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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.
Wellbeing
AI & ML
Heidi Health hits $900m valuation with $340m raise for NHS AI push
General Catalyst and Blackbird back the NHS's sole AI documentation supplier as clinical AI regulation and workforce capacity collide.
General Catalyst and Blackbird back the NHS's sole AI documentation supplier as clinical AI regulation and workforce capacity collide.
Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech
Adyen upgrades Authenticate to lift merchant conversion rates
Adyen's ML-powered authentication overhaul, backed by Google, Mastercard and Visa, promises double-digit conversion gains for global merchants.
Adyen's ML-powered authentication overhaul, backed by Google, Mastercard and Visa, promises double-digit conversion gains for global merchants.
Defence
Aerospace
AI & ML
Volatus Aerospace clears GPS-denied flight test with V-Cortex autonomy
Canada's sovereign drone-autonomy platform navigates without GPS, targeting defence, public safety and Arctic operations.
Canada's sovereign drone-autonomy platform navigates without GPS, targeting defence, public safety and Arctic operations.
Energy
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AI & ML
Ninepoint's ENRG ETF bets on North American energy independence
A new NYSE-listed fund bundles oil, nuclear, pipelines and critical minerals into one portfolio as AI and reshoring drive power demand.
A new NYSE-listed fund bundles oil, nuclear, pipelines and critical minerals into one portfolio as AI and reshoring drive power demand.
Wellbeing
Retail & E-Commerce
AesthetiClinic launches flat-fee clinic platform for UK aesthetics
Belfast startup targets independent aesthetic clinics with a £25 flat-fee system, cutting deposit commissions to zero.
Belfast startup targets independent aesthetic clinics with a £25 flat-fee system, cutting deposit commissions to zero.
Defence
Robotics
HII expands UUV plant 25% as NATO demand lifts autonomous maritime
HII's Pocasset expansion signals rising allied demand for autonomous underwater and surface systems beyond traditional naval procurement.
HII's Pocasset expansion signals rising allied demand for autonomous underwater and surface systems beyond traditional naval procurement.
Defence
Energy
Transportation & Logistics
Elmet Group locks in UK tungsten supply under $450m US defence deal
A US-UK offtake pact worth over $230m annually cements allied critical-minerals supply chains backed by both governments' strategic funds.
A US-UK offtake pact worth over $230m annually cements allied critical-minerals supply chains backed by both governments' strategic funds.
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Media & Publishing
ASUS Googlebook 14 bets on Gemini to reframe the AI PC race
ASUS launches its first Gemini-native laptop in Canada, testing whether Google's AI stack can rival Microsoft's Copilot grip on enterprise hardware.
ASUS launches its first Gemini-native laptop in Canada, testing whether Google's AI stack can rival Microsoft's Copilot grip on enterprise hardware.
Space
Defence
Firefly Aerospace completes expanded cleanroom to scale lunar production
A Texas state grant underwrites a fourfold cleanroom expansion, positioning Firefly to run 12 lunar and orbital vehicles simultaneously.
A Texas state grant underwrites a fourfold cleanroom expansion, positioning Firefly to run 12 lunar and orbital vehicles simultaneously.
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Datatech
AI & ML
Cloudera data index exposes AI readiness gap in financial services
New research finds infrastructure gaps and weak workflow integration are stalling AI production deployments across financial institutions globally.
New research finds infrastructure gaps and weak workflow integration are stalling AI production deployments across financial institutions globally.
Blockchain
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Retail & E-Commerce
Morph Payments adds Solana and TRON to stablecoin SME platform
Morph Payments expands blockchain network support, targeting SMEs in emerging markets where TRON-based USDT transfers dominate cross-border trade.
Morph Payments expands blockchain network support, targeting SMEs in emerging markets where TRON-based USDT transfers dominate cross-border trade.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
ACI data: financial fragility is reshaping US bill pay
A ninth-year ACI pulse study finds hardship flexibility, not speed, is now the defining demand in US consumer payments.
A ninth-year ACI pulse study finds hardship flexibility, not speed, is now the defining demand in US consumer payments.
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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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