Sara Khairi is a Senior Journalist at Tearsheet. She specializes in the BFSI sector, focusing on banking, finance, and financial technology, with particular expertise in asset management, investment strategies, and wealth management. Her insights and analyses have been featured in various prominent publications, including Tearsheet.
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Sara Khairi's articles primarily focus on the financial services industry, with a specific emphasis on topics related to BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later), banking, credit cards, and fintech. She often cites data in her coverage and also includes press releases. Given this focus, she would likely be interested in receiving pitches from experts who can provide insightful analysis and commentary on emerging trends within these sectors.
Since Sara’s work covers a wide range of themes including Sales & Marketing, Finance & Economy, and Big Tech, it would be beneficial to tailor pitches that align with these areas while keeping a strong emphasis on the financial services sector.
As Sara does not have a specified geographic focus, she is likely open to receiving information from global sources as long as it pertains to significant developments within the financial services industry.
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Affirm and Klarna embed BNPL directly into Google’s Gemini as shopping shifts from search bars to conversations.
By: Sara Khairi
Circle and Coinbase are positioning for a future where AI agents can transact and operate as independent economic entities.
US fintech funding jumped 47% in Q1 2026, led by a surge in early-stage capital as investors shift focus to AI infrastructure.
By: Sara Khairi
Banks own the accounts, fintechs own the experiences, but AI systems are positioning themselves to own the interpretation that may become a highly valuable layer going forward.
By: Sara Khairi
PayPal wants SMBs to become comfortable operating through AI; JPM is doubling down on physical presence; meanwhile, Klarna is turning payments into a recurring engagement mechanism.
By: Sara Khairi
We look at the evolving definitions of money management in a world where financial activity is becoming more embedded, automated, and fluid.
By: Sara Khairi
Digitization made SMBs more efficient, but also more fragmented, leaving owners to stitch together as many as 25 disconnected apps themselves.
May’s shifts show firms like Coinbase and Intuit moving beyond product expansion to control the infrastructure and workflows powering financial decisions.
By: Sara Khairi
The story highlights the gap between having information about a customer and having context about that customer's life.
By: Sara Khairi
Stripe, Plaid, and Modern Treasury are all expanding their influence deeper into the infrastructure layer of financial services.
