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Minitap Raises $4.1M to Make Mobile Development 10x Faster with AI

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Minitap Raises $4.1M to Make Mobile Development 10x Faster with AI

Two 23-year-olds from rural France beat Google DeepMind on industry benchmark within 40 days, backed by six unicorn founders including Hugging Face and SumUp

San Francisco, Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Minitap, the AI-powered mobile development platform, today announced it has raised $4.1 million in seed funding co-led by Moxxie Ventures and Mercuri, with participation from EWOR, Tekton Ventures, Amigos Venture Capital, and six unicorn founders. The round comes just four months after Minitap founders achieved the #1 position globally on AndroidWorld, the industry benchmark for AI-controlled mobile devices, surpassing research teams from Google DeepMind, ByteDance, Microsoft Research, and Alibaba.

Minitap founders: Nicolas Dehandschoewercker and Luc Mahoux-Nakamura.

Mobile development is 10x slower than web development, even in the age of AI. While tools like Cursor and Claude enable web developers to ship features in 2 days that previously took 2 weeks, those same AI tools remain largely ineffective for mobile—unable to test on devices, iterate when things break, or verify features work across configurations. Minitap solves this bottleneck, enabling engineering teams to build mobile features in days, instead of the usual six weeks.

“We spent two years building our first viral mobile product, today, and I’m embarrassed by that timeline,” said Nicolas Dehandschoewercker, co-founder and CEO of Minitap. “Mobile is 60% of internet usage but moves at 10% of web speed. Every consumer app company (Duolingo, Calm, Hinge etc) ships 5x more experiments on web than mobile. We built Minitap to close that gap for everyone.”

Minitap in action. 

“Every consumer mobile company needs to experiment faster,” added Luc Mahoux-Nakamura, co-founder at Minitap.  “The companies that run 10x more experiments will win their markets. We’re building the infrastructure that makes that speed possible.”

Nico and Luc met in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, a village in Burgundy, France. Nico had spent two years in military school; Luc was a child prodigy. Luc taught Nico how to code, and they studied together every day to rank in France’s top 0.1% academically. Seven years later, they’ve built every project side by side.

At 18, they created their first mobile app and bootstrapped Fuego to 10,000 users. Nico went on to study Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College London and carry out AI research, obsessed with DeepMind’s AlphaGo documentary. Luc built delivery drone infrastructure at Rakuten. Together, they combined mobile development experience, AI research expertise, and infrastructure built at scale, a combination no research lab could match.

“Nicolas is leading one of the fastest teams I’ve seen. It comes from years of working together, knowing mobile inside out, and understanding how to build AI systems that hold up. The combination of AI research capabilities, mobile development skills, and sheer hunger of will is unprecedented and ideal for solving this specific problem,” said Daniel Dippold, Founder and CEO of EWOR. 

Minitap’s technical achievement centers on two innovations: mobile-use, an open-source framework that lets AI agents control phones like humans, and minitap cloud, infrastructure that instantly spins up any phone configuration – iOS or Android –  across thousands of devices in parallel. These tools connect to AI coding environments, enabling AI to write mobile code, test it on real devices, identify bugs, fix itself, and ship working features autonomously.

Within their first 40 days, Minitap claimed the #1 position on Google DeepMind’s AndroidWorld benchmark, the industry standard for measuring AI control of mobile devices. The founders then open-sourced their entire solution, advancing the field and growing their repository to 1,900 GitHub stars.

The funding round attracted a high concentration of unicorn founders and AI infrastructure experts: Thomas Wolf (Hugging Face, $4.5B valuation), Stefan Glanzer & Michael Breidenbrucker (Last.fm), Paul Muller (Adjust, >$1B exit), Petter Made (SumUp, $8B valuation), Daniel Krauss, Jochen Engert & André Schwämmlein (FlixBus, $3B valuation) and Saturnin Pugnet (Worldcoin). The round also includes operators from OpenAI, DeepMind, LangChain, and LlamaIndex.

“When you see two 23-year-olds from rural France beat Google in 40 days, you recognize something rare,” said Katie Jacobs Stanton, Founder and General Partner at Moxxie Ventures. “Nico and Luc are solving a massive problem that they uniquely understand and are moving at an urgent speed.”

Today, engineering teams at consumer mobile companies use Minitap to build features 10x faster. Minitap aims to enable growth teams to ship features without going through the engineering. A product manager describes a feature, provides a Figma design, and AI generates code, tests it, and ships an A/B test in one afternoon.

Longer term, the team plans to build mobile apps that optimize themselves autonomously, running experiments, analyzing user behavior, generating hypotheses, building variations, measuring results, and iterating—all without human intervention.

“minitap is one of the first companies that is bringing agentic AI to mobile use and possibly the very first that is taking a full stack approach to enable the use of AI coding agents for mobile app development.  This is a substantial challenge and a huge opportunity that Nico and Luc are uniquely positioned to solve” said Esha Vatsa, Partner at Mercuri.

Media images can be found here. 

About Minitap
Minitap is an AI-powered mobile development platform that enables engineering teams to ship features 10x faster. Their vision is to make mobile development so seamless, non-technical teams at consumer app companies can build entire features on mobile apps without going through the engineering. Founded in 2025 by Nico and Luc, Minitap combines open-source AI agent frameworks with cloud infrastructure to automate mobile testing and iteration. The company achieved #1 globally on AndroidWorld, the industry benchmark for AI-controlled mobile devices, and has raised $4.1 million from Moxxie Ventures, Mercuri, and six unicorn founders. For more information, visit minitap.ai.

About Moxxie Ventures
Moxxie Ventures is a pre-Seed and Seed venture capital firm backing founders who are building products designed to make life and work better. Moxxie invests with conviction at the earliest moments, bringing engineering and operational muscle along with founder-level hustle to the teams it supports. For more information, visit www.moxxie.vc. 

About Mercuri
Mercuri is an early-stage venture capital fund that leads pre-seed and seed funding rounds for companies at the intersection of media, entertainment and AI. The firm is dedicated to backing outstanding entrepreneurs who are at the forefront of developing tech-driven products designed for the new age of enterprise and the digital lifestyle of the consumer.  For more information, visit Mercuri.vc 

About EWOR 
EWOR is a fellowship for outlier founders in tech. They back the top 0.1% with up to €500,000 in funding and weekly 1:1 mentorship from unicorn founders (Adjust, ProGlove, SumUp). Bespoke, virtual-first support for each founder. Their fellows break records – from raising a €13M pre-seed round as a first-time founder to achieving a $3B valuation within 2 years of joining EWOR. Learn more: www.ewor.com. 

CONTACT: For further information please contact the Minitap press office on nico@minitap.ai 

Hitachi Construction Machinery Invests in Rithmik Solutions to Accelerate Open, AI-Driven Mining Innovation

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Hitachi Construction Machinery Invests in Rithmik Solutions to Accelerate Open, AI-Driven Mining Innovation

MONTRÉAL–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rithmik Solutions, a leader in OEM-agnostic, AI-powered performance analytics for mobile mining equipment, today announced that Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. has made a minority strategic investment in the company as part of Rithmik’s current financing round. The investment marks a significant milestone in the growing collaboration between Rithmik and Hitachi Construction Machinery. Together, the companies aim to advance the next generation of smart mining by combining Rithmik’s real-time fleet and asset-level insights with Hitachi Construction Machinery’s global presence and commitment to digital transformation.




Rithmik is fully OEM-agnostic, supporting mixed fleets and providing high-resolution analytics across all major mining equipment brands. Hitachi Construction Machinery recognizes that mining customers increasingly require site-wide solutions capable of supporting their entire fleet, regardless of manufacturer. The companies see this alignment as a key advantage for customers seeking interoperability, flexibility, and the ability to scale digital solutions across complex operations.

The Series A round also includes participation from Chrysalix Venture Capital, Sprout Fund, Fonds Ecofuel, Phoenix Fire, and Developer Capital. This investment will allow Rithmik to scale more quickly, support a growing customer base, and continue expanding its product suite—helping mines improve productivity, reliability, and sustainability across their fleets.

A Partnership Built on Innovation, Flexibility, and Customer Value

“We’re honoured to collaborate with Hitachi Construction Machinery, a company that shares our dedication to innovation, operational excellence, and collaboration,” said Ross Barichievy, CEO of Rithmik Solutions. “By leveraging Hitachi Construction Machinery’s global presence with Rithmik’s expertise in mining analytics, we aim to deliver unprecedented performance, reliability, and sustainability to customers worldwide.”

Eiji Fukunishi, Vice President and Executive Officer, President of the Mining Business Unit at Hitachi Construction Machinery, commented:

“This investment marks an important step towards Hitachi Construction Machinery’s goal of building open digital platforms with various partners. Combining Rithmik’s advanced, AI-powered data analysis technology with Hitachi Construction Machinery’s insight will help us provide more flexible solutions to our customers as well as contribute to increased productivity and reduced environmental impact at mining sites.”

Enabling the Future of Smart, Sustainable Mining

Rithmik’s technology aligns Operations and Maintenance of mobile equipment around high-impact priorities. Its advanced analytics go beyond predictive maintenance, turning complex equipment data into clear, actionable guidance that improves fleet performance, prevents failures earlier, and drives measurable gains in production efficiency and maintenance effectiveness. The financing will accelerate Rithmik’s global expansion, product development, and integration into additional digital mining ecosystems.

“This partnership strengthens our ability to support miners who are navigating rising production pressures, decarbonization commitments, and increasingly complex operational environments,” Barichievy added. “By working with partners like Hitachi Construction Machinery, we can help the industry transition toward more sustainable, data-driven operations.”

About Rithmik Solutions

Rithmik Solutions delivers the world’s most precise OEM-agnostic analytics for mobile mining equipment. Using advanced AI, Rithmik aligns Operations and Maintenance to help mines detect issues earlier, optimize performance, reduce environmental impact, and improve fleet-wide reliability and utilization across all major equipment brands. Rithmik is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Learn more at rithmik.com.

About Hitachi Construction Machinery

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6305), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a construction machinery manufacturer that globally deploys development, manufacturing, sales, and service businesses for its hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, compaction equipment, and mining machinery, etc. In addition to its new machinery business, Hitachi Construction Machinery is expanding its “value chain businesses” of parts and services, remanufacturing (parts and machines), rentals, and used equipment as it continues to grow together with customers as a solutions provider that offers innovative solutions to customers. With roughly 26,000 employees around the world, the consolidated sales revenue for Hitachi Construction Machinery was 1,371.3 billion yen for fiscal year 2024 (ended March 2025) with an overseas sales revenue ratio of 84%. For more details, please see the company’s website.

The company plans to change its trade name to “LANDCROS Corporation” and its corporate brand to “LANDCROS” on April 1, 2027.

Contacts

Ross Barichievy

rbarichievy@rithmik.com
www.rithmik.com
1235 Notre-Dame St. W, Unit #112

Montreal, QC H3C 0B1

Hitachi Construction Machinery Invests in Rithmik Solutions to Accelerate Open, AI-Driven Mining Innovation

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Hitachi Construction Machinery Invests in Rithmik Solutions to Accelerate Open, AI-Driven Mining Innovation




Hitachi Construction Machinery Invests in Rithmik Solutions to Accelerate Open, AI-Driven Mining Innovation

MONTRÉAL–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rithmik Solutions, a leader in OEM-agnostic, AI-powered performance analytics for mobile mining equipment, today announced that Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. has made a minority strategic investment in the company as part of Rithmik’s current financing round. The investment marks a significant milestone in the growing collaboration between Rithmik and Hitachi Construction Machinery. Together, the companies aim to advance the next generation of smart mining by combining Rithmik’s real-time fleet and asset-level insights with Hitachi Construction Machinery’s global presence and commitment to digital transformation.




Rithmik is fully OEM-agnostic, supporting mixed fleets and providing high-resolution analytics across all major mining equipment brands. Hitachi Construction Machinery recognizes that mining customers increasingly require site-wide solutions capable of supporting their entire fleet, regardless of manufacturer. The companies see this alignment as a key advantage for customers seeking interoperability, flexibility, and the ability to scale digital solutions across complex operations.

The Series A round also includes participation from Chrysalix Venture Capital, Sprout Fund, Fonds Ecofuel, Phoenix Fire, and Developer Capital. This investment will allow Rithmik to scale more quickly, support a growing customer base, and continue expanding its product suite—helping mines improve productivity, reliability, and sustainability across their fleets.

A Partnership Built on Innovation, Flexibility, and Customer Value

“We’re honoured to collaborate with Hitachi Construction Machinery, a company that shares our dedication to innovation, operational excellence, and collaboration,” said Ross Barichievy, CEO of Rithmik Solutions. “By leveraging Hitachi Construction Machinery’s global presence with Rithmik’s expertise in mining analytics, we aim to deliver unprecedented performance, reliability, and sustainability to customers worldwide.”

Eiji Fukunishi, Vice President and Executive Officer, President of the Mining Business Unit at Hitachi Construction Machinery, commented:

“This investment marks an important step towards Hitachi Construction Machinery’s goal of building open digital platforms with various partners. Combining Rithmik’s advanced, AI-powered data analysis technology with Hitachi Construction Machinery’s insight will help us provide more flexible solutions to our customers as well as contribute to increased productivity and reduced environmental impact at mining sites.”

Enabling the Future of Smart, Sustainable Mining

Rithmik’s technology aligns Operations and Maintenance of mobile equipment around high-impact priorities. Its advanced analytics go beyond predictive maintenance, turning complex equipment data into clear, actionable guidance that improves fleet performance, prevents failures earlier, and drives measurable gains in production efficiency and maintenance effectiveness. The financing will accelerate Rithmik’s global expansion, product development, and integration into additional digital mining ecosystems.

“This partnership strengthens our ability to support miners who are navigating rising production pressures, decarbonization commitments, and increasingly complex operational environments,” Barichievy added. “By working with partners like Hitachi Construction Machinery, we can help the industry transition toward more sustainable, data-driven operations.”

About Rithmik Solutions

Rithmik Solutions delivers the world’s most precise OEM-agnostic analytics for mobile mining equipment. Using advanced AI, Rithmik aligns Operations and Maintenance to help mines detect issues earlier, optimize performance, reduce environmental impact, and improve fleet-wide reliability and utilization across all major equipment brands. Rithmik is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Learn more at rithmik.com.

About Hitachi Construction Machinery

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6305), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a construction machinery manufacturer that globally deploys development, manufacturing, sales, and service businesses for its hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, compaction equipment, and mining machinery, etc. In addition to its new machinery business, Hitachi Construction Machinery is expanding its “value chain businesses” of parts and services, remanufacturing (parts and machines), rentals, and used equipment as it continues to grow together with customers as a solutions provider that offers innovative solutions to customers. With roughly 26,000 employees around the world, the consolidated sales revenue for Hitachi Construction Machinery was 1,371.3 billion yen for fiscal year 2024 (ended March 2025) with an overseas sales revenue ratio of 84%. For more details, please see the company’s website.

The company plans to change its trade name to “LANDCROS Corporation” and its corporate brand to “LANDCROS” on April 1, 2027.

Contacts

Ross Barichievy

rbarichievy@rithmik.com
www.rithmik.com
1235 Notre-Dame St. W, Unit #112

Montreal, QC H3C 0B1

Greater Manchester Police Selects Mark43 to Deliver New Records Management System

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Greater Manchester Police Selects Mark43 to Deliver New Records Management System

MANCHESTER, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has selected Mark43 to deliver its new Records Management System (RMS) following a rigorous procurement process. The new system will replace GMP’s current platform and provide enhanced support to officers and staff in their daily work. Mark43 will collaborate closely with GMP leadership, police officers, and staff to ensure the system is tailored to the force’s operational needs and delivers lasting benefits to the public.


Mark43 RMS is a secure, cloud-native platform designed to streamline workflows, reduce administrative burdens, and ensure critical information is accessible when and where it is needed. Already trusted by police forces across the United States and the United Kingdom, the system provides the scalability and resilience required for modern policing.

Bob Hughes, CEO of Mark43, said: “We are honored to have been selected by Greater Manchester Police to deliver this mission-critical system. This milestone reflects the UK’s commitment to cloud-native tools to support police, and we are excited to move forward in partnership with GMP to help officers and staff spend more time in the community, where they are needed most.”

Matt Polega, Co-Founder, President, and Managing Director, Mark43 UK said: “This partnership underscores our dedication to providing reliable, modern technology to UK policing. We look forward to working hand-in-hand with Greater Manchester Police to ensure the system meets the unique needs of officers and staff and strengthens the force’s ability to deliver for the public.”

About Mark43

Mark43 brings modern technology to public safety, helping policing and emergency services work faster, smarter, and keep communities safer. Its integrated Records Management, Command & Control, and Data Analytics solutions form a unified, real-time platform that streamlines workflows and improves response times. Trusted by more than 300 agencies across the UK and U.S., Mark43’s cloud-native platform equips public safety professionals with innovative tools, AI capabilities, and a robust cybersecurity foundation to help agencies meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. Visit www.mark43.com

Contacts

Media Contact
Devora Kaye

press@mark43.com

Greater Manchester Police Selects Mark43 to Deliver New Records Management System

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Greater Manchester Police Selects Mark43 to Deliver New Records Management System

MANCHESTER, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has selected Mark43 to deliver its new Records Management System (RMS) following a rigorous procurement process. The new system will replace GMP’s current platform and provide enhanced support to officers and staff in their daily work. Mark43 will collaborate closely with GMP leadership, police officers, and staff to ensure the system is tailored to the force’s operational needs and delivers lasting benefits to the public.


Mark43 RMS is a secure, cloud-native platform designed to streamline workflows, reduce administrative burdens, and ensure critical information is accessible when and where it is needed. Already trusted by police forces across the United States and the United Kingdom, the system provides the scalability and resilience required for modern policing.

Bob Hughes, CEO of Mark43, said: “We are honored to have been selected by Greater Manchester Police to deliver this mission-critical system. This milestone reflects the UK’s commitment to cloud-native tools to support police, and we are excited to move forward in partnership with GMP to help officers and staff spend more time in the community, where they are needed most.”

Matt Polega, Co-Founder, President, and Managing Director, Mark43 UK said: “This partnership underscores our dedication to providing reliable, modern technology to UK policing. We look forward to working hand-in-hand with Greater Manchester Police to ensure the system meets the unique needs of officers and staff and strengthens the force’s ability to deliver for the public.”

About Mark43

Mark43 brings modern technology to public safety, helping policing and emergency services work faster, smarter, and keep communities safer. Its integrated Records Management, Command & Control, and Data Analytics solutions form a unified, real-time platform that streamlines workflows and improves response times. Trusted by more than 300 agencies across the UK and U.S., Mark43’s cloud-native platform equips public safety professionals with innovative tools, AI capabilities, and a robust cybersecurity foundation to help agencies meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. Visit www.mark43.com

Contacts

Media Contact
Devora Kaye

press@mark43.com

Cadeler Strengthens Balance Sheet with Additional Unsecured Green Corporate Loan Facility

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Cadeler Strengthens Balance Sheet with Additional Unsecured Green Corporate Loan Facility

COPENHAGEN, Denmark–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cadeler A/S (“Cadeler”) today announces that it has further strengthened its financial position with the addition of a second unsecured green corporate term loan facility (the “Green Corporate Loan Facility”), in the aggregate amount of EUR 60 million with a non-committed accordion option of up to EUR 80 million.


The Green Corporate Loan Facility, with a tenor of up to five years, was arranged and coordinated by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Singapore Branch (“HSBC”) and Clifford Capital Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“Clifford Capital”) as Mandated Lead Arrangers, with HSBC as Green Loan Coordinator and Facility Agent, and both HSBC and Clifford Capital as lenders.

The facility will be used for general corporate purposes, enhancing Cadeler’s balance sheet and its financial flexibility. With this financing in place, Cadeler strengthens its capacity to navigate current market dynamics and opportunities, support its strategic priorities, and maintain its financial resilience, underpinning its commitment to sustainable growth and its ability to execute the largest and most complex offshore wind installation projects.

About Cadeler:

Cadeler A/S (Cadeler) is a global leader in offshore wind installation, operations, and maintenance services. Cadeler is a pure play company, operating solely in the offshore wind industry with an uncompromising focus on safety and the environment. Cadeler owns and operates the industry’s largest fleet of jack-up offshore wind installation vessels and has for more than a decade been a key supplier in the development of offshore wind energy to power millions of households. Cadeler’s fleet, expertise and capacity to handle the largest and most complex next-generation offshore wind installation projects positions the company to deliver exceptional services to the industry. Cadeler is committed to being at the forefront of sustainable wind farm installation and to enabling the global energy transition towards a future built on renewable energy. Cadeler is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker: CDLR) and the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: CADLR). For more information, please visit www.cadeler.com

Contacts

Cadeler Press Office

press@cadeler.com
+45 2830 6905

Mikkel Gleerup

CEO, Cadeler

+45 3246 3102

mikkel.gleerup@cadeler.com

Alexander Simmonds

EVP & CLO, Cadeler

+44 7376 174172

alexander.simmonds@cadeler.com

Wayve Acquires Quality Match to Strengthen Data Quality and Safety for AI Driving Systems

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Wayve Acquires Quality Match to Strengthen Data Quality and Safety for AI Driving Systems

Strategic acquisition deepens Wayve’s AI data capabilities and expands its presence in Germany following the launch of its Testing and Development Hub near Stuttgart.


LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#autonomousvehicles–Wayve, the leader in Embodied AI for autonomous driving, today announced the acquisition of Quality Match, a German startup known for its expertise in data quality assurance for computer vision datasets and artificial intelligence. This acquisition reflects Wayve’s continued investment in data accuracy as a cornerstone of safe and scalable autonomous driving.

Founded in 2019, Quality Match brings deep expertise in interpreting and analysing data used to train AI models for applications such as advanced assisted and automated driving. As Wayve advances toward the commercial deployment of its AI Driver software, integrating Quality Match strengthens its ability to efficiently develop high-quality, auditable datasets that are essential for building reliable and explainable AI models.

Quality Match’s team of 20 specialists, based in Germany, will join Wayve’s global operations. The acquisition expands Wayve’s presence in the country following the launch of its Testing and Development Hub near Stuttgart in early 2025, further establishing Germany as a key center for engineering and AI innovation within Wayve. Daniel Kondermann, CEO of Quality Match, will join Wayve as Director of Data.

Alex Kendall, Co-founder and CEO of Wayve:

“Bringing Quality Match into Wayve marks a strategic step forward in our commitment to deliver safe and trustworthy AI. Daniel and his team have built exceptional expertise in data quality and understanding for AI, which will strengthen the robustness, interpretability, and performance of our systems.

We’re thrilled to welcome the Quality Match team as we continue building the Embodied AI foundation models that will power the next generation of intelligent mobility.”

Daniel Kondermann, Director of Data at Wayve and former CEO of Quality Match:

“At Quality Match, our mission has been to enhance data quality through advanced quality assurance and annotation optimization. I’m incredibly proud of what our team has built.

Joining Wayve is an exciting opportunity to apply our expertise to one of the most exciting domains: autonomous driving. Together with Wayve’s pioneering approach to embodied intelligence, we can accelerate the development of safe and scalable AI.”

About Wayve

Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology for automated driving. Its advanced AI software and foundation models for autonomy enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any environment, enhancing the usability and safety of autonomous driving systems. Wayve develops mapless and hardware-agnostic Embodied AI products for automakers and fleet owners, accelerating the path from assisted to automated driving. Backed by top investors like SoftBank Group, NVIDIA, Uber, and Eclipse Ventures, Wayve’s mission is to reimagine mobility with embodied intelligence. To learn more, please visit www.wayve.ai.

Contacts

media@wayve.ai 

Regnology Completes Acquisition of Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting Business

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Regnology Completes Acquisition of Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting Business

The deal strengthens Regnology’s leadership in compliance technology, expands capabilities in risk and finance, and reinforces its commitment to innovation and client continuity.

FRANKFURT, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#finance–Regnology, a global leader in regulatory reporting and supervisory technology, today announces the successful closing of its acquisition of Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting (FRR) business. This milestone reinforces Regnology’s position as the trusted partner for financial institutions and regulators worldwide, delivering smarter, faster compliance solutions at scale.


Regnology is committed to ensuring business continuity for all FRR clients. With a proven track record in seamless migrations and a unified data model on a scalable SaaS platform, institutions can maintain compliance securely and efficiently throughout the integration process.

The acquisition underscores Regnology’s vision to combine regulatory expertise with innovation. The recently launched RRH Ascend platform exemplifies this commitment, offering cloud-native architecture, advanced automation, and AI-driven insights to transform regulatory data into strategic value.

By integrating Wolters Kluwer’s FRR OneSumX for Finance and OneSumX for Risk, Regnology delivers extended capabilities for CFOs and CROs. These award-winning solutions provide advanced accounting and reporting, real-time financial data processing, and robust risk analytics and modelling aligned with global frameworks—empowering organizations to manage financial and risk data holistically and transform data into actionable control and oversight.

Rob Mackay, CEO of Regnology, commented: “This acquisition significantly strengthens our regulatory reporting capabilities while expanding our ability to serve Chief Financial Officers and Chief Risk Officers with a broader suite of tools. By integrating additional finance and risk functionalities, we enable institutions to deliver greater transparency, resilience, and strategic value across the organization.”

Regnology is delighted to welcome new colleagues from Wolters Kluwer FRR into its entrepreneurial culture. Their deep expertise and industry knowledge will accelerate innovation and strengthen the company’s ability to deliver trusted solutions worldwide. With more than 2,000 employees across 30 countries and offices in key financial centers throughout Europe, the Americas, and Asia Pacific, Regnology’s presence spans over 100 countries—serving global Tier 1 banks, local institutions, and financial authorities of all sizes.

About Regnology

Regnology is a recognized leader in regulatory, risk, tax, and finance reporting technology— connecting regulators and the regulated across more than 100 countries. Our unique position enables us to span the full spectrum of industry needs, delivering solutions that address both oversight and compliance requirements to a broad range of clients, including global Tier 1 banks, local and regional institutions, corporates, insurers, and authorities.

With presence in over 30 countries and deep local expertise, Regnology combines a truly global approach with an understanding of regional regulatory requirements. Our unified data model and “map once, report many” methodology ensure consistency, auditability, and scalability across jurisdictions, while our modular, cloud-native solutions empower clients to achieve compliance, unlock enterprise-wide insights, and future-proof their operations.

Regnology’s leadership is underpinned by fast-paced growth and a front-running approach to innovation, continually investing in automation, AI, and domain expertise to deliver future-ready solutions.

For more information about Regnology, connect with us on LinkedIn and X.

Visit our website: www.regnology.net.

Contacts

Press Contact

Mireille Adebiyi – Chief Marketing Officer

Email: mireille.adebiyi@regnology.net

Ant International Upgrades Antom Copilot to Advance Domain-Specific Agentic AI to Solve Global Payment Complexity

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Ant International Upgrades Antom Copilot to Advance Domain-Specific Agentic AI to Solve Global Payment Complexity




Ant International Upgrades Antom Copilot to Advance Domain-Specific Agentic AI to Solve Global Payment Complexity

SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Antom, a leading merchant payment and digitisation services provider under Ant International, today announced major upgrades to Antom Copilot, its industry-first AI agent designed for merchant payment and operations management.




Integrated into the Antom Merchant Portal, Antom Copilot now provides enhanced automation and tailored assistance based on learnings from real-world cases, to help merchants handle payment complexity more efficiently. Main features include:

  • Agentic support for entire payment lifecycle, from onboarding and integration, to dispute handling, risk control and payment success rate operation;
  • Domain-trained intelligence functions like a virtual team of payment experts to manage traditionally resource-intensive processes with shorter processing time and less costs;
  • Better resolution performance in real, multi-step operational scenarios, supported by improved multi-turn dialogue and memory capabilities;
  • Closer monitoring of operational signals enables the pre-emptive capture of risks and opportunities, rather than waiting for merchants to raise issues.

As a result, Antom Copilot is able to learn each merchant’s business rhythm and deliver proactive and nuanced advice across their payment- related operations.

Antom Copilot runs on an upgraded agentic retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architecture with dynamic standard operating procedures (SOP) planning. Within one year of its launch in 2024, 72% of Antom merchants has completed self-service integration with Antom Copilot. It has reduced merchant payment integration time by 90% and improved dispute-handling efficiency by 46%.

“Managing payments doesn’t have to be a passive and low ROI process of solving problems for merchants,” said Gary Liu, CEO of Antom, Ant International. “Today, our goal is to put advanced AI efficiency tools at the fingertip of every merchant in daily operations at lower cost, turning what large enterprises achieve through dedicated teams into accessible tools for all.”

Recently, Antom also launched EPOS360, an AI-powered app bringing together point-of-sale (POS) system, payments, banking, lending, and growth support together to help SMEs move from setup to scale efficiently.

Antom Copilot represents Ant International’s commitment to advancing agentic payment innovations to support an AI-powered future of commerce. Building on its expertise, in 2025, Ant International expanded partnerships with industry leaders on developing new agent protocols and initiatives.

“Ant International is focusing on building domain-specific agentic AI that solves global payment complexity for merchants,” said Jiangming Yang, Chief Innovation Officer, Ant International. “We train and tune AI agents using deep industry know-how and a large set of anonymized complex cases, and evolve new agent protocols to ensure agents solve tasks in efficient orchestration.”

About Antom

Ant International’s Antom is the leading payment and digitisation services provider for merchants around the world. It offers unified, vertical-specific digital payment solutions to serve businesses of all sizes. Antom supports merchants to integrate over 300 payment methods, enabling them to connect with consumers in more than 200 markets, with the flexibility to accept payments in more than 100 currencies. Beyond payments, it provides digital marketing solutions and merchant digitisation services to help merchant streamline operations and enhance customer engagement. To learn more, please visit https://www.antom.com/.

Contacts

Media contact:
PR@Ant-Intl.com

Ant International Upgrades Antom Copilot to Advance Domain-Specific Agentic AI to Solve Global Payment Complexity

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Ant International Upgrades Antom Copilot to Advance Domain-Specific Agentic AI to Solve Global Payment Complexity




Ant International Upgrades Antom Copilot to Advance Domain-Specific Agentic AI to Solve Global Payment Complexity

SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Antom, a leading merchant payment and digitisation services provider under Ant International, today announced major upgrades to Antom Copilot, its industry-first AI agent designed for merchant payment and operations management.




Integrated into the Antom Merchant Portal, Antom Copilot now provides enhanced automation and tailored assistance based on learnings from real-world cases, to help merchants handle payment complexity more efficiently. Main features include:

  • Agentic support for entire payment lifecycle, from onboarding and integration, to dispute handling, risk control and payment success rate operation;
  • Domain-trained intelligence functions like a virtual team of payment experts to manage traditionally resource-intensive processes with shorter processing time and less costs;
  • Better resolution performance in real, multi-step operational scenarios, supported by improved multi-turn dialogue and memory capabilities;
  • Closer monitoring of operational signals enables the pre-emptive capture of risks and opportunities, rather than waiting for merchants to raise issues.

As a result, Antom Copilot is able to learn each merchant’s business rhythm and deliver proactive and nuanced advice across their payment- related operations.

Antom Copilot runs on an upgraded agentic retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architecture with dynamic standard operating procedures (SOP) planning. Within one year of its launch in 2024, 72% of Antom merchants has completed self-service integration with Antom Copilot. It has reduced merchant payment integration time by 90% and improved dispute-handling efficiency by 46%.

“Managing payments doesn’t have to be a passive and low ROI process of solving problems for merchants,” said Gary Liu, CEO of Antom, Ant International. “Today, our goal is to put advanced AI efficiency tools at the fingertip of every merchant in daily operations at lower cost, turning what large enterprises achieve through dedicated teams into accessible tools for all.”

Recently, Antom also launched EPOS360, an AI-powered app bringing together point-of-sale (POS) system, payments, banking, lending, and growth support together to help SMEs move from setup to scale efficiently.

Antom Copilot represents Ant International’s commitment to advancing agentic payment innovations to support an AI-powered future of commerce. Building on its expertise, in 2025, Ant International expanded partnerships with industry leaders on developing new agent protocols and initiatives.

“Ant International is focusing on building domain-specific agentic AI that solves global payment complexity for merchants,” said Jiangming Yang, Chief Innovation Officer, Ant International. “We train and tune AI agents using deep industry know-how and a large set of anonymized complex cases, and evolve new agent protocols to ensure agents solve tasks in efficient orchestration.”

About Antom

Ant International’s Antom is the leading payment and digitisation services provider for merchants around the world. It offers unified, vertical-specific digital payment solutions to serve businesses of all sizes. Antom supports merchants to integrate over 300 payment methods, enabling them to connect with consumers in more than 200 markets, with the flexibility to accept payments in more than 100 currencies. Beyond payments, it provides digital marketing solutions and merchant digitisation services to help merchant streamline operations and enhance customer engagement. To learn more, please visit https://www.antom.com/.

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