Fintech

Riyadh day two: a live card link, $329.5m for barq, SME capital

Central bank governors' live card payment, barq's $329.5m Series A and a new SME financing fund made Money20/20 Middle East's second day about capital.
Central bank governors' live card payment, barq's $329.5m Series A and a new SME financing fund made Money20/20 Middle East's second day about capital.
Mark Walker  · 
Fintech
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Visa survey: AI fraud fear reshapes Asia Pacific remittance priorities

A 45,000-person Visa study finds APAC consumers will accept 24-hour transfer delays to beat AI-enabled deepfake scams.
A 45,000-person Visa study finds APAC consumers will accept 24-hour transfer delays to beat AI-enabled deepfake scams.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
AI & ML

Agentic payments have an identity layer. The audit gap remains open.

As agent payment protocols solve identity and consent, a critical verification gap at the moment of payment threatens the auditability of autonomous commerce.
As agent payment protocols solve identity and consent, a critical verification gap at the moment of payment threatens the auditability of autonomous commerce.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Cybersecurity
Fintech
Internet of Things

Fime acquires Red Alert Labs to unify digital trust and cybersecurity

Fime's Red Alert Labs buy signals that payments, digital identity and cybersecurity compliance are converging into a single regulated stack.
Fime's Red Alert Labs buy signals that payments, digital identity and cybersecurity compliance are converging into a single regulated stack.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Robotics
AI & ML

EIT AI & Robotics Community opens founder call across Europe

The EU's EIT merges AI and robotics into one pan-European founder pipeline, targeting over €80m in leveraged investment by 2028.
The EU's EIT merges AI and robotics into one pan-European founder pipeline, targeting over €80m in leveraged investment by 2028.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
Sustainability

Madica backs five African pre-seeds in Algeria and Cameroon push

Madica's latest cohort spans semiconductors, neobanking, HR tech and circular waste across four underserved African markets.
Madica's latest cohort spans semiconductors, neobanking, HR tech and circular waste across four underserved African markets.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Defence
Space

Intellian and Network Innovations launch multi-orbit mil-SATCOM terminal

A new flyaway terminal combining military and commercial satellite bands signals deepening convergence of defence and space connectivity.
A new flyaway terminal combining military and commercial satellite bands signals deepening convergence of defence and space connectivity.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Cybersecurity
Fintech

Copla launches TPRM platform to close a 69% vendor compliance gap

A new GRC automation tool targets the third-party risk blind spot exposing firms across regulated and unregulated sectors alike.
A new GRC automation tool targets the third-party risk blind spot exposing firms across regulated and unregulated sectors alike.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Real Estate
Property

Zown turns rent payments into homebuying rewards in Canada

Canada's Zown launches a rent-rewards app giving eligible renters up to 8% back toward a future home purchase.
Canada's Zown launches a rent-rewards app giving eligible renters up to 8% back toward a future home purchase.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech

Amplify upgrades RIA platform with risk, trading and portal fixes

Amplify's September release tightens advisor workflows across risk documentation, trade consolidation and client portal access.
Amplify's September release tightens advisor workflows across risk documentation, trade consolidation and client portal access.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Blockchain
Fintech

Fasset lists UAE dirham stablecoin as dollar alternatives gain ground

Fasset's DDSC listing marks the first retail deployment of a central-bank-approved non-dollar stablecoin on a VARA-regulated platform.
Fasset's DDSC listing marks the first retail deployment of a central-bank-approved non-dollar stablecoin on a VARA-regulated platform.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Defence
Aerospace

Ducommun lands $35m PAC-3 MSE deal amid defence supply shift

A follow-on electronic-assembly contract for Lockheed's PAC-3 MSE missile signals deepening pressure on Western defence supply chains.
A follow-on electronic-assembly contract for Lockheed's PAC-3 MSE missile signals deepening pressure on Western defence supply chains.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
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