Fintech Business Podcast

Interview: Cross River's Chief AI Officer Pravesh Rijal [Exclusive]

July 3, 2026·22 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this episode, I had the chance to speak with Cross River Bank’s chief AI officer, Pravesh Rijal, following the bank’s announcement earlier this week of its expanded partnership with Stripe to support agentic commerce. Pravesh and I had the chance to talk about:* Cross River’s announcement this Wednesday of its expanded partnership with Stripe to support card issuing for agentic commerce* What agentic commerce actually looks like for the different stakeholders in a transaction* How Cross River and Stripe’s new capabilities address some of the risks of delegating transactions to agents* How frontier developments like the ones Cross River is working on impact everyday consumers and businesses* And more!A reminder, if you’re enjoying this show, please follow, rate & review on your preferred podcast platform, as it really helps others to find the show.And if you want to help support Fintech Business Weekly and independent journalism, upgrade to a paid subscription or reach more than 92,000+ listeners by sponsoring an episode. Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe

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