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.
Retail & E-Commerce
Sustainability
Sportsman's Warehouse posts Q2 gains amid US consumer squeeze
The outdoor retailer trimmed inventory by $44.5m and debt by $26m as firearms and ammunition demand offsets broader discretionary weakness.
The outdoor retailer trimmed inventory by $44.5m and debt by $26m as firearms and ammunition demand offsets broader discretionary weakness.
Defence
Transportation & Logistics
BOS lands $2.3m Israeli defence order as backlog hits record $31m
The Israeli supply chain integrator's record backlog signals sustained defence procurement demand amid regional security pressures.
The Israeli supply chain integrator's record backlog signals sustained defence procurement demand amid regional security pressures.
Fintech
Datatech
Asure Tax joins Oracle Marketplace to plug payroll compliance gap
Asure Software lists its multi-jurisdiction payroll tax engine on Oracle Marketplace, targeting enterprises mid-HR modernisation cycle.
Asure Software lists its multi-jurisdiction payroll tax engine on Oracle Marketplace, targeting enterprises mid-HR modernisation cycle.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML
Descope adds agent-identity protocol to secure enterprise AI stacks
Descope's Cross-App Access standard replaces static API keys with short-lived tokens, letting enterprises govern AI agents via existing identity providers.
Descope's Cross-App Access standard replaces static API keys with short-lived tokens, letting enterprises govern AI agents via existing identity providers.
Fintech
SolutionsHub CCO Gary Harrison on life after the licence
Gary Harrison, newly appointed chief commercial officer at SolutionsHub, on regulated market entry, Irish reform and why licensing is only the start.
SolutionsHub, a provider of iGaming licensing and regulatory services, has appointed Gary Harrison as chief commercial officer.
Energy
AI & ML
Cango pivots Bitcoin mining infrastructure toward AI compute hosting
The NYSE-listed miner is repurposing its energy assets to offer bare-metal GPU hosting, betting on compute demand over coin production.
The NYSE-listed miner is repurposing its energy assets to offer bare-metal GPU hosting, betting on compute demand over coin production.
Fintech
Real Estate
Moniepoint and OPay pivot home as offshore margins disappoint
Africa's payment giants are repatriating capital and listings as domestic metrics outpace offshore ambitions.
Africa's payment giants are repatriating capital and listings as domestic metrics outpace offshore ambitions.
Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Lava AGNI 4N lands in UK as India's smartphone push goes global
India's homegrown Lava International brings its flagship AGNI series to the UK, testing whether a Made-in-India brand can crack a saturated Western
India's homegrown Lava International brings its flagship AGNI series to the UK, testing whether a Made-in-India brand can crack a saturated Western
Fintech
Blockchain
AI & ML
MoonPay PayBox lands in Grok, pushing agentic payments to third AI
MoonPay's self-custodial payment vault now spans Grok, Claude and ChatGPT, testing how fast AI agents become mainstream transaction rails.
MoonPay's self-custodial payment vault now spans Grok, Claude and ChatGPT, testing how fast AI agents become mainstream transaction rails.
Fintech
AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce
InsuranceDekho and RenewBuy merge to build India's largest insurtech
The merger creates a pan-India platform covering 98.57% of pin codes, betting AI can unlock insurance access across rural Bharat.
The merger creates a pan-India platform covering 98.57% of pin codes, betting AI can unlock insurance access across rural Bharat.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Aleta launches Hello Kitty Visa debit card in Singapore
Singapore fintech Aleta rolls out a limited Hello Kitty Visa card series as its BIN sponsorship model eyes broader enterprise expansion.
Singapore fintech Aleta rolls out a limited Hello Kitty Visa card series as its BIN sponsorship model eyes broader enterprise expansion.
Wellbeing
AI & ML
Datatech
Semble Technology raises £20M for healthcare-management platform
The UK healthtech raises a significant Series round as digital infrastructure investment in primary care management accelerates.
The UK healthtech raises a significant Series round as digital infrastructure investment in primary care management accelerates.
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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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