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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML

G2A.COM on 14,400 cases and what its AI assistant taught it

G2A.COM chief growth officer Paweł Wróbel on the AI support assistant that resolved 14,400 seller cases in 63 days, and why a wrong answer is worse than none.
G2A.COM chief growth officer Paweł Wróbel on the AI support assistant that resolved 14,400 seller cases in 63 days, and why a wrong answer is worse than none.
Rowen Brooks  · 
Fintech

David Tait on the adviser skills the wealth transfer demands

Redmill Advance founder David Tait on the skills advice firms now ask for, how empathy and judgement can be assessed, and why trust does not pass with assets.
Redmill Advance founder David Tait on the skills advice firms now ask for, how empathy and judgement can be assessed, and why trust does not pass with assets.
Rowen Brooks  · 
Fintech
Hospitality

Laurence Booth on payments in premium hospitality and gaming

Trust Payments chief executive Laurence Booth on a 72-hour terminal rollout, reconciling casino and restaurant payments, and where AI takes payments next.
Trust Payments chief executive Laurence Booth on a 72-hour terminal rollout, reconciling casino and restaurant payments, and where AI takes payments next.
Rowen Brooks  · 
Fintech
AI & ML

Sokin's Tom Steer on the infrastructure behind agentic finance

Sokin chief financial officer Tom Steer on why a private company disclosed its numbers, what an AI agent needs from regulated rails, and the risks to $120m.
Sokin chief financial officer Tom Steer on why a private company disclosed its numbers, what an AI agent needs from regulated rails, and the risks to $120m.
Rowen Brooks  · 
Space
Defence

NewOrbit secures first commercial VLEO launch slot for 2028

UK satellite maker NewOrbit locks in a Q3 2028 launch, becoming the first company to secure a commercial slot in Very Low Earth Orbit.
UK satellite maker NewOrbit locks in a Q3 2028 launch, becoming the first company to secure a commercial slot in Very Low Earth Orbit.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Defence
Internet of Things
AI & ML

Corpora.ai backs Convert Technologies in sovereign defence tech push

A frontier research platform backs a UK GPS-denied tracking scale-up, merging AI-driven intelligence with sovereign defence asset management.
A frontier research platform backs a UK GPS-denied tracking scale-up, merging AI-driven intelligence with sovereign defence asset management.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

FinXP and Thredd unite on multi-region card issuing infrastructure

The Malta-licensed payment provider gains a modern issuer-processing stack as embedded finance infrastructure becomes a cross-sector battleground.
The Malta-licensed payment provider gains a modern issuer-processing stack as embedded finance infrastructure becomes a cross-sector battleground.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
AI & ML

Ant International's AMP goes global as agentic payments race heats up

Ant International rolls out its open agentic payment protocol to 17 partners, while Mastercard and Visa join a shared agent-identity framework.
Ant International rolls out its open agentic payment protocol to 17 partners, while Mastercard and Visa join a shared agent-identity framework.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Sustainability

Biorsaf raises €5.2m to build Italy's Food RegTech platform

P101-led funding and a bolt-on acquisition target Italy's fragmented food-compliance market, where digitisation sits at just 3%.
P101-led funding and a bolt-on acquisition target Italy's fragmented food-compliance market, where digitisation sits at just 3%.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Energy
Fintech

Parameta and Zema Global widen OTC energy data access

TP ICAP's data arm and Zema Global expand a partnership to pipe broker-sourced OTC pricing into energy firms' existing decision systems.
TP ICAP's data arm and Zema Global expand a partnership to pipe broker-sourced OTC pricing into energy firms' existing decision systems.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
AI & ML

Sidetrade launches sovereign AI stack to lock CFOs out of hyperscalers

Sidetrade's SAFE framework runs agentic finance AI entirely on owned GPUs and data centres, targeting a 30–35% EBITDA margin by 2030.
Sidetrade's SAFE framework runs agentic finance AI entirely on owned GPUs and data centres, targeting a 30–35% EBITDA margin by 2030.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Defence
Energy

T3 Defense wins $1.3m power order for European air-defence line

An Israeli-rooted subsidiary enters Europe's air-defence supply chain, reflecting post-Ukraine rearmament capital flowing into niche hardware.
An Israeli-rooted subsidiary enters Europe's air-defence supply chain, reflecting post-Ukraine rearmament capital flowing into niche hardware.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Defence
Transportation & Logistics
Robotics

Tonner Drones takes 15% stake in MHM Corporate via debt-to-equity swap

A French drone-investment group acquires a reference shareholding in a distressed shell firm, pointing it toward the drone logistics sector.
A French drone-investment group acquires a reference shareholding in a distressed shell firm, pointing it toward the drone logistics sector.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Blockchain
AI & ML
Fintech

OKX AI builds agent-to-agent task market on blockchain rails

OKX AI's pay-per-task marketplace lets autonomous agents hire each other, pointing toward agentic micro-economies beyond human-directed software.
OKX AI's pay-per-task marketplace lets autonomous agents hire each other, pointing toward agentic micro-economies beyond human-directed software.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
Cybersecurity

Sumsub bundles Nordic eIDs into one integration for regional scale

Sumsub's Non-Doc Nordic eID Bundle unifies four national identity schemes under one contract, cutting compliance friction for businesses expanding across the region.
Sumsub's Non-Doc Nordic eID Bundle unifies four national identity schemes under one contract, cutting compliance friction for businesses expanding across the region.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Defence
Aerospace

Dassault Albatros delivery marks France's maritime surveillance push

France's DGA takes first two Falcon Albatros jets, advancing a 12-aircraft maritime patrol programme with cross-sector defence-industrial significance.
France's DGA takes first two Falcon Albatros jets, advancing a 12-aircraft maritime patrol programme with cross-sector defence-industrial significance.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Space
Sustainability
Defence

Eutelsat and OroraTech build European thermal intelligence layer

A Franco-German LEO deal aims to put up to 96 thermal sensors in orbit, targeting wildfires and sovereign Earth intelligence.
A Franco-German LEO deal aims to put up to 96 thermal sensors in orbit, targeting wildfires and sovereign Earth intelligence.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Cybersecurity
Internet of Things
Cryptography

WISeKey shareholders back Swiss-to-BVI redomiciliation move

The cybersecurity and IoT group exits Switzerland for the British Virgin Islands, chasing more flexible capital access across its five-subsidiary platform.
The cybersecurity and IoT group exits Switzerland for the British Virgin Islands, chasing more flexible capital access across its five-subsidiary platform.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
AI & ML

AI Can Help Banking - But Customers Still Want a Person

Unlock the future of fintech banking with COLIBRIX ONE! In this episode, we dive into the challenges businesses face in onboarding and how a human approach combined with

When you’re trying to open a business account or get payment processing set up, the last thing you want is a slow, overcomplicated onboarding process. But that’s still where many international businesses get stuck—especially in fintech and banking.

Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
AI & ML
Media & Publishing

AXA deploys agentic AI hub across five markets with Publicis Sapient

Europe's largest insurer is industrialising AI agents across 52 countries, setting a governance template rivals will be forced to match.
Europe's largest insurer is industrialising AI agents across 52 countries, setting a governance template rivals will be forced to match.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
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