Finance News, Analysis & Insights — Fintech Rundown

Funding & IPOs 📊 Objective

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Booths for Business or Just Hype?

Everyone’s talking about TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 as the place to be for deal flow. But after years of watching these things, the real question is: who's actually cashing in?

5 min read 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Crypto & DeFi ⚠️ Warning

Crypto Hacks Hit Record $2.7B in 2025

The crypto world just set a grim new record. Hackers made off with a staggering $2.7 billion in 2025, a jump from previous years. This isn't just data; it's a financial catastrophe.

4 min read 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Funding & IPOs 📊 Objective

YC Invests in Stablecoins: Seed Checks Hit the Blockchain

Y Combinator is officially moving seed funding onto the blockchain. Startups accepted into the legendary accelerator can now opt to receive their $500,000 checks in stablecoins, a move that could reshape how capital flows in early-stage tech.

5 min read 2 weeks, 5 days ago

AI in Finance 📈 Bullish

Abacum's AI Finance Platform: CFOs Become Chief Performance Officers

Forget the endless spreadsheet grind. Abacum's vision for finance is one of proactive, data-driven performance, with AI acting as an invisible co-pilot for every CFO.

5 min read 2 weeks, 5 days ago

AI in Finance 📊 Objective

Abacum CEO: Finance is Now About Product, Not Spreadsheets

Forget number crunching in spreadsheets. Abacum's CEO is pushing finance teams to operate like product teams, leveraging AI for real-time insights and scenario planning.

6 min read 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Explainers 📊 Objective

Daily Briefing: April 30, 2026

Your AI morning briefing for April 30, 2026 — the top stories you need to know.

1 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Funding & IPOs 📊 Objective

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Day 3: AI Hype Peaks as Winners Emerge

Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 cranks up the AI fervor with bold claims from Google Cloud and Hugging Face. But beneath the stage lights, it's the same old question: who's actually cashing in?

5 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Crypto & DeFi 📈 Bullish

$2.85B Solana Revenue: Yakovenko's AI Coding Obsession

Solana's $2.85 billion revenue milestone coincides with CEO Anatoly Yakovenko's full-throated endorsement of agentic coding. The blockchain pioneer now delegates coding to AI, watching Claude 'churn through its thing.'

5 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Payments & Transfers 📈 Bullish

Stripe's Adaptive Pricing: Local Currency Boosts Subscriptions by 4.7%

The global subscription economy is booming, but pricing across borders is a labyrinth. Stripe's latest move, Adaptive Pricing, aims to simplify that complexity, showing significant gains in early testing.

6 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago

AI in Finance 📊 Objective

AI Commerce Payments: Real Hurdles for Real Shoppers [Analysis]

The promise of AI agents effortlessly handling our shopping needs is tantalizing, but the reality is a tangled web of technical hurdles. Getting agentic commerce right means confronting unglamorous integrations and failure modes head-on.

6 min read 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Explainers 📊 Objective

Daily Briefing: April 29, 2026

Your AI morning briefing for April 29, 2026 — the top stories you need to know.

2 min read 3 weeks ago

AI in Finance 📊 Objective

Agentic Commerce: 10 Lessons from the Front Lines

The future of buying with AI agents is here, but it's far from smoothly. Diving into the messy reality of agentic commerce reveals crucial lessons for sellers and developers alike.

8 min read 3 weeks ago