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Media & Publishing
AI & ML

Hyundai Card runs AI-vs-human PR contests to shape its AX strategy

Korea's top credit card issuer is stress-testing generative AI against human writers to build a durable human-AI workflow for comms.
Korea's top credit card issuer is stress-testing generative AI against human writers to build a durable human-AI workflow for comms.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Revolut Wins US Bank Charter as Global Fintech IPO Wave Builds

OCC approvals for Revolut and OpenReserve coincide with a surge of fintech IPOs across Asia, signalling a new phase of regulated expansion.
OCC approvals for Revolut and OpenReserve coincide with a surge of fintech IPOs across Asia, signalling a new phase of regulated expansion.
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Blockchain
Fintech

21 banks commit to joint stablecoin as lobbying stance reverses

A syndicate including Goldman Sachs, Citi and Bank of America will issue a shared dollar stablecoin, reversing years of legislative opposition.
A syndicate including Goldman Sachs, Citi and Bank of America will issue a shared dollar stablecoin, reversing years of legislative opposition.
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Fintech
Cybersecurity

Eftsure acquires Relish to build global payment assurance platform

The deal unites vendor validation and payment verification across 190 countries, protecting $288bn in annual B2B payments.
The deal unites vendor validation and payment verification across 190 countries, protecting $288bn in annual B2B payments.
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Media & Publishing

Cuentas reports 4,000 mobility users as MVNO pivot takes shape

The Miami-based OTCQB firm cuts operating cash burn by 71% as it builds a multi-brand mobile platform targeting underserved digital consumers.
The Miami-based OTCQB firm cuts operating cash burn by 71% as it builds a multi-brand mobile platform targeting underserved digital consumers.
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Fintech

Inside QNB's Transformation: Najla Al-Mutawa on Processes, and Tech

Most banks are still navigating the slow, complex journey of digital transformation—but what if you could speed up your innovation pipeline without sacrificing compliance

Najla Al-Mutawa, EVP of Strategy at QNB, reveals how her team is accelerating AI adoption and blockchain initiatives within a heavily regulated environment, delivering groundbreaking projects in record time.

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Fintech
Wellbeing

Discovery Bank turns profit as Vitality model scales to 54m lives

Discovery's banking pivot reaches profitability while its behavioural-insurance model expands across health, finance and four continents.
Discovery's banking pivot reaches profitability while its behavioural-insurance model expands across health, finance and four continents.
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Fintech
Transportation & Logistics
Energy

Ethio telecom's 2028 plan bets on fintech scale and 5G to reshape East

Ethiopia's state telco targets 96 million customers and ETB 295 billion in revenue as telebirr becomes a continental fintech force.
Ethiopia's state telco targets 96 million customers and ETB 295 billion in revenue as telebirr becomes a continental fintech force.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech

Finzly embeds AI security layer into BankOS as attacks surge

Finzly's Assure product natively integrates AI-driven threat detection into its bank operating system as AI-enabled attacks on financial institutions rise 89% year
Finzly's Assure product natively integrates AI-driven threat detection into its bank operating system as AI-enabled attacks on financial institutions rise 89% year
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

FIS Embedded Banking Platform puts banks inside business software

FIS lets banks embed accounts and payments in corporate software, keeping balance sheets intact while software partners own the user experience.
FIS lets banks embed accounts and payments in corporate software, keeping balance sheets intact while software partners own the user experience.
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Cryptography
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Blockchain

The Vault launches SaaS custody with MPC cryptography for institutions

The Swiss-regulated platform gives banks and family offices cloud-delivered digital asset custody without sacrificing cryptographic architecture or exit flexibility.
The Swiss-regulated platform gives banks and family offices cloud-delivered digital asset custody without sacrificing cryptographic architecture or exit flexibility.
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Fintech
Real Estate

PensionBee survey: savers reject UK home-bias mandate on returns

New PensionBee data shows 61% of savers want global returns, complicating the UK government's pension mandation push.
New PensionBee data shows 61% of savers want global returns, complicating the UK government's pension mandation push.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Smarsh deploys agentic AI in regulated finance with measurable gains

Smarsh's Agentforce-built agents hit a 72% deflection rate, offering a compliance-first blueprint for agentic AI in financial services.
Smarsh's Agentforce-built agents hit a 72% deflection rate, offering a compliance-first blueprint for agentic AI in financial services.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech

ESET and Cysurance link MDR coverage to instant cyber warranty

ESET's MDR subscribers gain automatic cyber warranties worth up to $1m, with insurance discounts of 60–80% off standard premiums.
ESET's MDR subscribers gain automatic cyber warranties worth up to $1m, with insurance discounts of 60–80% off standard premiums.
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Defence
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Energy

U.S. Global Investors posts $3.1m profit on gold and defence-tech surge

Gold-driven AUM growth and a sevenfold ETF asset jump signal capital rotating into defence-tech and hard assets.
Gold-driven AUM growth and a sevenfold ETF asset jump signal capital rotating into defence-tech and hard assets.
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Blockchain
Fintech

Stellar and CV Labs back ten blockchain finance startups globally

A ten-company cohort spanning Africa, Asia, Europe and the US signals blockchain's rise as the default rail for cross-border finance.
A ten-company cohort spanning Africa, Asia, Europe and the US signals blockchain's rise as the default rail for cross-border finance.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Mambu wires agentic AI directly into core banking ledger

Mambu's Intelligent Core embeds AI agents into live banking infrastructure, promising autonomous workflows without legacy-core bottlenecks.
Mambu's Intelligent Core embeds AI agents into live banking infrastructure, promising autonomous workflows without legacy-core bottlenecks.
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Fintech
Datatech

Parameta and ICE expand OTC data feed to cover 600+ streams

TP ICAP's data arm pipes exclusive OTC pricing into ICE's consolidated feed, broadening transparency across rates, credit, FX and energy markets.
TP ICAP's data arm pipes exclusive OTC pricing into ICE's consolidated feed, broadening transparency across rates, credit, FX and energy markets.
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Blockchain

Broadridge brings G7 securities to tokenised repo at $351bn daily scale

Broadridge's DLR network now settles G7 sovereign collateral atomically, processing $7.4 trillion in repo transactions in August alone.
Broadridge's DLR network now settles G7 sovereign collateral atomically, processing $7.4 trillion in repo transactions in August alone.
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