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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. -
Fintech
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. -
AI & MLFintech
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.
Gold Hits Record Highs Amid Geopolitical Tensions and US-China Trade Uncertainty
Gold's price surged to record highs, driven by persistent geopolitical risks and inflation concerns from US-China tariffs, while strong ETF inflows highlight investor confidence in the pr
Fintech
Standard Chartered and OKX Launch Groundbreaking Collateral Mirroring Programme for Institutional Clients
Standard Chartered and OKX introduce a world-first collateral mirroring programme, allowing institutional clients to use cryptocurrencies and tokenised money market funds as collateral, e
Fintech
Visa Champions Digital Payments at GITEX Africa 2025
Visa joins GITEX Africa 2025 as Financial Innovation Partner, showcasing payment innovations, fintech accelerator pitches, and the “Visa Connected Stadium” experience to support Africa’s
Fintech
Wio Bank Launches 6% Interest Salary Plan to Boost Financial Wellness
Wio Bank introduces the Wio Personal Salary Plan, offering up to 6% interest and unique financial tools to help UAE residents grow wealth automatically and improve financial well-being.
Ethio Telecom Launches 5G and New Regional Office in Bale Robe
Ethio telecom rolls out 5G in Bale Robe and Assela, inaugurates new South South-East office, boosting digital infrastructure and local development in Ethiopia.
SEE Holding Unveils The Sustainable City 2.0 at AIM Congress 2025
SEE Holding reveals The Sustainable City 2.0 at AIM Congress 2025, an AI-driven, net-zero, human-centric city model focusing on sustainab
Fintech
AI & ML
Hawk Raises $56M Series C to Advance AI-Powered AML and Fraud Detection
AI-first anti-financial crime firm Hawk secures $56M to scale product innovation and US expansion, helping banks detect more crime and cu
Fintech
Blockchain
Félix Raises $75M to Transform Remittances for Latino Immigrants with AI and Blockchain
Félix secures $75M Series B to expand AI-powered WhatsApp remittances across Latin America, using USDC and blockchain to cut costs and bo
Blockchain
M2 Appoints New Leadership to Drive Global Digital Asset Expansion
M2 names James Greenwood as CEO and Bill Qian as Managing Director to lead its growth into regulated digital asset services, targeting UH
Fintech
Anecdotes Secures $55 Million in Series B Funding to Transform Enterprise GRC
Anecdotes raises an additional $30 million in Series B funding, bringing total funding to $55 million, to expand its AI-powered Governanc
1337 Ventures Becomes Malaysia’s First Microsoft for Startups Champion Network
1337 Ventures has partnered with Microsoft to empower Malaysia’s startups with essential tools, mentorship, and funding opportunities, la
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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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The Biotech Times
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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The Biotech Times
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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