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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
Cuentas reports 4,000 mobility users as MVNO pivot takes shape
The Miami-based OTCQB firm cuts operating cash burn by 71% as it builds a multi-brand mobile platform targeting underserved digital consumers.
The Miami-based OTCQB firm cuts operating cash burn by 71% as it builds a multi-brand mobile platform targeting underserved digital consumers.
Cryptography
The next stablecoin explosion will come from enterprises not fintechs
Stablecoins are moving from trading infrastructure into real payment rails, with the biggest near-term opportunities in cross-border transfers and marketplace payouts
Stablecoins have been the subject of a lot of hype, but the conversation is starting to move beyond speculation.
Fintech
Inside QNB's Transformation: Najla Al-Mutawa on Processes, and Tech
Most banks are still navigating the slow, complex journey of digital transformation—but what if you could speed up your innovation pipeline without sacrificing compliance
Najla Al-Mutawa, EVP of Strategy at QNB, reveals how her team is accelerating AI adoption and blockchain initiatives within a heavily regulated environment, delivering groundbreaking projects in record time.
Robotics
Defence
Internet of Things
Silicon Line launches 20 Gbps SerDes chipset for vision-dense systems
EverProX's new MSDL chipset extends high-speed camera links tens of metres at under 100 mW, targeting robotics, defence, and medical imaging.
EverProX's new MSDL chipset extends high-speed camera links tens of metres at under 100 mW, targeting robotics, defence, and medical imaging.
Fintech
AI & ML
Smarsh deploys agentic AI in regulated finance with measurable gains
Smarsh's Agentforce-built agents hit a 72% deflection rate, offering a compliance-first blueprint for agentic AI in financial services.
Smarsh's Agentforce-built agents hit a 72% deflection rate, offering a compliance-first blueprint for agentic AI in financial services.
Fintech
Wellbeing
Discovery Bank turns profit as Vitality model scales to 54m lives
Discovery's banking pivot reaches profitability while its behavioural-insurance model expands across health, finance and four continents.
Discovery's banking pivot reaches profitability while its behavioural-insurance model expands across health, finance and four continents.
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Transportation & Logistics
Energy
Ethio telecom's 2028 plan bets on fintech scale and 5G to reshape East
Ethiopia's state telco targets 96 million customers and ETB 295 billion in revenue as telebirr becomes a continental fintech force.
Ethiopia's state telco targets 96 million customers and ETB 295 billion in revenue as telebirr becomes a continental fintech force.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
FIS Embedded Banking Platform puts banks inside business software
FIS lets banks embed accounts and payments in corporate software, keeping balance sheets intact while software partners own the user experience.
FIS lets banks embed accounts and payments in corporate software, keeping balance sheets intact while software partners own the user experience.
Retail & E-Commerce
Robotics
Internet of Things
Dreame Group targets European homes with 3D printers and action cameras
The robotic vacuum leader's IFA 2026 push into new consumer categories signals a broader smart-home ecosystem land grab.
The robotic vacuum leader's IFA 2026 push into new consumer categories signals a broader smart-home ecosystem land grab.
Fintech
Real Estate
PensionBee survey: savers reject UK home-bias mandate on returns
New PensionBee data shows 61% of savers want global returns, complicating the UK government's pension mandation push.
New PensionBee data shows 61% of savers want global returns, complicating the UK government's pension mandation push.
Cryptography
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Blockchain
The Vault launches SaaS custody with MPC cryptography for institutions
The Swiss-regulated platform gives banks and family offices cloud-delivered digital asset custody without sacrificing cryptographic architecture or exit flexibility.
The Swiss-regulated platform gives banks and family offices cloud-delivered digital asset custody without sacrificing cryptographic architecture or exit flexibility.
Automotive
AI & ML
Transportation & Logistics
Wayve and Uber launch autonomous rides in the UK
Wayve's AI-driven autonomy stack goes live on Uber's platform, marking the first commercial autonomous ride deployment on UK public roads.
Wayve's AI-driven autonomy stack goes live on Uber's platform, marking the first commercial autonomous ride deployment on UK public roads.
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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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