- AI: The Best Supporting Actor You’ll Never SeeEvery Oscars season, Hollywood celebrates “human artistryâ€� while quietly adopting whatever tech makes the deadline less terrifying. This year, artificial intelligence (AI) is the newest crew member: it doesn’t need a trailer, and it definitely won’t complain about craft-services hummus. The only catch? Nobody wants it walking the red carpet. The Academy’s Neutrality Is […] […]
- AI Financial Reporting Platform Inscope Raises $14.5 MillionInscope raised $14.5 million in a Series A funding round to increase the adoption and the capabilities of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered financial reporting platform designed for use by both enterprises and their accounting firms. The round brings the company’s total funding to $18.8 million, including the $4.3 million it raised in a seed round announced in […] […]
- First Citizens Seeks New Mergers to Cross Growth ThresholdFirst Citizens BancShares is looking to make acquisitions that will give it the scale needed to deal with the additional regulations that come into effect when a bank reaches $250 billion in assets, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 20), citing unnamed sources. The bank had $230 billion in assets at the end of December, according to the […] […]
- Multi-Agent Systems Move Business AI From Chatbot to OperationsFor the last two years, enterprise artificial intelligence has been stuck in the assistant phase, a world of smarter emails and faster document summaries that boosted individual productivity but left core business logic untouched. Now, the novelty of the chatbot is giving way to the utility of the agent. The industry is pivoting from […] […]
- Saks Global Pledges $600 Million to Vendors After Court WinSaks Global received court approval Friday (Feb. 20) for a $1 billion bankruptcy loan, Reuters reported Friday. The financing had been held up by vendors’ concerns that they may not get paid for goods they shipped to the luxury retailer before it declared bankruptcy, according to the report. Saks Global resolved those concerns before […] […]
- BHG Financial Originations Surge to $6.1B in 2025“With regards to BHG, that team down there just continues to deliver, you can see that with their performance in 2025,” said Pinnacle Financial Partners CFO Jamie Gregory on the company’s recent Q4 earnings call. Pinnacle owns 49% of BHG Financial. BHG’s average business loan is between $20,000 to $250,000. It also does personal loans. […]
- CFPB Costs Consumers At Least 10x More Than They Get BackA new study published by the White House Council of Economic Advisors found that the CFPB costs consumers more than it saves them. According to the report, CFPB regulations increased borrowing costs to consumers by $222 billion to $350 billion over the time period of 2011 – 2024. In return the CFPB has touted that […]
- Shopify Capital Finishes 2025 With $4.2B in MCAs and Business LoansShopify revealed its full year MCA & business loan origination figures. $4.2 billion. That’s $1.2 billion over the previous year. Only 91.9% of these deals were considered “current” as of December 31, 2025. That’s down slightly from last year when 93.7% of deals were considered current at year-end. For clarity, Shopify Capital offers funding in […]
- Channel Names Robert Moskovitz CFO, Eli Sethre Appointed President of EliteMinnetonka, MN, February 17, 2026 – Channel announced today that Robert Moskovitz has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer, adding further depth to its leadership team during a period of continued expansion. In his role, Moskovitz will oversee Channel’s financial strategy, with a focus on capital markets, liquidity, and long-term growth. He will lead […]
- deBanked CONNECT MIAMI Draws 1,100 People, Sets All-Time Record: See Photos HeredeBanked CONNECT MIAMI 2026 surpassed all expectations and set a small business finance industry all-time record for signups with 1,100 people. SEE PHOTOS HERE