Investment

The EU's EIT merges AI and robotics into one pan-European founder pipeline, targeting over €80m in leveraged investment by 2028.

North America's eighth-largest bank upgrades its equipment finance stack, signalling a broader push to modernise legacy asset finance infrastructure.

A wildfire-suppression drone startup's MOUs with a Canadian city and college signal aerospace-defence convergence in British Columbia's Interior.

A follow-on electronic-assembly contract for Lockheed's PAC-3 MSE missile signals deepening pressure on Western defence supply chains.

Two enterprise AI firms are partnering to bring governed agentic AI to healthcare SaaS, with a $50bn federal programme in their sights.

A deepened design partnership brings AI-driven preconstruction intelligence to one of America's largest contractors, with cross-sector implications for built-environment

ZenaTech's acquisition of a 17-state land surveyor accelerates its drone roll-up into utility-scale solar and rail infrastructure.

Tabby's $6.5bn valuation, a SAR 500m SME financing fund and payouts into six new markets opened Money20/20 Middle East, each built on a licence.

Hyundai Motor Group pairs with the African Development Bank to co-finance EV value chains, green hydrogen and transport infrastructure across Africa.

Aramco's VC arm co-leads a $13m Series B as BRKZ deploys AI pricing across Saudi Arabia's fragmented building materials market.

Policymakers, investors and hyperscalers aligned on seven priorities to unlock coordinated digital infrastructure across Africa.

Draft exchange controls from National Treasury and SARB threaten to cut South Africa off from global digital finance rails.

Avalara's IDC MarketScape leadership ranking arrives as governments worldwide accelerate e-invoicing mandates, straining finance and IT teams.

Germany's second-largest retail bank is rolling out AI-assisted email triage, testing how far human-in-the-loop automation can scale in consumer

The Eindhoven chip startup's Series A targets the power and cost constraints throttling foundation model deployment at scale.

An AI-native MGA backed by Fastweb+Vodafone targets Italy, where half of households carry no home insurance.

The Italian RegTech firm's agentic compliance platform is cutting regulated-workflow hours by up to 60%, serving Intesa Sanpaolo and Generali.

Two capital markets tech firms combine to offer banks a lower-risk exit from legacy market data systems.

Greenwich Pacific Technology Partners opens a dedicated DORA practice, targeting mid-tier financial institutions struggling to translate regulation into architecture.

The six-year partnership has backed over 30,000 UK merchants, with total funding doubling in under 15 months.