Blockchain
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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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.
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AI & ML
AI Revolutionizes Healthcare Delivery: Insights from Arab Health 2025
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into healthcare is redefining patient care and advancing medical outcomes, as demonstrated by insights from the inaugural Digital Health &a
SC Ventures and Yabx, invest $10 Million to setup Furaha and expand access to purpose-driven financing in Africa
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, and Yabx Technologies (Netherlands) B.V., a company of Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM) group, a leading globa
e& joins forces with NYU Abu Dhabi to advance 6G research
Partnership aims to strengthen industry-academia collaboration with a focus on 6G research, and youth empowerment initiatives
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Warner Bros. Discovery launches in partnership with IAEA: ‘Good To Know’, first nuclear science films on Discovery Channel
‘Good To Know’, a new educational videos series explaining how nuclear science can help solve global issues is being launched today on Discovery Channel, as part of a new partnership with
Biotech
Nelly Announces EUR 50 Million Series B Funding Round to Revolutionize Financial Operations in Healthcare
Berlin-based health and fintech company Nelly has raised €50 million. With this Series B financing, the company aims to accelerate the digitalization of the European healthcare sector.
Zeekr at CES 2025: Unveils Industry-leading Technology, Co-Creation Strategy and a Global Energy Solution
At CES 2025, Zeekr is showcasing its industry-leading technologies, its approach to constantly upgrade products by co-creating with customers and partners and its plans to extend a world-
Carbon markets returned to growth in 2024 as part of ‘gradual but significant transition’, Sylvera finds
Sylvera, a leading carbon data platform, has today launched its State of Carbon Credits Report 2024 analysing market data to review the state of the market, discussing underlying drivers
Cybersecurity
World Police Summit to Gather Over 17,000 Law Enforcement and Government Specialists from 130 Countries in Dubai This May
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the World Police Summit 2025 will return f
Fintech
WeLab Bank Achieves First-time Breakeven With Sustainable Profitability Ahead
WeLab Bank announced today its achievement of first-time breakeven in December 2024 - just over 4 years after its establishment.
Biotech
Ant Group to Connect 280,000 Doctors on Haodf Healthcare Platform with 800 Million Healthcare Users
Following Ant Group’s acquisition of Haodf, a leading healthcare platform specializing in online doctor consultations, Ant Group President Cyril Han and Haodf.com Founder Hang Wang jointl
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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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