New online resource introduces a beginner-friendly approach to exploring side hustles while using artificial intelligence to simplify common tasks

United States, 14th Sep 2026 – YourSideHustles.org  has announced the release of a free online guide designed to help beginners explore the growing world of side hustles and learn how artificial intelligence can be used to simplify parts of the process.

As artificial intelligence continues to change the way people research, create content, organize information and complete everyday tasks, interest is also growing around how these tools can be applied to entrepreneurship and independent projects.

YourSideHustles.org  aims to make that opportunity easier to understand for people who may have considered starting a side hustle but felt unsure about where to begin.

The free guide introduces readers to a straightforward approach that emphasizes simplicity, accessibility and the use of modern AI tools.

Rather than assuming readers already have technical knowledge or previous online business experience, the resource is designed with beginners in mind.

According to YourSideHustles.org, one of the biggest obstacles facing aspiring side-hustle creators is not necessarily a lack of motivation, but uncertainty about the first steps.

People interested in generating additional income may encounter hundreds of potential ideas online, from freelancing and digital products to content creation and other internet-based opportunities. The sheer number of options can make it difficult to determine which direction to explore.

The new guide seeks to reduce that confusion by giving readers a simpler starting point.

AI Is Changing How People Approach Side Projects

Artificial intelligence has rapidly become an everyday productivity tool for individuals and businesses.

Tasks that previously required significant amounts of manual work can now be supported by AI tools capable of assisting with brainstorming, research, writing, organization and other routine activities.

For someone considering a side hustle, these capabilities can potentially reduce some of the traditional barriers associated with getting started.

Instead of needing to become an expert in every part of the process, individuals can use AI as an assistant while developing ideas, researching opportunities and completing certain repetitive tasks.

The YourSideHustles.org  guide focuses on this changing environment and introduces readers to ways AI can potentially support their efforts.

Designed for People Starting From Scratch

A key focus of the resource is accessibility.

The website states that no previous experience is required and describes its instructions as easy to follow, making the guide particularly relevant for people who are exploring side-hustle opportunities for the first time.

The resource may appeal to workers looking for an additional project outside their regular employment, aspiring entrepreneurs interested in testing an idea, or individuals who simply want to better understand how AI is changing the way online opportunities can be approached.

While individual outcomes from any business or side hustle will naturally vary, the guide provides readers with information they can use to evaluate the opportunity for themselves.

There is no requirement to already understand advanced technology, programming or complicated online business systems before accessing the material.

Free Access Available Online

YourSideHustles.org is currently making the guide available online at no cost.

Visitors can access the website, learn more about the approach and request the free guide to explore the information in greater detail.

The launch comes at a time when AI tools are becoming increasingly accessible to everyday users, potentially creating new ways for individuals to turn ideas, knowledge and available time into independent projects.

For people who have been curious about starting something on the side but have been overwhelmed by the number of options available, YourSideHustles.org  offers a straightforward place to begin exploring what may now be possible.

About YourSideHustles.org

YourSideHustles.org is an online resource focused on helping people explore side-hustle opportunities using simple, beginner-friendly strategies and modern technology. Its free guide introduces readers to an AI-assisted approach designed to make the process of exploring a side hustle easier to understand.

For more information or to access the free guide, visit YourSideHustles.org. 

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A snapped or stuck car key rarely happens at a convenient moment, and local locksmiths say the biggest risk isn’t the broken key itself — it’s what drivers try next. Tweezers, pliers, glue, and household tools are common first responses when a key fragment is left behind in a door or ignition, but those attempts often push the piece deeper or scar the lock, turning a same-day fix into a far more expensive repair.

Houston, Texas, United States, 14th Sep 2026 – A snapped or stuck car key rarely happens at a convenient moment, and local locksmiths say the biggest risk isn’t the broken key itself — it’s what drivers try next. Tweezers, pliers, glue, and household tools are common first responses when a key fragment is left behind in a door or ignition, but those attempts often push the piece deeper or scar the lock, turning a same-day fix into a far more expensive repair.

“The lock almost never breaks the driver’s day — the DIY attempt does,” said Sam Rottman, spokesperson for ASAP Locksmith. “Once a key fragment gets pushed in tighter or a cylinder gets scratched up with a makeshift tool, we’re no longer just pulling out a piece of metal. We may be looking at real ignition damage that didn’t have to happen.”

ASAP Locksmith is calling attention to the issue as part of its mobile broken car key extraction service across Houston, TX. The service is built specifically to remove a snapped, bent, or stuck key from a vehicle’s ignition, door, trunk, or fob-housed emergency key without damaging the lock mechanism — a distinct job from car key replacement, which is only needed once the old key is gone for good, or car lockout service, which addresses a locked vehicle rather than a broken key still lodged inside it. Locksmiths note that Houston’s heat, humidity, and stop-and-go driving conditions accelerate wear on both keys and lock cylinders, making brittle or worn keys more prone to snapping than drivers expect.

The company’s technicians respond on site with narrow, lock-specific extraction tools rather than the tweezers or pliers many drivers reach for first. After the fragment is removed, the lock is tested for normal operation; if the cylinder shows wear from the break or from a failed DIY attempt, technicians can advise on ignition repair on the spot. In many cases, a replacement key can also be cut or programmed during the same visit, so drivers aren’t left holding half a key with no way to get back on the road.

Common warning signs that a key is close to breaking — before it actually snaps — include a key that feels loose or hard to turn, a lock that jams partway through insertion, or a key that has needed extra wiggling for weeks. ASAP Locksmith recommends drivers stop using a key showing any of these signs and avoid inserting a second key, spraying products, or using pins and paper clips once a piece is already stuck. If a key has broken in your ignition or door, stop attempting to remove it yourself and call a locksmith before the fragment shifts or the lock is damaged further.

ASAP Locksmith provides mobile service across Houston and surrounding communities, including Katy, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

About ASAP Locksmith

ASAP Locksmith is a mobile locksmith company serving Houston, Texas and surrounding areas with residential, commercial, and automotive locksmith services, including car key extraction, car key replacement, car lockout assistance, and ignition repair. The company is licensed (License No. B03034501) and available 24/7 for on-site service.

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Name: Sam Rottman 
Company: ASAP Locksmith 
Address: 13131 Champions Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77069 
Phone: (832) 404-0102 
Email: asaplocksmithpros@gmail.com 
Website: https://asap-locksmith-pros.com

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Contact Person: Sam Rottman

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Address: 13131 Champions Dr, Suite 120

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Houston, Texas, United States, 14th Sep 2026 – With Gulf Coast hurricane season running through the end of November, Houston-area homeowners are being reminded that storm prep isn’t just about boarding windows and stocking water — it’s also about making sure doors and locks can actually hold up after a storm, and that families aren’t locked out of their own homes during an evacuation or power outage.

Power outages, flooding, and wind damage during storm season frequently warp door frames, jam deadbolts, and short out electronic entry systems, leaving homeowners locked out or, worse, with a door that won’t lock at all. United Locksmith, which provides 24/7 locksmith service across the Houston area, says the days immediately before and after a storm are consistently among its busiest of the year.

“Storm season is when people find out their locks were never as secure as they thought,” said Chavah Rottman, spokesperson for United Locksmith. “A door that’s been swelling with humidity all summer, or a deadbolt that’s been sticking for months, can fail completely once a storm hits. We’d rather homeowners get it checked now than find out the hard way during an evacuation.”

As a general locksmith, United Locksmith handles the full range of residential, commercial, and automotive lock needs — not just emergency lockouts. That includes:

• Lock rekeying and replacement for doors damaged or weakened by wind and moisture
• Deadbolt and hardware repair for doors that no longer latch or seal properly
• Emergency lockout service, available around the clock, for homeowners locked out during evacuations or power loss
• Commercial lock service for business owners securing storefronts ahead of a storm

Unlike a general handyman or a big-box hardware store key kiosk, a licensed locksmith can assess whether a lock or door frame is actually storm-ready, not just cut a key. United Locksmith positions itself as a full-service Houston locksmith alternative for households and businesses that want lock security handled by a specialist rather than pieced together after the fact.

The company is encouraging Houston residents to have their locks inspected before the next storm warning is issued rather than waiting until they’re already dealing with storm damage or a lockout. Houston homeowners can reach United Locksmith 24/7 at 832-220-4722 to schedule a pre-storm lock check or get emergency service.

About United Locksmith

United Locksmith is a locksmith service provider serving the greater Houston, Texas area, offering 24/7 residential, commercial, and automotive locksmith services including lock rekeying, hardware repair, emergency lockout assistance, and general lock and key services.

Media Contact

Chavah Rottman United Locksmith Serving Houston, TX Phone: 832-220-4722 Website: https://24hourlocksmith-texas.com/ Google Business Profile: https://goo.gl/maps/7oP5U4NzjCmsEX8t7

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Organization: United Locksmith

Contact Person: Sam Rottman

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Tokyo, Japan, September 14th, 2026, FinanceWire

J-VISiONS, a cross-media publication launched by Edit Inc. for investors and corporate management, features in its 2026 Autumn issue. Kaname Capital, a Japan equities-focused activist investor; and Seven Bank, Japan’s first retailer-founded financial institution

Edit Inc. published the 2026 Autumn issue of J-VISIONS, a cross-media publication for investors and corporate management, on September 4, 2026. This fourth issue features a dialogue with Kaname Capital, L.P., a Japan-equities-focused activist investor, and an interview with Seven Bank, Ltd, a financial institution born from Japan’s first retail-originated bank, along with other examples of corporate IR and engagement. All articles are also available on the web edition, J-VISIONS Online

J-VISIONS was launched as a new financial media platform to promote mutual understanding between companies and institutional investors. As a supplement to J-MONEY, a financial magazine for investment professionals, J-VISIONS is sent directly to approximately 10,000 recipients, including pension funds, financial institutions, and finance/IR officers at business corporations.

The 2026 Autumn issue includes a dialogue between Nao Makino, Partner & Head of Research at Kaname Capital, and Professor Mikiharu Noma of Hitotsubashi University Business School, as well as an interview with Ken Shimizu, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of the Planning Division at Seven Bank, Ltd. It also features Yoichi Shibata, Representative Director and CEO of Premium Group Co., Ltd., and Takanori Saito, Executive Officer and General Manager of the President’s Office (IR) at FUJI KYUKO CO., LTD., each discussing their companies’ IR strategies.

The issue also includes the popular “Seven Questions for Noted Fund Managers” feature, which has run since the inaugural issue. This time’s theme is “What kind of company would you want to invest in?” Featured fund managers include Koji Nakatsuka of Allianz Global Investors Japan, Zhiyuan Tao of AllianceBernstein, Masaki Takebayashi of Daiwa Asset Management, and Naoto Kojima of Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management.

Also offering services that deliver corporate IR information and management messages to investors worldwide

Edit Inc., publisher of J-VISIONS, also offers services that deliver corporate IR information and management messages to investors around the world. J-MONEY, Edit’s specialist magazine for finance professionals, has been recognized by Media Fuse, an Israeli media company, as a leading Japanese financial media outlet and participates in FinanceWire, Media Fuse’s global business news network.

Through J-VISIONS and its web edition, J-VISIONS Online, Edit Inc. syndicates content across global financial web media, working in conjunction with a scheme that distributes news releases to overseas investors — delivering corporate IR information and management messages to investors worldwide.

About Edit Inc.

Edit Inc. is a team of editorial and production professionals specializing in the financial sector, founded in 1990. The company publishes the periodicals J-MONEY, J-VISIONS, Fund Marketing, and Insurance Marketing, each of which also has a web edition. Edit serves a wide range of readers, from financial professionals to individual investors, providing reliable information to meet their diverse needs.

 Address: Harmony Tower 17F, 1-32-2 Honcho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0012

 https://www.edit.co.jp/en/

Representative Director:

Naoki Mori

Business activities:  Planning and production of publications and printed materials; planning and production of newspaper and magazine advertising; advertising agency services; event planning and management; and more.

Contacts

Shota Okuno
Edit Inc.
jv-sales@j-visions.jp
Nahoko Sasaki
Edit Inc.
jv-sales@j-visions.jp

Tokyo, Japan, September 14th, 2026, FinanceWire

J-VISiONS, a cross-media publication launched by Edit Inc. for investors and corporate management, features in its 2026 Autumn issue. Kaname Capital, a Japan equities-focused activist investor; and Seven Bank, Japan’s first retailer-founded financial institution

Edit Inc. published the 2026 Autumn issue of J-VISIONS, a cross-media publication for investors and corporate management, on September 4, 2026. This fourth issue features a dialogue with Kaname Capital, L.P., a Japan-equities-focused activist investor, and an interview with Seven Bank, Ltd, a financial institution born from Japan’s first retail-originated bank, along with other examples of corporate IR and engagement. All articles are also available on the web edition, J-VISIONS Online

J-VISIONS was launched as a new financial media platform to promote mutual understanding between companies and institutional investors. As a supplement to J-MONEY, a financial magazine for investment professionals, J-VISIONS is sent directly to approximately 10,000 recipients, including pension funds, financial institutions, and finance/IR officers at business corporations.

The 2026 Autumn issue includes a dialogue between Nao Makino, Partner & Head of Research at Kaname Capital, and Professor Mikiharu Noma of Hitotsubashi University Business School, as well as an interview with Ken Shimizu, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of the Planning Division at Seven Bank, Ltd. It also features Yoichi Shibata, Representative Director and CEO of Premium Group Co., Ltd., and Takanori Saito, Executive Officer and General Manager of the President’s Office (IR) at FUJI KYUKO CO., LTD., each discussing their companies’ IR strategies.

The issue also includes the popular “Seven Questions for Noted Fund Managers” feature, which has run since the inaugural issue. This time’s theme is “What kind of company would you want to invest in?” Featured fund managers include Koji Nakatsuka of Allianz Global Investors Japan, Zhiyuan Tao of AllianceBernstein, Masaki Takebayashi of Daiwa Asset Management, and Naoto Kojima of Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management.

Also offering services that deliver corporate IR information and management messages to investors worldwide

Edit Inc., publisher of J-VISIONS, also offers services that deliver corporate IR information and management messages to investors around the world. J-MONEY, Edit’s specialist magazine for finance professionals, has been recognized by Media Fuse, an Israeli media company, as a leading Japanese financial media outlet and participates in FinanceWire, Media Fuse’s global business news network.

Through J-VISIONS and its web edition, J-VISIONS Online, Edit Inc. syndicates content across global financial web media, working in conjunction with a scheme that distributes news releases to overseas investors — delivering corporate IR information and management messages to investors worldwide.

About Edit Inc.

Edit Inc. is a team of editorial and production professionals specializing in the financial sector, founded in 1990. The company publishes the periodicals J-MONEY, J-VISIONS, Fund Marketing, and Insurance Marketing, each of which also has a web edition. Edit serves a wide range of readers, from financial professionals to individual investors, providing reliable information to meet their diverse needs.

 Address: Harmony Tower 17F, 1-32-2 Honcho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0012

 https://www.edit.co.jp/en/

Representative Director:

Naoki Mori

Business activities:  Planning and production of publications and printed materials; planning and production of newspaper and magazine advertising; advertising agency services; event planning and management; and more.

Contacts

Shota Okuno
Edit Inc.
jv-sales@j-visions.jp
Nahoko Sasaki
Edit Inc.
jv-sales@j-visions.jp

London, United Kingdom, September 14th, 2026, FinanceWire

• Synapse’s agentic decisioning platform empowers regulated financial institutions to take ownership of their credit and risk processes, enabling them to build, simulate, version and deploy risk policies 
• The funding round was led by global investment platform Partech bringing the expertise, networks and scale-up support to accelerate Synapse Analytics’ development and global expansion  

Synapse Analytics, an AI company that builds agentic decisioning infrastructure for regulated financial institutions putting policy control directly in the hands of credit and risk teams, announced today that it has raised US$13 million in a Series A funding round, bringing the total raised to US$17 million since inception. Terms of the transaction and valuation were not disclosed.  

The round was led by Partech, a global technology investment firm, with additional participation from Algebra Ventures and Silicon Badia. The new capital will be used to scale the team, accelerate product development and expand international market reach.  

Synapse Analytics Co-founder and CEO Ahmed Abaza said: “Our mission is to give financial institutions the intelligence and decision infrastructure they need to make faster, more secure decisions to reduce risk, unlock growth and build stronger customer relationships. Partech’s investment reflects the momentum we have built and gives us the backing of a leading global technology investor to pursue the next stage of that ambition.”  

Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE and working with banks, non-banking financial institutions, fintechs and telcos across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, Synapse Analytics has transformed how financial institutions make risk-based decisions.  

As financial institutions automate more of their processes, they face the fundamental challenge that capturing the speed, efficiency and sophistication of AI-native models means sending sensitive data outside the institution and relying on infrastructure they do not control. 

Synapse Analytics was built to remove that trade-off. Its decisioning solution can be deployed in any environment within the institution’s own perimeter — on-premise, in private, in public or sovereign cloud, or air-gapped — allowing banks and financial institutions to automate decisions across onboarding, credit, fraud and AML while retaining control of their data, policies and the intelligence generated by every decision. Synapse Analytics’ proprietary models run entirely within the client’s infrastructure, supporting compliance and control without sacrificing capability. 

With Synapse Analytics solutions, Risk and Credit teams can change policies directly and test the impact against historical data before deployment, giving institutions the ability to introduce AI at scale without giving up the governance and control required in regulated financial services. 

With adoption of digital financial services rising, financial institutions around the world are under growing pressure to make faster and more secure risk-based decisions at a larger scale while meeting the regulatory and data-governance requirements of the markets in which they operate. Synapse is at the heart of this shift, giving institutions the necessary infrastructure to succeed. 

Commenting on the investment, Lewam Kefela, Principal at Partech, said, “We’re excited to back Synapse Analytics as it builds the category-leading decisioning infrastructure for banks and financial institutions across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Ahmed, Galal and their team have the technical depth and execution to scale it, and we look forward to supporting their next phase of growth.” 

Co-founder and COO, Galal Elbeshbishy said, “We built Synapse Analytics to help financial institutions make better underwriting decisions. Today, we’re taking that a step further by working with banks, fintechs, and other firms to enable intelligent agents that actively work alongside their teams — helping them build and refine credit policies, continuously enhance underwriting criteria, and monitor portfolios in real time. These agents identify emerging opportunities and risks, help institutions grow their portfolios while reducing risk, and allow them to react quickly as market conditions and borrower behavior change. Our vision is to create the AI operating system for the new age of finance.” 

Company Contact 

Mohamed Abaza – mabaza@synapse-analytics.io  

+20 12 7339 0909

About Synapse Analytics 

Founded in 2018 by Ahmed Abaza and Galal Elbeshbishy, Synapse Analytics is an agentic decisioning platform that allows regulated financial institutions to own and control their decisioning outright. Its unified, AI-native architecture connects onboarding, credit scoring, fraud, anti-money laundering (AML), collections, customer segmentation and customer value management (CVM) across the customer journey. 

The entire architecture, including its AI, runs within the institution’s own perimeter and can be deployed on-premises, in a sovereign cloud or fully air-gapped, without loss of capability. Credit and risk teams can directly simulate, version and deploy policies, testing each change against historical data before it goes live. Every decision processed adds to an intelligence asset that the institution retains and continues to build. 

Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Synapse Analytics works with banks, non-banking financial institutions, fintechs and telecommunications companies across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Synapse Analytics has supported more than US$200 million in lending and helped clients reduce non-performing loans by up to 40%. In 2024, Synapse Analytics won the Digital Solutions & Customer Experience Award at Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards. 

For more information, visit the Synapse Analytics website and LinkedIn page. 

About Partech 

Partech is a global technology investment firm headquartered in Paris, with offices in Berlin, Dakar, Dubai, Milan, Nairobi, and San Francisco. Founded 40 years ago in San Francisco, Partech today manages close to €3 billion in assets for a current portfolio of 220 companies in 40 countries across four continents. 

Company Contact 

Mohamed Abaza – mabaza@synapse-analytics.io  

+20 12 7339 0909

Contact

Serra Balls
khorasynapse@khoraconsult.com
+20 12 9990 7611

AI-narrated audiobook wins Audiobook: Poetry/Memoir, transforming a journey with aphasia into international literary recognition

United States, 14th Sep 2026 – Singaporean author, stroke survivor and aphasia advocate Terence Ang has been named a 2026 NYC Big Book Award Winner in the Audiobook: Poetry/Memoir category for Brokenness Becomes Beautiful: Inspiring Pieces Of Poetry.

For Ang, the recognition carries significance beyond a literary award.

After suffering a haemorrhagic stroke in 2020, Ang was left living with aphasia, a condition that affects communication and language. Writing became a way for him to express what he could no longer always say easily.

The audiobook takes that journey further. It was narrated using an AI-generated digital recreation of Ang’s own voice, created from recordings of him speaking after his stroke. The technology allows his words to be heard in a voice recognisably connected to him despite the effects of aphasia.

“This award means so much to me because it recognises the audiobook — the very form that allowed me to find another way for my words to be heard,” said Ang. “AI did not replace my voice, and it did not cure my aphasia. It helped me reclaim something personal: a way to speak my own words, in a voice that still feels like mine.”

The project has received an endorsement from Debra Meyerson, PhD, and Steve Zuckerman, co-authors of Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke and Co-Founders and Co-Chairs of Stroke Onward.

“You so beautifully capture the experience of millions of stroke survivors living with aphasia—frustration, opportunity, hope, beauty and so much more. By using AI voice-cloning technology to narrate the audiobook in a digital version of your own voice, you have created a powerful impact by not letting aphasia silence your voice.”

Brokenness Becomes Beautiful explores what happens when life changes unexpectedly and a person must reconsider identity, confidence, vulnerability and purpose. Rather than presenting recovery as a return to the person he was before his stroke, Ang writes about learning to live with change and discovering meaning in what has been fractured.

The audiobook adds another dimension to that message. For someone living with aphasia, voice can represent identity, dignity, confidence and participation in the world. Ang’s project brings together lived experience, literature and artificial intelligence to explore how technology can support human expression without replacing the person behind it.

“I never wanted AI to speak instead of me,” Ang said. “I wanted it to help me communicate something that was already mine — my thoughts, my experiences and my words. The voice may be created with technology, but the story behind it is human.”

The NYC Big Book Award recognises excellence across a wide range of literary categories, with submissions from authors and publishers around the world.

For Ang, the award brings together parts of a journey that began when his life changed suddenly in 2020: stroke, aphasia, writing, technology and the continuing search for purpose.

“Six years after my stroke, I am still living with aphasia. I am still finding words. I am still learning what it means to communicate differently,” Ang said. “Winning this award does not mean that the journey is finished. To me, it means that even when a voice changes, it can still be heard.”

A changed voice does not mean a person has nothing left to say.

Where to Listen and Read

Brokenness Becomes Beautiful: Inspiring Pieces Of Poetry is available as an audiobook through ElevenReader and Spotify, and as an ebook, paperback and hardcover through Amazon.

The complete list of 2026 NYC Big Book Award Winners and Distinguished Favorites is available at the NYC Big Book Award website.

About Terence Ang

Terence Ang is a Singaporean author, stroke survivor and aphasia advocate whose books draw on lived experience to explore stroke, identity, communication and recovery. Since his stroke in 2020, his writing has received international literary recognition. Through his books and advocacy, he seeks to raise awareness of aphasia and encourage greater inclusion, understanding and thoughtful use of technology to support people with communication difficulties.

About the NYC Big Book Award

The NYC Big Book Award is announced annually and is open to authors, publishers and illustrators. Submissions include independently published works, small and university presses, and titles from major international publishers.

Recipients of the NYC Big Book Award and Independent Press Award will be recognised at the Awards Dinner on April 10, 2027, as part of BookCAMP, taking place April 9–10, 2027.

Media Contact

Organization: The Authors Spot

Contact Person: Teresa James

Website: https://www.theauthorsspot.com

Email: Send Email

Contact Number: +16107667494

Country: United States

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London, United Kingdom, September 14th, 2026, FinanceWire

• Synapse’s agentic decisioning platform empowers regulated financial institutions to take ownership of their credit and risk processes, enabling them to build, simulate, version and deploy risk policies 
• The funding round was led by global investment platform Partech bringing the expertise, networks and scale-up support to accelerate Synapse Analytics’ development and global expansion  

Synapse Analytics, an AI company that builds agentic decisioning infrastructure for regulated financial institutions putting policy control directly in the hands of credit and risk teams, announced today that it has raised US$13 million in a Series A funding round, bringing the total raised to US$17 million since inception. Terms of the transaction and valuation were not disclosed.  

The round was led by Partech, a global technology investment firm, with additional participation from Algebra Ventures and Silicon Badia. The new capital will be used to scale the team, accelerate product development and expand international market reach.  

Synapse Analytics Co-founder and CEO Ahmed Abaza said: “Our mission is to give financial institutions the intelligence and decision infrastructure they need to make faster, more secure decisions to reduce risk, unlock growth and build stronger customer relationships. Partech’s investment reflects the momentum we have built and gives us the backing of a leading global technology investor to pursue the next stage of that ambition.”  

Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE and working with banks, non-banking financial institutions, fintechs and telcos across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, Synapse Analytics has transformed how financial institutions make risk-based decisions.  

As financial institutions automate more of their processes, they face the fundamental challenge that capturing the speed, efficiency and sophistication of AI-native models means sending sensitive data outside the institution and relying on infrastructure they do not control. 

Synapse Analytics was built to remove that trade-off. Its decisioning solution can be deployed in any environment within the institution’s own perimeter — on-premise, in private, in public or sovereign cloud, or air-gapped — allowing banks and financial institutions to automate decisions across onboarding, credit, fraud and AML while retaining control of their data, policies and the intelligence generated by every decision. Synapse Analytics’ proprietary models run entirely within the client’s infrastructure, supporting compliance and control without sacrificing capability. 

With Synapse Analytics solutions, Risk and Credit teams can change policies directly and test the impact against historical data before deployment, giving institutions the ability to introduce AI at scale without giving up the governance and control required in regulated financial services. 

With adoption of digital financial services rising, financial institutions around the world are under growing pressure to make faster and more secure risk-based decisions at a larger scale while meeting the regulatory and data-governance requirements of the markets in which they operate. Synapse is at the heart of this shift, giving institutions the necessary infrastructure to succeed. 

Commenting on the investment, Lewam Kefela, Principal at Partech, said, “We’re excited to back Synapse Analytics as it builds the category-leading decisioning infrastructure for banks and financial institutions across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Ahmed, Galal and their team have the technical depth and execution to scale it, and we look forward to supporting their next phase of growth.” 

Co-founder and COO, Galal Elbeshbishy said, “We built Synapse Analytics to help financial institutions make better underwriting decisions. Today, we’re taking that a step further by working with banks, fintechs, and other firms to enable intelligent agents that actively work alongside their teams — helping them build and refine credit policies, continuously enhance underwriting criteria, and monitor portfolios in real time. These agents identify emerging opportunities and risks, help institutions grow their portfolios while reducing risk, and allow them to react quickly as market conditions and borrower behavior change. Our vision is to create the AI operating system for the new age of finance.” 

Company Contact 

Mohamed Abaza – mabaza@synapse-analytics.io  

+20 12 7339 0909

About Synapse Analytics 

Founded in 2018 by Ahmed Abaza and Galal Elbeshbishy, Synapse Analytics is an agentic decisioning platform that allows regulated financial institutions to own and control their decisioning outright. Its unified, AI-native architecture connects onboarding, credit scoring, fraud, anti-money laundering (AML), collections, customer segmentation and customer value management (CVM) across the customer journey. 

The entire architecture, including its AI, runs within the institution’s own perimeter and can be deployed on-premises, in a sovereign cloud or fully air-gapped, without loss of capability. Credit and risk teams can directly simulate, version and deploy policies, testing each change against historical data before it goes live. Every decision processed adds to an intelligence asset that the institution retains and continues to build. 

Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Synapse Analytics works with banks, non-banking financial institutions, fintechs and telecommunications companies across the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Synapse Analytics has supported more than US$200 million in lending and helped clients reduce non-performing loans by up to 40%. In 2024, Synapse Analytics won the Digital Solutions & Customer Experience Award at Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards. 

For more information, visit the Synapse Analytics website and LinkedIn page. 

About Partech 

Partech is a global technology investment firm headquartered in Paris, with offices in Berlin, Dakar, Dubai, Milan, Nairobi, and San Francisco. Founded 40 years ago in San Francisco, Partech today manages close to €3 billion in assets for a current portfolio of 220 companies in 40 countries across four continents. 

Company Contact 

Mohamed Abaza – mabaza@synapse-analytics.io  

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