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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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Media & Publishing
AXA deploys agentic AI hub across five markets with Publicis Sapient
Europe's largest insurer is industrialising AI agents across 52 countries, setting a governance template rivals will be forced to match.
Europe's largest insurer is industrialising AI agents across 52 countries, setting a governance template rivals will be forced to match.
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.
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.
Fintech
AI & ML
Ant Group open-sources finance-tuned LLM for professional workflows
Ant Group's Ling-3.0-flash-Fin targets investment research and compliance tasks, co-developed with CICC's investment banking team.
Ant Group's Ling-3.0-flash-Fin targets investment research and compliance tasks, co-developed with CICC's investment banking team.
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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.
Energy
Real Estate
Sustainability
Brookfield wins $1bn Nuclear Liabilities Fund multi-decade mandate
The UK's nuclear decommissioning fund backs Brookfield's global alternatives platform in a long-horizon capital partnership spanning infrastructure, energy and real
The UK's nuclear decommissioning fund backs Brookfield's global alternatives platform in a long-horizon capital partnership spanning infrastructure, energy and real
Aerospace
Energy
Transportation & Logistics
Robinson Unmanned R44 AIRTRUCK trials offshore cargo ops in Louisiana
A remotely piloted helicopter tested on Gulf-supplying infrastructure signals a new safety and logistics calculus for offshore energy.
A remotely piloted helicopter tested on Gulf-supplying infrastructure signals a new safety and logistics calculus for offshore energy.
Defence
Aerospace
Volatus Aerospace qualifies across all five Canada DDI drone streams
Canada's defence drone marketplace opens a sovereign procurement lane that could redraw allied UAS supply chains.
Canada's defence drone marketplace opens a sovereign procurement lane that could redraw allied UAS supply chains.
Real Estate
Sustainability
Fintech
Infortar buys Litagra to become Baltic states' largest milk producer
Estonian conglomerate Infortar consolidates Baltic agri-food assets, signalling cross-border capital reallocation in regional food security.
Estonian conglomerate Infortar consolidates Baltic agri-food assets, signalling cross-border capital reallocation in regional food security.
Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
ServiceTitan posts 21% revenue growth as agentic AI bets on the trades
The NASDAQ-listed field-service platform reports $293m in quarterly revenue as its AI-native "Max" product accelerates customer expansion.
The NASDAQ-listed field-service platform reports $293m in quarterly revenue as its AI-native "Max" product accelerates customer expansion.
Aerospace
Defence
GE Aerospace acquires CPP in $11.75bn castings capacity bet
GE Aerospace's largest acquisition in years secures the precision-casting supply chain underpinning both commercial and military engine ramps.
GE Aerospace's largest acquisition in years secures the precision-casting supply chain underpinning both commercial and military engine ramps.
Blockchain
Internet of Things
Datatech
AGM Group and HashBeaver target home Bitcoin mining via DePIN nodes
A joint desktop device aims to decentralise Bitcoin mining and edge computing beyond large-scale data centres into homes and offices.
A joint desktop device aims to decentralise Bitcoin mining and edge computing beyond large-scale data centres into homes and offices.
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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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