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UN:BLOCK Fintech to Bring 600+ Professionals to Riga
More than 600 fintech professionals and regulators will gather in Riga to discuss MiCA, payments, investment and the future of financial services.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Brand loyalty is a myth: experience is what drives growth
AAWE founder Tom Belt argues that what businesses call loyalty is usually habit or inertia, and that growth comes from the experience customers actually get.Loyalty schemes, cards, discounts and rewards all rest on the assumption that loyalty exists and can be bought.
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Fintech
The next fintech frontier: finance for global citizens
LemFi co-founder and CEO Ridwan Olalere argues that fintech must let migrants carry their credit history and financial identity with them across borders.More than 300 million people now live outside their country of birth, and for many of them a credit history does not survive the move. The founder of one cross-border finance platform argues that this is the gap fintech has so far left open.
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FintechAI & ML
IDEMIA Secure Transactions opens agentic commerce to all networks
IDEMIA's new trust infrastructure lets domestic and regional payment schemes compete as AI agents increasingly automate checkout decisions.IDEMIA's new trust infrastructure lets domestic and regional payment schemes compete as AI agents increasingly automate checkout decisions. -
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Checkout.com adds Jaywan to UAE acquiring platform
Checkout.com integrates the UAE's sovereign card scheme, giving merchants local routing and built-in regulatory compliance in one platform.Checkout.com integrates the UAE's sovereign card scheme, giving merchants local routing and built-in regulatory compliance in one platform.
Fintech
Riyadh day one: Tabby's $6.5bn and the licences behind it
Tabby's $6.5bn valuation, a SAR 500m SME financing fund and payouts into six new markets opened Money20/20 Middle East, each built on a licence.
Tabby's $6.5bn valuation, a SAR 500m SME financing fund and payouts into six new markets opened Money20/20 Middle East, each built on a licence.
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Transportation & Logistics
BRKZ raises $31m to digitise Saudi construction supply chain
Aramco's VC arm co-leads a $13m Series B as BRKZ deploys AI pricing across Saudi Arabia's fragmented building materials market.
Aramco's VC arm co-leads a $13m Series B as BRKZ deploys AI pricing across Saudi Arabia's fragmented building materials market.
Fintech
Datatech
Exegy and MarketsIO partner to modernise market data infrastructure
Two capital markets tech firms combine to offer banks a lower-risk exit from legacy market data systems.
Two capital markets tech firms combine to offer banks a lower-risk exit from legacy market data systems.
Fintech
Cybersecurity
GP Tech launches DORA compliance practice for UK and EU banks
Greenwich Pacific Technology Partners opens a dedicated DORA practice, targeting mid-tier financial institutions struggling to translate regulation into architecture.
Greenwich Pacific Technology Partners opens a dedicated DORA practice, targeting mid-tier financial institutions struggling to translate regulation into architecture.
AI & ML
Datatech
Defence
EUCLYD raises €200m to tackle AI inference efficiency in Europe
The Eindhoven chip startup's Series A targets the power and cost constraints throttling foundation model deployment at scale.
The Eindhoven chip startup's Series A targets the power and cost constraints throttling foundation model deployment at scale.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics
Avalara tops IDC e-invoicing rankings as mandate wave hits finance tech
Avalara's IDC MarketScape leadership ranking arrives as governments worldwide accelerate e-invoicing mandates, straining finance and IT teams.
Avalara's IDC MarketScape leadership ranking arrives as governments worldwide accelerate e-invoicing mandates, straining finance and IT teams.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
YouLend and Dojo hit £2bn SME funding milestone via embedded finance
The six-year partnership has backed over 30,000 UK merchants, with total funding doubling in under 15 months.
The six-year partnership has backed over 30,000 UK merchants, with total funding doubling in under 15 months.
Fintech
AI & ML
Aptus.AI moves RegTech from chatbot to compliance execution
The Italian RegTech firm's agentic compliance platform is cutting regulated-workflow hours by up to 60%, serving Intesa Sanpaolo and Generali.
The Italian RegTech firm's agentic compliance platform is cutting regulated-workflow hours by up to 60%, serving Intesa Sanpaolo and Generali.
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Energy
AI & ML
HCA 2026 maps Africa's cross-sector digital infrastructure push
Policymakers, investors and hyperscalers aligned on seven priorities to unlock coordinated digital infrastructure across Africa.
Policymakers, investors and hyperscalers aligned on seven priorities to unlock coordinated digital infrastructure across Africa.
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Energy
Sustainability
Hyundai and AfDB ink deal to build Africa's EV and clean energy base
Hyundai Motor Group pairs with the African Development Bank to co-finance EV value chains, green hydrogen and transport infrastructure across Africa.
Hyundai Motor Group pairs with the African Development Bank to co-finance EV value chains, green hydrogen and transport infrastructure across Africa.
Fintech
AI & ML
DKB deploys Pega AI email assistant across German service centres
Germany's second-largest retail bank is rolling out AI-assisted email triage, testing how far human-in-the-loop automation can scale in consumer
Germany's second-largest retail bank is rolling out AI-assisted email triage, testing how far human-in-the-loop automation can scale in consumer
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Blockchain
South Africa's crypto crackdown sparks industry coalition
Draft exchange controls from National Treasury and SARB threaten to cut South Africa off from global digital finance rails.
Draft exchange controls from National Treasury and SARB threaten to cut South Africa off from global digital finance rails.
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Environmental Management & Markets
GOWell Energy Technology begins Nasdaq trading as "GOW"
The Singapore-based well logging company completed a SPAC merger to reach public markets, citing geothermal and carbon storage among its target applications.
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Enterprise Software
Keeta marks one year in UAE with 10,000-plus merchant brands
Meituan's international delivery arm has reached all seven UAE emirates, onboarded over 40,000 locations and served tens of millions of orders in its
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Medical Devices
IBA to install first gantry proton therapy centre in central Italy
IBA has signed a contract with Rome's IFO to deliver a Proteus ONE proton therapy system, bringing gantry-based treatment to central and southern
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Bioeconomy & Agritech
Haffner Energy wins €3.2m Quebec order for first Multi-Energy Hub
The French biomass-to-fuels developer will deliver thermolysis equipment to Bécancour's INCAD project, Quebec's first hub targeting RNG, biochar and SAF.
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Semiconductors
OPPO Find X10 Pro Max to launch with MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
OPPO's next flagship will be among the first smartphones powered by MediaTek's 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro, with a global debut followed by a
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Pharmaceuticals
Oryzon secures EMA approval to start HOPE-2 vafidemstat trial in PMS
Oryzon Genomics has received EMA authorisation to begin a Phase IIa study of vafidemstat in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, a rare autism-linked genetic disorder with
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Advanced Energy & Grid
Jackery launches Red Cross Edition home battery range for emergency use
Jackery's co-branded HomePower Emergency Pro Series spans three capacity tiers and pledges 10% of profits to frontline emergency responders.
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Data Centres
Castrol CORE brings integrated thermal management to data centres
Castrol has launched CORE, an end-to-end thermal management offer combining design, cooling technology and lifecycle services for data centre operators.
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Pharmaceuticals
Belite Bio to present DRAGON Phase 3 tinlarebant data at Euretina
Belite Bio will present topline Phase 3 results for tinlarebant in adolescent Stargardt disease at Euretina in Vienna, ahead of a February 2027 FDA PDUFA
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Low-Carbon Mobility & Logistics
A.P. Moller Capital acquires majority stake in Euroports Group
The Danish infrastructure fund is buying into one of Europe's largest bulk port operators, handling over 70 million tonnes of cargo annually across 50
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Enterprise Software
Innovation City uses Agentforce to automate company registration
The UAE free zone has deployed Salesforce's Agentforce platform to cut company registration from days to minutes using autonomous AI agents.
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AgriTech
Cibus and Crystal Crop partner to gene-edit India's mustard crop
The deal gives Crystal Crop exclusive India rights to Cibus gene-editing technology targeting higher mustard yields across 8.5 million hectares.
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