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Cryptography
Fintech
Cybersecurity

Glide.id unites US carriers on SIM cryptography to kill the OTP

A SIM-anchored authentication platform now spans AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, targeting a fraud wave costing US consumers $15.9bn in 2025.
A SIM-anchored authentication platform now spans AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, targeting a fraud wave costing US consumers $15.9bn in 2025.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML

Contactless payments set to hit $32tn as SoftPOS reshapes commerce

Juniper Research forecasts an 86% market surge by 2031, with digital ticketing and SoftPOS accelerating the death of cash.
Juniper Research forecasts an 86% market surge by 2031, with digital ticketing and SoftPOS accelerating the death of cash.
Wellbeing
Fintech

Clinic sale anatomy: only 42% of CPP Europe deals paid in cash

Newly filed UK accounts expose how clinic consolidation deals are structured, with most value deferred or contingent rather than paid at completion.
Newly filed UK accounts expose how clinic consolidation deals are structured, with most value deferred or contingent rather than paid at completion.
Quantum
Fintech

D-Wave and Nasdaq Verafin target financial crime with quantum-hybrid AI

D-Wave's annealing quantum technology will probe transaction networks Nasdaq Verafin's classical models currently struggle to map.
D-Wave's annealing quantum technology will probe transaction networks Nasdaq Verafin's classical models currently struggle to map.
Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech

FreeAgent and Equali link up to simplify multi-marketplace accounting

UK accounting software firm FreeAgent integrates with reconciliation platform Equali to automate financial data flows for multi-channel e-commerce sellers.
UK accounting software firm FreeAgent integrates with reconciliation platform Equali to automate financial data flows for multi-channel e-commerce sellers.
Fintech
Blockchain

ZILO unifies fund admin and digital assets with Ripple backing

ZILO's integrated transfer agency platform and a Ripple strategic investment signal the next phase of TradFi-to-DeFi convergence.
ZILO's integrated transfer agency platform and a Ripple strategic investment signal the next phase of TradFi-to-DeFi convergence.
Fintech
AI & ML

Greenshoe targets quarterly SEC filings with always-on AI disclosure

Greenshoe's continuous AI monitoring aims to replace quarterly reporting fire drills for 100-plus public companies.
Greenshoe's continuous AI monitoring aims to replace quarterly reporting fire drills for 100-plus public companies.
Fintech
AI & ML

AutoRek acquires Grath to unify AI reconciliation at scale

The Glasgow-based fintech brings agentic AI and rapid-deploy SaaS into its enterprise controls platform through a London startup buy.
The Glasgow-based fintech brings agentic AI and rapid-deploy SaaS into its enterprise controls platform through a London startup buy.
Datatech
Fintech
AI & ML

Decube targets AI agent sprawl with governance layer for regulated firms

Decube's Agent Registry and Lineage tools give banks, insurers and telecoms an auditable record of every AI agent touching their data.
Decube's Agent Registry and Lineage tools give banks, insurers and telecoms an auditable record of every AI agent touching their data.
Media & Publishing
AI & ML
Biotech

RWS acquires Acolad to extend AI language platforms across Europe

The AIM-listed AI solutions group absorbs a 1,200-person European language services firm, betting that enterprise AI still needs human cultural fluency.
The AIM-listed AI solutions group absorbs a 1,200-person European language services firm, betting that enterprise AI still needs human cultural fluency.
Sustainability
Automotive
Energy

Cabot Corp battery materials push signals EV supply-chain shift

Cabot's Q3 results reveal a deliberate pivot towards conductive additives as EV battery demand reshapes specialty chemicals capital.
Cabot's Q3 results reveal a deliberate pivot towards conductive additives as EV battery demand reshapes specialty chemicals capital.
Energy
Sustainability

CCTE and BWXT Canada close thorium fuel supply chain for reactor demo

A US thorium fuel startup completes its CANDU-compatible supply chain, moving advanced nuclear fuel closer to commercial irradiation testing.
A US thorium fuel startup completes its CANDU-compatible supply chain, moving advanced nuclear fuel closer to commercial irradiation testing.
Defence

CSG recruits BAE and Hanwha veterans in global defence push

Czech defence group CSG is rapidly internationalising its board, signalling ambitions to compete with Western Europe's largest prime contractors.
Czech defence group CSG is rapidly internationalising its board, signalling ambitions to compete with Western Europe's largest prime contractors.
Energy
Real Estate
Retail & E-Commerce

EVgo and Brixmor add 500 fast-charge stalls at US shopping centres

EVgo's retail-anchored charging expansion puts EV infrastructure inside everyday consumer routines across six US states.
EVgo's retail-anchored charging expansion puts EV infrastructure inside everyday consumer routines across six US states.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Flare opens free dark web training lab for cyber defenders

Flare's Darkroom simulation drops security practitioners inside live-style underground forums to close the intelligence gap before breaches occur.
Flare's Darkroom simulation drops security practitioners inside live-style underground forums to close the intelligence gap before breaches occur.
Space
Defence

Hughes Satellite files Chapter 11 to pivot to defence and B2B

The EchoStar subsidiary seeks court protection to shed consumer satellite debt and refocus on government and defence contracts.
The EchoStar subsidiary seeks court protection to shed consumer satellite debt and refocus on government and defence contracts.
Space
Defence

Intuitive Machines buys Goonhilly and COMSAT to build lunar data network

The Houston space firm now controls UK and US deep-space ground stations, accelerating its bid to own the Moon's communications backbone.
The Houston space firm now controls UK and US deep-space ground stations, accelerating its bid to own the Moon's communications backbone.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Mimecast targets AI agent sprawl with new risk and threat tools

Mimecast's Agent Risk Center and Managed Threat Response tackle the enterprise security blind spots opened by agentic AI deployment.
Mimecast's Agent Risk Center and Managed Threat Response tackle the enterprise security blind spots opened by agentic AI deployment.
Defence
Aerospace

Northrop Grumman signs $3bn deals to surge PAC-3 and THAAD output

A $3bn, seven-year production ramp for Patriot and THAAD interceptors signals a structural shift in Western missile-defence industrial capacity.
A $3bn, seven-year production ramp for Patriot and THAAD interceptors signals a structural shift in Western missile-defence industrial capacity.
Transportation & Logistics
Real Estate

Parsons wins design lead on $227m South Carolina interchange

A $227m interchange upgrade near Charleston links port freight flows to regional road capacity, underlining US infrastructure's logistics bottleneck.
A $227m interchange upgrade near Charleston links port freight flows to regional road capacity, underlining US infrastructure's logistics bottleneck.
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