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Equiti opens Bangalore tech hub to drive UAE-India fintech build-out

Dubai-headquartered Equiti Group expands into India's tech capital, targeting AI, cybersecurity and cloud talent for its global trading platform.
Dubai-headquartered Equiti Group expands into India's tech capital, targeting AI, cybersecurity and cloud talent for its global trading platform.
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Defence
Robotics
AI & ML

T3 Defense acquires Project35 to scale drone and counter-UAV portfolio

A Nasdaq-listed defence roll-up buys into an Israeli UAV maker, bridging US capital markets with Israel's battlefield-proven drone ecosystem.
A Nasdaq-listed defence roll-up buys into an Israeli UAV maker, bridging US capital markets with Israel's battlefield-proven drone ecosystem.
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Fintech
Sustainability
Transportation & Logistics

Afreximbank calls for African industrial sovereignty via capital reform

A BBB+ S&P rating and a $2bn syndicated facility underpin Afreximbank's push to shift Africa from raw-material exporter to industrial power.
A BBB+ S&P rating and a $2bn syndicated facility underpin Afreximbank's push to shift Africa from raw-material exporter to industrial power.
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AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech

Nayax adds AI layer to vending management app MoMa

The payments and commerce platform targets unattended retail's data gap with AI-driven insights, planogram automation, and visual recognition.
The payments and commerce platform targets unattended retail's data gap with AI-driven insights, planogram automation, and visual recognition.
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Travel
AI & ML
Fintech

Perk lands in Abu Dhabi as UAE bets on AI-native travel tech

Perk's ADGM office targets tripling UAE travel spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.
Perk's ADGM office targets tripling UAE travel spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech

Signicat and TrustTech target EU identity fragmentation

The partnership brings reusable, eIDAS 2.0-compliant identity wallets to European regulated industries ahead of mandatory public wallet rollout.
The partnership brings reusable, eIDAS 2.0-compliant identity wallets to European regulated industries ahead of mandatory public wallet rollout.
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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Transportation & Logistics

Floward deploys agentic AI to absorb 13x peak gifting demand

The Middle East's leading gifting platform has replaced rule-based chatbots with orchestrated AI agents, cutting service costs 15% at seasonal peaks.
The Middle East's leading gifting platform has replaced rule-based chatbots with orchestrated AI agents, cutting service costs 15% at seasonal peaks.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics

Caraway Home builds omnichannel supply chain with ITS Logistics

The cookware brand's fulfillment overhaul cuts parcel costs 20% and grows its SKU count from 6 to over 860.
The cookware brand's fulfillment overhaul cuts parcel costs 20% and grows its SKU count from 6 to over 860.
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Automotive
Energy
Transportation & Logistics

Nexans sheds €207m auto unit to become pure electrification player

Nexans completes a five-year portfolio rotation, selling its wiring harness arm to Motherson to focus entirely on the global energy transition.
Nexans completes a five-year portfolio rotation, selling its wiring harness arm to Motherson to focus entirely on the global energy transition.
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Energy
Real Estate
Sustainability

Critical Metals amends European Lithium deal structure

A tweaked settlement mechanic keeps the Wolfsberg lithium mine acquisition on track for September, as Europe races to secure domestic battery supply.
A tweaked settlement mechanic keeps the Wolfsberg lithium mine acquisition on track for September, as Europe races to secure domestic battery supply.
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Energy
Sustainability

Refined Energy reports maiden drill results at Saskatchewan uranium site

Refined Energy's first drill programme at Dufferin West returns weak uranium signals, guiding next steps in the Athabasca Basin.
Refined Energy's first drill programme at Dufferin West returns weak uranium signals, guiding next steps in the Athabasca Basin.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Bunch acquires stake in Luxembourg Fund Services in AI-fintech push

Berlin's bunch brings AI-native private markets infrastructure to Europe's largest fund domicile via a strategic equity stake in LFS.
Berlin's bunch brings AI-native private markets infrastructure to Europe's largest fund domicile via a strategic equity stake in LFS.
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Datatech
Fintech

BMLL and Exponential launch order-book flow analytics for US equities

XTech US Equity Flow combines Level 3 order-book data with proprietary inference to decode institutional versus retail positioning in near real time.
XTech US Equity Flow combines Level 3 order-book data with proprietary inference to decode institutional versus retail positioning in near real time.
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Fintech
AI & ML

QuantRate launches free AI trading platform for retail investors

London-based QuantRate opens institutional-grade AI trading tools to retail users across stocks, crypto, and forex markets.
London-based QuantRate opens institutional-grade AI trading tools to retail users across stocks, crypto, and forex markets.
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Fintech
AI & ML

QuantRate launches AI trading bot amid algorithmic market surge

London-based QuantRate enters a crowded AI trading market as algorithmic systems now drive over 60% of US stock activity.
London-based QuantRate enters a crowded AI trading market as algorithmic systems now drive over 60% of US stock activity.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Energy

DNB picks nCino to power corporate lending across nine countries

Norway's largest bank deploys agentic AI lending infrastructure, with plans to extend to SME clients and nine international branches.
Norway's largest bank deploys agentic AI lending infrastructure, with plans to extend to SME clients and nine international branches.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Sage-Satago tie-up opens invoice finance to UK micro firms

Embedded accounting data gives lenders real-time visibility into sole traders, unlocking a segment long shut out of invoice finance.
Embedded accounting data gives lenders real-time visibility into sole traders, unlocking a segment long shut out of invoice finance.
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Fintech

Unzer names Isabelle Bénard Chief Product and AI Officer

The Berlin-based payments platform centralises its AI agenda under a new C-suite role as it serves 90,000 European merchants.
The Berlin-based payments platform centralises its AI agenda under a new C-suite role as it serves 90,000 European merchants.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech

ANNA Money and Admiral Business embed insurance in SME admin platform

The fintech-insurance tie-up targets a UK SME protection gap, with 28% of sole traders currently carrying no business insurance at all.
The fintech-insurance tie-up targets a UK SME protection gap, with 28% of sole traders currently carrying no business insurance at all.
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AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce
Datatech

Alibaba unifies AI operations and commits $53bn to global cloud

Alibaba's Token Hub restructure and 105-zone cloud expansion signal a shift from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment.
Alibaba's Token Hub restructure and 105-zone cloud expansion signal a shift from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment.
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