UK & Europe

The United Kingdom and continental Europe.
Real Estate
Property

Development Bank of Wales backs £7m North Wales property push

Four commercial schemes across Kinmel Bay, Conwy and Bangor will deliver 67,000 sq ft of industrial space via public fund backing.
Four commercial schemes across Kinmel Bay, Conwy and Bangor will deliver 67,000 sq ft of industrial space via public fund backing.
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Energy
AI & ML
Fintech

Permutable joins TotalEnergiesOn to test real-time energy signals

The London-based intelligence firm will stress-test its macro-sentiment platform inside TotalEnergies' six-month startup accelerator.
The London-based intelligence firm will stress-test its macro-sentiment platform inside TotalEnergies' six-month startup accelerator.
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Defence
Transportation & Logistics

CSG lands $50m bridge-layer deals across Europe, Middle East and Asia

Industrial-technology group CSG secures multi-region military engineering vehicle contracts, signalling sustained demand for NATO-interoperable land mobility systems.
Industrial-technology group CSG secures multi-region military engineering vehicle contracts, signalling sustained demand for NATO-interoperable land mobility systems.
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Defence
Robotics
Transportation & Logistics

CSG posts €3.25bn H1 revenue as defence convergence drives US push

The Czech defence group's 17% revenue surge reflects NATO rearmament capital flows colliding with advanced drone and hypersonic technologies.
The Czech defence group's 17% revenue surge reflects NATO rearmament capital flows colliding with advanced drone and hypersonic technologies.
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Fintech

Taranis Capital, Fintech Times & Co-Labs Global Partner on DeepTech

Taranis Capital, The Fintech Times and Co-Labs Global have partnered to accelerate FinTech, AI, RegTech and BioTech growth through capital, media and collaboration.

Strategic collaboration combines capital, media reach and collaborative services to cut through market noise and enable faster, safer and more resilient innovation for those who need it most.

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Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain

Fasset reaches $1B valuation with $68M SBI-led Series C

Japan's SBI Group backs a stablecoin neobank spanning 125 countries, signalling institutional capital's pivot to emerging-market financial infrastructure.
Japan's SBI Group backs a stablecoin neobank spanning 125 countries, signalling institutional capital's pivot to emerging-market financial infrastructure.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce

Fintech pulls $700m in a week as AI accounting hits unicorn

A bumper week for fintech capital sees Rillet reach a $1bn valuation and Ingenico recapitalise with PIMCO backing.
A bumper week for fintech capital sees Rillet reach a $1bn valuation and Ingenico recapitalise with PIMCO backing.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Starling Bank launches AI smart tools as neobank model evolves

Starling's user-built AI finance tools signal a shift from product-led banking to platform-led personalisation.
Starling's user-built AI finance tools signal a shift from product-led banking to platform-led personalisation.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Credolab joins FICO Marketplace to bring behavioural scoring mainstream

The partnership puts alternative credit intelligence inside FICO Platform, reaching 90% of top US lenders and over a billion credit-invisible consumers.
The partnership puts alternative credit intelligence inside FICO Platform, reaching 90% of top US lenders and over a billion credit-invisible consumers.
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Sustainability
Transportation & Logistics
Retail & E-Commerce

Greenly launches Digital Product Passport tool for EU ESPR compliance

Greenly's new platform automates supply-chain traceability data, helping manufacturers meet Europe's incoming product passport mandates.
Greenly's new platform automates supply-chain traceability data, helping manufacturers meet Europe's incoming product passport mandates.
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Fintech
Real Estate
AI & ML

Finova appoints Director of Data to power AI mortgage strategy

The UK mortgage software giant names a data chief as the government's Smart Data initiative promises £14bn in homebuying social value.
The UK mortgage software giant names a data chief as the government's Smart Data initiative promises £14bn in homebuying social value.
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Fintech
AI & ML

FinregE launches layered RegTech architecture to cut compliance noise

The Moody's-backed regtech firm says firms across 160 jurisdictions face systemic blindness as regulatory volumes hit unsustainable levels.
The Moody's-backed regtech firm says firms across 160 jurisdictions face systemic blindness as regulatory volumes hit unsustainable levels.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Transportation & Logistics

Ant International's FalconTST 2.0 targets cross-sector forecasting

Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered have adopted Ant International's time-series AI model for FX and cashflow management.
Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered have adopted Ant International's time-series AI model for FX and cashflow management.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech
AI & ML

AI deepfakes and industrial fraud signal identity stack crisis

From Spain's face-swap heist to a $17.7bn US fraud toll, AI is systematically dismantling biometric identity defences across sectors.
From Spain's face-swap heist to a $17.7bn US fraud toll, AI is systematically dismantling biometric identity defences across sectors.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Paraglide joins CICM as agentic AI reshapes credit collections

A $5m Bessemer-backed AR platform partners with the UK credit profession's chartered body to prepare members for autonomous AI agents.
A $5m Bessemer-backed AR platform partners with the UK credit profession's chartered body to prepare members for autonomous AI agents.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Elavon and Sage renew UK payments partnership for SMB growth

Elavon and Sage extend their UK and Ireland tie-up, embedding acquiring and gateway solutions into SMB accounting software.
Elavon and Sage extend their UK and Ireland tie-up, embedding acquiring and gateway solutions into SMB accounting software.
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Fintech
AI & ML

FE fundinfo names CPO to drive AI push across Nexus platform

Bjoern Doehrer joins from Morningstar as FE fundinfo accelerates its AI-powered investment data strategy.
Bjoern Doehrer joins from Morningstar as FE fundinfo accelerates its AI-powered investment data strategy.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Iress UK lifts EBITDA 43% as wealth-tech consolidation gathers pace

Cost discipline and AI-assisted engineering help Iress UK more than offset a 1% revenue dip in a consolidating wealth-management market.
Cost discipline and AI-assisted engineering help Iress UK more than offset a 1% revenue dip in a consolidating wealth-management market.
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Fintech
Real Estate
AI & ML

Pivotal's Believe Loans posts 121% lending growth via AI-driven CRM

UK mortgage consolidator Pivotal reports specialist lending growth at ten times the market rate, backed by AI-powered workflow investment.
UK mortgage consolidator Pivotal reports specialist lending growth at ten times the market rate, backed by AI-powered workflow investment.
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Fintech
Blockchain

Bank of England lab tests digital pound and stablecoin in one trade flow

A Bank of England pilot puts sterling at the final settlement leg of a cross-border trade flow dominated by dollar stablecoins.
A Bank of England pilot puts sterling at the final settlement leg of a cross-border trade flow dominated by dollar stablecoins.
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