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Biotech

ABO-Group pivots to defence and nuclear as construction slows

The Belgian geotechnics firm hit €106.5m revenue in 2025 by trading cyclical construction exposure for defence and nuclear contracts.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 3 June 2026

AI & ML

Microchip's 3.3 kV SiC modules target AI data centre power crunch

New silicon carbide power modules aim to cut grid-to-rack conversion stages, directly addressing the power bottleneck throttling AI token output.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 3 June 2026

Biotech

Stellar Alpina raises CHF 3.5M for detonation propulsion in-space

Swiss startup completes Europe's first commercial RDRE hotfire 82 days after founding, targeting the orbital mobility gap left by cheaper launch.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 3 June 2026

PLACEHOLDER — Enterprise software consolidation: who is buying who

Strategic acquisitions accelerate as legacy ISVs feel the AI squeeze.

PLACEHOLDER — first-draft seed content. Replace before public launch.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 20 May 2026

AI & ML

Hawk Launches AML Investigative Agent to Cut Compliance Costs with AI

Hawk introduces its AML Investigative Agent, using agentic AI to automate financial crime investigations, reduce manual workload, and improve accuracy in co

Disrupts Editorial Team · 4 May 2026

Blockchain

Wirex and Utorg Partner to Expand Global Crypto Payments Infrastructure

Wirex and Utorg partner to embed compliant card issuance and banking infrastructure, enabling users to spend self-custodied crypto globally across 80 millio

Disrupts Editorial Team · 30 April 2026

AI & ML

Starling Bank Launches UK’s First Agentic AI Financial Assistant

Starling Bank introduces the UK’s first agentic AI assistant, enabling customers to manage finances, automate tasks, and access personalised insights throug

Disrupts Editorial Team · 28 April 2026

Fintech

Wise Appoints Scott Hill as Independent Non-Executive Director

Wise appoints former Intercontinental Exchange CFO Scott Hill as Independent Non-Executive Director, strengthening its board with global fintech and finance

Disrupts Editorial Team · 23 April 2026

Fintech

ANNA Money Approved by HMRC for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

ANNA Money is now HMRC-approved for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, enabling automated quarterly tax filings for SMEs, freelancers, and landlords through

Disrupts Editorial Team · 17 April 2026

Littlepay and Google Launch Prepaid Travel Passes in Google Wallet for UK Buses

Littlepay, Google, and Go-Ahead introduce prepaid travel passes in Google Wallet for Brighton & Hove buses, allowing passengers to buy and tap to travel

Disrupts Editorial Team · 15 April 2026

Fintech

Hands In and UATP Partner to Enable Split Payments for Airlines

Hands In, a UK-based split payment solutions provider, teams up with UATP to integrate its split payments API into UATP’s Ceptor platform, allowing airlines

Disrupts Editorial Team · 10 April 2026

Fintech

Tide Launches Embedded Business Phone Service for UK SMEs

Tide introduces Business Phone Number, an embedded mobile service within its app, enabling UK SMEs to manage business communications seamlessly with dedicat

Disrupts Editorial Team · 9 April 2026

Fintech

iAltA Acquires Delio to Expand Digital Private Markets Infrastructure

Delio, a Cardiff-based provider of white-label private markets operating systems, has been acquired by iAltA Holdings, enhancing its digital infrastructure for asset managers and wealth f

Disrupts Editorial Team · 4 April 2026

Fintech

Monzo Business Simplifies Tax Admin Ahead of HMRC MTD Changes

New research shows UK sole traders spend 27 hours a year on tax admin.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 2 April 2026

Fintech

AI & ML

Xero Partners with Anthropic to Embed Claude AI for Real-Time Financial Intelligence

Xero integrates Claude AI, enabling small businesses to access real-time financial insights and actions.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 30 March 2026

AI & ML

Lexroom Surpasses €10 Million ARR One Year After Launch

Lexroom has grown its annual recurring revenue from under €800,000 to over €10 million in just 12 months, serving more than 7,000 law firms as it expands its data-driven AI infrastructure

Disrupts Editorial Team · 29 March 2026

Fintech

Klarna Launches Interest-Free Payments on Google Pay in the UK

Klarna is now available on Google Pay in the UK, enabling users to pay in three interest-free installments.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 23 March 2026

Blockchain

Aviva Investors Partners with Ripple to Tokenise Traditional Funds

Aviva Investors has partnered with Ripple to tokenise traditional fund structures on the XRP Ledger.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 22 March 2026

Fintech

eToro Launches Shareholder Engagement Initiative with Stockperks

eToro (NASDAQ: ETOR) has partnered with Stockperks to deepen retail investor engagement through educational content, events, and direct access to leadership, reinforcing its mission to bu

Disrupts Editorial Team · 20 March 2026

Blockchain

Ripple Prime Integrates Hyperliquid to Expand Institutional DeFi Access

Ripple, a blockchain enterprise solutions provider, has enabled its Ripple Prime platform to support Hyperliquid, a decentralized derivatives protocol.

Disrupts Editorial Team · 19 March 2026

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UK & Europe

Hawk introduces its AML Investigative Agent, using agentic AI to automate financial crime investigations, reduce manual workload, and improve accuracy in co

Wirex and Utorg partner to embed compliant card issuance and banking infrastructure, enabling users to spend self-custodied crypto globally across 80 millio

Starling Bank introduces the UK’s first agentic AI assistant, enabling customers to manage finances, automate tasks, and access personalised insights throug

Wise appoints former Intercontinental Exchange CFO Scott Hill as Independent Non-Executive Director, strengthening its board with global fintech and finance

ANNA Money is now HMRC-approved for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, enabling automated quarterly tax filings for SMEs, freelancers, and landlords through

Littlepay, Google, and Go-Ahead introduce prepaid travel passes in Google Wallet for Brighton & Hove buses, allowing passengers to buy and tap to travel

Hands In, a UK-based split payment solutions provider, teams up with UATP to integrate its split payments API into UATP’s Ceptor platform, allowing airlines

Tide introduces Business Phone Number, an embedded mobile service within its app, enabling UK SMEs to manage business communications seamlessly with dedicat

Delio, a Cardiff-based provider of white-label private markets operating systems, has been acquired by iAltA Holdings, enhancing its digital infrastructure for asset managers and wealth f

New research shows UK sole traders spend 27 hours a year on tax admin.

Xero integrates Claude AI, enabling small businesses to access real-time financial insights and actions.

Lexroom has grown its annual recurring revenue from under €800,000 to over €10 million in just 12 months, serving more than 7,000 law firms as it expands its data-driven AI infrastructure

Klarna is now available on Google Pay in the UK, enabling users to pay in three interest-free installments.

Aviva Investors has partnered with Ripple to tokenise traditional fund structures on the XRP Ledger.

eToro (NASDAQ: ETOR) has partnered with Stockperks to deepen retail investor engagement through educational content, events, and direct access to leadership, reinforcing its mission to bu

Ripple, a blockchain enterprise solutions provider, has enabled its Ripple Prime platform to support Hyperliquid, a decentralized derivatives protocol.

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