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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.
Robotics
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Transportation & Logistics
Unitree's 8,000x IPO signals China's humanoid robot inflection point
Unitree's Star Market debut drew demand 8,000 times over, putting humanoid robotics at the centre of China's next industrial capital cycle.
Unitree's Star Market debut drew demand 8,000 times over, putting humanoid robotics at the centre of China's next industrial capital cycle.
Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain
Cypher Capital names new CEO to drive multi-asset institutional push
The Dubai-founded firm is expanding beyond digital assets into AI infrastructure and private equity under a new chief executive.
The Dubai-founded firm is expanding beyond digital assets into AI infrastructure and private equity under a new chief executive.
Fintech
AI & ML
Iress UK lifts EBITDA 43% as wealth-tech consolidation gathers pace
Cost discipline and AI-assisted engineering help Iress UK more than offset a 1% revenue dip in a consolidating wealth-management market.
Cost discipline and AI-assisted engineering help Iress UK more than offset a 1% revenue dip in a consolidating wealth-management market.
Cybersecurity
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Real Estate
California fines Academy Mortgage $825k over ransomware data breach
California's DFPI penalises a Utah mortgage lender for cybersecurity failures that exposed 284,000 people to a 2023 ransomware attack.
California's DFPI penalises a Utah mortgage lender for cybersecurity failures that exposed 284,000 people to a 2023 ransomware attack.
Fintech
AI & ML
FCA Mills Review puts AI accountability at the heart of fintech
The FCA's Mills Review signals tighter AI governance for financial services as automated systems move from assistance to autonomous action.
The FCA's Mills Review signals tighter AI governance for financial services as automated systems move from assistance to autonomous action.
Fintech
Blockchain
Bank of England lab tests digital pound and stablecoin in one trade flow
A Bank of England pilot puts sterling at the final settlement leg of a cross-border trade flow dominated by dollar stablecoins.
A Bank of England pilot puts sterling at the final settlement leg of a cross-border trade flow dominated by dollar stablecoins.
Travel
Blockchain
Fintech
Entravel raises $7.5m to wire travel booking into fintech super-apps
Crypto-native travel infrastructure startup targets mainstream fintech platforms after powering booking for Kraken and MetaMask.
Crypto-native travel infrastructure startup targets mainstream fintech platforms after powering booking for Kraken and MetaMask.
Fintech
Real Estate
AI & ML
Pivotal's Believe Loans posts 121% lending growth via AI-driven CRM
UK mortgage consolidator Pivotal reports specialist lending growth at ten times the market rate, backed by AI-powered workflow investment.
UK mortgage consolidator Pivotal reports specialist lending growth at ten times the market rate, backed by AI-powered workflow investment.
Fintech
AI & ML
Perpetuals wins MiCA licence as rivals retreat from Europe
CySEC authorisation gives Nasdaq-listed Perpetuals a white-label gateway into EU crypto markets as competitors pull back.
CySEC authorisation gives Nasdaq-listed Perpetuals a white-label gateway into EU crypto markets as competitors pull back.
AI & ML
Datatech
Fintech
Databricks closes $5bn round at $190bn valuation on AI agent push
A $5bn raise at a $190bn valuation confirms Databricks as the default data infrastructure layer for enterprise AI agents.
A $5bn raise at a $190bn valuation confirms Databricks as the default data infrastructure layer for enterprise AI agents.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Travel
Klarna revamps membership tiers with €6,000 perks and fee removal
Klarna's four-tier membership overhaul targets credit card displacement across Europe, bundling travel, media and wellbeing perks.
Klarna's four-tier membership overhaul targets credit card displacement across Europe, bundling travel, media and wellbeing perks.
Fintech
AI & ML
FCA's Mills Review puts AI accountability at heart of UK fintech
The FCA's Mills Review signals where AI regulation in retail financial services is heading, with accountability frameworks now a boardroom priority.
The FCA's Mills Review signals where AI regulation in retail financial services is heading, with accountability frameworks now a boardroom 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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