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Property
Fintech

August wins HMRC recognition for Making Tax Digital

Richard Samuel, chief executive of rental platform August, on HMRC recognition for Making Tax Digital and the landlords now entering the regime.August wins HMRC recogniti

The self-managing landlord has never been well served by software. Most UK landlords own between one and five homes, run them without an agent, and administer the lot from a spreadsheet, a folder of scanned PDFs and a bank statement scrolled through in January.

Rowen Brooks  · 
Fintech

Cordant exits stealth with $8m to close the payments control gap

Fresh from Rapyd, Eric Rosenthal has raised $8 million from Motive Partners and Oak HC/FT to build a command centre for financial infrastructure.

Cordant has emerged from stealth with an $8 million seed round from Motive Partners, Oak HC/FT and others, pitching itself as a command centre for financial infrastructure.

Rowen Brooks  · 
Fintech
Real Estate
Sustainability

Uzbekistan bids to become Central Asia's fintech gateway

Tashkent's Silk Road Forum draws 6,000 delegates as Uzbekistan converts regulatory reform into a pitch for global Islamic and digital-finance capital.
Tashkent's Silk Road Forum draws 6,000 delegates as Uzbekistan converts regulatory reform into a pitch for global Islamic and digital-finance capital.
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Energy
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Alfred opens waitlist for Costco-style household services bundle

UK startup Alfred bundles energy, mobile, broadband and insurance under a £195 membership, targeting households squeezed by rising utility costs.
UK startup Alfred bundles energy, mobile, broadband and insurance under a £195 membership, targeting households squeezed by rising utility costs.
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Fintech
Blockchain

Zand and Circle link Dirham and USDC stablecoins in UAE corridor

Dubai's AI-powered digital bank pairs its regulated Dirham stablecoin with USDC, opening a dual-currency corridor for cross-border payments.
Dubai's AI-powered digital bank pairs its regulated Dirham stablecoin with USDC, opening a dual-currency corridor for cross-border payments.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Wellbeing
Sustainability
Fintech

Philips prices EUR 650m EU Green Bond in healthcare first

Philips becomes the first healthcare company to issue under the new EU Green Bond Standard, raising EUR 650m at 2.7x oversubscription.
Philips becomes the first healthcare company to issue under the new EU Green Bond Standard, raising EUR 650m at 2.7x oversubscription.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
Transportation & Logistics

Afreximbank holds AAA from CCXI as China-Africa capital ties deepen

A second consecutive top-tier Chinese rating cements Afreximbank's access to RMB markets as Africa-China trade finance corridors widen.
A second consecutive top-tier Chinese rating cements Afreximbank's access to RMB markets as Africa-China trade finance corridors widen.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
Datatech

FICO data shows UK credit card stress deepening into summer 2026

Record-high average balances and rising missed payments signal persistent affordability pressure across UK households.
Record-high average balances and rising missed payments signal persistent affordability pressure across UK households.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
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.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
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.

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

Asia fintech's AI pivot: agents, models and cross-border rails converge

From DBS agentic credit tools to Razorpay's payments foundation model, Asia's fintech layer is rewiring around AI in a single week.
From DBS agentic credit tools to Razorpay's payments foundation model, Asia's fintech layer is rewiring around AI in a single week.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
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
Sustainability

Standard Chartered Foundation backs women-led tech founders in Egypt

A $35,000 grant programme targets Egypt's $2.2bn funding gap for women entrepreneurs across 12 tech startups.
A $35,000 grant programme targets Egypt's $2.2bn funding gap for women entrepreneurs across 12 tech startups.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
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

Stripe's $7bn OpenRouter bid prices the agentic AI stack

Stripe's reported acquisition of model-routing platform OpenRouter signals that AI infrastructure, not models, is becoming the next consolidation battleground.
Stripe's reported acquisition of model-routing platform OpenRouter signals that AI infrastructure, not models, is becoming the next consolidation battleground.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
AI & ML

ADIB names Chief AI Officer to drive Islamic banking transformation

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank's first CAIO signals Gulf financial institutions are hardwiring AI into core strategy, not just operations.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank's first CAIO signals Gulf financial institutions are hardwiring AI into core strategy, not just operations.
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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.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Blockchain
Fintech
Transportation & Logistics

Borderless and CrissCross unite to wire stablecoins into Africa's FX

A stablecoin orchestration network and African payments infrastructure provider are joining forces to cut the cost of cross-border money movement across 30+ markets.
A stablecoin orchestration network and African payments infrastructure provider are joining forces to cut the cost of cross-border money movement across 30+ markets.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
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
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.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
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