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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.
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.
Energy
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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.
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Transportation & Logistics
Afreximbank holds AAA from CCXI as China-Africa capital ties deepen
A second consecutive top-tier Chinese rating cements Afreximbank's access to RMB markets as Africa-China trade finance corridors widen.
A second consecutive top-tier Chinese rating cements Afreximbank's access to RMB markets as Africa-China trade finance corridors widen.
Transportation & Logistics
Real Estate
Internet of Things
Parkin and Amakin sign MoU to link GCC smart parking networks
Dubai's dominant parking operator and Bahrain's Amakin will explore platform integration and shared mobility data across the GCC.
Dubai's dominant parking operator and Bahrain's Amakin will explore platform integration and shared mobility data across the GCC.
Real Estate
Property
Sustainability
Innovo and Dubai PropTech Hub unite to test construction tech at scale
A DIFC-anchored MoU opens Innovo's live construction sites to PropTech startups, targeting the Global South's urbanisation boom.
A DIFC-anchored MoU opens Innovo's live construction sites to PropTech startups, targeting the Global South's urbanisation boom.
Real Estate
Property
Development Bank of Wales backs £7m North Wales property push
Four commercial schemes across Kinmel Bay, Conwy and Bangor will deliver 67,000 sq ft of industrial space via public fund backing.
Four commercial schemes across Kinmel Bay, Conwy and Bangor will deliver 67,000 sq ft of industrial space via public fund backing.
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AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce
Southeast Asia's Data Centre Race and Alibaba's $10bn AI Bet
Singapore and Vietnam are racing to host AI compute capacity while Alibaba stakes $10.2bn on the infrastructure underpinning it all.
Singapore and Vietnam are racing to host AI compute capacity while Alibaba stakes $10.2bn on the infrastructure underpinning it all.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML
Reggy launches unified compliance platform as EU AI Act bites
Oslo startup Reggy goes public with a single-system compliance platform as European regulatory fines hit a record $19.3 billion in 2024.
Oslo startup Reggy goes public with a single-system compliance platform as European regulatory fines hit a record $19.3 billion in 2024.
Fintech
Datatech
FICO data shows UK credit card stress deepening into summer 2026
Record-high average balances and rising missed payments signal persistent affordability pressure across UK households.
Record-high average balances and rising missed payments signal persistent affordability pressure across UK households.
Transportation & Logistics
AI & ML
Descartes acquires Tai in $100m freight-broker AI play
Descartes pays $100m cash for Tai's AI freight-brokerage platform, expanding its Global Logistics Network across North American truckload markets.
Descartes pays $100m cash for Tai's AI freight-brokerage platform, expanding its Global Logistics Network across North American truckload markets.
Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Internet of Things
Trident launches AI marketing JV targeting 9.4m SMEs across Asia-MEA
A Singapore-US joint venture will deploy an AI enterprise platform across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, targeting millions of underserved small businesses.
A Singapore-US joint venture will deploy an AI enterprise platform across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, targeting millions of underserved small businesses.
Space
Defence
Sustainability
Firefly Aerospace wins DIU contract to design Elytra deorbit system
Firefly's Pentagon-backed debris-removal design contract signals orbital sustainability as a defence procurement priority.
Firefly's Pentagon-backed debris-removal design contract signals orbital sustainability as a defence procurement priority.
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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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