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
Media & Publishing
RWS benchmark finds frontier AI models fail grammar in key markets
M-GATE tests 70 models across 30 languages, exposing blind spots that cost enterprises in multilingual AI deployments.
M-GATE tests 70 models across 30 languages, exposing blind spots that cost enterprises in multilingual AI deployments.
Real Estate
Energy
AI & ML
SWI Group pivots 80% of capital into transatlantic AI infrastructure
The Euronext-listed investment group completes its GDA acquisition, building a 4 GW digital infrastructure platform spanning Europe and the US.
The Euronext-listed investment group completes its GDA acquisition, building a 4 GW digital infrastructure platform spanning Europe and the US.
Blockchain
Datatech
AI & ML
SQD brings validated blockchain data to Google Cloud's BigQuery
SQD's enterprise arm now powers Google Cloud's Web3 analytics, signalling institutional demand for auditable on-chain data infrastructure.
SQD's enterprise arm now powers Google Cloud's Web3 analytics, signalling institutional demand for auditable on-chain data infrastructure.
Fintech
Blockchain
Zand and Circle link Dirham and USDC stablecoins in UAE corridor
Dubai's AI-powered digital bank pairs its regulated Dirham stablecoin with USDC, opening a dual-currency corridor for cross-border payments.
Dubai's AI-powered digital bank pairs its regulated Dirham stablecoin with USDC, opening a dual-currency corridor for cross-border payments.
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Real Estate
Sustainability
Uzbekistan bids to become Central Asia's fintech gateway
Tashkent's Silk Road Forum draws 6,000 delegates as Uzbekistan converts regulatory reform into a pitch for global Islamic and digital-finance capital.
Tashkent's Silk Road Forum draws 6,000 delegates as Uzbekistan converts regulatory reform into a pitch for global Islamic and digital-finance capital.
Energy
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Alfred opens waitlist for Costco-style household services bundle
UK startup Alfred bundles energy, mobile, broadband and insurance under a £195 membership, targeting households squeezed by rising utility costs.
UK startup Alfred bundles energy, mobile, broadband and insurance under a £195 membership, targeting households squeezed by rising utility costs.
Aerospace
AI & ML
Embraer Phenom 300EV is first light jet with Emergency Autoland
Triple FAA, EASA and ANAC certification clears Embraer's Phenom 300EV for global markets with fully automated emergency landing capability.
Triple FAA, EASA and ANAC certification clears Embraer's Phenom 300EV for global markets with fully automated emergency landing capability.
Wellbeing
Sustainability
Fintech
Philips prices EUR 650m EU Green Bond in healthcare first
Philips becomes the first healthcare company to issue under the new EU Green Bond Standard, raising EUR 650m at 2.7x oversubscription.
Philips becomes the first healthcare company to issue under the new EU Green Bond Standard, raising EUR 650m at 2.7x oversubscription.
Energy
Datatech
Real Estate
Thunderhead and Zero Intensity target data centre power transparency
A natural gas developer and a compute-risk platform are teaming up to make data centre energy use measurable, auditable and financially differentiated.
A natural gas developer and a compute-risk platform are teaming up to make data centre energy use measurable, auditable and financially differentiated.
Defence
Aerospace
CSG backs Canadian missile firm NVD in NATO-focused defence play
Czech industrial group CSG takes a strategic stake in Calgary-based North Vector Dynamics, targeting NATO air-defence markets with hypersonic and counter-drone tech.
Czech industrial group CSG takes a strategic stake in Calgary-based North Vector Dynamics, targeting NATO air-defence markets with hypersonic and counter-drone tech.
Sustainability
Energy
Scottish Water adopts lab plastic recycling tech in utility-sector first
Scottish Water's rollout of Envetec's GENERATIONS technology marks the first circular-economy play for contaminated lab plastics in any utility.
Scottish Water's rollout of Envetec's GENERATIONS technology marks the first circular-economy play for contaminated lab plastics in any utility.
Defence
Transportation & Logistics
Robotics
BOS Better Online Solutions lifts net income guidance on Q2 surge
The Israeli supply chain integrator's 29% Q2 revenue jump and record $31m backlog point to resilient defence and aerospace tech demand.
The Israeli supply chain integrator's 29% Q2 revenue jump and record $31m backlog point to resilient defence and aerospace tech demand.
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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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