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.
AI & ML
Fintech
EXL loses insurance and healthcare head to Hexaware CEO role
Vivek Jetley's exit after nearly 20 years leaves a leadership gap at a critical moment for EXL's data and AI pivot.
Vivek Jetley's exit after nearly 20 years leaves a leadership gap at a critical moment for EXL's data and AI pivot.
Defence
Quantum
Quantum Cyber names Abraham Accords diplomat to lead GCC defence push
The Nasdaq-listed autonomous defence firm bets its Gulf expansion on a former Israeli diplomat with deep sovereign-capital ties across the GCC.
The Nasdaq-listed autonomous defence firm bets its Gulf expansion on a former Israeli diplomat with deep sovereign-capital ties across the GCC.
Defence
Aerospace
Transportation & Logistics
FDH Electronics acquires Peerless to consolidate mil-aero supply chain
FDH Aero's electronics division absorbs an 80-year-old electromechanical distributor, tightening the critical-components supply chain for aerospace and defence.
FDH Aero's electronics division absorbs an 80-year-old electromechanical distributor, tightening the critical-components supply chain for aerospace and defence.
Aerospace
Transportation & Logistics
Sustainability
Doroni Aerospace names PR agency as H1-X eVTOL nears FAA cert
Doroni Aerospace renews its communications mandate as its two-seat personal eVTOL approaches FAA certification and commercial production.
Doroni Aerospace renews its communications mandate as its two-seat personal eVTOL approaches FAA certification and commercial production.
Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Datatech
Quantum Metric report flags widening customer feedback trust gap
New benchmark data shows brands investing more in feedback tools while consumers stop believing those tools lead to action.
New benchmark data shows brands investing more in feedback tools while consumers stop believing those tools lead to action.
Datatech
AI & ML
Defence
Strategy and Carahsoft bring governed AI analytics to US public sector
Strategy's Mosaic semantic layer reaches federal agencies via Carahsoft's procurement network, targeting AI governance gaps in government data.
Strategy's Mosaic semantic layer reaches federal agencies via Carahsoft's procurement network, targeting AI governance gaps in government data.
Defence
Energy
Sustainability
Greenland Mines seals Sarfartoq rare earth buy amid Western supply push
The Sarfartoq acquisition could supply a third of all NdPr oxide refined outside China, reshaping Western magnet supply chains.
The Sarfartoq acquisition could supply a third of all NdPr oxide refined outside China, reshaping Western magnet supply chains.
Defence
Cybersecurity
ManTech wins $345m Navy cyber R&D contract for next-gen C3I
A five-year Pentagon award tasks ManTech with advancing electronic warfare and expeditionary cyber capabilities for naval surface warfare.
A five-year Pentagon award tasks ManTech with advancing electronic warfare and expeditionary cyber capabilities for naval surface warfare.
Defence
Transportation & Logistics
Aerospace
CSG Group brings armoured vehicles and UAV engines to MSPO 2026
The Czech defence conglomerate uses Poland's largest arms fair to debut new tactical platforms as Central Europe's rearmament drive accelerates.
The Czech defence conglomerate uses Poland's largest arms fair to debut new tactical platforms as Central Europe's rearmament drive accelerates.
Internet of Things
Cybersecurity
Transportation & Logistics
Intrado expands 911 emergency tech access via Carahsoft deal
A new distribution partnership routes mission-critical 911 and mass-notification tech to US federal, state and local agencies via government procurement vehicles.
A new distribution partnership routes mission-critical 911 and mass-notification tech to US federal, state and local agencies via government procurement vehicles.
Fintech
AI & ML
Vertice AI launches outcome-driven marketing engine for credit unions
Vertice OPTIMIZE links community bank growth targets to automated campaign execution, signalling a shift from AI insight to AI action in financial services.
Vertice OPTIMIZE links community bank growth targets to automated campaign execution, signalling a shift from AI insight to AI action in financial services.
Datatech
Energy
nanoSkunkWorkX raises $2m to solve AI chip packaging's heat crisis
A Malaysian deep tech seed round targets the copper interface bottleneck throttling global AI compute, with cross-sector plays in green hydrogen and diagnostics.
A Malaysian deep tech seed round targets the copper interface bottleneck throttling global AI compute, with cross-sector plays in green hydrogen and diagnostics.
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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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