Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

GoCardless and Sage bring open banking payments to SMB accounting

Pay by Bank embeds account-to-account payments in Sage invoices, cutting card fees by 54% for UK and Irish small businesses.
Pay by Bank embeds account-to-account payments in Sage invoices, cutting card fees by 54% for UK and Irish small businesses.
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Fintech
Real Estate
Cybersecurity

Kord raises £6.4m to unify compliance and payments against AI fraud

Guinness Ventures leads a Series A in the FCA-regulated platform tackling AI-enabled fraud across property, legal and financial services.
Guinness Ventures leads a Series A in the FCA-regulated platform tackling AI-enabled fraud across property, legal and financial services.
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Fintech
Blockchain

Flex raises $70M to bring stablecoin private banking to UK

Flex's Series B1 doubles its valuation to $1.2B as stablecoin rails reshape cross-border private banking for global middle-market owners.
Flex's Series B1 doubles its valuation to $1.2B as stablecoin rails reshape cross-border private banking for global middle-market owners.
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Energy
Transportation & Logistics
Sustainability

Hexagon Purus narrows EBITDA loss as hydrogen orders rebuild

The Norwegian zero-emission systems maker cut its quarterly EBITDA loss by 37% year-on-year, but a 1% equity ratio signals a capital restructure
The Norwegian zero-emission systems maker cut its quarterly EBITDA loss by 37% year-on-year, but a 1% equity ratio signals a capital restructure
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Fintech
AI & ML

EX DeFi AI trading push rides earnings-season sentiment wave

A DeFi platform uses Q2 bank and chip-sector earnings as a launchpad to promote its AI-automated digital asset trading service.
A DeFi platform uses Q2 bank and chip-sector earnings as a launchpad to promote its AI-automated digital asset trading service.
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Fintech

XRP Power platform upgrade: thin on substance, spike advised

XRP Power's 2026 AI platform overhaul lacks the cross-sector substance or verified data to support a full Disrupts brief.
XRP Power's 2026 AI platform overhaul lacks the cross-sector substance or verified data to support a full Disrupts brief.
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Energy
Sustainability

Purecore Options Athabasca Uranium Claim in Skyharbour LOI

A non-binding letter of intent gives Purecore a path to 100% of a 35,000-hectare uranium property in Saskatchewan.
A non-binding letter of intent gives Purecore a path to 100% of a 35,000-hectare uranium property in Saskatchewan.
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Transportation & Logistics
Real Estate

TOP Ships cancels Dubai property deal, pivots $23.5m to tanker fleet

A tanker operator's aborted Gulf real estate bet reveals how regional instability is redirecting maritime capital back to core shipping assets.
A tanker operator's aborted Gulf real estate bet reveals how regional instability is redirecting maritime capital back to core shipping assets.
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Media & Publishing
AI & ML

Publicis outpaces rivals as agentic-AI shift reshapes ad spending

H1 2026 results show Publicis widening its lead by 610 basis points as clients pivot budgets toward connected, agentic-driven capabilities.
H1 2026 results show Publicis widening its lead by 610 basis points as clients pivot budgets toward connected, agentic-driven capabilities.
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Energy
Datatech
Sustainability

Baker Hughes acquires Chart Industries in $4bn energy convergence bet

Baker Hughes folds Chart's thermal and gas-handling portfolio into a new third segment, targeting $325m in annual cost synergies.
Baker Hughes folds Chart's thermal and gas-handling portfolio into a new third segment, targeting $325m in annual cost synergies.
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Sustainability
Aerospace
Energy

Xeriant patents fire-resistant composite for construction and beyond

A USPTO grant protects Xeriant's recycled-material panel technology, with stated applications spanning construction, aerospace, and energy.
A USPTO grant protects Xeriant's recycled-material panel technology, with stated applications spanning construction, aerospace, and energy.
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Fintech
AI & ML

QuantRate launches free AI trading tool for retail cross-asset investors

A London fintech offers free automated trading across crypto, equities, ETFs and forex, targeting retail investors priced out of institutional-grade tools.
A London fintech offers free automated trading across crypto, equities, ETFs and forex, targeting retail investors priced out of institutional-grade tools.
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