Have you been keeping up with the conversations on the Finovate Podcast?
Podcast host and Finovate VP Greg Palmer has interviewed an interesting range of guests in the first few months of 2026. From Best of Show winners to venture capitalists to fintech founders, Palmer's podcast guests provide great insights into some of the most compelling innovations and the most important trends in our industry. Below are some of the conversations Greg has hosted so far this year.
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- Squarespace is launching Squarespace Balance, a new financial account that lets merchants manage earnings, spending, and cash flow directly within Squarespace Payments.
- Balance builds on Squarespace's growing suite of financial tools that help entrepreneurs run and scale their businesses online.
- Bringing business banking capabilities into its platform helps Squarespace compete with companies like Ramp and Shopify.
Website building and hosting platform Squarespace unveiled its...
- Agentic AI infrastructure company Lyzr AI has raised $14.5 million in Series A+ funding. The round was led by Accenture and gives the company a valuation of $250 million.
- This week's investment follows Lyzr AI's successful $8 million Series A round in October.
- Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, Lyzr AI made its Finovate debut at FinovateFall 2025 in New York.
Agentic AI infrastructure platform Lyzr AI has secured $14.5 million in a Series A+ round led by Accenture. The...
- Bilt is acquiring travel commission platform Sion for $30 million, marking the company’s second acquisition in less than a year.
- Bilt expects that the deal will strengthen its travel rewards offering.
- Integrating Sion’s technology will help Bilt connect travel advisors to its hospitality platform, helping members book travel experiences while creating a more differentiated rewards program.
Loyalty platform Bilt has acquired commission management platform Sion for $30...
In 2026, financial services have jumped well beyond the AI experimentation phase. At this point, firms are no longer considering whether or not to adopt AI, and are instead thinking about deployment strategies that will improve operations, decision-making, and internal productivity.
When organizations apply AI to their everyday processes, they can analyze data more effectively, automate workflows, glean insights, and help teams make better decisions with less manual effort. Regardless of...
