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Root live on stage at FinovateFall 2026
Arpit builds a Venmo-style app that moves real money, live, in front of the FinovateFall audience.
FinovateFall 2026, September 10, 2026
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PodcastUpcoming
Arpit Goel on Mighty Finsights
Recording November 17. The episode link goes here when it airs.
Mighty Finsights
Mighty FinsightsArticle
Root Founder Arpit Goel on Making US Instant Payment Rails Usable
The US already has instant rails in RTP and FedNow. Arpit explains why businesses still struggle to use them, and how one API straight to the banks fixes that.
Disrupts Media
Article
Payments conferences for 2027
Arpit on what he wants from next year's events: how far the US trails the rest of the world on real-time payments, the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts, and open banking.
Payments Dive
Article
How Atlanta Became A Fintech Hub — And Why Its Advantage Could Endure
Arpit has the last word in this look at Atlanta's payments industry, on real-time rails making financial infrastructure programmable.
Hypepotamus
Video
Root live on stage at FinovateFall 2026
Arpit builds a Venmo-style app that moves real money, live, in front of the FinovateFall audience.
FinovateFall 2026
Podcast
What is Missing From Instant Bank Payments With Arpit Goel, CEO of Root
Peter Renton and Arpit on why US instant payments are close to a tipping point, and why Root never holds customer funds.
Fintech One-on-One
Podcast
Instant Bank-to-Bank Payments with Arpit Goel, CEO of Root | Episode 515
Greg Myers and Arpit on how slow settlement creates float that whole business models depend on.
Leaders in Payments
Article
EWA legislation may spur a broader transformation in payroll payments, industry executive says
Arpit on how a federal framework for earned wage access could move payroll from ACH pulls to push-based, real-time payments.
Thomson Reuters
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Arpit on stage and on podcasts, talking about moving money in five seconds.
FinovateFall 2026
Built live on stage at FinovateFall 2026
Live demo, September 10, 2026, 7 min
Fintech One-on-One
What is missing from instant bank payments
With Peter Renton, 36 min
Leaders in Payments
Instant bank-to-bank payments, Episode 515
With Greg Myers
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About Root
Root is the instant money movement platform that lets businesses connect directly to their bank accounts to power real-time payouts and payment workflows, with no intermediaries, delays, or hidden fees. Root supports every major payment rail, including FedNow, RTP, ACH, Wire, SEPA, UPI, Pix, and stablecoins. Trusted by leading global banks and enterprises across 180+ countries, Root delivers 99.99% uptime and 24/7 global support.