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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Dext Payments expands to Canada in first move beyond UK

Dext's integrated capture-to-pay platform reaches Canada, processing over $2m in beta and targeting slow supplier payment cycles.
Dext's integrated capture-to-pay platform reaches Canada, processing over $2m in beta and targeting slow supplier payment cycles.
Quantum
Energy
Sustainability

Quantinuum and UWA partner to build Australia's quantum-AI workforce

Quantinuum's MOU with the University of Western Australia targets critical minerals, energy and agriculture via hybrid quantum-AI-HPC workflows.
Quantinuum's MOU with the University of Western Australia targets critical minerals, energy and agriculture via hybrid quantum-AI-HPC workflows.
AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech

Salesforce deploys agentic AI workforce across Gulf enterprises

Salesforce's Agentforce portfolio targets UAE and Saudi boardrooms demanding ROI from AI, not just experimentation.
Salesforce's Agentforce portfolio targets UAE and Saudi boardrooms demanding ROI from AI, not just experimentation.
Defence
Robotics
Energy

AIBotics acquires Empulser to build wireless-power defence platform

OTC-listed AIBotics merges with Empulser to target drone-endurance limits via wireless power and autonomous systems.
OTC-listed AIBotics merges with Empulser to target drone-endurance limits via wireless power and autonomous systems.
Real Estate
AI & ML
Energy

IES Holdings acquires DBM Global for $691m to target data centre build

The deal adds 4,000 workers and 2m sq ft of steel fabrication capacity to IES, targeting the surging data centre construction market.
The deal adds 4,000 workers and 2m sq ft of steel fabrication capacity to IES, targeting the surging data centre construction market.
Datatech
Real Estate

pdfFiller adds OCR to scanned PDF editing for document-heavy sectors

airSlate's pdfFiller launches automatic OCR, turning scanned PDFs editable for healthcare, legal and real estate workflows.
airSlate's pdfFiller launches automatic OCR, turning scanned PDFs editable for healthcare, legal and real estate workflows.
Fintech
AI & ML
Real Estate

Valley National's $340m Bluevine buy signals bank-fintech merger wave

A clutch of cross-sector deals, from banking to digital infrastructure, signals capital reallocating fast across fintech's convergence frontier.
A clutch of cross-sector deals, from banking to digital infrastructure, signals capital reallocating fast across fintech's convergence frontier.
Fintech
Real Estate
Property

Kord launches UK's first dedicated legal sort code to cut fraud

FCA-regulated fintech Kord has created a sort code reserved solely for verified law firms, targeting the persistent fraud window of Friday afternoon settlements.
FCA-regulated fintech Kord has created a sort code reserved solely for verified law firms, targeting the persistent fraud window of Friday afternoon settlements.
Fintech
Transportation & Logistics
Energy

Nayax acquires IPS Group for $350m in parking-to-EV mobility push

The Israeli fintech giant's all-cash deal merges cashless payments with smart parking and EV charging across 250,000 urban spaces.
The Israeli fintech giant's all-cash deal merges cashless payments with smart parking and EV charging across 250,000 urban spaces.
Fintech
Blockchain

Lloyds survey: 71% of UK finance chiefs back tokenisation shift

A Lloyds survey of 100 senior UK finance leaders finds tokenisation moving from experiment to strategic infrastructure priority.
A Lloyds survey of 100 senior UK finance leaders finds tokenisation moving from experiment to strategic infrastructure priority.
Space
Sustainability

OroraTech hits 20 satellites as thermal wildfire network scales fast

The Munich startup's 18-satellites-in-18-months cadence is turning space-based thermal sensing into persistent planetary infrastructure.
The Munich startup's 18-satellites-in-18-months cadence is turning space-based thermal sensing into persistent planetary infrastructure.
Energy
Sustainability

Purecore Metals raises C$2.5m to advance uranium and copper assets

The Canadian explorer's flow-through placement targets critical minerals underpinning next-generation energy infrastructure.
The Canadian explorer's flow-through placement targets critical minerals underpinning next-generation energy infrastructure.
AI & ML
Datatech

Enterprise AI's $4.7tn growth prize remains largely unclaimed

Bain analysis puts 75% of AI's decade-long profit opportunity in innovation and market-share shifts, not the efficiency gains most firms are chasing.
Bain analysis puts 75% of AI's decade-long profit opportunity in innovation and market-share shifts, not the efficiency gains most firms are chasing.
AI & ML
Defence

DeepSeek and Huawei open-source a CUDA rival to break Nvidia's lock

DeepSeek and Huawei are open-sourcing developer tools that mimic Nvidia's CUDA layer, testing whether chip-export controls can hold.
DeepSeek and Huawei are open-sourcing developer tools that mimic Nvidia's CUDA layer, testing whether chip-export controls can hold.
Fintech
Wellbeing

Discovery Bank unifies health and finance via behavioural data

Discovery's 2027 product suite bets that rewarding healthy behaviour with banking benefits can redefine consumer financial services.
Discovery's 2027 product suite bets that rewarding healthy behaviour with banking benefits can redefine consumer financial services.
Fintech
AI & ML

Sovos doubles down on agentic finance with Flowie acquisition

Two acquisitions in a month position Sovos to launch what it calls the first agentic compliant finance orchestration platform.
Two acquisitions in a month position Sovos to launch what it calls the first agentic compliant finance orchestration platform.
Real Estate
Hospitality
Wellbeing

Mubadala backs One&Only residences in Abu Dhabi sovereign-capital play

Mubadala's Al Maryah Island bet shows sovereign wealth pivoting from infrastructure to ultra-luxury residential as a long-term yield strategy.
Mubadala's Al Maryah Island bet shows sovereign wealth pivoting from infrastructure to ultra-luxury residential as a long-term yield strategy.
Fintech

Teciem names CTO and CCO to drive treasury software overhaul

Teciem's twin executive hires signal a push to modernise front-to-back treasury platforms for banks navigating cloud and AI transformation.
Teciem's twin executive hires signal a push to modernise front-to-back treasury platforms for banks navigating cloud and AI transformation.
Energy
Fintech
AI & ML

tem hires Square's founding data scientist to open energy OS

Berian James brings fintech-grade ML to tem's Rosso platform, opening energy transaction infrastructure to third-party neo-utilities.
Berian James brings fintech-grade ML to tem's Rosso platform, opening energy transaction infrastructure to third-party neo-utilities.
Real Estate
Transportation & Logistics
Sustainability

Argan lifts 2026 rental target as French warehouse rents rise 5%

France's leading premium-warehouse REIT raises its full-year target to €222m, backed by a €200m development pipeline and 99.9% occupancy.
France's leading premium-warehouse REIT raises its full-year target to €222m, backed by a €200m development pipeline and 99.9% occupancy.
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