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XR buys Telly Traffic to boost UK ad compliance ops
Digital Transformation

XR buys Telly Traffic to boost UK ad compliance ops

XR acquires Telly Traffic to fold TV clearance into its ad ops platform, strengthening UK ad compliance as regulatory scrutiny grows.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Cleo relaunches UK AI money app to ease cash anxiety
Fintech

Cleo relaunches UK AI money app to ease cash anxiety

AI fintech Cleo stages UK comeback with a waitlisted app, betting its chatty budgeting assistant can ease mounting money anxiety.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Self-gifting lifts UK Valentine's spend to GBP £2.1bn
Marketing Technologies

Self-gifting lifts UK Valentine's spend to GBP £2.1bn

Self-gifting and friend-gifting are reshaping UK Valentine's Day, lifting total spending to GBP £2.1 billion, Flowwow data shows.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Doorly raises GBP £600,000 to expand UK home services
Digital Transformation

Doorly raises GBP £600,000 to expand UK home services

Doorly secures GBP £600,000 to accelerate its shift from barber-booking app to nationwide on-demand home services marketplace.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Masabi buys Passenger to build joined-up mobility tech
Software-as-a-Service

Masabi buys Passenger to build joined-up mobility tech

Masabi acquires Passenger to fuse ticketing, payments and real-time information into a single mobility platform for transport operators.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026

Global Stories

London stories

Expereo & Cato unite to simplify global WAN security
Firewalls

Expereo & Cato unite to simplify global WAN security

Expereo and Cato Networks join forces to offer multinational firms unified managed connectivity and cloud security via a single provider.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
ControlUp adds product & alliances leaders to fuel growth
Virtualisation

ControlUp adds product & alliances leaders to fuel growth

ControlUp names Gadi Feldman chief product officer and Bob Johnson SVP alliances to drive product innovation and partner-led global growth.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Ecommpay links with Payrails to streamline payments
Fintech

Ecommpay links with Payrails to streamline payments

Ecommpay and Payrails form strategic tie-up, offering large merchants a single API to streamline complex, multi-provider payment stacks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
AI fuels Europe data centre boom amid power crunch
Hyperscale

AI fuels Europe data centre boom amid power crunch

AI is turbocharging Europe's data centre boom, but grid bottlenecks and power scarcity now threaten to slow the next wave of expansion.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
SEON unveils global partner initiative for AI fraud fight
Gaming

SEON unveils global partner initiative for AI fraud fight

SEON launches global partner programme to embed its AI-powered fraud and AML tools deeper into platforms as online scams surge worldwide.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
AI, regulation & quantum top Gartner cyber trends for 2026
Data Protection

AI, regulation & quantum top Gartner cyber trends for 2026

AI, quantum threats and tougher regulation will reshape cyber strategies by 2026, forcing new governance, identity models and SOC workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
GTIA plans to boost charitable giving to USD $5 million
Disaster Recovery

GTIA plans to boost charitable giving to USD $5 million

GTIA aims to boost its charitable giving to USD $5m in 2026, more than doubling the USD $1.91m it distributed to 45 non-profits in 2025.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Teciem launches in London with Apax backing & 340 clients
Fintech

Teciem launches in London with Apax backing & 340 clients

Teciem debuts in London as an independent treasury software group, backed by Apax and serving more than 340 financial institutions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
SEON recognised for AI-led fraud detection leadership
Data Analytics

SEON recognised for AI-led fraud detection leadership

SEON wins Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award for AI-driven fraud and AML platform innovation.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Sigma opens Sydney APJ hub & appoints Bede Hackney
Storage

Sigma opens Sydney APJ hub & appoints Bede Hackney

Sigma has launched an Asia Pacific and Japan hub in Sydney, naming veteran sales leader Bede Hackney as regional vice president.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Cruxy appoints Rebecca Osman to drive global growth
Fintech

Cruxy appoints Rebecca Osman to drive global growth

Cruxy names Rebecca Osman CFO and COO to spearhead international expansion and deepen work with private equity-backed tech firms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

London stories

botim money, TerraPay target UAE-Africa remittances
Fintech

botim money, TerraPay target UAE-Africa remittances

botim money links with TerraPay to power real-time UAE-Africa remittances, targeting key mobile wallet corridors and rising USD $96.4 billion flows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026