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Fintech
AI & ML

FE fundinfo names CPO to drive AI push across Nexus platform

Bjoern Doehrer joins from Morningstar as FE fundinfo accelerates its AI-powered investment data strategy.
Bjoern Doehrer joins from Morningstar as FE fundinfo accelerates its AI-powered investment data strategy.
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Blockchain
Fintech

Compound targets institutional credit with $52M DAO program

The DeFi veteran appoints a Coinbase and Anchorage alumni team to build regulated onchain credit infrastructure for traditional finance.
The DeFi veteran appoints a Coinbase and Anchorage alumni team to build regulated onchain credit infrastructure for traditional finance.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Internet of Things
AI & ML

OPPO launches Enco Clip2, Enco Air5 and Pad 5 in Saudi Arabia

OPPO's three-product Gulf rollout tests whether premium audio and AI-tablet features can convert mid-market consumers in Saudi Arabia.
OPPO's three-product Gulf rollout tests whether premium audio and AI-tablet features can convert mid-market consumers in Saudi Arabia.
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Fintech
Real Estate

OPay's $358bn GTV fuels $4bn New York IPO push

Nigeria's OPay targets a $4bn US listing after doubling gross transaction value to $358bn in 2025.
Nigeria's OPay targets a $4bn US listing after doubling gross transaction value to $358bn in 2025.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Confluence embeds AI automation in regulatory and analytics suite

Confluence POINT brings AI-driven document validation and conversational workflows to investment management's compliance and reporting stack.
Confluence POINT brings AI-driven document validation and conversational workflows to investment management's compliance and reporting stack.
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AI & ML
Energy
Datatech

Accenture targets Gulf sovereign AI gap at LEAP 2026

New Middle East research from Accenture finds a widening gulf between national AI ambition and enterprise execution across the region.
New Middle East research from Accenture finds a widening gulf between national AI ambition and enterprise execution across the region.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Elavon and Sage renew UK payments partnership for SMB growth

Elavon and Sage extend their UK and Ireland tie-up, embedding acquiring and gateway solutions into SMB accounting software.
Elavon and Sage extend their UK and Ireland tie-up, embedding acquiring and gateway solutions into SMB accounting software.
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AI & ML
Wellbeing

NUS Business School: Indonesia's AI edge is its workforce

NUS Business School argues Indonesia's AI advantage rests on human capability, not hardware, as it targets high-income status by 2045.
NUS Business School argues Indonesia's AI advantage rests on human capability, not hardware, as it targets high-income status by 2045.
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Robotics
AI & ML
Transportation & Logistics

Unitree's 8,000x IPO signals China's humanoid robot inflection point

Unitree's Star Market debut drew demand 8,000 times over, putting humanoid robotics at the centre of China's next industrial capital cycle.
Unitree's Star Market debut drew demand 8,000 times over, putting humanoid robotics at the centre of China's next industrial capital cycle.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain

Cypher Capital names new CEO to drive multi-asset institutional push

The Dubai-founded firm is expanding beyond digital assets into AI infrastructure and private equity under a new chief executive.
The Dubai-founded firm is expanding beyond digital assets into AI infrastructure and private equity under a new chief executive.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Iress UK lifts EBITDA 43% as wealth-tech consolidation gathers pace

Cost discipline and AI-assisted engineering help Iress UK more than offset a 1% revenue dip in a consolidating wealth-management market.
Cost discipline and AI-assisted engineering help Iress UK more than offset a 1% revenue dip in a consolidating wealth-management market.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech
Real Estate

California fines Academy Mortgage $825k over ransomware data breach

California's DFPI penalises a Utah mortgage lender for cybersecurity failures that exposed 284,000 people to a 2023 ransomware attack.
California's DFPI penalises a Utah mortgage lender for cybersecurity failures that exposed 284,000 people to a 2023 ransomware attack.
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Fintech
Real Estate
AI & ML

Pivotal's Believe Loans posts 121% lending growth via AI-driven CRM

UK mortgage consolidator Pivotal reports specialist lending growth at ten times the market rate, backed by AI-powered workflow investment.
UK mortgage consolidator Pivotal reports specialist lending growth at ten times the market rate, backed by AI-powered workflow investment.
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Travel
Blockchain
Fintech

Entravel raises $7.5m to wire travel booking into fintech super-apps

Crypto-native travel infrastructure startup targets mainstream fintech platforms after powering booking for Kraken and MetaMask.
Crypto-native travel infrastructure startup targets mainstream fintech platforms after powering booking for Kraken and MetaMask.
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Fintech
Blockchain

Bank of England lab tests digital pound and stablecoin in one trade flow

A Bank of England pilot puts sterling at the final settlement leg of a cross-border trade flow dominated by dollar stablecoins.
A Bank of England pilot puts sterling at the final settlement leg of a cross-border trade flow dominated by dollar stablecoins.
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Fintech
AI & ML

FCA Mills Review puts AI accountability at the heart of fintech

The FCA's Mills Review signals tighter AI governance for financial services as automated systems move from assistance to autonomous action.
The FCA's Mills Review signals tighter AI governance for financial services as automated systems move from assistance to autonomous action.
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Fintech
Blockchain

Chime bets on stablecoins as neobank growth hits 10.4m members

The publicly listed US neobank is exploring embedded stablecoin wallets as its fastest-growing users shift upmarket.
The publicly listed US neobank is exploring embedded stablecoin wallets as its fastest-growing users shift upmarket.
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Datatech
Fintech

Persistent Systems bids EUR 81 for Nagarro in 140% premium takeover

India's Persistent Systems acquires Munich-listed Nagarro at a 140% premium, marking one of the boldest cross-border IT services consolidations of 2026.
India's Persistent Systems acquires Munich-listed Nagarro at a 140% premium, marking one of the boldest cross-border IT services consolidations of 2026.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Travel

Klarna revamps membership tiers with €6,000 perks and fee removal

Klarna's four-tier membership overhaul targets credit card displacement across Europe, bundling travel, media and wellbeing perks.
Klarna's four-tier membership overhaul targets credit card displacement across Europe, bundling travel, media and wellbeing perks.
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AI & ML
Datatech
Fintech

Databricks closes $5bn round at $190bn valuation on AI agent push

A $5bn raise at a $190bn valuation confirms Databricks as the default data infrastructure layer for enterprise AI agents.
A $5bn raise at a $190bn valuation confirms Databricks as the default data infrastructure layer for enterprise AI agents.
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