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.
Cybersecurity
Internet of Things
Cryptography
WISeKey shareholders back Swiss-to-BVI redomiciliation move
The cybersecurity and IoT group exits Switzerland for the British Virgin Islands, chasing more flexible capital access across its five-subsidiary platform.
The cybersecurity and IoT group exits Switzerland for the British Virgin Islands, chasing more flexible capital access across its five-subsidiary platform.
Defence
Aerospace
Dassault Albatros delivery marks France's maritime surveillance push
France's DGA takes first two Falcon Albatros jets, advancing a 12-aircraft maritime patrol programme with cross-sector defence-industrial significance.
France's DGA takes first two Falcon Albatros jets, advancing a 12-aircraft maritime patrol programme with cross-sector defence-industrial significance.
Space
Sustainability
Defence
Eutelsat and OroraTech build European thermal intelligence layer
A Franco-German LEO deal aims to put up to 96 thermal sensors in orbit, targeting wildfires and sovereign Earth intelligence.
A Franco-German LEO deal aims to put up to 96 thermal sensors in orbit, targeting wildfires and sovereign Earth intelligence.
Wellbeing
Venus Concept names Brad Oliver as CEO in leadership handover
The medical aesthetics device maker appoints a 20-year industry veteran as CEO, with no change to strategic priorities.
The medical aesthetics device maker appoints a 20-year industry veteran as CEO, with no change to strategic priorities.
AI & ML
AI Can Help Banking - But Customers Still Want a Person
Unlock the future of fintech banking with COLIBRIX ONE! In this episode, we dive into the challenges businesses face in onboarding and how a human approach combined with
When you’re trying to open a business account or get payment processing set up, the last thing you want is a slow, overcomplicated onboarding process. But that’s still where many international businesses get stuck—especially in fintech and banking.
Space
AI & ML
Real Estate
IHC acquires 80% of Marlan Space in UAE new-space economy push
Abu Dhabi's IHC backs Marlan Space to build sovereign satellite infrastructure, linking Gulf capital to the global new-space economy.
Abu Dhabi's IHC backs Marlan Space to build sovereign satellite infrastructure, linking Gulf capital to the global new-space economy.
Fintech
AI & ML
Cybersecurity
FinScan and Quantifind unite to close AML's adverse media blind spot
A new platform integration embeds AI-driven global news screening into sanctions workflows, as regulators shift from tick-box AML to measurable outcomes.
A new platform integration embeds AI-driven global news screening into sanctions workflows, as regulators shift from tick-box AML to measurable outcomes.
Biotech
Sustainability
AI & ML
Ingenza launches UNVAIL to find novel proteins via AI-driven search
Edinburgh CRDMO Ingenza deploys AI-ML protein discovery to serve pharma, chemicals and sustainable fuels simultaneously.
Edinburgh CRDMO Ingenza deploys AI-ML protein discovery to serve pharma, chemicals and sustainable fuels simultaneously.
Fintech
Blockchain
UK capital markets eye atomic settlement, but readiness lags confidence
A Tokenovate survey of 250 post-trade professionals finds 83% expect to meet T+1, but only 32% are fully prepared today.
A Tokenovate survey of 250 post-trade professionals finds 83% expect to meet T+1, but only 32% are fully prepared today.
AI & ML
Defence
UAE embeds agentic AI in government, sparking machine-authority debate
The UAE's Cabinet AI Advisor and 50% agentic government target raise urgent questions about where machine authority ends.
The UAE's Cabinet AI Advisor and 50% agentic government target raise urgent questions about where machine authority ends.
AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce
Lightsage raises $4M to optimise software for AI agent buyers
A seed round backs the thesis that AI agents are becoming autonomous software customers, demanding an entirely new growth discipline.
A seed round backs the thesis that AI agents are becoming autonomous software customers, demanding an entirely new growth discipline.
Energy
Sustainability
Copilot Capital backs Green Eagle to automate renewable energy ops
A majority PE investment in Madrid-based Green Eagle Solutions targets US expansion as renewable grid complexity drives demand for autonomous operations software.
A majority PE investment in Madrid-based Green Eagle Solutions targets US expansion as renewable grid complexity drives demand for autonomous operations software.
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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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