Investment

Fintech
AI & ML

Payments giants pivot from lending to AI agents as margin logic shifts

Toast, Block, Shopify and Adyen are quietly sidelining their lending arms as agentic AI rewrites the merchant-services value chain.
Toast, Block, Shopify and Adyen are quietly sidelining their lending arms as agentic AI rewrites the merchant-services value chain.
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Transportation & Logistics
Automotive
AI & ML

Uber and Baidu launch driverless Apollo Go robotaxis in Dubai

The Uber-Baidu tie-up creates the first multi-partner autonomous ride network, with Dubai as the launchpad for a global AV rollout.
The Uber-Baidu tie-up creates the first multi-partner autonomous ride network, with Dubai as the launchpad for a global AV rollout.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech

Bybit's AI security push intercepts $700m in crypto threats

Bybit's H1 2026 security report shows AI-assisted defences stopping 30,000 suspicious withdrawals as crypto exchanges race attackers using the same tools.
Bybit's H1 2026 security report shows AI-assisted defences stopping 30,000 suspicious withdrawals as crypto exchanges race attackers using the same tools.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Paraglide joins CICM as agentic AI reshapes credit collections

A $5m Bessemer-backed AR platform partners with the UK credit profession's chartered body to prepare members for autonomous AI agents.
A $5m Bessemer-backed AR platform partners with the UK credit profession's chartered body to prepare members for autonomous AI agents.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

PayQuicker secures Clearhaven PE backing to scale global payout reach

A software-focused PE firm backs PayQuicker's 210-country payout platform as enterprise demand for real-time global disbursement intensifies.
A software-focused PE firm backs PayQuicker's 210-country payout platform as enterprise demand for real-time global disbursement intensifies.
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Media & Publishing
Fintech
AI & ML

Parachute launches outcome-based advisory with $1.5m venture arm

Austin startup Parachute ties advisory fees to client outcomes and writes cheques, as Big Three consultancies edge toward performance pricing.
Austin startup Parachute ties advisory fees to client outcomes and writes cheques, as Big Three consultancies edge toward performance pricing.
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Fintech
Automotive
Transportation & Logistics

Solera and Najm bring AI claims tech to Saudi motor insurance

A US vehicle-lifecycle giant partners with Saudi Arabia's national accident platform, targeting a $66bn regional motor insurance market.
A US vehicle-lifecycle giant partners with Saudi Arabia's national accident platform, targeting a $66bn regional motor insurance market.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech
AI & ML

AI deepfakes and industrial fraud signal identity stack crisis

From Spain's face-swap heist to a $17.7bn US fraud toll, AI is systematically dismantling biometric identity defences across sectors.
From Spain's face-swap heist to a $17.7bn US fraud toll, AI is systematically dismantling biometric identity defences across sectors.
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Aerospace
Transportation & Logistics

Eve Air Mobility targets Thailand AAM rules in RV Connex MOU

Eve and Thai aerospace firm RV Connex join forces to build the regulatory foundations Southeast Asia needs for commercial air taxi operations.
Eve and Thai aerospace firm RV Connex join forces to build the regulatory foundations Southeast Asia needs for commercial air taxi operations.
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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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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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