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Travel
Fintech
AI & ML

Mastercard and Trip.com launch agentic commerce push in travel

A Mastercard-Trip.com-Network International tie-up brings autonomous AI booking to travel, with a commercial rollout set for early 2027.
A Mastercard-Trip.com-Network International tie-up brings autonomous AI booking to travel, with a commercial rollout set for early 2027.
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Real Estate
Fintech

FG Nexus pivots to affordable housing with $10m FG Communities stake

The Nasdaq-listed merchant bank is rebranding as FG Communities Holdings as it targets a $500bn fragmented US affordable housing market.
The Nasdaq-listed merchant bank is rebranding as FG Communities Holdings as it targets a $500bn fragmented US affordable housing market.
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Fintech
AI & ML

FloQast adds auditable AI agents to accounting workflow platform

FloQast launches audit-native AI agents and hires COSO's chair as it embeds AI governance into accounting workflows.
FloQast launches audit-native AI agents and hires COSO's chair as it embeds AI governance into accounting workflows.
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Defence
Fintech
Aerospace

Ninepoint adds defence and equity ETFs with covered call income

Canadian asset manager Ninepoint targets income investors with new ETFs spanning aerospace, defence, and broad US equities.
Canadian asset manager Ninepoint targets income investors with new ETFs spanning aerospace, defence, and broad US equities.
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Fintech

Riyadh day two: a live card link, $329.5m for barq, SME capital

Central bank governors' live card payment, barq's $329.5m Series A and a new SME financing fund made Money20/20 Middle East's second day about capital.
Central bank governors' live card payment, barq's $329.5m Series A and a new SME financing fund made Money20/20 Middle East's second day about capital.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech
Internet of Things

Fime acquires Red Alert Labs to unify digital trust and cybersecurity

Fime's Red Alert Labs buy signals that payments, digital identity and cybersecurity compliance are converging into a single regulated stack.
Fime's Red Alert Labs buy signals that payments, digital identity and cybersecurity compliance are converging into a single regulated stack.
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Fintech
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Visa survey: AI fraud fear reshapes Asia Pacific remittance priorities

A 45,000-person Visa study finds APAC consumers will accept 24-hour transfer delays to beat AI-enabled deepfake scams.
A 45,000-person Visa study finds APAC consumers will accept 24-hour transfer delays to beat AI-enabled deepfake scams.
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Blockchain
Fintech

Fasset lists UAE dirham stablecoin as dollar alternatives gain ground

Fasset's DDSC listing marks the first retail deployment of a central-bank-approved non-dollar stablecoin on a VARA-regulated platform.
Fasset's DDSC listing marks the first retail deployment of a central-bank-approved non-dollar stablecoin on a VARA-regulated platform.
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AI & ML
Fintech

Agentic payments have an identity layer. The audit gap remains open.

As agent payment protocols solve identity and consent, a critical verification gap at the moment of payment threatens the auditability of autonomous commerce.
As agent payment protocols solve identity and consent, a critical verification gap at the moment of payment threatens the auditability of autonomous commerce.
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Fintech
Sustainability

Madica backs five African pre-seeds in Algeria and Cameroon push

Madica's latest cohort spans semiconductors, neobanking, HR tech and circular waste across four underserved African markets.
Madica's latest cohort spans semiconductors, neobanking, HR tech and circular waste across four underserved African markets.
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Fintech

Amplify upgrades RIA platform with risk, trading and portal fixes

Amplify's September release tightens advisor workflows across risk documentation, trade consolidation and client portal access.
Amplify's September release tightens advisor workflows across risk documentation, trade consolidation and client portal access.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech

Copla launches TPRM platform to close a 69% vendor compliance gap

A new GRC automation tool targets the third-party risk blind spot exposing firms across regulated and unregulated sectors alike.
A new GRC automation tool targets the third-party risk blind spot exposing firms across regulated and unregulated sectors alike.
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Fintech
Energy
Sustainability

BMO Equipment Finance moves to NETSOL Transcend platform

North America's eighth-largest bank upgrades its equipment finance stack, signalling a broader push to modernise legacy asset finance infrastructure.
North America's eighth-largest bank upgrades its equipment finance stack, signalling a broader push to modernise legacy asset finance infrastructure.
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Fintech

Riyadh day one: Tabby's $6.5bn and the licences behind it

Tabby's $6.5bn valuation, a SAR 500m SME financing fund and payouts into six new markets opened Money20/20 Middle East, each built on a licence.
Tabby's $6.5bn valuation, a SAR 500m SME financing fund and payouts into six new markets opened Money20/20 Middle East, each built on a licence.
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Fintech
Blockchain

South Africa's crypto crackdown sparks industry coalition

Draft exchange controls from National Treasury and SARB threaten to cut South Africa off from global digital finance rails.
Draft exchange controls from National Treasury and SARB threaten to cut South Africa off from global digital finance rails.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics

Avalara tops IDC e-invoicing rankings as mandate wave hits finance tech

Avalara's IDC MarketScape leadership ranking arrives as governments worldwide accelerate e-invoicing mandates, straining finance and IT teams.
Avalara's IDC MarketScape leadership ranking arrives as governments worldwide accelerate e-invoicing mandates, straining finance and IT teams.
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Fintech
AI & ML

DKB deploys Pega AI email assistant across German service centres

Germany's second-largest retail bank is rolling out AI-assisted email triage, testing how far human-in-the-loop automation can scale in consumer
Germany's second-largest retail bank is rolling out AI-assisted email triage, testing how far human-in-the-loop automation can scale in consumer
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Fintech
AI & ML

Aptus.AI moves RegTech from chatbot to compliance execution

The Italian RegTech firm's agentic compliance platform is cutting regulated-workflow hours by up to 60%, serving Intesa Sanpaolo and Generali.
The Italian RegTech firm's agentic compliance platform is cutting regulated-workflow hours by up to 60%, serving Intesa Sanpaolo and Generali.
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