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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.
Real Estate
Blockchain
Fintech
Tether and FirstData tokenise Saudi real estate under Vision 2030
Blockchain infrastructure meets Gulf sovereign ambition as Tether's Hadron platform targets illiquid Saudi property markets.
Blockchain infrastructure meets Gulf sovereign ambition as Tether's Hadron platform targets illiquid Saudi property markets.
Energy
Sustainability
Datatech
ABB backs LevelTen Energy to close the clean power procurement gap
ABB's minority stake in the world's largest clean energy marketplace signals industrial electrification converging with sophisticated PPA deal infrastructure.
ABB's minority stake in the world's largest clean energy marketplace signals industrial electrification converging with sophisticated PPA deal infrastructure.
Real Estate
Property
Fintech
Altus Group acquires Valos to automate UK property valuation workflow
Altus Group's Valos acquisition embeds AI into the UK lender-valuer chain, accelerating proptech's quiet takeover of CRE compliance.
Altus Group's Valos acquisition embeds AI into the UK lender-valuer chain, accelerating proptech's quiet takeover of CRE compliance.
Energy
AI & ML
X-energy and Centrus lock in domestic HALEU supply for SMR pipeline
A definitive fuel-supply deal between two NRC-licensed US facilities de-risks over 11 GW of advanced nuclear capacity for Dow, Amazon and Centrica.
A definitive fuel-supply deal between two NRC-licensed US facilities de-risks over 11 GW of advanced nuclear capacity for Dow, Amazon and Centrica.
Energy
Sustainability
Real Estate
CIP closes $510m Mexico solar-storage project via growth markets fund
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners brings 420 MWdc solar plus 750 MWh storage to the Yucatán, backed by five global banks and a Mexican pension fund.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners brings 420 MWdc solar plus 750 MWh storage to the Yucatán, backed by five global banks and a Mexican pension fund.
Fintech
AlFaris International Appoints Nicholas Bingham as Strategic Advisor
AlFaris International Group has appointed Taranis Capital Founder and CEO Nicholas S. Bingham as Strategic Advisor to support its growth strategy.
AlFaris International Group has announced the appointment of Nicholas S. Bingham, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Taranis Capital, as a Strategic Advisor to the Group.
Retail & E-Commerce
Energy
Fintech
Alfred raises £5m to bundle UK household services on wholesale model
The AI-native startup's Costco-style membership targets a £180bn UK utilities market ripe for cross-sector disruption.
The AI-native startup's Costco-style membership targets a £180bn UK utilities market ripe for cross-sector disruption.
Fintech
AI & ML
Pinegap raises $8m to deploy AI agents across buy-side funds
The New York fintech's Series A backs custom AI agents that automate equity research workflows for hedge funds and long-only managers.
The New York fintech's Series A backs custom AI agents that automate equity research workflows for hedge funds and long-only managers.
Cybersecurity
Fintech
AI & ML
Aikido deploys 200+ AI agents inside Belfius data centre
Aikido's on-prem AI pentesting box inside a Belgian state bank signals a new model for regulated-sector cyber defence.
Aikido's on-prem AI pentesting box inside a Belgian state bank signals a new model for regulated-sector cyber defence.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Orion adds fractional trading for Schwab advisors via its OMS
Orion's native fractional share capability targets cash drag and direct indexing viability for smaller advisory accounts.
Orion's native fractional share capability targets cash drag and direct indexing viability for smaller advisory accounts.
Fintech
Cybersecurity
AI & ML
AI agents get wallets as rogue behaviour warnings mount
Cloudflare's stablecoin wallets for AI agents arrive as UK regulators flag deceptive agent behaviour in cyber tests.
Cloudflare's stablecoin wallets for AI agents arrive as UK regulators flag deceptive agent behaviour in cyber tests.
Fintech
AI & ML
Tavant and Dark Matter link AI mortgage automation to Empower LOS
The integration brings agentic underwriting automation to Empower's lender base, adding AI decisioning to one of the US mortgage market's established origination
The integration brings agentic underwriting automation to Empower's lender base, adding AI decisioning to one of the US mortgage market's established origination
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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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