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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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.
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AI & ML
Mama Insurance raises €2m to close Italy's household protection gap
An AI-native MGA backed by Fastweb+Vodafone targets Italy, where half of households carry no home insurance.
An AI-native MGA backed by Fastweb+Vodafone targets Italy, where half of households carry no home insurance.
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Transportation & Logistics
Energy
US DoW backs Elmet Group with $450m to rebuild tungsten supply chain
A Pentagon economic unit commits $450m to the only US-owned vertically integrated tungsten producer, shielding defence programmes from Chinese supply risk.
A Pentagon economic unit commits $450m to the only US-owned vertically integrated tungsten producer, shielding defence programmes from Chinese supply risk.
Real Estate
Fintech
Stewards targets $240m South Florida multifamily acquisitions
Newly Nasdaq-listed Stewards pursues two luxury apartment deals as it builds a private credit and real assets platform.
Newly Nasdaq-listed Stewards pursues two luxury apartment deals as it builds a private credit and real assets platform.
Hospitality
AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce
QCI brings next-day slot analytics to 100,000 casino machines
Quick Custom Intelligence cuts industry data lag from six weeks to one day, giving casino operators a faster loop for floor optimisation.
Quick Custom Intelligence cuts industry data lag from six weeks to one day, giving casino operators a faster loop for floor optimisation.
Blockchain
AI & ML
Cybersecurity
Yuma hits $200m staked on Bittensor as AI-crypto rails draw enterprise
DCG subsidiary Yuma crosses $200m in staked assets on the Bittensor network, backing AI subnets now landing real enterprise clients.
DCG subsidiary Yuma crosses $200m in staked assets on the Bittensor network, backing AI subnets now landing real enterprise clients.
Sustainability
Energy
Real Estate
Generation Mining locks $1.3bn to build Canada's copper-palladium mine
Canada's sovereign capital vehicles back a $1.3bn critical minerals project as Ottawa bets on domestic supply-chain resilience.
Canada's sovereign capital vehicles back a $1.3bn critical minerals project as Ottawa bets on domestic supply-chain resilience.
Wellbeing
Retail & E-Commerce
Salonist adds 40+ integrations for beauty and wellness SMEs
The salon software firm's integration push signals vertical SaaS consolidation reaching the fragmented beauty and wellness market.
The salon software firm's integration push signals vertical SaaS consolidation reaching the fragmented beauty and wellness market.
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Blockchain
Energy
DMG Blockchain pivots Bitcoin mine to 75 MW AI colocation site
A Canadian crypto miner's British Columbia facility conversion signals the broader capital reallocation from blockchain to AI compute infrastructure.
A Canadian crypto miner's British Columbia facility conversion signals the broader capital reallocation from blockchain to AI compute infrastructure.
Transportation & Logistics
Robotics
Retail & E-Commerce
Einride and Lidl deploy first cab-less Level 4 truck on German roads
A KBA permit for driverless freight on public roads marks a regulatory watershed for autonomous logistics in Europe's largest road transport market.
A KBA permit for driverless freight on public roads marks a regulatory watershed for autonomous logistics in Europe's largest road transport market.
Defence
Robotics
AI & ML
Simplesense and DFT win $3.4m Air Force counter-drone contract
A sensor-fusion platform integrates counter-UAS and base defence data into one dashboard, with five more US military installations in the pipeline.
A sensor-fusion platform integrates counter-UAS and base defence data into one dashboard, with five more US military installations in the pipeline.
Defence
Aerospace
Northrop Grumman stacks first Sentinel ICBM, targeting 2027 flight test
The US nuclear triad's ground leg edges toward operational readiness as Sentinel completes vertical integration at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The US nuclear triad's ground leg edges toward operational readiness as Sentinel completes vertical integration at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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AI & ML
Synapse Analytics raises $13m to bring AI decisioning in-house for banks
Partech leads a Series A for a Cairo-Abu Dhabi fintech building sovereign AI credit infrastructure across MEA and Latin America.
Partech leads a Series A for a Cairo-Abu Dhabi fintech building sovereign AI credit infrastructure across MEA and Latin America.
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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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