Google had confirmed that enterprise users would soon be able to send E2EE messages to “any user on any email inbox with just a few clicks.” The phased approach for rolling this out has now passed the initial E2EE for “Gmail users in your own organization” stage, and reached the any email box one. As of Oct. 2, Google has said that Google Workspace Enterprise Plus users with the Assured Controls add-on, will be able to “send end-to-end encrypted emails to anyone, even if the recipient uses a different email provider.” This means that organisations that use Gmail client-side encryption can now preserve privacy and security controls without the “hassle of exchanging keys or using custom software,” Google confirmed. Instead, recipients will get a notification enabling them to access the encrypted message by way of a guest account. “This capability, requiring minimal efforts for both IT teams and end users,” Google stated, “abstracts away the traditional IT complexity and substandard user experiences of existing solutions.” Google advised admins that the new E2EE feature won’t be enabled by default, and admins should visit the help pages for detailed instructions on how to activate it. As far as users are concerned, it will be on by default for those who have access to Gmail client-side encryption.
OpenAI launches AgentKit- “ a complete set of building blocks available in the open AI platform designed to help you take agents from prototype to production
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the launch of AgentKit, a toolkit for building and deploying AI agents, at the firm’s Dev Day event. “AgentKit is a complete set of building blocks available in the open AI platform designed to help you take agents from prototype to production. It is everything you need to build, deploy, and optimize agent workflows with way less friction,” Altman said. The launch highlights OpenAI’s push to increase developer adoption by making agent building faster and easier. It also signals a competitive move against other AI platforms racing to offer integrated tools for building autonomous agents for enterprises that can perform complex tasks, not just respond to prompts. AgentKit was one of several announcements at OpenAI’s Dev Day, including the launch of the ability to build apps directly inside ChatGPT, which has hit 800 million weekly active users. AgentKit includes a few core capabilities. The first is Agent Builder, which Altman described as like Canva for building agents. The second capability of AgentKit is ChatKit, which provides a simple embeddable chat interface that developers can use to bring chat experiences into their own apps. Evals for Agents introduces tools to measure AI agent performance, including step-by-step trace grading, datasets for assessing individual agent components, automated prompt optimization, and the ability to run evaluations on external models directly from the OpenAI platform. Finally, AgentKit includes access to OpenAI’s connector registry, so developers can securely connect agents to internal tools and third-party systems through an “admin control panel” while maintaining security and control.
Robo.ai and Changer.ae unveil the world’s first smart vehicle with embedded and compliant digital wallet; enabling autonomous payments for tolls, charging, and maintenance.
Robo.ai Inc. and UAE regulated digital asset custodian Changer.ae jointly unveil “Roboy339”, the world’s first smart vehicle to be equipped with its own digital wallet, in TOKEN2049. In August 2025, Robo.ai and Changer.ae signed a strategic memorandum of understanding to co-innovate in the infrastructure of compliant wallets and digital accounts. This joint unveiling at TOKEN2049 represents significant milestone in that collaboration, and it also underscores Robo.ai’s strategic progress in deploying “smart machine × compliant stablecoin capability” in the Middle East. As an entity under the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) , Changer.ae provides regulated virtual asset custody, forming the foundational support for device-level financial functionality. The Roboy339’s compliant digital wallet enables autonomous real-time payments for tolls, charging, maintenance, and leasing, while also processing authorized income and transactions.
Apex Alts and Monark partnership democratizes private market investing; allowing direct private asset purchases alongside public equities and ETFs with click-to-invest simplicity
Monark Markets has partnered with Apex Fintech Solutions to democratize access to private market investments, initially focusing on Pre-IPO opportunities. This collaboration integrates Monark’s Alts Marketplace with Apex’s AscendOS™ platform, enabling Apex’s network of brokerages to offer private market access to millions of retail investors. Starting in late Q4 2025, accredited investors will be able to invest in high-growth companies like SpaceX and Stripe with minimum investments of $5,000 directly from existing accounts. This integration simplifies investing in private markets, providing a streamlined experience from allocations to SPV structuring. Monark’s CEO, Ben Haber, emphasized the partnership’s aim to unlock access for over 21 million investors, while Apex’s CEO, Bill Capuzzi, highlighted their commitment to making investments more accessible. Future plans include expanding into other private asset categories such as private equity and real estate. Through the Apex Alts platform, private investments will be embedded alongside public equities and ETFs within standard brokerage accounts. This innovation streamlines the traditionally complex process of accessing private markets — from allocations and due diligence to SPV structuring — into a click-to-invest experience.
Mastercard unveils digital media network to deliver personalized advertising; uses proprietary card-linking technology to attribute conversion and incrementality for advertisers
Mastercard has unveiled a new digital media network designed to deliver personalized advertising across its owned channels and other channels. The new Mastercard Commerce Media will use insights from permissioned data to deliver personalized offers and content to consumers, and it will use proprietary card-linking technology to attribute conversion and incrementality for advertisers. Advertisers can use this digital media network to deliver tailored offers and content like cashback, discounts, incentives and advertising. Mastercard will use permissioned data about past purchase behavior and real purchase signals to identify the right audience for each offer. Because consumers who receive the offers will be able to activate them on their enrolled card, Mastercard will then be able to attribute each purchase to the served content. This offering will benefit advertisers by helping them make the most of their budgets, publishers by providing accurate attribution and helping build loyalty with their audience, and consumers by delivering relevant content and offers.
Canton network institutional Blockchain (backed by Goldman Sachs and HSBC) activity surges, surpassing 500K daily transactions; Broadridge alone processes over $5.9 trillion monthly in tokenized U.S. Treasury repos on Canton
Copper Research reports a significant increase in usage of the Canton Network, a blockchain designed for regulated finance. Validator activity now includes major U.S. exchanges, banks, and infrastructure firms. Canton’s privacy-focused, interoperable design is favorable for shared institutional platforms under current regulations. Versana, with backing from JPMorgan and Wells Fargo, shares syndicated loan data among seven global banks. Goldman Sachs’ DAP supports tokenized bond issuances. This institutional adoption distinguishes Canton. Canton Network has achieved unmatched scale within its first year, supported by Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and Broadridge. Broadridge processes over $5.9 trillion monthly in tokenized U.S. Treasury repos on Canton.
BBVA lets customers use Apple Intelligence’s Image Playground to create their own virtual cards, but customers will soon be able to design physical cards
BBVA and Visa are letting customers use their iPhones’ AI-powered Image Playground feature to personalise their payment cards. BBVA customers in Spain with an iPhone 15 Pro or a newer model can head to the cards section in their banking app, select the Visa card they want to personalise, and either use one of their own images as a base or describe the image they want to create. Apple Intelligence’s Image Playground will then generate several proposals, and the design chosen by the customer will be instantly updated in the BBVA app wallet. Initially, the feature is only available for virtual cards but customers will soon be able to design physical cards and have them delivered to their home. There are no limits to the number of images users can create, although designs are subject to certain restrictions and usage rules to protect copyrights and prevent unsuitable content.
Workato delivers industry’s first enterprise MCP platform for AI agents; unlike open-source or DIY options, Workato delivers fully managed, composable MCP servers
Workato has introduced Workato Enterprise Model Context Protocol (MCP), the industry’s fastest, most secure, and complete solution for enabling organizations to put AI to work with relevant data and carry out real work in applications. Workato Enterprise MCP connects enterprise systems with powerful agent capabilities, empowering AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor to operate safely and efficiently, accelerating the path to becoming an agentic enterprise. Unlike open-source or DIY options, Workato delivers fully managed, composable MCP servers that connect instantly with ChatGPT, Claude.AI, Amazon Q, Cursor, Google Gemini, and any other agent. Workato Enterprise MCP manages identity and resource access, removing untrusted open-source code and self-hosting complexity. It integrates seamlessly with existing applications and processes, adds governance and observability, and enforces enterprise-grade security. IT teams gain complete control and visibility, and AI agents deliver real business outcomes — safely, reliably, and at scale. As part of the launch, Workato has teamed up with Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Atlassian, and Box to ensure customers realize the full value of MCP with unprecedented trust and speed. With Workato Enterprise MCP, recruiters can finalize a candidate’s offer and initiate the onboarding process, which includes employment eligibility verification, payroll enrollment, identity provisioning in SSO, and assigning an onboarding buddy. Claude can assemble all the relevant information, drive the core process through Workato, and handle exceptions on behalf of the recruiter. Marketing teams can utilize agents to drive pipeline and new opportunities with ChatGPT, asking questions about closed-won opportunities, investigating customer calls in Gong, and then automatically drafting best practices for Outreach email sequences to generate new leads. With Workato Enterprise MCP, businesses have the power to design exactly the MCP servers they need and can expose existing Workato recipes as secure, AI-ready MCP tools. Customers can tap into thousands of prebuilt recipes and connectors, all configurable through an intuitive low-code interface.
JP Morgan Chase to enter DIY investment arena in UK with Nutmeg rebrand- offering a wealth planner; a do-it-yourself investment platform; and, for clients with over 250,000 pounds invested, access to a dedicated relationship manager
JP Morgan Chase is set to launch a ‘DIY’ investment platform in the UK, taking on players such as Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell. The US bank said it would launch JP Morgan Personal Investing in November to let investors buy and sell shares, funds, bonds and other financial assets. The move will see the firm –led by Wall Street titan Jamie Dimon – target British customers under the JP Morgan brand for the first time. It marks a big push into an industry dominated in the UK by the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown, AJ Bell and Interactive Investor. JP Morgan’s new service will include its Nutmeg business but the Nutmeg brand will be retired. Nutmeg users will see their investing app change from November 3. The platform will initially offer managed investments, pensions, Isas and financial planning tools and dedicated relationship managers. From 2026 investors will be able to buy and sell individual shares and bonds on the platform. JP Morgan said the service would be available through its Chase current account app, and as a standalone product. For stocks and shares Isas, customers will be able to invest from £500, while for lifetime Isas and junior Isas, customers can start with £100. For those looking to create an income stream from their investments, rather than just increasing the value of the pot, the minimum will be £10,000. Mark O’Donovan, head of international consumer banking head of international consumer banking at JP Morgan Chase, said: ‘Consumers in the UK are world-leading in adopting digital financial services, and today is an important next step in the evolution of our offering in the UK market.’ JP Morgan’s new platform will maintain all of Nutmeg’s products and services, as well as launching features such as a wealth planner, allowing users to see their total wealth, with suggestions on how to reach their goals. It will also offer relationship managers from November, giving clients with more than £250,000 invested with JPMorgan face-to-face professional advice.
Visa will soon provide an AI score that can provide the likelihood of success along each stage of a dispute process and for both sides of dispute process
Banks no longer view disputes as mere operational headaches, but as a critical moment of customer engagement and risk management, according to Liz Chaffin is Vice President in Product Over Post Purchase at Visa. “This year, we will be introducing tools that are less agentic and more predictive, including for use in big-model scoring. For instance, the technology will provide an AI score that can provide the likelihood of success along each stage of a dispute process and for both sides of dispute process. We see potential for time and cost savings, as well as a way to cut down on human error. Financial institutions may also use AI to prioritize cases, focusing on high-value disputes or those with a high probability of resolution. A cost-benefit analysis can help banks make smarter decisions and reinvest savings into better technology and training. To reduce operational costs, it’s important for us to have a unifying solution—a dashboard—organized around dispute resolution. This way, we do not have to play Whack-a-Mole, or be forced into a new way of addressing fraud or dispute issues each time a new way of moving money is introduced followed by a new way to exploit that digital access, says Janna Wagoner is Senior Vice President, Technology Transformation Director, at Fifth Third Bank. Our all-in-one disputes framework replaces a legacy system that was more fragmented. The new platform allows us to adapt quickly to the evolving fraud landscape. Partnering with technology vendors who bring global market intelligence helps us stay ahead—they offer insights drawn from a broad dataset across institutions, which is invaluable in identifying trends and shaping proactive responses. Our current platform supports a guided workflow tailored to the sensitive nature of disputes. Our previous tool allowed us to ask all these questions, so we went a little compliance-heavy, toward pretty intrusive details because that’s how we interpreted it. The new approach strikes a better balance—it meets regulatory needs while improving the experience for both customers and employees. In the context of disputes, we’re using AI primarily within workflow tools to streamline operations. That said, the nature of disputes still demands a human touch. While AI can support efficiency, the emotional and financial sensitivity of these interactions means human judgment remains essential. A customer-centric dispute process not only fasttracks resolutions and improves CX, but it also benefits banks in so many other ways we touched on, like reducing costly contact center volumes, boosting employee productivity, and ensuring compliance.