Darie Nani
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FinTechMembers
Canadian Crypto ETF Manager Purpose Investments Adds Anchorage Digital Bank as Third Sub-Custodian
The move spreads custodial risk across three independent institutions for the first time in the Canadian market, a structure the firm argues should become the baseline for funds holding digital assets on behalf of investors.
·1 min read
Science & TechBreach Tracker ITRC Reports Data Compromises on Pace for Record Fourth Straight Year, With Insider Threats Surging Sevenfold
A single breach of the Canvas education platform generated 275 million victim notices, accounting for 58 percent of the 471 million notices issued across all sectors in the first half of 2026.
·4 min read
Artificial IntelligenceMembers
Only a Quarter of HR Teams Comfortable With Agentic AI, Culture Amp Finds
Even as HR leaders claim more ownership of AI strategy, their confidence that the technology will deliver meaningful value has fallen sharply over the past year, pointing to a gap between adoption activity and substantive results.
·1 min read
MarketsMembers
Wealth Manager Warns US Citizens in Canada of Trump Account Tax Traps
A gap in the Canada-US Tax Treaty could leave Americans north of the border paying annual Canadian tax on savings vehicles Washington designed to be tax-advantaged, according to cross-border advisory firm Cardinal Point.
·1 min read
BlockchainMembers
Canton Creator Digital Asset Expands $355M Round With Shinhan and Standard Chartered
The additions bring South Korea’s largest banking group and Standard Chartered’s venture arm into a fundraise already anchored by a16z crypto, as regulated institutions seek shared blockchain infrastructure that preserves privacy and compliance requirements.
·1 min read
BlockchainMembers
Nordic Asset Manager Alfakraft and Crypto Specialist Bitwise Partner to Build Regulated Digital Asset Funds in Luxembourg
The two firms will develop institutionally structured investment vehicles through Luxembourg's fund framework, targeting European pension funds, insurers and foundations that have so far found the regulated product shelf for digital assets too thin.
·1 min read
FinTechMembers
Fintech Bank Augustus Raises $180 Million to Build Federal Dollar Infrastructure for Global Fintechs
Augustus, which holds a conditional OCC national bank charter, is positioning a federally regulated API layer as the missing link between international financial institutions and direct dollar settlement.
·1 min read
BusinessMembers
One in Four UK Businesses Hit by Supply Chain Cyber Attacks as Half Continue Using Risky Suppliers
Annual research from business continuity specialist Databarracks reveals that organisations knowingly accepting supplier security risks are four times more likely to suffer a supply chain incident, exposing the limits of compliance questionnaires as a resilience tool.
·1 min read
MarketsMembers
Aircraft Lessor AerCap and Air France KLM's Maintenance Arm Form Spare Jet Engine Venture as Repair Backlog Deepens
The 50/50 venture pools around 40 spare LEAP engines, which power new narrow-body jets, with deliveries running to 2032 as annual engine overhauls are forecast to climb from 600-800 today to more than 5,000 by 2040.
·1 min read
FinTechMembers
Fintech Startup Natural Raises $30 Million to Build Payments Infrastructure for AI Agents
The Series A, led by Kirsten Green at Forerunner Ventures, takes the year-old company past $40 million raised, with six products already live including FDIC-insured wallets for AI agents.
·1 min read
FinTechMembers
Hong Kong-Listed OSL's USDGO Stablecoin Crosses $1 Billion as Institutional Cross-Border Payments Shift On-Chain
The tenfold jump from $100 million came in three months, making USDGO the sixth-largest stablecoin globally, with reserves held in cash, US Treasuries and tokenized funds from BlackRock and Goldman Sachs.
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Artificial Intelligence, StartupsEx-Tencent Games CTO Joins Indian Studio Betting on AI in Video Games
Cedrick Collomb, former global technology chief at Tencent Games, has become chief technology officer of Liquidnitro Games, a two-year-old Hyderabad studio using AI to make small development teams more ambitious.
·4 min read
Artificial Intelligence, StartupsAI Construction Startup Cascade Raises $3.5M to Predict Projects Before They Go to Bid
The New York company reads bond filings and permits to spot building work before an RFP exists, and says it has surfaced more than $10 billion in project opportunities for its clients.
·4 min read
BusinessMembers
Riyadh Air Orders 28 More Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Adds the Larger 787-10 Variant
Saudi Arabia's newest national carrier firms up 28 more 787 Dreamliners, introduces the larger 787-10 variant, and grows its total order book to 67 aircraft.
·1 min read
FinTechMembers
FinHarbor Launches AI Co-Investigator for AML Compliance as EU AI Act Transparency Deadline Approaches
FinHarbor releases a self-hosted AI compliance module for AML investigations with mandatory human sign-off, designed to meet EU AI Act transparency requirements ahead of the 2 August 2026 deadline.
·1 min read
Artificial IntelligenceMembers
GAPVelocity AI Launches VELO for PowerBuilder, Applying Agentic AI to Three-Decade Enterprise Code Problem
GAPVelocity AI's VELO for PowerBuilder applies agentic reasoning to convert legacy PowerBuilder systems to Blazor and .NET on Azure, targeting a workforce attrition crisis that has made enterprise inaction increasingly costly.
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Artificial Intelligence, StartupsPayroll Company Netchex Launches Mesh, Turning a Y Combinator Acquisition Into Its AI in HR Product
Netchex has turned its 2025 buyout of Y Combinator startup Mesh.ai into Mesh, six AI teammates aimed at payroll and HR work for restaurants, hotels and other deskless employers.
·5 min read
Startups, Artificial IntelligenceMembers
AI App Builder Emergent Raises $130 Million Series C at $1.5 Billion Valuation
Emergent reaches unicorn status within one year of launch, closing $130 million at $1.5 billion valuation backed by Creaegis, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and Y Combinator.
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Science & Tech, Supply ChainsMembers
Samsung Biologics Launches CHF 1.46 Billion Tender Offer for PolyPeptide Group in Peptide CDMO Push
Samsung Biologics has launched a CHF 1.46 billion all-cash tender offer for PolyPeptide Group, expanding into GLP-1 and peptide therapeutics manufacturing as the CDMO sector consolidates.
·1 min read
StartupsMembers
Eve Air Mobility and Shearwater Global Capital Sign LOI for Up to 16 eVTOL Aircraft
Bay Point's aviation finance arm Shearwater Global Capital has ordered up to 16 Eve Air Mobility eVTOL aircraft, signalling institutional finance is entering the advanced air mobility market.
·1 min read
Science & TechMembers
Israeli eVTOL Maker AIR Clears FAA Regulatory Milestone Under MOSAIC Framework
The FAA has accepted standards for light sport powered-lift aircraft under MOSAIC, opening a certification pathway for Israeli startup AIR and its two-seat AIR ONE eVTOL.
·1 min read
Artificial Intelligence, PoliticsAnthropic Keeps Claude Fable 5 on Max Plans After Three Deadline Reversals
Anthropic will bundle Fable 5 with Max and Team Premium from July 20 and move Pro subscribers onto pay-per-token pricing.
·4 min read
Artificial IntelligenceMembers
BQP Wins First Federal Contract to Advance Quantum-Assisted AI for Space Domain Awareness
BosonQ Psi Federal LLC secures SpaceWERX SBIR funding to develop edge-deployable quantum-AI software for classifying unknown objects in Earth's orbit.
·1 min read
EducationMembers
MIT Sloan Launches Evening MBA for Working Professionals
MIT Sloan is the first elite business school to launch a part-time Evening MBA, targeting working professionals who want the credential without leaving their jobs.
·1 min read