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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
Retail & E-Commerce
Travel

Klarna revamps membership tiers with €6,000 perks and fee removal

Klarna's four-tier membership overhaul targets credit card displacement across Europe, bundling travel, media and wellbeing perks.
Klarna's four-tier membership overhaul targets credit card displacement across Europe, bundling travel, media and wellbeing perks.
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Datatech
Fintech

Persistent Systems bids EUR 81 for Nagarro in 140% premium takeover

India's Persistent Systems acquires Munich-listed Nagarro at a 140% premium, marking one of the boldest cross-border IT services consolidations of 2026.
India's Persistent Systems acquires Munich-listed Nagarro at a 140% premium, marking one of the boldest cross-border IT services consolidations of 2026.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Perpetuals wins MiCA licence as rivals retreat from Europe

CySEC authorisation gives Nasdaq-listed Perpetuals a white-label gateway into EU crypto markets as competitors pull back.
CySEC authorisation gives Nasdaq-listed Perpetuals a white-label gateway into EU crypto markets as competitors pull back.
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Fintech
AI & ML

FCA's Mills Review puts AI accountability at heart of UK fintech

The FCA's Mills Review signals where AI regulation in retail financial services is heading, with accountability frameworks now a boardroom priority.
The FCA's Mills Review signals where AI regulation in retail financial services is heading, with accountability frameworks now a boardroom priority.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Yuno raises $45m Series B to power global payments infrastructure

Gulf sovereign capital joins a16z and Tiger Global to back Colombia-founded Yuno as it targets $100bn in annual transaction volume.
Gulf sovereign capital joins a16z and Tiger Global to back Colombia-founded Yuno as it targets $100bn in annual transaction volume.
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Real Estate
AI & ML
Energy

SWI Group pivots 80% of capital to transatlantic AI infrastructure

The Euronext-listed investment group acquires a controlling stake in Genesis Digital Assets, targeting a 4 GW digital infrastructure platform.
The Euronext-listed investment group acquires a controlling stake in Genesis Digital Assets, targeting a 4 GW digital infrastructure platform.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech
AI & ML

Kinguin cuts ecommerce fraud 87.5% with AI-native Ravelin platform

A three-year renewal signals AI-driven, journey-wide fraud detection displacing manual review in high-velocity digital goods markets.
A three-year renewal signals AI-driven, journey-wide fraud detection displacing manual review in high-velocity digital goods markets.
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Fintech
AI & ML

BFSI SMEs outpace peers on AI maturity, Dell research finds

Dell's UK survey reveals financial services SMEs are embedding AI faster than other sectors, yet a skills gap threatens to stall momentum.
Dell's UK survey reveals financial services SMEs are embedding AI faster than other sectors, yet a skills gap threatens to stall momentum.
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Fintech
Biotech

NatWest Venture Banking hires life sciences lead from HSBC

Emily Pilkington joins from HSBC Innovation Banking to head NatWest's life sciences and healthcare venture unit.
Emily Pilkington joins from HSBC Innovation Banking to head NatWest's life sciences and healthcare venture unit.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Napier AI and Delta Capita unite to close KYC-AML compliance gap

The London partnership merges AI transaction monitoring with client lifecycle management to cut financial crime compliance costs.
The London partnership merges AI transaction monitoring with client lifecycle management to cut financial crime compliance costs.
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Fintech
Real Estate

Defacto goes live on Mambu Payments for SME lending at scale

Defacto's SEPA integration with Mambu Payments automates SME receivables financing, signalling a shift in how fintechs plug into institutional banking.
Defacto's SEPA integration with Mambu Payments automates SME receivables financing, signalling a shift in how fintechs plug into institutional banking.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Corpay brings AI assistant to UK finance teams to cut admin load

Corpay's new plain-language Virtual Assistant targets the six-plus hours UK finance teams lose weekly to manual spend admin.
Corpay's new plain-language Virtual Assistant targets the six-plus hours UK finance teams lose weekly to manual spend admin.
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AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics

Firstsource and Cresta unite to push agentic AI into enterprise CX

An India-US services partnership aims to bridge the gap between AI capability and measurable business outcomes in customer experience.
An India-US services partnership aims to bridge the gap between AI capability and measurable business outcomes in customer experience.
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Blockchain
Fintech

Blockchain.com taps AI compliance platform ahead of FCA crypto crackdown

Blockchain.com integrates Adclear's AI review tools as the FCA prepares its toughest-ever cryptoasset marketing regime for 2027.
Blockchain.com integrates Adclear's AI review tools as the FCA prepares its toughest-ever cryptoasset marketing regime for 2027.
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Energy
AI & ML
Real Estate

Storm Group names CEO to unlock grid-ready AI data centre sites

Swiss-headquartered Storm Group appoints a 515MW infrastructure veteran to scale its powered-site pipeline across Europe and the US.
Swiss-headquartered Storm Group appoints a 515MW infrastructure veteran to scale its powered-site pipeline across Europe and the US.
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Fintech
AI & ML

FCA Mills Review puts AI governance at heart of UK fintech

The FCA's Mills Review and a new AI minister signal that automated financial decisions face tightening UK oversight by 2030.
The FCA's Mills Review and a new AI minister signal that automated financial decisions face tightening UK oversight by 2030.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Corpay brings AI assistant to UK finance teams' payments workflows

Corpay's Virtual Assistant targets the six-plus hours UK finance teams lose weekly to manual payments admin.
Corpay's Virtual Assistant targets the six-plus hours UK finance teams lose weekly to manual payments admin.
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Fintech
Blockchain
AI & ML

Robinhood brings crypto trading to UK in all-in-one platform push

Robinhood's UK crypto launch via Bitstamp pairs zero-fee digital assets with a generative-AI analysis layer and a Layer 2 blockchain already at
Robinhood's UK crypto launch via Bitstamp pairs zero-fee digital assets with a generative-AI analysis layer and a Layer 2 blockchain already at
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Blockchain
Fintech

Broadridge DLR hits $8trn monthly repo volume on blockchain rails

Broadridge's distributed ledger repo platform processed $365bn daily in July, a 28% year-on-year rise signalling tokenised markets going mainstream.
Broadridge's distributed ledger repo platform processed $365bn daily in July, a 28% year-on-year rise signalling tokenised markets going mainstream.
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