Amazing AI plc (AQSE: AAI) AAI is a global fintech group with a Digital Asset Treasury Policy that provides online consumer loans and AI finance-related services. AAI announces that a circular will be sent to Shareholders detailing resolutions to be considered at a General Meeting scheduled for 4.30 p.m. on 30 December 2025 regarding the withdrawal of the Company’s Ordinary Shares from trading on the AQSE Growth Market.
Comment: The treatment of AAI in terms of its stock market experience has been a fine example of how and why most companies choose to remain private and avoid the combination of the stock market’s mafia, its various protection rackets,closed shops, bullies, exorbitant cost and red tape. The Times article on Sunday regarding how The London Stock Exchange has raised concerns with the City regulator about potential ‘market abuse’ from some bulletin board users and social media influencers as part of its attempts to improve the appeal of the junior market, is too little, too late.
GENinCode Plc (GENI), the Oxford based predictive genetics company focused on the prevention of cardiovascular disease and risk assessment of ovarian cancer, announces today a collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific to sell, distribute and manufacture the CARDIO inCode-Score® Polygenic Risk Score test for the prediction and prevention of coronary heart disease. The GENinCode and Thermo Fisher Scientific collaboration includes manufacturing of CARDIO inCode-Score® and sale and distribution across the US and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions.
Comment: Knockout announcements from GENI on consecutive days, and all the more exciting given that they are of a significant and international nature. Those who have not heard of the company previously will surely be placing the stock in their watch list, and assuming further deals are imminent.
Hamak Strategy Ltd. (HAMA), a company combining traditional gold exploration in Africa with a Digital Asset Treasury Management strategy, announced that all conditions precedent in respect a proposed convertible loan note have been satisfied and drawdown of net funds has been instructed. However, at the Company’s option the gross amount of the CLN is revised to £2.5 million. HAMA said “This funding package will provide Hamak with flexibility to pursue its stated dual strategy of investing in opportunities in the gold exploration and mining sector as well as strengthening its balance sheet through the balanced acquisition of Bitcoin and physical gold at opportune times in the market. Following on from our exciting gold acquisition announcement yesterday, we continue to assess several projects in the gold space which may lead to further expansion of our gold portfolio.”
Comment: Unlike many of the companies who this year went to combine their day job with a digital asset treasury strategy, HAMA has sought a balance in terms of the two sides of its business, and appreciation of which explains the latest share price revival.
Digitalbox plc (DBOX), the mobile-first digital media business, which owns among othe the leading websites Entertainment Daily, The Daily Mash, The Poke, The Tab and TV Guide, provides a trading update ahead of the completion of the key Q4 trading period in 2025. The Company expects EBITDA for the 12 months to 31 December 2025 to be significantly ahead of market expectations and revenue to be broadly in line with the market expectations. DBOX said “We remain confident in the full year outturn looking at December’s trading. This is at a time that we are continuing to develop the business through launching new products while we remain alive to consolidation and acquisition opportunities that can maximise shareholder value.”
Comment: DBOX shares are responding well to what is perhaps a surprisingly bullish announcement from the company, especially within the context of it apparently not previously showing signs of making a big trading breakthrough.
GenIP (GNIP) announced that it has raised £300,000 at an issue price of 10p per Placing Share to accelerate platform automation and global commercial expansion. GenIP said it has moved from an early-stage company traded on AIM to a revenue generating partner for universities, corporates and investors in innovation triage and commercialisation. This Placing is a strategic investment focused on capturing market opportunities and driving automation into new products that will deliver enhanced gross margins. Together, this will establish a technical foundation for future growth and scale.
Comment: The latest placing news comes at the right time for GNIP to take its business to the next level, both in terms of market pentration and of course in terms of boosting margins. The message that AI is disruptive to the big name consultancies is one that GNIP should certainly run with, as is the size of the opportunity.
Narf Industries plc (NARF), a leading U.S.-based cybersecurity group specializing in advanced threat intelligence and software system security, announces that its Government Research & Development business has been awarded a contract valued at $3.6 million from a U.S. government research and development agency. The two-year contract spans the current and next financial years and focuses on developing novel approaches to accelerate computer system recovery after cyber-attacks.
Comment: It has been interesting that even though we were told that NARF had friends in high places in terms of its potential order pipeline, this has hitherto not been reflected in the share price / market cap. One would hope that today’s news will change this state of affairs.
ASA International Group plc (ASAI), one of the world’s largest international microfinance institutions, today provides an update in relation to the 2025 full year outlook. Building on the sustained momentum seen during the first half of the year, the 2025 full year outlook remains positive with improved business and financial performance driven by continued strong client demand and loan portfolio growth. Accordingly, the expectation is that both underlying and reported net profit for 2025 will significantly exceed the current company compiled consensus for FY 2025 of USD 48.3m (as of the date of this announcement).
Comment: It would appear that ASAI is making the perfect transition from being a small cap to a mid cap, something which is underlined by the way that this year the stock is up 130%, adding to last year’s 38% gain. Judging by today’s update, there is plenty more to come for 2026.
Shearwater Group (SWG), the cybersecurity, advisory and managed security services group, is pleased to announce that its Group company, Brookcourt Solutions, has secured a significant £7.3m contract extension and expansion, over three years, with a leading British mobile network operator. The total contract value is approximately, £7.3m, of which £3.5m will be recognised in FY26, supporting the delivery of market expectations for the period. The contract comprises of approximately £6.1m for the provision of Thales Imperva Data Security Fabric licences, and approximately £1.2m for Brookcourt’s Managed Services provision.
Comment: After a long time circling the airport, it can be seen that SWG is finally bringing itself into land from a fundamental perspective, as today’s news reminds us. On would expect the shares to finally re-rate accordingly.
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (ECO), the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, announces the Company has entered into a binding Framework Agreement, the Orinduik Option and the Block 1 CBK Option with Navitas Petroleum LP, an international oil and gas exploration and production partnership with a portfolio of established North American and Falkland Islands oil and gas assets. As part of the Strategic Partnership, Navitas shall pay Eco Atlantic US$2,000,000 to enter into an exclusive option agreement to farm-in to the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana.
Comment: In theory ECO is one of the London’s stock market’s better contenders in its space. In practice the company has not excelled in communicating this concept to the market. Perhaps today’s announcement will begin to turn the tide.
MedPal AI (MPAL), a UK-based digital health and artificial intelligence (“AI”) company focused on health and wellness management, is pleased to provide a trading update on its pharmacy operations for November 2025 and also announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, MedPal Limited has deployed Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform on WhatsApp Business. During November 2025, MedPal Limited processed 28,789 prescription orders through its automated pharmacy operations, with an average item value of £9.72, representing approximately £280,000 of revenue. This represents strong month-on-month growth of more than 90% and demonstrates the increasing demand for the Company’s AI-enhanced pharmacy services.
Comment: A good stream of newsflow is what we have been treated to by MPAL since it came to market in August. However, the market does not yet seem to have appreciated the prospects and the scalability of the business. This may be because so far the company seems to be at the baby steps stage.
Alien Metals Limited (UFO), a minerals exploration and development company, is pleased to report that its joint venture partner, West Coast Silver Limited (ASX: WCE) has announced that it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Artemis Resources Limited (ASX/AIM: ARV) to evaluate the potential for Artemis’ Radio Hill Processing Plant, located near Karratha, to process material sourced from West Coast’s Elizabeth Hill Silver Mine in the Pilbara.
Comment: As noted in the wake of yesterday’s RNS, new Executive Directo Belinda Murray appears to have the bit between her teeth as far as sorting the company out and extracting value for shareholders. This is something which should start to be reflected in the share price sooner rather than later.
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