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Sara Khairi

Pakistan

Reporter at Tearsheet

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  • Banks tackle the growing issue of investment banking burnout — But is it actually working? - Tearsheet

    1 week ago | tearsheet.co | Sara Khairi

    In the high-stakes world of finance, where metrics move and profits respond, it’s easy to forget that behind every ledger lies a legion of employees. The financial sector isn’t exactly renowned for its leisurely pace. Historically, junior investment banking jobs have been synonymous with grueling hours, often eclipsing the 100-hour mark in a week, worn like badges of honor.

  • A deep dive into how Amex’s new Frontier Research Team is using AI and ML to build better modeling solutions

    2 weeks ago | tearsheet.co | Sara Khairi

    AI has found one of its strongest footholds in financial services through payments – and payments firms are beginning to lean in hard. American Express (Amex) is one of the legacy payments players tapping into machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve how it handles risk and credit decisions. The company is also actively exploring the tech’s potential, with a newly created team focused on uncovering new AI/ML use cases.

  • BNPL players turn up the heat: Affirm and Klarna compete for banks, growth, and market leadership

    2 weeks ago | tearsheet.co | Sara Khairi

    The buy now, pay later (BNPL) race has shifted into a new phase. BNPL providers, Affirm and Klarna, initially grew by integrating into e-commerce checkouts, and are now contending for partnerships with major banks. This is also a sign that financial institutions are warming up to the idea of installment-based lending.

  • Banking Without Borders: How Lili is making US banking accessible to international SMBs

    3 weeks ago | tearsheet.co | Sara Khairi

    International growth is hard, and only a few succeed. One company that successfully managed to make its products accessible to an overseas client base is Mercury, which offers banking services to customers, primarily early-stage startups and tech companies.

  • A quarter into 2025, where are Goldman and Apple steering their strategies next?

    3 weeks ago | tearsheet.co | Sara Khairi

    Today, I’d like to talk about two partners of a formidable alliance that set out to reshape partnerships in financial services. One brought technological prowess, the other financial muscle — but their grand collaboration didn’t unfold as expected. If you’ve connected the dots, yes, I’m talking about Apple and Goldman Sachs. Today, though, Goldman is back doing what it does best, investment banking and trading, while pushing forward to deepen its AI-related experiments across the business.

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