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Defence
Aerospace

Embraer flies first Brazil-built Gripen E, expanding Saab's global line

Brazil's first domestically produced Gripen E maiden flight signals a new axis in decentralised Western defence manufacturing.
Brazil's first domestically produced Gripen E maiden flight signals a new axis in decentralised Western defence manufacturing.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech
AI & ML

Agentic shopping raises liability gap no bank or retailer has solved

As AI shopping agents go mainstream, banks, retailers and card networks face unresolved questions over who bears the cost when software buys wrong.
As AI shopping agents go mainstream, banks, retailers and card networks face unresolved questions over who bears the cost when software buys wrong.
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Fintech
AI & ML

PlannerPal raises $6m to build AI client intelligence for UK advice

Mercia Ventures leads a $6m round backing PlannerPal's push to unify fragmented client data across UK wealth and mortgage advice firms.
Mercia Ventures leads a $6m round backing PlannerPal's push to unify fragmented client data across UK wealth and mortgage advice firms.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Stuut raises $52.5M to automate enterprise order-to-cash with AI

Insight Partners and a16z back the agentic fintech as $16 trillion in global unpaid receivables makes AI-run collections a CFO priority.
Insight Partners and a16z back the agentic fintech as $16 trillion in global unpaid receivables makes AI-run collections a CFO priority.
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Fintech
Blockchain

Circle and Volante bring USDC into Tier 1 bank payment rails

The stablecoin-to-bank-infrastructure deal signals digital dollars moving from pilots into everyday settlement operations at scale.
The stablecoin-to-bank-infrastructure deal signals digital dollars moving from pilots into everyday settlement operations at scale.
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Fintech
Blockchain
Cybersecurity

Sumsub's Reusable KYC Gateway goes live with MiniPay's 20m wallets

Sumsub's new KYC Gateway lets stablecoin wallet users verify once and reuse identity across MiniPay's entire regulated partner network.
Sumsub's new KYC Gateway lets stablecoin wallet users verify once and reuse identity across MiniPay's entire regulated partner network.
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Datatech
Energy
Transportation & Logistics

Amazon and AVC bet big on Southeast Asia's AI infrastructure race

Amazon's $75m Malaysia land buy and AVC's $500m Vietnam cooling expansion signal a structural capital shift into Southeast Asian AI infrastructure.
Amazon's $75m Malaysia land buy and AVC's $500m Vietnam cooling expansion signal a structural capital shift into Southeast Asian AI infrastructure.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Carpe Data: insurance fraud costs rise as frequency falls

New fraud data shows AI-driven detection scaling across 100% of claims as per-incident losses grow and social media evidence dominates.
New fraud data shows AI-driven detection scaling across 100% of claims as per-incident losses grow and social media evidence dominates.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics

BDO Unibank upgrades payments core with Finastra Global PAYplus

The Philippines' largest commercial bank consolidates high-value and mass payments on a single ISO 20022-ready platform.
The Philippines' largest commercial bank consolidates high-value and mass payments on a single ISO 20022-ready platform.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

FI Works and OMNICOMMANDER partner to close community bank data gap

A fintech data-intelligence and digital-marketing tie-up targets the 57% of community banks failing to act on their own customer data.
A fintech data-intelligence and digital-marketing tie-up targets the 57% of community banks failing to act on their own customer data.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Sapiens index: 67% of insurers expect full AI autonomy by 2029

A 475-firm global study finds agentic AI adoption lagging far behind ambition, with only 16% of insurers using it.
A 475-firm global study finds agentic AI adoption lagging far behind ambition, with only 16% of insurers using it.
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AI & ML
Datatech

Solutions+ and Inception42 partner to scale agentic AI in the UAE

A UAE-focused MoU pairs G42's agentic AI platform with a multi-sector services group, targeting enterprise-wide AI deployment at scale.
A UAE-focused MoU pairs G42's agentic AI platform with a multi-sector services group, targeting enterprise-wide AI deployment at scale.
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AI & ML
Fintech
Energy

Intuitive.ai wins Preferred status in Anthropic Claude Partner Network

The enterprise AI firm joins a select tier of Anthropic partners, deploying Claude across insurance, healthcare, energy and manufacturing.
The enterprise AI firm joins a select tier of Anthropic partners, deploying Claude across insurance, healthcare, energy and manufacturing.
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Defence
Energy
Robotics

Beam Global acquires ScoutDI to build US drone platform for defence

Beam Global's $24m ScoutDI deal creates a vertically integrated US drone maker targeting defence procurement and global industrial inspection.
Beam Global's $24m ScoutDI deal creates a vertically integrated US drone maker targeting defence procurement and global industrial inspection.
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Defence
Aerospace

Volatus Aerospace delivers ISR drone fleet to undisclosed NATO partner

The C$4.5m initial tranche delivery signals growing allied demand for scalable uncrewed training systems across NATO.
The C$4.5m initial tranche delivery signals growing allied demand for scalable uncrewed training systems across NATO.
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AI & ML
Fintech

Sapiens Brain targets insurance AI hallucination with native layer

Sapiens codifies 40 years of insurance logic into a domain-native AI foundation designed to eliminate model hallucination at enterprise scale.
Sapiens codifies 40 years of insurance logic into a domain-native AI foundation designed to eliminate model hallucination at enterprise scale.
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Fintech
Cybersecurity

Castles Technology wins full PCI MPoC validation for SoftPOS suite

Full certification across software, monitoring and end-to-end solution gives payment providers three routes to phone-based card acceptance.
Full certification across software, monitoring and end-to-end solution gives payment providers three routes to phone-based card acceptance.
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Fintech
AI & ML

AlphaSense SuperAnalyst bets AI agents are bank infrastructure

AlphaSense's autonomous agent now serves 18 of the top 20 investment banks, with AI performing 99% of research activity on the platform.
AlphaSense's autonomous agent now serves 18 of the top 20 investment banks, with AI performing 99% of research activity on the platform.
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Transportation & Logistics
Automotive
Internet of Things

Targa Telematics leads Europe's rental fleet telematics market

Berg Insight ranks Targa first in Europe with 979,000 active systems, as agentic AI reshapes how leasing fleets are managed.
Berg Insight ranks Targa first in Europe with 979,000 active systems, as agentic AI reshapes how leasing fleets are managed.
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Sustainability
Fintech

Carbon Streaming exits Community Carbon Stream in $6m wind-down deal

Carbon Streaming closes its Community Carbon Stream for $6m, leaving the firm cash-heavy and portfolio-light amid voluntary carbon market turbulence.
Carbon Streaming closes its Community Carbon Stream for $6m, leaving the firm cash-heavy and portfolio-light amid voluntary carbon market turbulence.
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