This Week in Fintech
This Week in Fintech
This Week In Fintech
Rain is Building Embedded Financial Services for Your Global Brand
32 minutes Posted Sep 16, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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Meet Sophia Goldberg At RAIN
From Politics To Payments
Branded Stored Value Wallets Explained
Stablecoins Unlock Global Expansion
Loyalty Math And Platform Strategies
Agentic Commerce Identity And Control
Alliance Building And Final Takeaways
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Host Justin Friedman sits down with Sophia Goldberg, Rain’s Head of Payments and founder of Ansa, the branded stored value platform acquired by Rain in 2026. They discuss how combining Ansa’s closed-loop, stored value infrastructure with Rain’s stablecoin-powered open-loop payment rails could change the way global brands build wallets, loyalty programs, and embedded payment experiences. Sophia explains why branded payments can be much more than the familiar coffee-shop wallet, from marketplac...