The agentic banking future brings a lot of uncertainty. While some experts predict the user interface will be visual, others imagine a screen-free, voice-based user experience. At FinovateEurope 2026, we sat down with Dimitri Masin, CEO of Gradient ...
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03/19/2026

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/03/19 12:08 -0400

The agentic banking future brings a lot of uncertainty. While some experts predict the user interface will be visual, others imagine a screen-free, voice-based user experience.

At FinovateEurope 2026, we sat down with Dimitri Masin, CEO of Gradient Labs, to discuss the evolution from mobile-first banking to agentic banking, as well as how banks should think about the build vs. buy decision in the age of AI.

Masin contends that while banks have spent the last decade perfecting digital...

By David Penn on 2026/03/18 19:55 -0400

How can banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions transform the massive volumes of data they process every day into actionable insights that can drive better decision-making, identify inefficiencies, and engage more customers? How will technologies like AI specifically help financial institutions challenged by competition from non-bank rivals, ever-evolving consumer expectations, and regulatory uncertainty?

This year at FinovateSpring 2026, we are showcasing five innovative...

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/03/18 16:25 -0400
  • Robinhood Ventures Fund I made early investments in Stripe and ElevenLabs, expanding its portfolio of private fintech and AI companies.
  • The fund, which began trading earlier this month on the New York Stock Exchange, gives retail investors access to private market opportunities traditionally reserved for institutional and accredited investors.
  • As part of its push to become a financial super app, Robinhood is building infrastructure to package and distribute private assets.

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By David Penn on 2026/03/18 15:21 -0400
  • Pay by Bank infrastructure provider Token.io unveiled its Account on File feature this week.
  • The new feature securely recalls a user's preferred bank and accounts and presents these as defaults for future transactions, boosting the convenience of Pay by Bank.
  • Token.io was founded in 2015 and made its Finovate debut the same year at FinovateSpring. Todd Clyde is CEO.

Token.io launched its new Account on File feature this week. Designed to boost the convenience of Pay by Bank,...

By David Penn on 2026/03/17 20:03 -0400
  • Payouts and treasury platform PayQuicker launched its 1099 tax reporting solution, powered by fellow Finovate alum Avalara.
  • The new offering helps reduce the complexity of 1099 filing while keeping companies compliant with the latest regulatory mandates.
  • New York-based PayQuicker made its Finovate debut at FinovateFall 2022. Avalara is an alum of Finovate's developer conference, FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2015.

PayQuicker, a payouts and treasury platform that made its Finovate...

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