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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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Retail & E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics
Ant International's R2 brings embedded credit to Brazil's gig economy
R2's Brazil entry embeds transaction-based working capital into platforms serving millions of SMBs and gig workers across Latin America.
R2's Brazil entry embeds transaction-based working capital into platforms serving millions of SMBs and gig workers across Latin America.
Blockchain
Fintech
Revolut launches EURR euro stablecoin under MiCA framework
Revolut's MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin tests whether European fintech can reclaim ground from dollar-denominated rivals at scale.
Revolut's MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin tests whether European fintech can reclaim ground from dollar-denominated rivals at scale.
Fintech
Cryptography
AI & ML
Europe's payment sovereignty push forces a three-front compliance race
eIDAS 2.0, PSD3 and the Wero A2A network are converging to redraw European payments infrastructure before 2028.
eIDAS 2.0, PSD3 and the Wero A2A network are converging to redraw European payments infrastructure before 2028.
Biotech
AI & ML
Novo Nordisk and AWS unite to compress drug discovery timelines
A London co-innovation hub and cloud-first deal positions agentic AI at the heart of pharma's race to shorten the path from target
A London co-innovation hub and cloud-first deal positions agentic AI at the heart of pharma's race to shorten the path from target
AI & ML
Fintech
Defence
Domino Data Lab names Thomas Robinson CEO for AI solutions era
The enterprise AI platform operator promotes its COO as firms struggle to move AI models into real-world business decisions.
The enterprise AI platform operator promotes its COO as firms struggle to move AI models into real-world business decisions.
AI & ML
Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Flash reframes the AI cost-efficiency race
A 125-billion-parameter open-weight model needs one-ninth the training compute of its predecessor, testing whether architecture beats scale.
A 125-billion-parameter open-weight model needs one-ninth the training compute of its predecessor, testing whether architecture beats scale.
Fintech
AI & ML
Brookwood Investment Group launches AI data platform with Amplify
A Phoenix-based RIA tripling in AUM deploys a unified AI-native data layer to scale its advisor network without ceding independence.
A Phoenix-based RIA tripling in AUM deploys a unified AI-native data layer to scale its advisor network without ceding independence.
Fintech
AI & ML
Experian and iPiD unite to verify bank accounts across 30 countries
The partnership extends UK payee verification into SEPA and global markets, targeting the trust gap in cross-border payment flows.
The partnership extends UK payee verification into SEPA and global markets, targeting the trust gap in cross-border payment flows.
Hospitality
Media & Publishing
Ignite 2026 opens £3.5m funding push for events SMEs
Allpoints and IBTM launch a structured investment accelerator for creative and events businesses facing succession, consolidation, and AI disruption.
Allpoints and IBTM launch a structured investment accelerator for creative and events businesses facing succession, consolidation, and AI disruption.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Vikar and SWIVEL close real-time funding gap in account opening
Vikar Technologies and SWIVEL integrate to fund new bank accounts instantly, targeting the drop-off point that costs financial institutions most.
Vikar Technologies and SWIVEL integrate to fund new bank accounts instantly, targeting the drop-off point that costs financial institutions most.
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Energy
Datatech
BitGo buys NYDIG trading unit to build full-stack crypto platform
BitGo's NYDIG acquisition cements a push to own the full digital asset lifecycle, from custody to derivatives, on one regulated platform.
BitGo's NYDIG acquisition cements a push to own the full digital asset lifecycle, from custody to derivatives, on one regulated platform.
Defence
Energy
Parsons wins NNSA task orders to extend nuclear-smuggling shield
Two new task orders covering 25 countries bring Parsons' counter-nuclear smuggling portfolio to $90m, spanning the Middle East and Africa.
Two new task orders covering 25 countries bring Parsons' counter-nuclear smuggling portfolio to $90m, spanning the Middle East and Africa.
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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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