# This Week in Fintech This file provides information about This Week in Fintech to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [Ramp Seeks Bank Charter for Digital Asset Custody ](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/ramp-seeks-bank-charter-for-digital-asset-custody): The proposed trust bank would manage investments and hold digital assets. - [Wallets lift financial inclusion to a record | TWIF Latin America ](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/wallets-lift-financial-inclusion-to-a-record-twif-latin-america): Also: Inter takes full control of its insurance arm, and Brazil gives fintechs 20 days to offer human customer support. - [Exclusive: A Look at Stripe’s Next Push Beyond Payments: Treasury for Agents](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/exclusive-a-look-at-stripe-s-next-push-beyond-payments-treasury-for-agents) - [Deepfakes Are Making Biometric Authentication Tricky, But Experts Say It’s Still the Best KYC Option](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/deepfakes-are-making-biometric-authentication-tricky-but-experts-say-it-s-still-the-best-kyc-option): From injection attacks to deepfakes, biometric technology is very much under threat. But experts say it's still a frontrunner when it comes to verifying identity in a consumer-friendly way. - [Plaid’s New Credit Model Looks for Financial Trouble Behind Strong Credit Scores](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/plaid-s-new-credit-model-looks-for-financial-trouble-behind-strong-credit-scores) - [There’s a New Sheriff in Town | TWIF Africa ](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/there-s-a-new-sheriff-in-town-twif-africa): Kenya’s Payments Bill Brings Raids, Firings, and Takeovers - [Mesh Teams With Visa to Enable Stablecoin, Crypto Spending at Over 175 Million Merchants](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/mesh-teams-with-visa-to-enable-stablecoin-crypto-spending-at-over-175-million-merchants) - [Acorns and Intuit Strike Deals | Exits & Deep Reads ](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/acorns-and-intuit-strike-deals-exits-deep-reads): A $6.1 billion insurance software buyout, strong IPO demand in Egypt and a major bank acquisition in India round out this week’s exits. - [‘They Want a 2022 Version of Ramp’: Why Banks Hesitate on Agentic Spend](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/they-want-a-2022-version-of-ramp-why-banks-hesitate-on-agentic-spend): Pliant CEO Malte Rau on why billion-dollar fundraises are waking up legacy lenders - [Ramp Makes $1.85B Raise Official | Fundraises ](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/ramp-makes-1-85b-raise-official-fundraises): AI investing, housing finance and new venture funds round out the week. - [Leave your agent at the door](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/leave-your-agent-at-the-door): JP Morgan bans MCPs, but neobanks are leaning in - [The State is Always Watching | TWIF China](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/the-state-is-always-watching-twif-china) - [Agency and Apathy | TWIF UK & Europe](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/agency-and-apathy-twif-uk-europe): Fintech's convenience epoch is coming to an end. - [Spade Looks To Democratize Transaction AI for Smaller Banks Lacking Wall Street Firepower ](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/spade-looks-to-democratize-transaction-ai-for-smaller-banks-lacking-wall-street-firepower): The company's CEO, Oban MacTavish, told This Week in Fintech that their product can fit any company size -- from the big fintechs to the little banks. - [Exclusive: A Zillow Alum raises $5M to Help Homebuyers Keep More of the Commission](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/exclusive-a-zillow-alum-raises-5m-to-help-homebuyers-keep-more-of-the-commission) - [Vishal Garg Regained Control of Better. Now He Wants Someone Else to Run It](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/vishal-garg-regained-control-of-better-now-he-wants-someone-else-to-run-it): Garg’s return followed a bitter dispute over Better’s leadership and financial performance. - [Agents of (Small) Change | This Week in Fraud](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/agents-of-small-change-this-week-in-fraud): Amex Shows Its Work on Agent Intent - [Women get hired. Men get promoted | TWIF Latin America](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/women-get-hired-men-get-promoted-twif-latin-america): In Mexico and Brazil, women make up much of the finance workforce but hold few of the jobs at the top - [Acorns Bets on Young Adults in Frich Acquisition](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/acorns-bets-on-young-adults-in-frich-acquisition) - [When The Customer Isn't in the Room](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/when-the-customer-isn-t-in-the-room): Identity for Agentic Commerce - [African Banks Want In | TWIF Africa ](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/african-banks-want-in): FNB Unlocks Retail Crypto, Absa Vaults Assets, and Standard Bank Bets $200M on OPay - [Stable Growth: Stablecoins Find Their Footing Across Asia](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/stable-growth-stablecoins-find-their-footing-across-asia) - [Anchorage Buys Routable | Exits & Deep Reads ](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/anchorage-buys-routable-exits-deep-reads): Shares adds banking infrastructure, BPCE takes a stake in Sabadell, and Revolut looks beyond financial services. - [AI Insurance and Mortgage Platforms Raise $350M | Fundraises ](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/ai-insurance-and-mortgage-platforms-raise-350m-fundraises): Plus: Capital markets and cash management draw sizable rounds - [Too big to fail, but not too big to fine](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/too-big-to-fail-but-not-too-big-to-fine): Also: Plaid launches new AI models for credit, fraud and payments - [Big Raise, Big Launches | TWIF China ](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/big-raise-big-launches-twif-china) - [Almost Every Fintech Is Now a Phone Network | TWIF UK and Europe](https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/p/almost-every-fintech-is-now-a-phone-network-twif-uk-and-europe): Does it make sense to buy your sim from your bank?