Smartstream Launches Smart Agents for Back-Office Operations, Proven Across Tier 1 Pilots June 2, 2026 Key Facts Smart Agents is now widely available to Smart Reconciliations clients, covering bank reconciliations, cash breaks, settlement exceptions, and post-trade investigations — combining client institutional knowledge with Smartstream’s domain expertise to deliver value from day one. Pilot results demonstrate a 97% reduction in investigation time per exception, from 14 minutes manually to 30 seconds, with Tier 1 clients projecting 50–70% automation in year one. Smart Agents surfaces the steps requiring human action and executes everything else autonomously — including counterparty and internal communications, available in assistive and autonomous operating modes with human-in-the-loop oversight, full audit trail, step-by-step explainability, complete data privacy, and intelligence that compounds continuously over time.
ThetaRay Gamifies Financial Defense at Money20/20 Europe with a Compliance Twist on “Where’s Waldo” June 2, 2026 With “Spot The Money Mule”, ThetaRay unites Agentic AI and public education to disrupt criminal recruitment; pushing for an ecosystem-wide stand against illicit finance.
Bluesky bets on the end of X and Meta’s social media grip June 2, 2026 Social media is moving beyond platforms controlled by a “few billionaires”, according to Bluesky’s chief operating officer, as governments in the UK and Europe step up scrutiny of X, Meta, and other Big Techs. Speaking at SXSW London, Rose Wang said Bluesky was built in response to a social media market dominated by a handful [...]
Blackstone Raises its Largest Asia Private Equity Fund at $13.1 Billion June 2, 2026 Oversubscribed Fund More than Doubles Capital Raised for Predecessor Vehicle
Iran ‘pulls out of talks with US’ and threatens to strike Israel June 1, 2026 Iran has withdrawn from peace talks with the United States and threatened to launch an attack on Israel after the Netanyahu administration announced plans for an air strike on neighbouring Lebanon. According to a state-affiliated news agency, Tehran has vowed to hit back at northern Israel if Lebanon is hit by Israeli strikes and end [...]
‘Be more Trumpian’ – Mandelson discussed dire economy and ‘lack of verve’ with key Starmer ally June 1, 2026 One of Keir Starmer’s closest allies hit out at Downing Street’s thinking on economic policy as he complained about the government’s push to tax people to pay for more benefits, the latest Mandelson files have revealed. Pat McFadden told Peter Mandelson in May last year that meetings he attended centred on questions about hiking taxes [...]
Squash players turn to social media to cash in on LA Olympic Games opportunities June 1, 2026 British squash players are turning to social media to create commercial opportunities as athletes look to cash in on potential revenue streams. Following on from the success of athlete content at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics – TikTok told City AM that there were 99,900 posts tagged with the official hashtag, with tournament-related searches dominating [...]
Interactive Brokers Integrates AI into Client Portfolios – Informed by Agentic Technology, Controlled by the Client June 1, 2026 Clients Can Research Stocks, Analyze Performance, and Generate Trade Instructions in Claude. The Client Approves Every Trade.
WWEX Group and Auctane Complete Merger, Creating Leading Logistics Provider ShipStation Global June 1, 2026 The combination creates the most comprehensive, AI-enabled logistics platform for small and mid-sized businesses
Winston Taylor Completes Historic Transatlantic Combination June 1, 2026 Transatlantic powerhouse law firm established for the businesses, people, and markets driving capital and innovation