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Natural Secures $30M to Build AI Agent Payments Infrastructure
Fintech & Ecommerce

Natural Secures $30M to Build AI Agent Payments Infrastructure

AI agent payments infrastructure is rapidly becoming one of fintech’s fastest-growing segments, with startups and global payment networks racing to build financial rails for autonomous AI. Natural’s latest funding round suggests investors believe AI agents will soon become independent economic participants, propelling beyond simple productivity tools.

Startup Marketing Made Simple: Automating Content, Campaigns, and Growth
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Startup Marketing Made Simple: Automating Content, Campaigns, and Growth

Startup marketing has always been a strange mix of urgency and uncertainty. Founders are expected to build a product, find customers, raise funding, manage operations, and somehow still maintain a steady stream of marketing content across multiple channels. In practice, marketing is often the first thing to slip when time runs short, even though it […]

How Alternative Finance is Reshaping Capital Access for Modern Startups
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How Alternative Finance is Reshaping Capital Access for Modern Startups

The landscape of Australian entrepreneurship is shifting rapidly. According to recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, over 1.73 million Australian businesses are now sole operators with no employees. This represents nearly 64 percent of all actively trading businesses in the country. Income from self-employment surged to $29.5 billion in early 2025, highlighting a […]

Float Launches in the UK With Card-Linked Instalments That Use Existing Credit Card Limits
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Float Launches in the UK With Card-Linked Instalments That Use Existing Credit Card Limits

Float has launched its card-linked instalment platform in the UK, introducing a payment option that allows consumers to split eligible credit card purchases into interest- and fee-free monthly instalments using the credit already available on their existing Visa or Mastercard. The company says its model differs from traditional buy now, pay later (BNPL) products because […]

Applications for SBC Summit’s First Pitch Now Open
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Applications for SBC Summit’s First Pitch Now Open

Applications are now open for the 2026 edition of SBC First Pitch, where five early-stage betting and gaming startups will earn the opportunity to pitch live in Lisbon for a prize package valued at more than €80,000.

Trescon Unveils ‘Finance 2045’ in Jakarta: Setting the Blueprint for Southeast Asia’s Financial Transformation
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Trescon Unveils ‘Finance 2045’ in Jakarta: Setting the Blueprint for Southeast Asia’s Financial Transformation

With a population of 270 million, over 65 million MSMEs, and a staggering 77 million unbanked adults, Indonesia stands as the ultimate frontier for financial evolution in Southeast Asia. Driven by a massive payments infrastructure that processed over 16 billion transactions last year and backed by a government committed to a bold 8% GDP growth […]

EIC Showcases Fifteen Deep-Tech Companies at GITEX AI Europe 2026 in Berlin
Science & Technology

EIC Showcases Fifteen Deep-Tech Companies at GITEX AI Europe 2026 in Berlin

European Innovation Council pavilion highlights advances spanning sovereign AI infrastructure, quantum computing and cyber resilience at GITEX AI Europe

Shoptalk Europe 2026 Overview: How Retailers Survive and Thrive in AI Era
Fintech & Ecommerce

Shoptalk Europe 2026 Overview: How Retailers Survive and Thrive in AI Era

Shoptalk Europe 2026 highlighted that future retail success will depend on leveraging high-quality data, innovative discovery channels, close-knit creator ecosystems, retail media networks, and human expertise, all neatly combined into a unified AI-driven commerce strategy. Challenging? Sure. But possible, with actionable insights over 4,500 attendees got at one of the most comprehensive European retail conferences […]

Global Fintech & AI Funding Roundup: Major Startup Investments in May 2026
Fintech & Ecommerce

Global Fintech & AI Funding Roundup: Major Startup Investments in May 2026

May 2026 was not a normal month for venture capital. Global startup funding reached $92 billion, the second-largest monthly total on record, just behind February, according to Crunchbase data. A single deal explains most of the headline: Anthropic’s $50 billion Series H accounted for 54% of all venture capital raised globally in the month. However, […]

Tech and Money: How the AI and Fintech Boom Is Reshaping Global Wealth and Who Gets Left Out
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Tech and Money: How the AI and Fintech Boom Is Reshaping Global Wealth and Who Gets Left Out

Seven out of the eight wealthiest individuals on the planet in 2026 made their fortunes in the technology sector. Can technology they are profiting from also help to bridge the exact wealth gap these billionaires illustrate?

iFX EXPO International Launches iFX Hack 2026, a 24 Hour Trading & Fintech Hackathon Powered by AWS
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iFX EXPO International Launches iFX Hack 2026, a 24 Hour Trading & Fintech Hackathon Powered by AWS

iFX EXPO International has announced the launch of iFX Hack 2026, a 24 hour Trading & Fintech Hackathon powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), bringing together developers, students, fintech professionals, entrepreneurs, traders, designers, and innovators to build solutions addressing real world challenges across trading, financial services, artificial intelligence, payments, and technology.

AI Reshapes Financial Technology: Top Five News Today
Fintech & Ecommerce

AI Reshapes Financial Technology: Top Five News Today

These top five AI developments illustrate how artificial intelligence is embedding itself across the financial technology landscape in 2026, be it hardware, banking infrastructure, or credit card payments.

TransFi Names Victor Lucena As LATAM CEO Amid $19.2M Funding Expansion
Fintech & Ecommerce

TransFi Names Victor Lucena As LATAM CEO Amid $19.2M Funding Expansion

Global payments infrastructure provider TransFi has announced that Victor Lucena has been appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer for Latin America, as the company expands its cross-border payments and stablecoin capabilities in the region.

Farther Raises $150m Series D as Recruited Assets Surpass $23B
Fintech & Ecommerce

Farther Raises $150m Series D as Recruited Assets Surpass $23B

Farther, a wealth management platform, has raised $150 million in a Series D funding round that was led by General Atlantic and joined by existing investors including CapitalG, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cota Capital and MassMutual Ventures.

Investor’s Guide: Should You Buy Lime Shares at IPO If You Missed the Nvidia Rally?
Finance & Economics

Investor’s Guide: Should You Buy Lime Shares at IPO If You Missed the Nvidia Rally?

Every bull market has its “wish I had bought that” moment. In 2023–2025, it was Nvidia. Now, as the IPO market stirs back to life with Lime, the Uber-backed scooter giant targeting a $10 billion valuation, a new question is forming in investor group chats and brokerage forums alike: is this the next asymmetric opportunity, […]

iGB L!VE Showcases the Enterprise Economy Courtesy of Flagship Startup Initiatives
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iGB L!VE Showcases the Enterprise Economy Courtesy of Flagship Startup Initiatives

Applications are being invited to join two of the industry’s most recognised programmes which have been created in support of the enterprise economy. The iGB Startups Accelerator (30 June) and Pitch iGB (1 July) are part of the iGB L!VE mid-year international business event taking place at Excel London and represent a continuation of the […]