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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.
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Fintech
Louis Froelich on what the SEC agenda means for tokenisation
Womble Bond Dickinson partner Louis Froelich on the SEC's 2026 agenda, why privacy is a harder problem than custody, and where tokenisation will concentrate.
Womble Bond Dickinson partner Louis Froelich on the SEC's 2026 agenda, why privacy is a harder problem than custody, and where tokenisation will concentrate.
Fintech
Hospitality
Laurence Booth on payments in premium hospitality and gaming
Trust Payments chief executive Laurence Booth on a 72-hour terminal rollout, reconciling casino and restaurant payments, and where AI takes payments next.
Trust Payments chief executive Laurence Booth on a 72-hour terminal rollout, reconciling casino and restaurant payments, and where AI takes payments next.
Fintech
AI & ML
From trading terminal to AI agent: who owns the decision?
Futures trader Amir Naser Hojati argues that when an AI agent analyses, recommends and executes in one step, firms must decide in advance who owns the trade.
Futures trader Amir Naser Hojati argues that when an AI agent analyses, recommends and executes in one step, firms must decide in advance who owns the trade.
Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
G2A.COM on 14,400 cases and what its AI assistant taught it
G2A.COM chief growth officer Paweł Wróbel on the AI support assistant that resolved 14,400 seller cases in 63 days, and why a wrong answer is worse than none.
G2A.COM chief growth officer Paweł Wróbel on the AI support assistant that resolved 14,400 seller cases in 63 days, and why a wrong answer is worse than none.
Fintech
Family offices are moving from preserving wealth to creating it
Addepar chief revenue officer Peter O'Brien on $1.4 trillion of family office data: 48 per cent in alternatives, heirs already at the table and AI for advisers.
Addepar chief revenue officer Peter O'Brien on $1.4 trillion of family office data: 48 per cent in alternatives, heirs already at the table and AI for advisers.
Fintech
The $2.5 million tax refund that left with one analyst
IGEN president Ryan Padget on the financial services firm that lost a $2.5 million refund when one tax analyst left, and why tax belongs on the risk register.
IGEN president Ryan Padget on the financial services firm that lost a $2.5 million refund when one tax analyst left, and why tax belongs on the risk register.
Fintech
Blockchain
Vincent Chok on what bank-issued stablecoins mean for Hong Kong
First Digital chief executive Vincent Chok on bank-issued stablecoins, what Hong Kong's payment rails still need, and how he will judge the next twelve months.
First Digital chief executive Vincent Chok on bank-issued stablecoins, what Hong Kong's payment rails still need, and how he will judge the next twelve months.
Fintech
Blockchain
Nick Fernando: the bank infrastructure tokenisation still needs
Aqua Global's Nick Fernando on decades-old bank payment systems, where tokenised deposits already do real work, and why visibility is the first thing to fix.
Aqua Global's Nick Fernando on decades-old bank payment systems, where tokenised deposits already do real work, and why visibility is the first thing to fix.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Michaela Weber on why flexible payment is moving to the till
Commerce payments lead Michaela Weber on what Lululemon's in-store Klarna move signals, why shoppers stack payment methods, and what is hard at the till.
Commerce payments lead Michaela Weber on what Lululemon's in-store Klarna move signals, why shoppers stack payment methods, and what is hard at the till.
Fintech
Why UK SMEs are waiting months for a bank to say no
FBX Capital Group partner Alex Fenton on 54 per cent growth, £143 million arranged for UK SMEs, and why slow bank decisions matter more than higher rates.
FBX Capital Group partner Alex Fenton on 54 per cent growth, £143 million arranged for UK SMEs, and why slow bank decisions matter more than higher rates.
Fintech
David Tait on the adviser skills the wealth transfer demands
Redmill Advance founder David Tait on the skills advice firms now ask for, how empathy and judgement can be assessed, and why trust does not pass with assets.
Redmill Advance founder David Tait on the skills advice firms now ask for, how empathy and judgement can be assessed, and why trust does not pass with assets.
Fintech
AI & ML
Sokin's Tom Steer on the infrastructure behind agentic finance
Sokin chief financial officer Tom Steer on why a private company disclosed its numbers, what an AI agent needs from regulated rails, and the risks to $120m.
Sokin chief financial officer Tom Steer on why a private company disclosed its numbers, what an AI agent needs from regulated rails, and the risks to $120m.
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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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