JPMorgan expands Chase across Europe; Circle Raises $222M; OpenAI Integrates Plaid and Fiserv;

In this episode of the On the Ground Podcast, I break down the most important developments shaping fintech, banking, payments, AI, and digital assets.This week’s biggest stories include:Wise moving its primary listing from London to NasdaqCircle raising $222 million from BlackRock and Apollo Global ManagementKraken exploring fundraising at a $20 billion valuationJPMorgan Chase expanding tokenization and digital banking in EuropeFiserv partnering with OpenAIKlarna reporting strong results driven by AI efficienciesBank of England reconsidering stablecoin rulesPlaid integrating with OpenAI to power personalized financial advice