Investment

NATO's defence accelerator opens a screened investor network to channel Allied capital into battle-ready deep-tech startups.

Verto's Visa-backed corporate card offers African SMEs spend across 11 currencies with zero FX markups at 150 million merchants.

New research across 50+ battery projects finds systemic gaps between reported and real performance, threatening lender returns.

EverCommerce appoints three senior executives as it bids to reaccelerate revenue across its home, health and wellness verticals.

A $238m lower-middle-market sustainability fund takes majority control of an AI-enabled water management platform serving hospitality and real estate.

The Paris-based advanced modular reactor firm goes public via SPAC at a $2.4bn valuation, targeting US and European nuclear commercialisation.

Quick Custom Intelligence's near-real-time slot benchmarking dataset signals how agentic AI is reshaping casino floor intelligence.

A PropTech platform partners with a state-wide commercial broker association to embed property management tools at the point of deal close.

A partnership with government IT aggregator Carahsoft brings real-time US death records to agencies tackling pension fraud and public health gaps.

Woodward's California-to-South Carolina production move reflects broader US aerospace manufacturing realignment amid rising defence demand.

Korea's largest hypermarket is sourcing product ideas from credit card spending patterns, blurring the line between fintech and retail.

Revolut's FINMA application and five-year capital commitment signal neobanks' push to embed inside the world's tightest regulatory regimes.

Qure.ai's primary care AI system earns one of the EU's highest medical device certifications, opening procurement pathways across health ministries globally.

The Cyprus banktech group reports near-breakeven H1 profits while its Eurosystem T2 settlement access sets up a 2027 revenue inflection.

A Nasdaq-listed Chinese EV maker has quietly launched an AI infrastructure unit, testing whether micro-cap pivots can bridge mobility and compute.

Singapore-based solo VC K2 Global is doubling down on AI infrastructure, humanoid robotics, BCIs and national security as convergence reshapes venture capital.

Bosch bets on electric powertrains, software-defined vehicles and AI sensors to double its €4bn truck business within a decade.

The Essex mutual joins a growing cohort of UK building societies adopting agentic AI to modernise origination across a £500bn mortgage market.

The partnership plugs Telr's regulated Gulf acquiring into MoneyHash's orchestration layer, lowering the integration bar for merchants entering MENA.

Manchester's Conferma has 95% of hotel payment traffic off fax, with the US the last major holdout before a year-end deadline.