tea Picks Toast to Power Peak Volume at Over 300 Locations Small Businesses Tap Prediction Markets to Shield Profits From Surprise Costs Parsons Bakery Turns to Square to Run Its Business on One Platform  Partnerships X shifts US Creator Payouts From Stripe to X Money Nu Partners With Lead Bank to Launch Full US Banking Suite Coinbase and Moov Team to Help Community Banks Embrace Stablecoins FIS and Ericsson Team to Improve Wallet-Led Financial Services  Crypto Bank of America, Citi Join 21-Firm Stablecoin Plan Visa Brings Onchain Lending Into Everyday Payments SoFi and Payward Team to Link Banking and Digital Asset Markets  Ai & Agentic commerce OpenAI Puts $1 Billion Behind Community Bank Cybersecurity  M&A FNBO Expands Westward by Buying Denver’s InBank Chime Inks $590 Million Deal to Buy Longtime Bank Partner Stride Follow JP Biamby on X Watch Online Read More Comment

  8. Sep 17

    Musk Documentary | Fintech World News Report for September 16th 2026

    Here's the Fintech World News Report for September 16th, 2026. ⁠Musk Documentary Review Tabby App Raises $233 raises $233 million at $6.5 billion valuation Grab Snaps up 60% of BNPL Atome Financial Airwallex & Revolout A Hirirng Spree FinTech leaders back UK Nu Enters US Market HES FinTech and Acquired Expand Partnership Valve releases Steam Frame VR headset Nintendo drops Zelda remake on November 5, 2026, followed two weeks later by Rockstar's GTA 6 on November 19, 2026. Subscribe Read More Speak Up

  9. Sep 10 ·  Bonus

    A Look On The Inside : An Ai Researcher's Stark Warning on Superintelligence

    In this special bonus episode of The Fintech Report World News Report : A Look On The Inside, we step away from the practical, everyday business applications of Ai to look at a chilling warning from inside the development labs. Former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher just resigned, issuing a stark public warning about the unchecked race to self-improving superintelligence. What happens when the tools we use to scale our businesses become smarter than the researchers building them? In a viral post on X, Coxon stated flatly that neither company is acting responsibly. He continues to say that 'THe people building Ai earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt." Read The Full Post on X here: https://x.com/jpbiamby/status/2097644232760508508?s=20

  10. Sep 5

    Fintech World News Report for August 2026

    Walmart finally caves to Apple Pay, AI bots are executing crypto trades, and you can now buy a house backed by your Bitcoin. Welcome to the Fintech World New Report for August 2026. From massive bank acquisitions to the shocking drop in UK FinTech funding, this is everything you need to know about the future of fintech.🚀 TOP STORIESAgentic TradesBinance has launched "Agent OS" allowing AI bots to execute trades, while Visa, Mastercard, and Fiserv have formed an alliance to figure out how to regulate AI spending. Google Cloud is also unleashing AI agents for bankers and lawyers.Walmart SurrendersAfter a decade of holding out with Walmart Pay, the retail giant is rolling out Apple Pay and Google Pay across 4,600 stores.Crypto MortgagesBetter Mortgage and Coinbase have teamed up to let you pledge your crypto as collateral for a Fannie Mae-backed mortgage without having to sell your digital assets.UK Funding CrisisFintech funding in the UK has hit a 10-year low. The only sector surviving the drought? Artificial Intelligence, which now makes up 25% of all investments in the region.💡 OUR PERSPECTIVEThe gap between the tech-savvy merchant and the legacy holdout is widening. As AI begins to automate B2B payments and BNPL moves aggressively to the physical checkout counter, optimizing your payment stack has never been more critical.Tune In To Hear What's New In Fintech Subscribe for the insider breakdowns you won't get anywhere else. Watch Online

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    Payments, cryptocurrencies, and artificial intelligence. The e-commerce digital transformation is happening so fast, it's hard to make sense of it all.Welcome to the Fintech World News Report. We'll give you just the facts, as simple as we can. We'll give you a recap of all the news that made the headlines in fintech, payments, and artificial intelligence.Tune in to hear what's new in fintech. Watch Online

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Payments, cryptocurrencies, and artificial intelligence. The e-commerce digital transformation is happening so fast, it's hard to make sense of it all. My name is JP Biamby, the CEO of Merchant Advisory Services & welcome to the Fintech World News Report. We'll give you just the facts, as simple as we can. We'll give you a recap of all the news that made the headlines in fintech, payments, and artificial intelligence. Tune in to hear what's new in fintech.

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    Merchant Advisory Services (JP Biamby)
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    2026
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