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Wellbeing

Venus Concept names Brad Oliver as CEO in leadership handover

The medical aesthetics device maker appoints a 20-year industry veteran as CEO, with no change to strategic priorities.
The medical aesthetics device maker appoints a 20-year industry veteran as CEO, with no change to strategic priorities.
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AI & ML

AI Can Help Banking - But Customers Still Want a Person

Unlock the future of fintech banking with COLIBRIX ONE! In this episode, we dive into the challenges businesses face in onboarding and how a human approach combined with

When you’re trying to open a business account or get payment processing set up, the last thing you want is a slow, overcomplicated onboarding process. But that’s still where many international businesses get stuck—especially in fintech and banking.

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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.
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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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AI & ML
Defence

UAE embeds agentic AI in government, sparking machine-authority debate

The UAE's Cabinet AI Advisor and 50% agentic government target raise urgent questions about where machine authority ends.
The UAE's Cabinet AI Advisor and 50% agentic government target raise urgent questions about where machine authority ends.
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Biotech
Sustainability
AI & ML

Ingenza launches UNVAIL to find novel proteins via AI-driven search

Edinburgh CRDMO Ingenza deploys AI-ML protein discovery to serve pharma, chemicals and sustainable fuels simultaneously.
Edinburgh CRDMO Ingenza deploys AI-ML protein discovery to serve pharma, chemicals and sustainable fuels simultaneously.
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Fintech
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

CRIF brings GenAI document fraud detection to UK bank onboarding

CRIF's UK launch targets AI-manipulated onboarding documents, as deepfake fraud outpaces manual checks at financial providers.
CRIF's UK launch targets AI-manipulated onboarding documents, as deepfake fraud outpaces manual checks at financial providers.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Ant Group open-sources finance-tuned LLM for professional workflows

Ant Group's Ling-3.0-flash-Fin targets investment research and compliance tasks, co-developed with CICC's investment banking team.
Ant Group's Ling-3.0-flash-Fin targets investment research and compliance tasks, co-developed with CICC's investment banking team.
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Blockchain
Fintech

CoinCorner and AnchorWatch launch insured multi-sig Bitcoin custody

Vault combines Lloyd's of London insurance with multi-jurisdiction key distribution, bringing institutional-grade Bitcoin custody to retail customers.
Vault combines Lloyd's of London insurance with multi-jurisdiction key distribution, bringing institutional-grade Bitcoin custody to retail customers.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Cybersecurity

FinScan and Quantifind unite to close AML's adverse media blind spot

A new platform integration embeds AI-driven global news screening into sanctions workflows, as regulators shift from tick-box AML to measurable outcomes.
A new platform integration embeds AI-driven global news screening into sanctions workflows, as regulators shift from tick-box AML to measurable outcomes.
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Aerospace
Energy
Transportation & Logistics

Robinson Unmanned R44 AIRTRUCK trials offshore cargo ops in Louisiana

A remotely piloted helicopter tested on Gulf-supplying infrastructure signals a new safety and logistics calculus for offshore energy.
A remotely piloted helicopter tested on Gulf-supplying infrastructure signals a new safety and logistics calculus for offshore energy.
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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML

ServiceTitan posts 21% revenue growth as agentic AI bets on the trades

The NASDAQ-listed field-service platform reports $293m in quarterly revenue as its AI-native "Max" product accelerates customer expansion.
The NASDAQ-listed field-service platform reports $293m in quarterly revenue as its AI-native "Max" product accelerates customer expansion.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech
AI & ML

Omnichannel payments market set to hit $108bn by 2031

Juniper Research forecasts 57% revenue growth as payment data shifts from operational by-product to merchant intelligence asset.
Juniper Research forecasts 57% revenue growth as payment data shifts from operational by-product to merchant intelligence asset.
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Fintech
Media & Publishing
AI & ML

Hyundai Card runs AI-vs-human PR contests to shape its AX strategy

Korea's top credit card issuer is stress-testing generative AI against human writers to build a durable human-AI workflow for comms.
Korea's top credit card issuer is stress-testing generative AI against human writers to build a durable human-AI workflow for comms.
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Fintech
Cybersecurity

Eftsure acquires Relish to build global payment assurance platform

The deal unites vendor validation and payment verification across 190 countries, protecting $288bn in annual B2B payments.
The deal unites vendor validation and payment verification across 190 countries, protecting $288bn in annual B2B payments.
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AI & ML
Blockchain

Animoca Brands and AWS gamify agentic AI training via football cup

Animoca Brands' Minds platform teams with AWS to lower the barrier to agentic AI through a global football simulation tournament.
Animoca Brands' Minds platform teams with AWS to lower the barrier to agentic AI through a global football simulation tournament.
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Defence
Robotics
Transportation & Logistics

HII targets 15% throughput rise as US Navy shipbuilding race intensifies

America's largest shipbuilder outlines a three-pillar acceleration plan as naval procurement timelines collide with industrial capacity constraints.
America's largest shipbuilder outlines a three-pillar acceleration plan as naval procurement timelines collide with industrial capacity constraints.
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Cryptography

The next stablecoin explosion will come from enterprises not fintechs

Stablecoins are moving from trading infrastructure into real payment rails, with the biggest near-term opportunities in cross-border transfers and marketplace payouts

Stablecoins have been the subject of a lot of hype, but the conversation is starting to move beyond speculation.

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Fintech

Inside QNB's Transformation: Najla Al-Mutawa on Processes, and Tech

Most banks are still navigating the slow, complex journey of digital transformation—but what if you could speed up your innovation pipeline without sacrificing compliance

Najla Al-Mutawa, EVP of Strategy at QNB, reveals how her team is accelerating AI adoption and blockchain initiatives within a heavily regulated environment, delivering groundbreaking projects in record time.

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Fintech
Wellbeing

Discovery Bank turns profit as Vitality model scales to 54m lives

Discovery's banking pivot reaches profitability while its behavioural-insurance model expands across health, finance and four continents.
Discovery's banking pivot reaches profitability while its behavioural-insurance model expands across health, finance and four continents.
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