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Fintech
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Feedzai index exposes 13-point AI readiness gap in global banking

A 1,000-leader survey finds banks overrate their fraud readiness by 13 points while agentic AI adoption stalls on data fragmentation.
A 1,000-leader survey finds banks overrate their fraud readiness by 13 points while agentic AI adoption stalls on data fragmentation.
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Fintech
AI & ML

AvaTrade to acquire majority of FXCM in online trading consolidation

Dublin-based AvaTrade absorbs one of retail forex's oldest brands, accelerating its push to dominate global multi-asset trading.
Dublin-based AvaTrade absorbs one of retail forex's oldest brands, accelerating its push to dominate global multi-asset trading.
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Fintech
AI & ML

CaixaBank extends Google Cloud deal to 2033 in agentic AI push

Spain's largest digital bank locks in a seven-year Google Cloud pact, deploying agentic AI across its 13 million-strong customer base.
Spain's largest digital bank locks in a seven-year Google Cloud pact, deploying agentic AI across its 13 million-strong customer base.
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Fintech
AI & ML

eToro plugs portfolios into Claude, ChatGPT and Grok via MCP

eToro's MCP connectors let retail investors query live holdings inside AI assistants, signalling a pivot from market access to agentic intelligence.
eToro's MCP connectors let retail investors query live holdings inside AI assistants, signalling a pivot from market access to agentic intelligence.
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Cryptography
Fintech
Quantum

BTQ Technologies secures MoonPay Korea's won stablecoin stack

Post-quantum cryptography enters Korean stablecoin infrastructure before quantum threats materialise, with global reach across 35 million users.
Post-quantum cryptography enters Korean stablecoin infrastructure before quantum threats materialise, with global reach across 35 million users.
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Fintech
Datatech

Stoa links idle cash to cloud storage in fintech-utility convergence

UK fintech Stoa lets consumers unlock cloud storage via deposits, blurring the line between savings products and everyday digital subscriptions.
UK fintech Stoa lets consumers unlock cloud storage via deposits, blurring the line between savings products and everyday digital subscriptions.
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Blockchain
Fintech

Broadridge DLR hits $7.5tn in repo as tokenisation scales

Broadridge's blockchain repo platform hit $359bn daily in September, as it launches DLX to extend tokenisation across asset classes.
Broadridge's blockchain repo platform hit $359bn daily in September, as it launches DLX to extend tokenisation across asset classes.
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Energy
Fintech
Real Estate

Sunstone Credit embeds contractor financing across energy upgrades

Sunstone Credit's Flex product extends embedded commercial lending to HVAC, roofing and EV charging contractors across the US.
Sunstone Credit's Flex product extends embedded commercial lending to HVAC, roofing and EV charging contractors across the US.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain

Chinese fintech capital surge redraws AI, payments and token landscape

A wave of Chinese tech funding rounds and product launches signals a decisive push into agentic AI, tokenised finance and stablecoin infrastructure.
A wave of Chinese tech funding rounds and product launches signals a decisive push into agentic AI, tokenised finance and stablecoin infrastructure.
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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Cybersecurity

Riskified launches agent identity tool as AI shoppers blur fraud lines

Agentic checkout assistants are rewriting retail fraud detection, forcing merchants to ask not "is this a bot?" but "who authorised it?"
Agentic checkout assistants are rewriting retail fraud detection, forcing merchants to ask not "is this a bot?" but "who authorised it?"
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Fintech
AI & ML

BMLL and Simudyne build Large Market Models for AI trading simulation

Historical order-book data meets generative AI as two fintech firms create reactive market simulators for capital markets.
Historical order-book data meets generative AI as two fintech firms create reactive market simulators for capital markets.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Thought Machine and AWS target Tier 1 bank mainframe debt with AI

A joint Vault Forge and AWS Transform pipeline converts COBOL mainframe logic into cloud-native products, compressing multi-year migrations into days.
A joint Vault Forge and AWS Transform pipeline converts COBOL mainframe logic into cloud-native products, compressing multi-year migrations into days.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Payrails launches open Merchant of Record for fast-scaling fintechs

Payrails' hybrid MoR lets AI and SaaS companies sell globally from day one, then exit to direct acquiring without re-integrating.
Payrails' hybrid MoR lets AI and SaaS companies sell globally from day one, then exit to direct acquiring without re-integrating.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Sustainability

M-KOPA hits 10m customers and $600m revenue on Africa fintech surge

The inclusive fintech's 45% revenue jump signals how embedded credit is reshaping Africa's digital economy at scale.
The inclusive fintech's 45% revenue jump signals how embedded credit is reshaping Africa's digital economy at scale.
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AI & ML
Defence
Energy

Scale AI and Presight target UAE sovereign AI governance infrastructure

Scale AI and Abu Dhabi's Presight will co-develop agentic AI for critical national systems, from water grids to emergency response.
Scale AI and Abu Dhabi's Presight will co-develop agentic AI for critical national systems, from water grids to emergency response.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Thought Machine and AWS target core banking's COBOL problem with AI

Vault Forge and AWS Transform combine to compress multi-year mainframe migrations into days, rewriting the economics of core banking modernisation.
Vault Forge and AWS Transform combine to compress multi-year mainframe migrations into days, rewriting the economics of core banking modernisation.
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Real Estate
Sustainability
Transportation & Logistics

ARGAN shareholders to vote on WDP merger and €11 special dividend

French warehouse REIT ARGAN calls a November EGM to approve its cross-border merger with Belgian logistics giant WDP.
French warehouse REIT ARGAN calls a November EGM to approve its cross-border merger with Belgian logistics giant WDP.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Defence

Byrna Technologies posts Q3 revenue drop as margin reset takes hold

The less-lethal personal defence firm reports a 46% revenue fall but adjusted gross margins climb to 65% as it restructures for omnichannel growth.
The less-lethal personal defence firm reports a 46% revenue fall but adjusted gross margins climb to 65% as it restructures for omnichannel growth.
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Fintech
Energy

M&A completion rates climb to 49% as APAC and energy lead 3Q26

Datasite platform data shows quality deals advancing despite a 2% dip in global kickoffs, with APAC and energy assets drawing the strongest conviction.
Datasite platform data shows quality deals advancing despite a 2% dip in global kickoffs, with APAC and energy assets drawing the strongest conviction.
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Robotics
Hospitality
AI & ML

MBody AI files two patents for autonomous equipment platform

The NASDAQ-listed physical AI firm is staking IP territory as agentic robotics moves from warehouses into hospitality and gaming.
The NASDAQ-listed physical AI firm is staking IP territory as agentic robotics moves from warehouses into hospitality and gaming.
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