Payments & Retail Flex: Singer partnered with Mintpay in Sri Lanka to let customers split purchases into three interest-free instalments (Pay Later) or pay now, plus earn Instant Cashback as Mint Coins—aimed at boosting conversion and loyalty. Private AI for Business: Estha launched “Estha on Mac,” a private AI workforce for Apple Silicon that runs supported business agents locally (meeting transcription, document analysis, PPT creation, spreadsheet analysis) to cut metered cloud costs and keep confidential work on-device. Cybersecurity for Agentic AI: Tenable and OpenAI launched the CyberAgents Exchange AI Inspector review process for cyber agents, skills, and multi-agent playbooks, targeting safer enterprise deployment. Consumer Tech & Upgrades: Zoho upgraded Catalyst with AI tools (Agent Skills, Model Context Protocol support, and integrations with Claude Code and Codex) to help developers move AI-generated code toward production faster. Travel & Mobility: Barclays data shows travel spending rebounded in August after five months of decline, while Fiji launched eTransport QR Pay so bus riders can pay via smartphone with an offline wallet. Energy & Infrastructure: Emirates introduced an electrically powered Premium Economy seat with a full-height privacy screen; New Zealand opened consultation on distributed generation “balcony solar” plug-in rules.