CyberTech

IonQ’s $1.3bn Elisity deal targets the quantum threat era

IonQ’s $1.3bn Elisity deal targets the quantum threat era

IonQ has signed a definitive agreement to buy Elisity, a Zero Trust security specialist, in an all-stock deal worth as much as $1.3bn. The move...
Alkami and BioCatch strengthen digital banking fraud prevention

Alkami and BioCatch strengthen digital banking fraud prevention

Financial institutions using Alkami Technology's digital banking platform and BioCatch's account takeover protection solution prevented more than $263m in fraudulent activity during 2025, highlighting...
Rein Security lands $25m as AI agents outrun security

Rein Security lands $25m as AI agents outrun security

Rein Security, an AI-native platform protecting enterprises at runtime, has secured $25m in a Series A round as companies race to hand autonomous AI...
KYND targets hidden AI risk facing cyber insurers

KYND targets hidden AI risk facing cyber insurers

As businesses adopt artificial intelligence across their operations, cyber insurers are facing a growing challenge in assessing how those technologies could affect their clients'...
Increase integrates Spade merchant data into card transactions

Increase integrates Spade merchant data into card transactions

Increase, an API-first banking provider, has integrated real-time merchant data from Spade into card transactions, giving card programmes additional information to support authorisation and...
Hadrian raises $40m to counter AI-driven hacking threats

Hadrian raises $40m to counter AI-driven hacking threats

Hadrian, a provider of an agentic AI-powered offensive security platform, has closed a $40m funding round to expand into new markets and strengthen its...
doxx.net raises $38m as AI agents face new network risks

doxx.net raises $38m as AI agents face new network risks

doxx.net, a private networking platform built for people and their AI agents, has raised $38m in Series A funding and opened its Agentic Defined...
Spain to Australia: AI agents raise cyber risk stakes

Spain to Australia: AI agents raise cyber risk stakes

A series of incidents spanning Spain and Australia is providing some of the clearest real-world evidence yet that AI agents are becoming part of...
Osavul

€8.5m for Osavul as hybrid attacks hit infrastructure

Osavul, an AI-powered hybrid risk intelligence firm whose clients include NATO and defence bodies around the world, has closed an €8.5m Series A round...
Armadin hits $2.5bn valuation with $255.5m Series B

Armadin hits $2.5bn valuation with $255.5m Series B

Armadin, an AI-native cybersecurity firm focused on autonomous security, has secured $255.5m in a Series B round that lifts its valuation above $2.5bn just...

News Stories

Over $600m was raised across 14 deals this week

It was another slow week for FinTech deals as the end of 2026 edges closer.  A total of $602m was raised across 14 FinTech deals...
KYCP adds API4ALL to sharpen corporate due diligence

KYCP adds API4ALL to sharpen corporate due diligence

Compliance teams facing growing pressure to uncover who really sits behind a corporate client now have another tool at their disposal. According to KYCP,...
Compliance gets faster but firms trust it less, CUBE finds

Compliance gets faster but firms trust it less, CUBE finds

Financial institutions are processing regulatory change at a much faster pace than a year ago, but their belief that this work is actually effective...

Zing365: Insurance broking must map out career paths

Zing365, an InsurTech-focused learning and development specialist, has called on insurance brokers to set out defined career routes, organised training and mentoring if they...
Agentcard secures $8m to let AI agents shop online

Agentcard secures $8m to let AI agents shop online

Agentcard, a payments firm that lets AI agents make purchases using their users’ own cards, has closed an $8m seed funding round to help...

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