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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
North Vector Dynamics lands CSG backing for NATO-ready counter-drone
A European defence giant's strategic bet on a Canadian missile startup signals accelerating cross-Atlantic capital flows into sovereign air defence.
A European defence giant's strategic bet on a Canadian missile startup signals accelerating cross-Atlantic capital flows into sovereign air defence.
Blockchain
Orbs launches DAO governance vote for Layer-3 blockchain protocol
OIP-9 proposes the first formal community governance structure for Orbs' decentralised on-chain trading infrastructure.
OIP-9 proposes the first formal community governance structure for Orbs' decentralised on-chain trading infrastructure.
Energy
Real Estate
AI & ML
Heelstone adds 188 MWp Texas solar project to US renewables pipeline
Qualitas Energy's US platform acquires a development-stage Texas solar project, eyeing hyperscaler and industrial offtake demand by 2029.
Qualitas Energy's US platform acquires a development-stage Texas solar project, eyeing hyperscaler and industrial offtake demand by 2029.
Energy
Sustainability
Syntropic and UNIGRID target 1GWh sodium-ion US push in 2027
A sodium-ion battery partnership bets on non-Chinese chemistry and US manufacturing to capture surging grid-storage demand.
A sodium-ion battery partnership bets on non-Chinese chemistry and US manufacturing to capture surging grid-storage demand.
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Retail & E-Commerce
MoneyHash and Azm Fintech unite to streamline Saudi payment ops
The partnership connects MoneyHash's orchestration layer to Azm's licensed Edaat platform, targeting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 digital payments push.
The partnership connects MoneyHash's orchestration layer to Azm's licensed Edaat platform, targeting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 digital payments push.
Blockchain
Fintech
ANNA integrates digital token identifiers into global securities bureau
Digital assets gain mainstream financial plumbing as ANNA folds crypto and tokenised asset identifiers into its 146-million-ISIN reference hub.
Digital assets gain mainstream financial plumbing as ANNA folds crypto and tokenised asset identifiers into its 146-million-ISIN reference hub.
Property
Fintech
openmoove makes material info free as UK proptech reform bites
The Cardiff proptech removes compliance charges for sellers as the UK government's Home Buying Reform Roadmap accelerates the industry's digital shift.
The Cardiff proptech removes compliance charges for sellers as the UK government's Home Buying Reform Roadmap accelerates the industry's digital shift.
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Blockchain
ANNA adds digital token identifiers to global ISIN bureau
The move formally bridges traditional securities infrastructure with crypto and tokenised asset identification, signalling digital assets' shift to mainstream capital
The move formally bridges traditional securities infrastructure with crypto and tokenised asset identification, signalling digital assets' shift to mainstream capital
Fintech
Blockchain
CoinRoutes and Wincent bridge TradFi plumbing to digital asset liquidity
A dedicated FIX integration lets institutional desks tap Wincent's crypto liquidity without surrendering bilateral counterparty relationships.
A dedicated FIX integration lets institutional desks tap Wincent's crypto liquidity without surrendering bilateral counterparty relationships.
Fintech
Travel
Retail & E-Commerce
Emburse expands T&E ecosystem with FCTG, Mastercard deals
Emburse adds three travel management partners and deepens a Mastercard tie-up, betting open architecture beats vendor lock-in.
Emburse adds three travel management partners and deepens a Mastercard tie-up, betting open architecture beats vendor lock-in.
Fintech
Blockchain
Diesta embeds J.P. Morgan's Kinexys payee checks in insurance payments
A blockchain-backed verification layer enters commercial insurance settlement, targeting the manual, multi-jurisdiction payment flows that expose brokers to fraud.
A blockchain-backed verification layer enters commercial insurance settlement, targeting the manual, multi-jurisdiction payment flows that expose brokers to fraud.
Fintech
Datatech
Pliant brings European commercial credit to US via Thredd and Coastal
Berlin-based Pliant mirrors its EU embedded-finance stack in the US, signalling European fintech's accelerating transatlantic expansion push.
Berlin-based Pliant mirrors its EU embedded-finance stack in the US, signalling European fintech's accelerating transatlantic expansion push.
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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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