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Attack of the Zombie SMBs!
Glen speaks with Rapid Finance’s Patrick Lord about Zombie Business Fraud and other threat vectors given a bump by AI. Also, Stripe ponders a big play in AI routing, and SMBs send mixed messages to their multiple (banking) partners
Links related to this episode:
- Rapid Finance (for FIs and other SMB lenders): https://enterprise.rapidfinance.com/
- Rapid Finance (for SMBs): https://www.rapidfinance.com/
- Patrick Lord’s LinkedIn (he loves to talk fraud!): https://www.linkedin.com/in/lordpcarl/
- Velera’s SMB report: https://www.velera.com/insights/market-research/cu-growth-outlook-2026
- Stripe’s reported $10 billion level of interest in OpenRouter: https://www.wellesleyhillsfinancial.com/2026/08/02/stripes-10-billion-bet-on-the-ai-economy-why-openrouter-matters/
- Which begs the question, “What about PayPal?”: https://www.big-fintech.com/looking-for-the-x-factor-in-stripes-paypal-bid/
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