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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
Kratos powers Boeing JDAM LR with domestic J85 engines
A $75m US Air Force contract anchors Kratos as the propulsion backbone for Boeing's long-range precision-strike munition programme.
A $75m US Air Force contract anchors Kratos as the propulsion backbone for Boeing's long-range precision-strike munition programme.
Defence
Space
Parsons lands $514m Missile Defense Agency engineering option
The $514m contract option extends Parsons' role in US integrated missile defence as hypersonic and ballistic threats accelerate procurement cycles.
The $514m contract option extends Parsons' role in US integrated missile defence as hypersonic and ballistic threats accelerate procurement cycles.
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.
Defence
Transportation & Logistics
CSG lands $50m bridge-layer deals across Europe, Middle East and Asia
Industrial-technology group CSG secures multi-region military engineering vehicle contracts, signalling sustained demand for NATO-interoperable land mobility systems.
Industrial-technology group CSG secures multi-region military engineering vehicle contracts, signalling sustained demand for NATO-interoperable land mobility systems.
Defence
Robotics
Transportation & Logistics
CSG posts €3.25bn H1 revenue as defence convergence drives US push
The Czech defence group's 17% revenue surge reflects NATO rearmament capital flows colliding with advanced drone and hypersonic technologies.
The Czech defence group's 17% revenue surge reflects NATO rearmament capital flows colliding with advanced drone and hypersonic technologies.
Fintech
Taranis Capital, Fintech Times & Co-Labs Global Partner on DeepTech
Taranis Capital, The Fintech Times and Co-Labs Global have partnered to accelerate FinTech, AI, RegTech and BioTech growth through capital, media and collaboration.
Strategic collaboration combines capital, media reach and collaborative services to cut through market noise and enable faster, safer and more resilient innovation for those who need it most.
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AI & ML
Blockchain
Fasset reaches $1B valuation with $68M SBI-led Series C
Japan's SBI Group backs a stablecoin neobank spanning 125 countries, signalling institutional capital's pivot to emerging-market financial infrastructure.
Japan's SBI Group backs a stablecoin neobank spanning 125 countries, signalling institutional capital's pivot to emerging-market financial infrastructure.
Fintech
Sustainability
Standard Chartered Foundation backs women-led tech founders in Egypt
A $35,000 grant programme targets Egypt's $2.2bn funding gap for women entrepreneurs across 12 tech startups.
A $35,000 grant programme targets Egypt's $2.2bn funding gap for women entrepreneurs across 12 tech startups.
Fintech
AI & ML
Asia fintech's AI pivot: agents, models and cross-border rails converge
From DBS agentic credit tools to Razorpay's payments foundation model, Asia's fintech layer is rewiring around AI in a single week.
From DBS agentic credit tools to Razorpay's payments foundation model, Asia's fintech layer is rewiring around AI in a single week.
Defence
Robotics
AI & ML
HII Watcher sUSV clears DoD autonomy test, eyes production
HII's autonomous interceptor vessel has passed a US Defence Innovation Unit prototype review, opening a path to full naval production.
HII's autonomous interceptor vessel has passed a US Defence Innovation Unit prototype review, opening a path to full naval production.
Defence
Space
Robotics
3D Systems wins $9m Air Force deal for large-format metal printing
A $27.4m cumulative USAF programme backs 3D Systems to scale flight-critical metal additive manufacturing, bridging defence procurement and advanced materials.
A $27.4m cumulative USAF programme backs 3D Systems to scale flight-critical metal additive manufacturing, bridging defence procurement and advanced materials.
Energy
AI & ML
Real Estate
Riot Platforms signs $9.1bn AI data centre lease in Bitcoin-to-AI pivot
The former Bitcoin miner has contracted 241 MW of AI data centre capacity worth $9.8bn, repositioning its Texas power grid as frontier AI infrastructure.
The former Bitcoin miner has contracted 241 MW of AI data centre capacity worth $9.8bn, repositioning its Texas power grid as frontier AI infrastructure.
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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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