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The deal advances Tiger Financial's route to a Canadian listing, after Cora Capital raised C$3.5 million to fund the merger process.
A shortage of skilled partners is slowing wider adoption of Palantir Foundry and AIP, creating an opening for Vanyar in the commercial market.
The new tools could let merchants sell inside AI apps and bill for token use in real time, while tightening fraud checks.
Distributors and brand managers could get stock, pricing and sales guidance from RedCloud’s tools, which are due in 2026.
Small firms and solo founders now get guided Google Ads setup and optimisation, easing a marketing hurdle for businesses with limited staff.
Clients will keep existing contracts as the group folds Eos Global Expansion, Serviap Global and Hightekers EOR operations into Rivermate.
Approved developers will gain live access to Swiggy’s food, grocery and dining systems, as it seeks to turn AI commerce tools into a platform business.
Lapsed marks, imprecise registrations and unresolved NFT disputes are exposing sports brands to costly legal fights and lost exclusivity.
Only 10% of small firms train staff on AI security, leaving many exposed as adoption grows and cyber fears rise.
Most firms lack formal bias controls, leaving 2SLGBTQI+ users less well served by AI systems than the wider public.
Small businesses can stretch tight budgets further as email, design and analytics platforms help them attract customers and cut manual work.
A record CAD $1.52 million finale in Vancouver underlined growing support for women founders as three businesses shared the top prize.
The roll-out comes as firms face a mounting accountant shortage, with Black Ore claiming Tax Autopilot can slash return prep time by up to 98%.
London will host LemFi's global operations as the fintech plans to hire more staff and expand compliance after pledging GBP £100 million in the UK.
The Dublin hub's resident firms supported 13,225 jobs and €2.5 billion in revenue over 25 years, a new report found.
For many B2B firms, a hybrid communications model is cheaper than hiring in-house specialists and offers sharper market insight across Southeast Asia.
Canada’s health tech sector is struggling to turn strong research into commercial scale, as panellists split over whether policy or private capital should lead.
Many women facing miscarriage still receive scant follow-up, and a new app mode aims to fill that gap with free guidance and support.
Extra government support may help UK fintech scale, but firms still face costly reporting and compliance frictions, Leo Labeis said.
The shortlist comes as the sector weighs new rules on payments, scams and data rights, with 160 finalists vying across 22 categories.
