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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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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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Fintech
Persistent Systems bids EUR 81 for Nagarro in 140% premium takeover
India's Persistent Systems acquires Munich-listed Nagarro at a 140% premium, marking one of the boldest cross-border IT services consolidations of 2026.
India's Persistent Systems acquires Munich-listed Nagarro at a 140% premium, marking one of the boldest cross-border IT services consolidations of 2026.
Transportation & Logistics
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Redkik and Fortress launch on-demand Bridge Cover for logistics
InsurTech platform Redkik teams with specialty broker Fortress to offer flexible, real-time gap and excess cover for freight operators.
InsurTech platform Redkik teams with specialty broker Fortress to offer flexible, real-time gap and excess cover for freight operators.
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AI & ML
BFSI SMEs outpace peers on AI maturity, Dell research finds
Dell's UK survey reveals financial services SMEs are embedding AI faster than other sectors, yet a skills gap threatens to stall momentum.
Dell's UK survey reveals financial services SMEs are embedding AI faster than other sectors, yet a skills gap threatens to stall momentum.
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AI & ML
73 Strings bulks up leadership to meet private markets AI demand
The Goldman-backed valuation platform adds a president and CPO as private capital firms race to govern AI-generated NAVs at scale.
The Goldman-backed valuation platform adds a president and CPO as private capital firms race to govern AI-generated NAVs at scale.
Transportation & Logistics
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Internet of Things
DHL, Standard Bank and MTN forge SME trade corridor across Africa
A four-way public-private coalition targets Africa's 90%-SME economy with finance, digital tools and logistics to unlock cross-border trade.
A four-way public-private coalition targets Africa's 90%-SME economy with finance, digital tools and logistics to unlock cross-border trade.
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AI & ML
i2c wins Latin America fintech award for AI fraud platform
Global Finance's Innovators 2026 award spotlights how embedded ML is reshaping real-time fraud prevention across Latin America's fast-digitising payments market.
Global Finance's Innovators 2026 award spotlights how embedded ML is reshaping real-time fraud prevention across Latin America's fast-digitising payments market.
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AI & ML
Yuno raises $45m Series B to power global payments infrastructure
Gulf sovereign capital joins a16z and Tiger Global to back Colombia-founded Yuno as it targets $100bn in annual transaction volume.
Gulf sovereign capital joins a16z and Tiger Global to back Colombia-founded Yuno as it targets $100bn in annual transaction volume.
Retail & E-Commerce
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AI & ML
Kinguin cuts ecommerce fraud 87.5% with AI-native Ravelin platform
A three-year renewal signals AI-driven, journey-wide fraud detection displacing manual review in high-velocity digital goods markets.
A three-year renewal signals AI-driven, journey-wide fraud detection displacing manual review in high-velocity digital goods markets.
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Energy
SWI Group pivots 80% of capital to transatlantic AI infrastructure
The Euronext-listed investment group acquires a controlling stake in Genesis Digital Assets, targeting a 4 GW digital infrastructure platform.
The Euronext-listed investment group acquires a controlling stake in Genesis Digital Assets, targeting a 4 GW digital infrastructure platform.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Flywire and Trustly extend open banking to North America
Flywire's Pay by Bank expansion into the US and Canada marks a significant step in open banking's move from European test bed to
Flywire's Pay by Bank expansion into the US and Canada marks a significant step in open banking's move from European test bed to
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AI & ML
ADX opens live market data to ChatGPT and Claude in MENA first
Abu Dhabi's exchange becomes the first in the MENA region to stream official live market data through conversational AI platforms.
Abu Dhabi's exchange becomes the first in the MENA region to stream official live market data through conversational AI platforms.
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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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