Sara Khairi

1 week ago | tearsheet.co | Sara Khairi

In the early 2010s, Wise (then known as TransferWise) made a name for itself by targeting the bloated fees of international money transfers. Its brand was scrappy and distinctly European. But over a decade later, the company’s next chapter isn’t being penned in London or , but on Wall Street. Earlier this month, Wise announced it plans to shift its primary stock listing to the NASDAQ, a move both strategic and symbolic that underscores tectonic shifts in the global listings landscape.

2 weeks ago | tearsheet.co | Sara Khairi

For years, artificial intelligence in financial services has moved between two poles: fear and fascination. The rollout of chatbots, cloud migrations, and cautious experimentation characterized the early 2020s. However, it now appears that financial firms are adopting a more moderate approach as their AI efforts mature. They are entering a new phase, one that reimagines AI as a semi-autonomous agent capable of executing multistep tasks with limited oversight. The shift is subtle.

2 weeks ago | tearsheet.co | Sara Khairi

It’s a new week of the 10Q edition, and the conversation around AI isn’t slowing down. And judging by the pace of innovation, companies are in no mood to rest. We track two new AI developments this week from well-known public companies: Square, the payments and commerce unit of Block, and legacy bank Morgan Stanley.

3 weeks ago | tearsheet.co | Sara Khairi

In the early days, crypto was loud. Coins got pumped, communities rallied, and regulators scowled. For the most part, the industry thrived on adrenaline, driven by chart spikes, cultural memes, and the promise of a decentralized utopia. But now the loud early years, marked by fringe experiments and speculative fever, are giving way to a deeper and a bit more consequential narrative: the slow weaving of crypto into the fabric of everyday finance.

3 weeks ago | tearsheet.co | Sara Khairi

Wall Street loves a good buzzword, but when AI appears on quarterly earnings calls and product roadmaps, it’s not just talk – it’s a pivot. Over the past week, some of the non-headline-grabbing public financial firms have moved their advanced AI efforts into production, beyond the lab phase and into frontline operations.