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Fintech
Energy

WEX and Mastercard unify APAC fleet payments in $310bn market

WEX and Mastercard launch a unified fleet payment network across Asia-Pacific, targeting a $310bn annual transaction market growing at 14% a year.
WEX and Mastercard launch a unified fleet payment network across Asia-Pacific, targeting a $310bn annual transaction market growing at 14% a year.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain

Fintech raises $1bn-plus as AI insurance and stablecoin plays converge

A week of cross-sector fintech capital shows AI underwriting, stablecoin rails and embedded credit converging into one investment theme.
A week of cross-sector fintech capital shows AI underwriting, stablecoin rails and embedded credit converging into one investment theme.
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AI & ML
Biotech
Robotics

HCLTech launches 20 industry AI solutions across six sectors

HCLTech's purpose-built AI portfolio spans banking to aerospace, targeting enterprise scale-up beyond the pilot stage.
HCLTech's purpose-built AI portfolio spans banking to aerospace, targeting enterprise scale-up beyond the pilot stage.
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Fintech
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Feedzai index exposes 13-point AI readiness gap in global banking

A 1,000-leader survey finds banks overrate their fraud readiness by 13 points while agentic AI adoption stalls on data fragmentation.
A 1,000-leader survey finds banks overrate their fraud readiness by 13 points while agentic AI adoption stalls on data fragmentation.
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Fintech
AI & ML

AvaTrade to acquire majority of FXCM in online trading consolidation

Dublin-based AvaTrade absorbs one of retail forex's oldest brands, accelerating its push to dominate global multi-asset trading.
Dublin-based AvaTrade absorbs one of retail forex's oldest brands, accelerating its push to dominate global multi-asset trading.
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Fintech
AI & ML

CaixaBank extends Google Cloud deal to 2033 in agentic AI push

Spain's largest digital bank locks in a seven-year Google Cloud pact, deploying agentic AI across its 13 million-strong customer base.
Spain's largest digital bank locks in a seven-year Google Cloud pact, deploying agentic AI across its 13 million-strong customer base.
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Fintech
AI & ML

eToro plugs portfolios into Claude, ChatGPT and Grok via MCP

eToro's MCP connectors let retail investors query live holdings inside AI assistants, signalling a pivot from market access to agentic intelligence.
eToro's MCP connectors let retail investors query live holdings inside AI assistants, signalling a pivot from market access to agentic intelligence.
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Cryptography
Fintech
Quantum

BTQ Technologies secures MoonPay Korea's won stablecoin stack

Post-quantum cryptography enters Korean stablecoin infrastructure before quantum threats materialise, with global reach across 35 million users.
Post-quantum cryptography enters Korean stablecoin infrastructure before quantum threats materialise, with global reach across 35 million users.
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Fintech
Datatech

Stoa links idle cash to cloud storage in fintech-utility convergence

UK fintech Stoa lets consumers unlock cloud storage via deposits, blurring the line between savings products and everyday digital subscriptions.
UK fintech Stoa lets consumers unlock cloud storage via deposits, blurring the line between savings products and everyday digital subscriptions.
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Blockchain
Fintech

Broadridge DLR hits $7.5tn in repo as tokenisation scales

Broadridge's blockchain repo platform hit $359bn daily in September, as it launches DLX to extend tokenisation across asset classes.
Broadridge's blockchain repo platform hit $359bn daily in September, as it launches DLX to extend tokenisation across asset classes.
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Energy
Fintech
Real Estate

Sunstone Credit embeds contractor financing across energy upgrades

Sunstone Credit's Flex product extends embedded commercial lending to HVAC, roofing and EV charging contractors across the US.
Sunstone Credit's Flex product extends embedded commercial lending to HVAC, roofing and EV charging contractors across the US.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain

Chinese fintech capital surge redraws AI, payments and token landscape

A wave of Chinese tech funding rounds and product launches signals a decisive push into agentic AI, tokenised finance and stablecoin infrastructure.
A wave of Chinese tech funding rounds and product launches signals a decisive push into agentic AI, tokenised finance and stablecoin infrastructure.
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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Cybersecurity

Riskified launches agent identity tool as AI shoppers blur fraud lines

Agentic checkout assistants are rewriting retail fraud detection, forcing merchants to ask not "is this a bot?" but "who authorised it?"
Agentic checkout assistants are rewriting retail fraud detection, forcing merchants to ask not "is this a bot?" but "who authorised it?"
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Fintech
AI & ML

BMLL and Simudyne build Large Market Models for AI trading simulation

Historical order-book data meets generative AI as two fintech firms create reactive market simulators for capital markets.
Historical order-book data meets generative AI as two fintech firms create reactive market simulators for capital markets.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Thought Machine and AWS target Tier 1 bank mainframe debt with AI

A joint Vault Forge and AWS Transform pipeline converts COBOL mainframe logic into cloud-native products, compressing multi-year migrations into days.
A joint Vault Forge and AWS Transform pipeline converts COBOL mainframe logic into cloud-native products, compressing multi-year migrations into days.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Payrails launches open Merchant of Record for fast-scaling fintechs

Payrails' hybrid MoR lets AI and SaaS companies sell globally from day one, then exit to direct acquiring without re-integrating.
Payrails' hybrid MoR lets AI and SaaS companies sell globally from day one, then exit to direct acquiring without re-integrating.
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Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Cowbell deploys AI Risk Advisor for SME cyber policyholders

Cowbell's OMNI platform now gives every SME policyholder a personalised AI agent that translates live cyber risk signals into prioritised actions.
Cowbell's OMNI platform now gives every SME policyholder a personalised AI agent that translates live cyber risk signals into prioritised actions.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Sustainability

M-KOPA hits 10m customers and $600m revenue on Africa fintech surge

The inclusive fintech's 45% revenue jump signals how embedded credit is reshaping Africa's digital economy at scale.
The inclusive fintech's 45% revenue jump signals how embedded credit is reshaping Africa's digital economy at scale.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Internet of Things

stc pay Bahrain goes physical via Diebold Nixdorf kiosk deal

A telecom-affiliated mobile wallet installs cash-recycling kiosks, testing whether Gulf fintechs can bypass legacy bank infrastructure entirely.
A telecom-affiliated mobile wallet installs cash-recycling kiosks, testing whether Gulf fintechs can bypass legacy bank infrastructure entirely.
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AI & ML
Defence
Energy

Scale AI and Presight target UAE sovereign AI governance infrastructure

Scale AI and Abu Dhabi's Presight will co-develop agentic AI for critical national systems, from water grids to emergency response.
Scale AI and Abu Dhabi's Presight will co-develop agentic AI for critical national systems, from water grids to emergency response.
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