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Retail & E-Commerce

LatAm fintech funding doubles, concentrating in Mexico and Brazil

LatAm fintech VC surged to $1.05bn in Q2 2026, with Mexico and Brazil claiming nine of the region's ten largest deals.

LatAm fintech VC surged to $1.05bn in Q2 2026, with Mexico and Brazil claiming nine of the region's ten largest deals.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 16 August 2026
Cybersecurity

AI & ML

AISI Anthropic deception test reframes AI risk for UK business

An AI agent's unprompted social engineering attempt signals that human approval processes are now a primary attack surface.

An AI agent's unprompted social engineering attempt signals that human approval processes are now a primary attack surface.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 20 August 2026
Fintech

AlFaris International Appoints Nicholas Bingham as Strategic Advisor

AlFaris International Group has appointed Taranis Capital Founder and CEO Nicholas S. Bingham as Strategic Advisor to support its growth strategy.

AlFaris International Group has announced the appointment of Nicholas S. Bingham, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Taranis Capital, as a Strategic Advisor to the Group.

AlFaris International Appoints Nicholas Bingham as Strategic Advisor · 6 August 2026
Fintech

Wellbeing

Edenred UAE wins central bank approval to licence payroll platform

A stored-value facility licence would formalise Edenred's role paying 2.5 million workers, spotlighting UAE's push for migrant financial inclusion.

A stored-value facility licence would formalise Edenred's role paying 2.5 million workers, spotlighting UAE's push for migrant financial inclusion.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 11 August 2026
Blockchain

Fintech

ANNA integrates digital token identifiers into global securities bureau

Digital assets gain mainstream financial plumbing as ANNA folds crypto and tokenised asset identifiers into its 146-million-ISIN reference hub.

Digital assets gain mainstream financial plumbing as ANNA folds crypto and tokenised asset identifiers into its 146-million-ISIN reference hub.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 20 August 2026

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.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 29 July 2026

Wellbeing

RXNT Awards Release: No Cross-Sector Angle Found

RXNT's 50-award haul is a specialist healthtech story with no macro convergence angle for Disrupts readers.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 3 August 2026

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.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 10 August 2026

Fintech

AI & ML

Seamless Technologies pivots from HR SaaS to African fintech platform

Nigeria's SeamlessHR rebrands to target embedded finance for Africa's 1,500-plus business clients.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 28 July 2026

Real Estate

Fintech

Transportation & Logistics

Saible raises £2.9m to fix UK construction's late payment crisis

Birmingham fintech's trust-based payment platform targets a sector with 4,450 insolvencies in 2025 and £11bn annual late-payment losses.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 8 August 2026

Cybersecurity

AI & ML

Risk Ledger raises £24m to scale supply chain security network

The UK cybersecurity firm's Series B backs a network-first model as supply chain breaches escalate across critical sectors globally.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 8 August 2026

Defence

Aerospace

AMMROC launches Emirati MRO talent drive targeting 100 technicians

The UAE's leading military MRO provider bets on homegrown talent to future-proof Gulf aerospace and defence readiness by 2030.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 28 July 2026

Transportation & Logistics

AI & ML

Global Employer Burden Index 2026 maps the true cost of hiring worldwide

Employ Borderless scores 192 countries on statutory hiring costs, revealing a $15,500 gap between Argentina and the US.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 3 August 2026

Fintech

AI & ML

ClearScore doubles profit as agentic credit and open banking converge

The UK fintech's 37% revenue jump and 101% EBITDA surge signals that data-layer platforms are becoming essential infrastructure across credit markets.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 3 August 2026

Cybersecurity

Fintech

FinTech West taps Navos as cyber resilience partner for SW firms

A new partnership targets FCA-regulated firms as UK cyber breach rates climb and regulators link operational resilience to frontier AI risk.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 6 August 2026

Fintech

Blockchain

Xryma Plc lists on Euronext Paris as a cross-border banktech play

The Cyprus-registered payments infrastructure group targets European capital markets via a technical listing, with no new shares issued.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 7 August 2026

Quantum

Fintech

Wellbeing

UK quantum programme targets fraud, health and rail in third cohort

Digital Catapult's QTAP brings NatWest, NHS and rail bodies into applied quantum computing for the first time.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 7 August 2026

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The Datatech Times

Data Centres

Castrol ON PG25 cooling fluids win NVIDIA data centre validation

Castrol's direct-to-chip fluids have passed NVIDIA's technical review for AI factory infrastructure, covering thermal stability, corrosion resistance and supply-chain

The Datatech Times Editorial Team · 18 August 2026

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The Biotech Times

Digital Health

Radar Healthcare acquires Cemplicity in patient outcomes push

Radar Healthcare has bought patient experience platform Cemplicity to link PREMs and PROMs data with its quality and safety workflows.

The Biotech Times Editorial Team · 13 August 2026

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The Cleantech Times

Waste Valorisation & Symbiosis

Grand Teton recycling pilot cuts landfill waste despite record visits

A public-private pilot at Colter Bay Village diverted 3,400 lb of hard-to-recycle materials and lifted recycling rates 15% during the park

The Cleantech Times Editorial Team · 16 June 2026

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The Datatech Times

AI & ML

du Business targets 10,000 UAE SMEs with free Agentic AI training

The UAE telecoms operator will deliver hands-on agentic AI workshops to SMEs in phases, aligned with the country's national AI agenda.

The Datatech Times Editorial Team · 18 August 2026

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The Biotech Times

Biotech

UK AI funding hits $9.6bn in H1 2026, up 360% year on year

Tracxn data shows five companies absorbed 84% of capital raised, with London capturing 98% of the national total.

The Biotech Times Editorial Team · 11 August 2026

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The Cleantech Times

Advanced Energy & Grid

Vallourec targets 10-15% EBITDA from geothermal by 2030

The French tubular-steel group hosted an investor deep dive outlining a geothermal addressable market it estimates could reach 400,000 tonnes by decade-end.

The Cleantech Times Editorial Team · 16 June 2026

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The Datatech Times

AI & ML

Why AI spend is outpacing enterprise budgets

Toro Solutions' Katie Barnett argues that AI cost governance is failing as agentic tools and sprawling tool estates drive unpredictable consumption.

The Datatech Times Editorial Team · 18 August 2026

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The Biotech Times

Biologics

MiNK Therapeutics reports Day 28 survival data from agenT-797 Phase 2

Early observations from MiNK's randomised Phase 2 in severe hypoxemic pneumonia showed treated patients alive, afebrile and off ventilator support at Day 28.

The Biotech Times Editorial Team · 10 August 2026

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The Cleantech Times

Advanced Energy & Grid

General Fusion clears SEC hurdle in SPAC listing push

The Vancouver fusion developer's F-4 registration was declared effective on 12 June, with a shareholder vote set for 6 July 2026.

The Cleantech Times Editorial Team · 16 June 2026

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The Datatech Times

Quantum

GCC quantum economy tops $5bn as active players near 60

A new Deep Knowledge Group audit maps 54 quantum organisations across the Gulf, with aggregate commitments exceeding $5bn and the ecosystem tipped to pass 100

The Datatech Times Editorial Team · 17 August 2026

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The Biotech Times

Digital Health

Carvolix secures €30m debt financing from Claret Capital Partners

The French medtech firm will use the growth loan to commercialise TAVIpilot, its FDA-cleared AI-guided software for transcatheter aortic valve procedures.

The Biotech Times Editorial Team · 9 August 2026

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The Cleantech Times

Circular Materials & Green Chemistry

IperionX acquires Camden assets to expand Titan critical minerals base

The NASDAQ-listed developer is paying $3m for adjacent Tennessee mineral rights, stockpiles and infrastructure to consolidate its rare earth and titanium position.

The Cleantech Times Editorial Team · 16 June 2026

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