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Robotics
Transportation & Logistics

Vecna Robotics raises $31m to scale US-made warehouse AMRs

A $31m raise backs domestic AMR manufacturing as supply-chain provenance concerns reshape warehouse automation procurement.
A $31m raise backs domestic AMR manufacturing as supply-chain provenance concerns reshape warehouse automation procurement.
Fintech
AI & ML

Arcesium hires Brian Rosenberg to push agentic AI into buy-side ops

The fintech's new commercial president will accelerate its pivot from back-office data into front-office agentic AI for institutional investors.
The fintech's new commercial president will accelerate its pivot from back-office data into front-office agentic AI for institutional investors.
Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech
AI & ML

Mastercard bets on agentic commerce with Agent Connect launch

Mastercard's new Agent Connect platform positions the payments giant as the trust layer for AI-driven retail, connecting merchants, agents and payment providers.
Mastercard's new Agent Connect platform positions the payments giant as the trust layer for AI-driven retail, connecting merchants, agents and payment providers.
Blockchain
AI & ML
Fintech

OKX AI builds agent-to-agent task market on blockchain rails

OKX AI's pay-per-task marketplace lets autonomous agents hire each other, pointing toward agentic micro-economies beyond human-directed software.
OKX AI's pay-per-task marketplace lets autonomous agents hire each other, pointing toward agentic micro-economies beyond human-directed software.
Energy
AI & ML
Cybersecurity

ZincFive launches NiZn BMS purpose-built for AI data centre loads

ZincFive's in-house battery management system targets the high-frequency power demands of AI training infrastructure with built-in OT cybersecurity.
ZincFive's in-house battery management system targets the high-frequency power demands of AI training infrastructure with built-in OT cybersecurity.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Checkout.com activates US MALPB charter for direct card acquiring

Checkout.com becomes one of only three firms to operate a US MALPB charter, gaining direct card-network access without third-party intermediaries.
Checkout.com becomes one of only three firms to operate a US MALPB charter, gaining direct card-network access without third-party intermediaries.
Fintech
AI & ML

Savvy Wealth raises $100M to arm independent advisors with AI

A $100M Series C backs Savvy's bet that AI can give independent advisors institutional scale without surrendering ownership.
A $100M Series C backs Savvy's bet that AI can give independent advisors institutional scale without surrendering ownership.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

NEOPAY and Deem Finance link payments data to SME credit in UAE

A UAE payments-meets-regulated-lending tie-up uses POS transaction data to pre-qualify SME working capital, bypassing traditional credit friction.
A UAE payments-meets-regulated-lending tie-up uses POS transaction data to pre-qualify SME working capital, bypassing traditional credit friction.
Fintech

AFS acquires Debticate to build end-to-end loan syndication platform

OceanSound-backed AFS absorbs Debticate's syndication workflow tools to automate the full commercial lending lifecycle.
OceanSound-backed AFS absorbs Debticate's syndication workflow tools to automate the full commercial lending lifecycle.
Blockchain
Fintech

Broadridge launches DLX to bridge tokenised and traditional markets

Broadridge's new DLX platform gives banks, asset managers and wealth firms a single operating layer across on-chain and legacy financial infrastructure.
Broadridge's new DLX platform gives banks, asset managers and wealth firms a single operating layer across on-chain and legacy financial infrastructure.
Fintech
Cybersecurity

Sumsub bundles Nordic eIDs into one integration for regional scale

Sumsub's Non-Doc Nordic eID Bundle unifies four national identity schemes under one contract, cutting compliance friction for businesses expanding across the region.
Sumsub's Non-Doc Nordic eID Bundle unifies four national identity schemes under one contract, cutting compliance friction for businesses expanding across the region.
Blockchain
Fintech

SphereNet adds Seoul validator as Korea preps won stablecoin rails

Nodeinfra's entry into SphereNet's validator set positions a compliance-native ledger at the centre of South Korea's regulated digital-money build-out.
Nodeinfra's entry into SphereNet's validator set positions a compliance-native ledger at the centre of South Korea's regulated digital-money build-out.
Fintech
AI & ML

Orion puts enterprise trading in advisors' hands, cutting trade desks

Orion's Advisor Trading expansion decentralises portfolio execution, reflecting the wealthtech sector's shift toward autonomous, AI-assisted advisory workflows.
Orion's Advisor Trading expansion decentralises portfolio execution, reflecting the wealthtech sector's shift toward autonomous, AI-assisted advisory workflows.
Datatech
AI & ML

Ataccama open-sources data quality layer for AI agents via Ossie

Ataccama's open-source converter embeds live data quality signals into the Apache Ossie semantic standard, letting AI agents verify data before acting.
Ataccama's open-source converter embeds live data quality signals into the Apache Ossie semantic standard, letting AI agents verify data before acting.
Space
Sustainability
Defence

Eutelsat and OroraTech build European thermal intelligence layer

A Franco-German LEO deal aims to put up to 96 thermal sensors in orbit, targeting wildfires and sovereign Earth intelligence.
A Franco-German LEO deal aims to put up to 96 thermal sensors in orbit, targeting wildfires and sovereign Earth intelligence.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Scytale adds AI-driven TPRM as third-party breaches surge 60%

Scytale's new continuous vendor risk engine arrives as third-party breach involvement climbs 60% year-on-year, per Verizon's 2026 DBIR.
Scytale's new continuous vendor risk engine arrives as third-party breach involvement climbs 60% year-on-year, per Verizon's 2026 DBIR.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML
Fintech

TRM Labs hits $2bn valuation as AI crimefighting draws fresh capital

A Blockchain Capital-led Series C expansion backs TRM Labs' push to deploy AI against a $21bn digital-crime wave.
A Blockchain Capital-led Series C expansion backs TRM Labs' push to deploy AI against a $21bn digital-crime wave.
Cybersecurity
Internet of Things
Cryptography

WISeKey shareholders back Swiss-to-BVI redomiciliation move

The cybersecurity and IoT group exits Switzerland for the British Virgin Islands, chasing more flexible capital access across its five-subsidiary platform.
The cybersecurity and IoT group exits Switzerland for the British Virgin Islands, chasing more flexible capital access across its five-subsidiary platform.
Fintech
AI & ML
Media & Publishing

AXA deploys agentic AI hub across five markets with Publicis Sapient

Europe's largest insurer is industrialising AI agents across 52 countries, setting a governance template rivals will be forced to match.
Europe's largest insurer is industrialising AI agents across 52 countries, setting a governance template rivals will be forced to match.
Fintech
Blockchain

UK capital markets eye atomic settlement, but readiness lags confidence

A Tokenovate survey of 250 post-trade professionals finds 83% expect to meet T+1, but only 32% are fully prepared today.
A Tokenovate survey of 250 post-trade professionals finds 83% expect to meet T+1, but only 32% are fully prepared today.
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