Sarah Vainstein

Imagine a banking landscape where billion-dollar deals reshape competition overnight, creating powerhouses that redefine customer experiences and market dynamics. The recent $10.9 billion acquisition of Comerica by Fifth Third Bancorp stands as a prime example of such transformative maneuvers,

What happens when Europe’s financial titans band together to challenge the global digital payment giants? A seismic shift is brewing as 10 of the continent’s leading banks, including heavyweights like BNP Paribas and ING, unite to launch a euro-pegged stablecoin by mid-2026. This isn’t just a tech

A historic employment reset in U.S. banking gathered pace as higher-for-longer rates collided with automation that no longer sits at the edge of the org chart but inside the operating core, reshaping roles, workflows, and cost baselines across the sector. The headline number told the story plainly:

Priya Jaiswal has spent years parsing how fast-growing fintechs turn momentum into durable economics. In this conversation, she unpacks Revolut’s leap to a $75 billion valuation, the mechanics behind its unusually liquid staff share sales, and the operating disciplines that enabled $4 billion in

In the ever-evolving world of financial technology, few voices stand out as distinctly as Priya Jaiswal’s. With a formidable background in banking, business, and finance, Priya has become a trusted authority in market analysis, portfolio management, and international business trends. Her insights

Imagine a world where a single click can transfer millions of dollars across the globe in seconds, where artificial intelligence handles complex financial operations with eerie precision, and where small businesses can compete on a global scale thanks to digital tools. This is the reality of

November’s fintech launches told a striking story of incumbents and challengers leaving silos behind and leaning on specialist partners to sprint into new categories without sacrificing regulatory comfort or customer trust, and the throughline was unmistakable: platform rails and co-built products

What does it take to steer a blockchain company through the choppy waters of financial innovation and global expansion? In an industry where tech often overshadows fiscal strategy, Digital Asset, a New York-based software firm behind the transformative Canton Network, has made a striking decision

Sarah, thanks for having me. I’ve spent years watching how supervisory choices ripple through real banks, borrowers, and markets, and the current debates around debanking and tailoring aren’t abstract to me—they’re lived reality for lenders and customers. Since the Money20/20 discussion on Oct. 28,

In an industry long defined by gated networks and batch settlements, a major U.S. bank moving a dollar-pegged token across a public chain signaled a pivot from proof-of-concept talk to live-fire testing under real compliance controls, and the stakes stretched far beyond a single pilot. The trial