The Jameel Cast: Episode 8 - Is the Future of Finance Closer than we Think? (February 2026)

Welcome to The Jameel Cast. Did you know that you probably used embedded finance three times today without even thinking about it?  Perhaps you ordered something online, or split a bill with a friend, or even just paid for a ride home?When did finance stop being something you went to and start becoming something that just lives inside everything you do? To make sense of that shift, in this our eighth episode, AI host Alex is joined by regular AI guest Jade  to dig through the data and see how this trend is unfolding around the world.Thank you for joining us—and until next time, stay curious.The Jameel Cast is the official generative AI podcast of Abdul Latif Jameel, available where you get your podcasts.  You can read more of our 'Perspectives' thought leadership articles at alj.com.The Jameel Cast . . . Stay Curious!© 2025-2026 Abdul Latif Jameel IPR Company Limited. The Abdul Latif Jameel name and the Abdul Latif Jameel logotype and pentagon-shaped graphics are trademarks or registered trademarks of Abdul Latif Jameel IPR Company Limited.The term “Abdul Latif Jameel” refers broadly to several distinct, separate and independent legal entities. Abdul Latif Jameel is not itself a corporate entity, association or conglomerate run by an overarching parent company but merely refers to a group of distinct and wholly separate legal entities that are collectively referred to as Abdul Latif Jameel. Abdul Latif Jameel is not a corporate group as defined in section 1161(5) of the Companies Act 2006.This Podcast may contain forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements are statements regarding matters other than historical fact, such as future results, events, activities, developments or circumstances or the beliefs, plans or expectations of Abdul Latif Jameel entities or their  respective managements.  Forward-looking statements often can be identified by the use of words such as ‘expect’, ‘project’, ‘anticipate’, ‘plan’, ‘estimate’, ‘believe’, ‘predict’, ‘intend’, ‘potential’, ‘possible’, ‘probable...