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The Hidden Friction Killing Bank Innovation Before It Starts
Banks can accelerate innovation by defining problems clearly and using pre-validation, standardisation, and collaboration to move ideas into adoption faster.
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Real EstateEnergySustainability
Aldar-Mubadala JV adds AED 918m Masdar City Square to clean-tech hub
Abu Dhabi's sovereign-backed JV bets AED 4.7bn on real estate anchoring the Gulf's AI and clean-energy convergence zone.Abu Dhabi's sovereign-backed JV bets AED 4.7bn on real estate anchoring the Gulf's AI and clean-energy convergence zone. -
Fintech
Riyadh day two: a live card link, $329.5m for barq, SME capital
Central bank governors' live card payment, barq's $329.5m Series A and a new SME financing fund made Money20/20 Middle East's second day about capital.Central bank governors' live card payment, barq's $329.5m Series A and a new SME financing fund made Money20/20 Middle East's second day about capital. -
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Visa survey: AI fraud fear reshapes Asia Pacific remittance priorities
A 45,000-person Visa study finds APAC consumers will accept 24-hour transfer delays to beat AI-enabled deepfake scams.A 45,000-person Visa study finds APAC consumers will accept 24-hour transfer delays to beat AI-enabled deepfake scams. -
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Agentic payments have an identity layer. The audit gap remains open.
As agent payment protocols solve identity and consent, a critical verification gap at the moment of payment threatens the auditability of autonomous commerce.As agent payment protocols solve identity and consent, a critical verification gap at the moment of payment threatens the auditability of autonomous commerce.
Fintech
Mubadala Bio Launches Eight Locally Produced Essential Medicines in the UAE
Mubadala Bio introduces eight essential medicines through its UAE facilities, strengthening national drug security and supporting the country’s life sciences ambitions.
Biotech
Hub71 Launches Hub71+ Life Sciences to Accelerate Healthcare Innovation in Abu Dhabi
Hub71 unveils Hub71+ Life Sciences, a specialist ecosystem supporting BioTech, MedTech, and digital health startups.
AI & ML
Huawei Unveils AI Campus Forum and Oman Airports Showcase at GITEX Global 2025
At GITEX Global 2025, Huawei hosted the “Building AI Campuses Together to Achieve All Intelligence” forum, bringing global leaders together to explore AI-driven digital transformation.
Fintech
Property Finder Secures $250M Debt Financing to Accelerate Growth
Property Finder partners with Ares Credit Funds for a $250M debt facility, fueling AI-driven innovation, product expansion, and strategic growth across the MENA region, reinforcing its po
CARE MENA 2025: Driving Climate Action, Renewable Energy & Sustainability Investments
CARE MENA 2025, co-located with DATE in Dubai, unites global leaders, investors, and startups to accelerate renewable energy, climate tech, and sustainability investments, fostering partn
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DATE Summit 2025 to Unite Global Tech, AI and Investment Leaders in Dubai
DATE Summit 2025 will gather global tech leaders, investors, and policymakers in Dubai to explore AI, emerging technologies, and digital transformation, co-located with CARE to drive the
Global Investment in 2025 Shifts Toward Strategic Sectors
FDI fell 3% in early 2025 as geopolitical tensions and high financing costs reshape global capital flows.
Fintech
Strategic Partnerships: The Key to Ecosystem-Driven Growth
In 2025, companies win through smart partnerships, not size.
Fintech
Middle East Leads Global Financial Inclusion Gains in 2025
The UAE and Saudi Arabia drive the strongest year-over-year progress in financial inclusion worldwide, fueled by fintech growth, digital finance, and financial literacy initiatives, showi
Reed Smith Launches Riyadh Office to Support Saudi Market Growth
Global law firm Reed Smith opens its Riyadh office, expanding its Middle East footprint alongside Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Space42 Expands GIQ Platform with AI Startup Partnerships
Space42 signs MoUs with xMap, FortyGuard, AIRMO, and AlphaGEO to integrate AI into its GIQ geospatial platform, enhancing urban planning, climate resilience, and environmental intelligenc
Huawei Partner Park Showcases Collaborative Innovation at GITEX Global 2025
Huawei unveils its Partner Park at GITEX 2025, highlighting six ecosystem partners and their joint AI, cloud, and IoT solutions, demonstrating how collaboration drives digital transformat
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Advanced Energy & Grid
CNNC calls for global fusion engineering alliance at IAEA forum
China's state nuclear corporation proposed a new international cooperation platform to move fusion energy from lab research toward engineering application.
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Cybersecurity
Kaspersky warns space systems face growing cyberattack risk
Kaspersky's ICS CERT report, presented at GISEC 2026, finds over 3,000 internet-exposed GNSS receivers vulnerable and satellite infrastructure increasingly targeted by
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Biotech
Anew Labs raises $290m at $1.5bn valuation for AI drug discovery
ByteDance's AI drug discovery spin-off Anew Labs has closed a reported $290m first external round, led by HSG, IDG Capital and Hillhouse Investment.
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Environmental Management & Markets
Only 15% of firms have quantified climate-risk costs, Capgemini finds
A Capgemini survey of 701 large organisations finds climate adaptation spending is rising even as net-zero implementation slips sharply.
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AI & ML
Microsoft brings Agent 365 AI governance platform to UAE data centres
Microsoft will make Agent 365 available in UAE data centres from October, giving enterprises a unified control plane to govern and secure AI agents at
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Pharmaceuticals
Remedy Plan advances RPT1G to Cohort 2 in AML/MDS Phase 1 trial
The Gaithersburg biotech also secured a $30m Series A extension and won FDA IND acceptance for RPT1G in solid tumours.
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Waste Valorisation & Symbiosis
HyOrc targets Portugal waste-to-methanol debut with €6.7m EU grant
The OTCQB-listed waste-to-fuel developer is commissioning its first commercial RDF-to-methanol module in Portugal, backed by non-dilutive STEP programme funding.
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AI & ML
Lenovo expands Qira AI to 16GB PCs, wearables and third-party apps
Lenovo is broadening its Qira personal AI to lower-spec PCs, Motorola wearables and six productivity apps via a new Workato integration.
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Pharmaceuticals
X-Chem wins Chordoma Foundation TBXT Challenge with novel binder
X-Chem beat 25 competing teams to become the first to bind Brachyury below 1 micromolar, validating its DEL-based Chemomics platform against a long
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Environmental Management & Markets
ALTÉRRA and FinDev Canada partner to fund climate in emerging markets
The Abu Dhabi climate fund and Canada's development finance institution will co-invest across Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa.
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Cybersecurity
du and QuantumGate deploy post-quantum security on UAE Hypercloud
UAE telco du and QuantumGate are bringing quantum-safe cryptography to du Tech's National Hypercloud under an MoU endorsed by the UAE Cyber Security
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Medical Devices
EIB and Angelini Ventures hit €48.5m deployed under €150m facility
The EIB-Angelini Ventures co-investment partnership has backed five European life sciences companies in under a year, with €100m expected deployed by early 2027.
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