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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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Fintech
AI & ML

Thought Machine and AWS target core banking's COBOL problem with AI

Vault Forge and AWS Transform combine to compress multi-year mainframe migrations into days, rewriting the economics of core banking modernisation.
Vault Forge and AWS Transform combine to compress multi-year mainframe migrations into days, rewriting the economics of core banking modernisation.
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Real Estate
Sustainability
Transportation & Logistics

ARGAN shareholders to vote on WDP merger and €11 special dividend

French warehouse REIT ARGAN calls a November EGM to approve its cross-border merger with Belgian logistics giant WDP.
French warehouse REIT ARGAN calls a November EGM to approve its cross-border merger with Belgian logistics giant WDP.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Defence

Byrna Technologies posts Q3 revenue drop as margin reset takes hold

The less-lethal personal defence firm reports a 46% revenue fall but adjusted gross margins climb to 65% as it restructures for omnichannel growth.
The less-lethal personal defence firm reports a 46% revenue fall but adjusted gross margins climb to 65% as it restructures for omnichannel growth.
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Fintech
Energy

M&A completion rates climb to 49% as APAC and energy lead 3Q26

Datasite platform data shows quality deals advancing despite a 2% dip in global kickoffs, with APAC and energy assets drawing the strongest conviction.
Datasite platform data shows quality deals advancing despite a 2% dip in global kickoffs, with APAC and energy assets drawing the strongest conviction.
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Robotics
Hospitality
AI & ML

MBody AI files two patents for autonomous equipment platform

The NASDAQ-listed physical AI firm is staking IP territory as agentic robotics moves from warehouses into hospitality and gaming.
The NASDAQ-listed physical AI firm is staking IP territory as agentic robotics moves from warehouses into hospitality and gaming.
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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML

Talkdesk unifies Villeroy & Boch's global CX on AI platform

The 275-year-old German ceramics group deploys AI-driven contact-centre automation across two divisions in a retail-tech convergence play.
The 275-year-old German ceramics group deploys AI-driven contact-centre automation across two divisions in a retail-tech convergence play.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech
AI & ML

Agentic shopping raises liability gap no bank or retailer has solved

As AI shopping agents go mainstream, banks, retailers and card networks face unresolved questions over who bears the cost when software buys wrong.
As AI shopping agents go mainstream, banks, retailers and card networks face unresolved questions over who bears the cost when software buys wrong.
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Fintech
AI & ML

PlannerPal raises $6m to build AI client intelligence for UK advice

Mercia Ventures leads a $6m round backing PlannerPal's push to unify fragmented client data across UK wealth and mortgage advice firms.
Mercia Ventures leads a $6m round backing PlannerPal's push to unify fragmented client data across UK wealth and mortgage advice firms.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Stuut raises $52.5M to automate enterprise order-to-cash with AI

Insight Partners and a16z back the agentic fintech as $16 trillion in global unpaid receivables makes AI-run collections a CFO priority.
Insight Partners and a16z back the agentic fintech as $16 trillion in global unpaid receivables makes AI-run collections a CFO priority.
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Fintech
Blockchain

Circle and Volante bring USDC into Tier 1 bank payment rails

The stablecoin-to-bank-infrastructure deal signals digital dollars moving from pilots into everyday settlement operations at scale.
The stablecoin-to-bank-infrastructure deal signals digital dollars moving from pilots into everyday settlement operations at scale.
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Fintech
Blockchain
Cybersecurity

Sumsub's Reusable KYC Gateway goes live with MiniPay's 20m wallets

Sumsub's new KYC Gateway lets stablecoin wallet users verify once and reuse identity across MiniPay's entire regulated partner network.
Sumsub's new KYC Gateway lets stablecoin wallet users verify once and reuse identity across MiniPay's entire regulated partner network.
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Datatech
Energy
Transportation & Logistics

Amazon and AVC bet big on Southeast Asia's AI infrastructure race

Amazon's $75m Malaysia land buy and AVC's $500m Vietnam cooling expansion signal a structural capital shift into Southeast Asian AI infrastructure.
Amazon's $75m Malaysia land buy and AVC's $500m Vietnam cooling expansion signal a structural capital shift into Southeast Asian AI infrastructure.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Carpe Data: insurance fraud costs rise as frequency falls

New fraud data shows AI-driven detection scaling across 100% of claims as per-incident losses grow and social media evidence dominates.
New fraud data shows AI-driven detection scaling across 100% of claims as per-incident losses grow and social media evidence dominates.
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