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Retail & E-Commerce

AND Global joins TSE Asia Startup Hub with Tokyo listing in sight

The Mongolia-born fintech's Tokyo Stock Exchange selection signals how Asian capital markets are pulling frontier fintech into Japan's orbit.
The Mongolia-born fintech's Tokyo Stock Exchange selection signals how Asian capital markets are pulling frontier fintech into Japan's orbit.
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Fintech
AI & ML

eToro brings MCP connectors to Claude, ChatGPT and Grok

The Nasdaq-listed trading platform lets retail investors query live portfolios through AI assistants, marking a step toward agentic investing.
The Nasdaq-listed trading platform lets retail investors query live portfolios through AI assistants, marking a step toward agentic investing.
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Fintech
Blockchain

African banks make simultaneous digital asset land grab

FNB, Absa and Standard Bank moved within days of each other to co-opt Africa's digital asset stack, ending years of defensive posturing.
FNB, Absa and Standard Bank moved within days of each other to co-opt Africa's digital asset stack, ending years of defensive posturing.
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Travel
Aerospace
AI & ML

Flyte Aviation lists as VJET with AI booking play for private jets

A former medical-device firm rebrands as a private aviation tech platform, targeting a fragmented $11.6bn US charter market.
A former medical-device firm rebrands as a private aviation tech platform, targeting a fragmented $11.6bn US charter market.
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Fintech

Zirtue's Dennis Cail on the bills families cannot cover alone

Zirtue co-founder Dennis Cail on what a million families' bill requests say about US household budgets, and why the money goes to the biller, not the borrower.
Zirtue is a US relationship-based lending platform that lets people ask family and friends for a loan to pay a specific bill, with the money sent directly to the biller and repayment terms agreed up front.The company says more than a million families
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Fintech

Verto's Ola Oyetayo on why African firms still cannot pay abroad

Verto co-founder Ola Oyetayo on the hidden cost of single-currency cards for African businesses, what its Visa card needed, and what must change next.

Verto, the London-based cross-border payments platform built for businesses trading with and from Africa, launched a multi-currency corporate card with Visa in September.

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Fintech

Pebblio's Alex Postlethwaite on the UK's unofficial overdraft

Pebblio founder Alex Postlethwaite on research showing half of UK adults lend or borrow within their circle, why it goes wrong, and what regulators should do.

Half of UK adults lent or borrowed money within their family or friendship group in the past year, according to research commissioned by Pebblio, a UK web application that helps friends and family put interest-free loans between themselves in writing.&nbs

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Fintech

Mia Wealth's Sophia Jarvis on investing for children as a gift

Mia Wealth co-founder Sophia Jarvis on building a children's investing app around gifting, what stops families using Junior ISAs, and what the beta showed.

Mia Wealth is a new UK family investing and gifting app built to make investing for a child as easy as buying them a toy.

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Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain

Fintech raises $1bn-plus as AI insurance and stablecoin plays converge

A week of cross-sector fintech capital shows AI underwriting, stablecoin rails and embedded credit converging into one investment theme.
A week of cross-sector fintech capital shows AI underwriting, stablecoin rails and embedded credit converging into one investment theme.
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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

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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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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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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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
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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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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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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