Mexico’s fintech stars start to shine at last

Gerry Giacomán Colyer worked in a start-up, management consultancy and a family business before he noticed one consistency: controlling company spending was tough. He and his business partner Diego Iván García saw staff deal with reams of paperwork, spend hours filling in expenses claims and struggle with various IT systems. No process existed that was … Read more

Tech, healthcare and energy drive corporate growth

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Technology, healthcare, energy and financial services have been the main drivers of corporate growth in the Americas, according to a list covering a three-year period that included the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdowns and the end of … Read more

Argentine tech unicorn prepares to withstand stock market rout

The 2025 stock market has not been kind to Globant. The share price of the Argentine software development group, whose clients include Walt Disney, Santander and Nissan, has more than halved since February. The drop followed the company’s report of slowing growth, which unsettled investors already nervous about tech stocks. The decline then steepened as … Read more

Baidu founder highlights ‘shrinking’ demand for DeepSeek’s text-based AI

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Baidu’s founder has said demand for the type of text-based models developed by generative AI sensation DeepSeek is “shrinking”, as his search group seeks to reestablish itself as an artificial intelligence leader in China.  In … Read more

China isn’t trying to win the AI race

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is professor of law at the Gould School of Law, University of Southern California, and author of ‘High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy’ Last week, the US further … Read more

US to loosen rules on self-driving vehicles criticised by Elon Musk

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Donald Trump’s administration will make it easier to deploy self-driving cars on US roads and loosen crash reporting requirements, the most significant changes to federal rules on autonomous vehicles championed by Tesla chief executive Elon … Read more

Alphabet shares rise as Google search boosts profits

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Alphabet shares rose after it reported double-digit increases in first-quarter revenue and profit, driven by another good performance in its search business and the boom in artificial intelligence-related demand for cloud computing. Revenue rose 12 … Read more

India’s race to seal a deal with Donald Trump

This article is an on-site version of the India Business Briefing newsletter. To receive it in your inbox regularly, sign up if you’re a premium subscriber, or upgrade your subscription here. Good morning. This week’s tragic event in Pahalgam is a reminder of the ever-present threat of violence in the subcontinent. After 26 people were killed … Read more