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It’s the kind of car ride that tells you everything you need to know about the DNA of Pagaya’s founding team. Three friends — Gal Krubiner, Yahav Yulzari, and Avital Pardo — on a road trip, deep in discussion. It was not  small talk, but a full-on debate about a business problem they just couldn’t let go of. Each one saw it differently. Each one brought a different perspective and challenged the others. The debate came with arguments, pushback, and laughter — the kind of exchange that only happens between people who trust each other completely.

From classic machine learning pipelines to the rise of large foundation models, healthcare is entering a new era of AI-driven transformation. This white paper compares traditional ML systems with modern LLM-based approaches and explores what each means for healthcare regulation, deployment, and real-world use.

Payroll isn’t just a back-office task. It’s a massive, recurring cost center, and a source of ongoing risk and inefficiency for organizations across many industries. Overtime rules. Shift differentials. State and local tax codes. Classification requirements. Break policies. All of it must be reconciled across multiple systems: HR platforms, time-tracking tools, internal policies, and often, email threads.

RSA has always been a whirlwind of vendor pitches, keynotes, and after-hours events. But for me, the real value came from the dozens of conversations with security leaders across the ecosystem. From meetups and booth walkthroughs to hallway chats and late-night dinners, I spent most of the week listening. Here are six takeaways that emerged consistently from those discussions: not headlines, but signals of where security is actually heading.

Risk isn’t just a feature of financial services – it’s the foundation of the entire industry. Without it, there would be no need for banks, insurers, or even the concept of credit itself. The origins of financial risk management can be traced back to the 18th century when banks and lending houses recognized that blindly handing out money wasn’t exactly a sustainable business model. Instead, they developed methods to assess potential threats to their financial health – basic, but essential for avoiding economic catastrophe.

Each year, as we prepare for the Team8 CISO Village Summit, we challenge ourselves with a simple question: What do security leaders need to talk about today to shape tomorrow?

Why Are We Here? The world isn’t necessarily looking just for another AI-focused cyber company, or a new fintech startup trying to reinvent payments. What the world does need, and what we’re obsessed with at Team8, is innovation at the intersection of fintech and cyber. Because that’s where the magic happens: combining capabilities from both…

An in-depth look at AI and other disruptive trends and technologies shaping the fraud landscape Fraud is a pervasive and evolving threat that impacts individuals, businesses, and governments worldwide. The financial losses are substantial, but the damage extends beyond monetary loss, affecting trust, reputation, and operational stability. According to some estimates, the cumulative merchant losses…

In eighth grade, Yuval Tal decided to dress up as the Messiah for Purim. But he didn’t stop at a costume. He went to the Old City of Jerusalem, bought a donkey, and rode it to school, fully committed to the role. That’s Yuval. It’s not that he breaks the mold — it’s that he…

Fraud is no longer just a financial crime – it’s a booming business with faster innovation cycles than most Fortune 500 companies. Scammers have scaled their operations to an unprecedented level, leveraging AI-generated deception, instant payment networks, and psychological manipulation to steal at record speed. Financial institutions and other consumer-facing businesses aren’t just facing financial…

The cybersecurity industry has been at the frontlines of innovation for years, but 2025 marks a pivotal moment as technological advancements and new threats collide.

This spring, we had the privilege of gathering with over 100 CISOs from leading enterprises across Atlanta, Washington D.C., and New York. These weren’t keynote-driven conferences, they were closed-door, peer-to-peer discussions, where security leaders could be candid about the challenges, pressures, and opportunities they face today.