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The Hidden Friction Killing Bank Innovation Before It Starts
Banks can accelerate innovation by defining problems clearly and using pre-validation, standardisation, and collaboration to move ideas into adoption faster.
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Real EstateEnergySustainability
Aldar-Mubadala JV adds AED 918m Masdar City Square to clean-tech hub
Abu Dhabi's sovereign-backed JV bets AED 4.7bn on real estate anchoring the Gulf's AI and clean-energy convergence zone.Abu Dhabi's sovereign-backed JV bets AED 4.7bn on real estate anchoring the Gulf's AI and clean-energy convergence zone. -
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Riyadh day two: a live card link, $329.5m for barq, SME capital
Central bank governors' live card payment, barq's $329.5m Series A and a new SME financing fund made Money20/20 Middle East's second day about capital.Central bank governors' live card payment, barq's $329.5m Series A and a new SME financing fund made Money20/20 Middle East's second day about capital. -
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Visa survey: AI fraud fear reshapes Asia Pacific remittance priorities
A 45,000-person Visa study finds APAC consumers will accept 24-hour transfer delays to beat AI-enabled deepfake scams.A 45,000-person Visa study finds APAC consumers will accept 24-hour transfer delays to beat AI-enabled deepfake scams. -
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Agentic payments have an identity layer. The audit gap remains open.
As agent payment protocols solve identity and consent, a critical verification gap at the moment of payment threatens the auditability of autonomous commerce.As agent payment protocols solve identity and consent, a critical verification gap at the moment of payment threatens the auditability of autonomous commerce.
Fintech
NSG Wins Best Next-Gen Satellite Application
Neo Space Group secures top honors at BroadcastPro Awards for its cutting-edge In-Flight Connectivity solution, redefining passenger experiences with global, high-speed satellite internet
Fintech
eToro Partners with Generali to Launch Life Insurance and Retirement Plans in France
eToro teams up with Generali to offer digital life insurance and retirement savings products in France, marking a key expansion through its local subsidiary, eToro Patrimoine.
Fintech
LuLu Financial Holdings & Abhi Partner to Boost Financial Inclusion for UAE Workers
LuLu Financial Holdings teams up with Abhi Middle East to offer UAE workers instant wage access and flexible remittance solutions.
CarbonSifr Showcases UAE Climate Tech at Meta HQ
Abu Dhabi’s CarbonSifr becomes the only climate tech startup invited by Meta to present its AI-powered Scope 3 emissions platform, advancing sustainability and innovation from the UAE to
Fintech
London Fintech Summit 2025 to Drive Global Fintech Collaboration
Fintech Week London partners with Trescon to launch the London Fintech Summit, uniting global financial leaders and innovators on October 6–7, 2025, to shape the future of finance through
Fintech
eToro Integrates UAE PASS to Streamline Onboarding in UAE
eToro now supports UAE PASS for user onboarding, enhancing security and ease of access.
Fintech
Money Fellows Raises $13 Million to Expand Digital Finance in Africa
Money Fellows secures $13M in funding to enhance its digital platform, aiming to revolutionize savings, borrowing, and investing in Africa, with plans for expansion into new markets and b
Fintech
ADIO Partners with Alpheya to Boost AI-Driven Wealth Management in Abu Dhabi
ADIO and Alpheya join forces to drive fintech innovation, create skilled Emirati jobs, and expand digital wealth management capabilities in Abu Dhabi through AI-powered solutions and stra
Fintech
Erad Raises $16M to Expand SME Financing in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh-based alternative financing platform erad secures $16M in Pre-Series A to scale operations, enhance SME access to capital, and support Saudi Vision 2030 goals.
Innovation Zero World Congress 2025 to Tackle UK’s Net Zero Transition
Innovation Zero World Congress 2025 gathers global leaders in London to accelerate the UK’s shift to a low-carbon economy through innovation and collaboration.
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Advanced Energy & Grid
CNNC calls for global fusion engineering alliance at IAEA forum
China's state nuclear corporation proposed a new international cooperation platform to move fusion energy from lab research toward engineering application.
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Cybersecurity
Kaspersky warns space systems face growing cyberattack risk
Kaspersky's ICS CERT report, presented at GISEC 2026, finds over 3,000 internet-exposed GNSS receivers vulnerable and satellite infrastructure increasingly targeted by
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Biotech
Anew Labs raises $290m at $1.5bn valuation for AI drug discovery
ByteDance's AI drug discovery spin-off Anew Labs has closed a reported $290m first external round, led by HSG, IDG Capital and Hillhouse Investment.
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Environmental Management & Markets
Only 15% of firms have quantified climate-risk costs, Capgemini finds
A Capgemini survey of 701 large organisations finds climate adaptation spending is rising even as net-zero implementation slips sharply.
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AI & ML
Microsoft brings Agent 365 AI governance platform to UAE data centres
Microsoft will make Agent 365 available in UAE data centres from October, giving enterprises a unified control plane to govern and secure AI agents at
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Pharmaceuticals
Remedy Plan advances RPT1G to Cohort 2 in AML/MDS Phase 1 trial
The Gaithersburg biotech also secured a $30m Series A extension and won FDA IND acceptance for RPT1G in solid tumours.
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Waste Valorisation & Symbiosis
HyOrc targets Portugal waste-to-methanol debut with €6.7m EU grant
The OTCQB-listed waste-to-fuel developer is commissioning its first commercial RDF-to-methanol module in Portugal, backed by non-dilutive STEP programme funding.
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AI & ML
Lenovo expands Qira AI to 16GB PCs, wearables and third-party apps
Lenovo is broadening its Qira personal AI to lower-spec PCs, Motorola wearables and six productivity apps via a new Workato integration.
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Pharmaceuticals
X-Chem wins Chordoma Foundation TBXT Challenge with novel binder
X-Chem beat 25 competing teams to become the first to bind Brachyury below 1 micromolar, validating its DEL-based Chemomics platform against a long
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Environmental Management & Markets
ALTÉRRA and FinDev Canada partner to fund climate in emerging markets
The Abu Dhabi climate fund and Canada's development finance institution will co-invest across Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa.
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Cybersecurity
du and QuantumGate deploy post-quantum security on UAE Hypercloud
UAE telco du and QuantumGate are bringing quantum-safe cryptography to du Tech's National Hypercloud under an MoU endorsed by the UAE Cyber Security
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Medical Devices
EIB and Angelini Ventures hit €48.5m deployed under €150m facility
The EIB-Angelini Ventures co-investment partnership has backed five European life sciences companies in under a year, with €100m expected deployed by early 2027.
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