Fintech

Capital Gains Tax is an entrepreneur tax, not a landlord tax

Executive Life director Alexander Ogden argues that HMRC data shows business owners, not landlords, bear the brunt of any Budget rise in Capital Gains Tax.

With the Autumn Budget due on 28 October, speculation has grown that the Chancellor could raise Capital Gains Tax again, or move its rates closer to those of Income Tax. The debate is usually framed around landlords and wealthy investors.

Rowen Brooks  · 
Fintech

Tax uncertainty could make businesses think twice about growth

Taxd co-founder Arjun Kumar argues the Chancellor's growth plans depend on giving business owners enough confidence in the tax system to invest again.

With the Budget set for 28 October, the Chancellor has made growth the centrepiece of his economic message, while declining to say where tax rises might fall.

Rowen Brooks  · 
Fintech

BSA LAW's Shamma Al Falahi on the UAE's tax reset for tech firms

Shamma Al Falahi, Partner and Head of Tax at BSA LAW, on UAE corporate tax, free zone mistakes, digital asset uncertainty and preparing for Pillar Two.
The UAE's federal corporate tax regime has moved from announcement to annual filing cycle, and for technology and financial services businesses that operated for years without a domestic tax obligation, the adjustment has been as much operational as financial.

Rowen Brooks  · 
Blockchain

TreasurySpring on putting fund ownership records on Canton

TreasurySpring's Matthew Longhurst on moving Fixed-Term Fund ownership records to the Canton Network, and what treasurers could do with them next.
TreasurySpring gives corporate treasurers access to institutional cash investments through Fixed-Term Fund shares, or FTFs.
Rowen Brooks  · 
Cybersecurity

Axipro's Ali Hayat on bootstrapping a compliance business

Axipro founder Ali Hayat on taking a compliance consultancy from $200 to 300 clients without outside capital, and where AI governance is catching firms out.

Axipro is a compliance and cybersecurity consultancy that takes companies through SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA and, increasingly, ISO 42001 certification, and then keeps them audit-ready between cycles.

Rowen Brooks  · 
Retail & E-Commerce

Brand loyalty is a myth: experience is what drives growth

AAWE founder Tom Belt argues that what businesses call loyalty is usually habit or inertia, and that growth comes from the experience customers actually get.

Loyalty schemes, cards, discounts and rewards all rest on the assumption that loyalty exists and can be bought.

Rowen Brooks  · 
Fintech
Wellbeing

Discovery Bank unifies health and finance via behavioural data

Discovery's 2027 product suite bets that rewarding healthy behaviour with banking benefits can redefine consumer financial services.
Discovery's 2027 product suite bets that rewarding healthy behaviour with banking benefits can redefine consumer financial services.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
AI & ML

Sovos doubles down on agentic finance with Flowie acquisition

Two acquisitions in a month position Sovos to launch what it calls the first agentic compliant finance orchestration platform.
Two acquisitions in a month position Sovos to launch what it calls the first agentic compliant finance orchestration platform.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
AI & ML
Defence

DeepSeek and Huawei open-source a CUDA rival to break Nvidia's lock

DeepSeek and Huawei are open-sourcing developer tools that mimic Nvidia's CUDA layer, testing whether chip-export controls can hold.
DeepSeek and Huawei are open-sourcing developer tools that mimic Nvidia's CUDA layer, testing whether chip-export controls can hold.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Energy
Fintech
AI & ML

tem hires Square's founding data scientist to open energy OS

Berian James brings fintech-grade ML to tem's Rosso platform, opening energy transaction infrastructure to third-party neo-utilities.
Berian James brings fintech-grade ML to tem's Rosso platform, opening energy transaction infrastructure to third-party neo-utilities.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Real Estate
Hospitality
Wellbeing

Mubadala backs One&Only residences in Abu Dhabi sovereign-capital play

Mubadala's Al Maryah Island bet shows sovereign wealth pivoting from infrastructure to ultra-luxury residential as a long-term yield strategy.
Mubadala's Al Maryah Island bet shows sovereign wealth pivoting from infrastructure to ultra-luxury residential as a long-term yield strategy.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Defence
Transportation & Logistics
Fintech

PMGC launches $100m SPAC franchise for defence and supply chains

PMGC Holdings sponsors a $100m Nasdaq SPAC targeting aerospace, defence, and critical supply chain manufacturers.
PMGC Holdings sponsors a $100m Nasdaq SPAC targeting aerospace, defence, and critical supply chain manufacturers.
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