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Fintech
AI & ML

Yuno raises $45m Series B to power global payments infrastructure

Gulf sovereign capital joins a16z and Tiger Global to back Colombia-founded Yuno as it targets $100bn in annual transaction volume.
Gulf sovereign capital joins a16z and Tiger Global to back Colombia-founded Yuno as it targets $100bn in annual transaction volume.
Blockchain
Fintech

Blockchain.com taps AI compliance platform ahead of FCA crypto crackdown

Blockchain.com integrates Adclear's AI review tools as the FCA prepares its toughest-ever cryptoasset marketing regime for 2027.
Blockchain.com integrates Adclear's AI review tools as the FCA prepares its toughest-ever cryptoasset marketing regime for 2027.
AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics

Firstsource and Cresta unite to push agentic AI into enterprise CX

An India-US services partnership aims to bridge the gap between AI capability and measurable business outcomes in customer experience.
An India-US services partnership aims to bridge the gap between AI capability and measurable business outcomes in customer experience.
Fintech
AI & ML

Corpay brings AI assistant to UK finance teams to cut admin load

Corpay's new plain-language Virtual Assistant targets the six-plus hours UK finance teams lose weekly to manual spend admin.
Corpay's new plain-language Virtual Assistant targets the six-plus hours UK finance teams lose weekly to manual spend admin.
Fintech
Real Estate

Defacto goes live on Mambu Payments for SME lending at scale

Defacto's SEPA integration with Mambu Payments automates SME receivables financing, signalling a shift in how fintechs plug into institutional banking.
Defacto's SEPA integration with Mambu Payments automates SME receivables financing, signalling a shift in how fintechs plug into institutional banking.
Fintech
AI & ML

Farsight embeds PitchBook Premium data in AI deal workflows

Farsight's expanded PitchBook tie-up pipes private-market deal and valuation data directly into AI-driven financial workflows.
Farsight's expanded PitchBook tie-up pipes private-market deal and valuation data directly into AI-driven financial workflows.
Fintech
AI & ML

Napier AI and Delta Capita unite to close KYC-AML compliance gap

The London partnership merges AI transaction monitoring with client lifecycle management to cut financial crime compliance costs.
The London partnership merges AI transaction monitoring with client lifecycle management to cut financial crime compliance costs.
Fintech
Biotech

NatWest Venture Banking hires life sciences lead from HSBC

Emily Pilkington joins from HSBC Innovation Banking to head NatWest's life sciences and healthcare venture unit.
Emily Pilkington joins from HSBC Innovation Banking to head NatWest's life sciences and healthcare venture unit.
Fintech
Transportation & Logistics

Stanbic IBTC upgrades FinnAxia 9.0 to modernise African banking

Stanbic IBTC's platform upgrade signals Africa's corporate banking shift toward real-time payments and intelligent liquidity management.
Stanbic IBTC's platform upgrade signals Africa's corporate banking shift toward real-time payments and intelligent liquidity management.
Quantum
AI & ML
Energy

Quantinuum puts Helios quantum computer inside Oracle Cloud

A multi-year deal embeds a 99-qubit trapped-ion system in OCI data centres, bringing hybrid quantum-AI workloads to enterprise cloud users.
A multi-year deal embeds a 99-qubit trapped-ion system in OCI data centres, bringing hybrid quantum-AI workloads to enterprise cloud users.
Fintech

Money20/20 Middle East Returns to Riyadh

Money20/20 Middle East returns to Riyadh from 14–16 September 2026, bringing global financial leaders together to explore the future of fintech, payments and digital fina

Money20/20 Middle East is set to return to Riyadh from 14–16 September 2026, bringing regulators, financial institutions, fintech companies, investors and technology leaders together as Saudi Arabia continues to strengthen its position in the global financial services landscap

Aerospace
Defence

Embraer posts record $2.2bn quarter as defence backlog hits $34.5bn

Brazil's aerospace giant raises full-year guidance after a record Q2, with defence revenue surging 38% and its backlog at an all-time high.
Brazil's aerospace giant raises full-year guidance after a record Q2, with defence revenue surging 38% and its backlog at an all-time high.
Transportation & Logistics
Internet of Things
Real Estate

Q Mobility and Parkin link up to unify UAE smart parking

Abu Dhabi and Dubai's largest public parking operators join forces on AI-driven integration across the UAE's two biggest urban mobility markets.
Abu Dhabi and Dubai's largest public parking operators join forces on AI-driven integration across the UAE's two biggest urban mobility markets.
Internet of Things
Cybersecurity
Defence

Airtel Business and ITI tie up to build India's sovereign digital stack

A state-owned telecom manufacturer and India's largest private carrier join forces across cloud, IoT, 5G and cybersecurity.
A state-owned telecom manufacturer and India's largest private carrier join forces across cloud, IoT, 5G and cybersecurity.
Fintech
AI & ML

FCA Mills Review puts AI governance at heart of UK fintech

The FCA's Mills Review and a new AI minister signal that automated financial decisions face tightening UK oversight by 2030.
The FCA's Mills Review and a new AI minister signal that automated financial decisions face tightening UK oversight by 2030.
Fintech
AI & ML

Corpay brings AI assistant to UK finance teams' payments workflows

Corpay's Virtual Assistant targets the six-plus hours UK finance teams lose weekly to manual payments admin.
Corpay's Virtual Assistant targets the six-plus hours UK finance teams lose weekly to manual payments admin.
Energy
AI & ML
Real Estate

Storm Group names CEO to unlock grid-ready AI data centre sites

Swiss-headquartered Storm Group appoints a 515MW infrastructure veteran to scale its powered-site pipeline across Europe and the US.
Swiss-headquartered Storm Group appoints a 515MW infrastructure veteran to scale its powered-site pipeline across Europe and the US.
Fintech
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

EDGE and Socure team up to block AI synthetic fraud in lending

EDGE Screen now combines cashflow bureau data with Socure identity signals to catch AI-generated fraud before a loan lead is priced.
EDGE Screen now combines cashflow bureau data with Socure identity signals to catch AI-generated fraud before a loan lead is priced.
Fintech
Blockchain
AI & ML

Robinhood brings crypto trading to UK in all-in-one platform push

Robinhood's UK crypto launch via Bitstamp pairs zero-fee digital assets with a generative-AI analysis layer and a Layer 2 blockchain already at
Robinhood's UK crypto launch via Bitstamp pairs zero-fee digital assets with a generative-AI analysis layer and a Layer 2 blockchain already at
Blockchain
Fintech

Broadridge DLR hits $8trn monthly repo volume on blockchain rails

Broadridge's distributed ledger repo platform processed $365bn daily in July, a 28% year-on-year rise signalling tokenised markets going mainstream.
Broadridge's distributed ledger repo platform processed $365bn daily in July, a 28% year-on-year rise signalling tokenised markets going mainstream.
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