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Plum has chosen Upvest as its investment infrastructure provider in the UK, extending an existing partnership in continental Europe. The agreement will start with the launch of investment funds in the UK, followed by stocks and exchange-traded funds. Plum will then migrate its existing UK funds business to Upvest in the next phase.

Deltek has published research showing that 78% of project-based firms expect profits to increase in 2026, while 91% see artificial intelligence as critical to success. The survey of 375 senior decision-makers at architecture, engineering and consulting firms in the UK, Germany and Australia points to a broader shift in the role of Chief Financial Officers, as companies seek tighter cost control and better returns on technology spending.

The standalone digital twin software market reached USD $1.3 billion in 2025, according to IoT Analytics. The research firm found that no vendor holds a strong position across the full digital twin technology stack. It forecasts the standalone segment will grow at a compound annual rate of 27% to USD $4.2 billion by 2030.

Xpedeon has published research showing that 74% of large UK construction organisations do not regard their systems as fully integrated. The survey points to widespread gaps in how project, commercial and finance systems work together across the sector. The findings come from Xpedeon's Construction Systems Census 2026, based on an online survey of 500 senior professionals at UK construction companies with turnover above £50 million.

Equals has selected Aiimi as its compliance partner for data subject access requests, with the agreement covering DSAR management under UK GDPR rules. Aiimi will work with the payments company's data protection officer and IT team to help it respond within the one-month regulatory deadline. Equals is adopting Aiimi's software through a cloud-based deployment model.

Gartner expects the market for securing AI to reach almost USD $4.8 billion in 2027, up 68.7% from 2026. Spending in the category is projected to rise further to nearly USD $7.7 billion in 2028. The segment covers software and platforms designed to help organisations use AI safely and comply with regulation.

Customer due diligence exists to answer one question with confidence: who is this person or business, and how much risk do they carry? Banks and other financial institutions perform identity checks, sanctions and adverse media screening, and beneficial ownership assessments as part of customer onboarding, then repeat relevant checks throughout the relationship.

Google Cloud has introduced Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services, aimed at capital markets and corporate banking. The offering brings Google's Gemini Enterprise platform into financial research and related workflows. It combines reusable, task-specific skills, connections to licensed and internal data sources, managed agents and a partner network for implementation. At the centre of the launch is a Financial Research agent that can run end-to-end research tasks.

Google Cloud has introduced Gemini Enterprise for Legal, now available in preview for law firms and corporate legal departments. The legal-sector version of Gemini Enterprise is aimed at tasks including contract review, legal research, regulatory monitoring, data subject access request handling, and document redaction. It was developed with input from law firms and legal industry partners.

Certinia has published a global study on AI performance and operational integration in professional services and IT organisations, based on a survey of 1,000 decision-makers across five markets. The findings suggest operational integration is a stronger indicator of AI success and financial performance than spending on AI or talent alone.