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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
Datatech

Equasens H1 margin hits 26.8% as AI and sovereign cloud advance

The French healthtech group's ARR surpassed €111m as it embeds agentic AI and a sovereign healthcare cloud across European care settings.
The French healthtech group's ARR surpassed €111m as it embeds agentic AI and a sovereign healthcare cloud across European care settings.
Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Wellbeing

EssilorLuxottica and Meta push AI glasses into mainstream with Gen 3

The Ray-Ban Meta partnership expands to 100-plus styles, adds an AI agent and FDA-cleared hearing tools as wearable AI scales globally.
The Ray-Ban Meta partnership expands to 100-plus styles, adds an AI agent and FDA-cleared hearing tools as wearable AI scales globally.
Wellbeing
AI & ML

CooperVision opens Southampton hub with six-product pipeline push

CooperCompanies opens a UK R&D centre and accelerates six contact lens launches, betting on myopia and ageing demographics.
CooperCompanies opens a UK R&D centre and accelerates six contact lens launches, betting on myopia and ageing demographics.
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.
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Real Estate
Sustainability

Abu Dhabi names three Oncology Centres of Excellence for breast care

Abu Dhabi's DoH designates three hospitals as breast cancer Centres of Excellence, signalling the emirate's push to become a global healthcare destination.
Abu Dhabi's DoH designates three hospitals as breast cancer Centres of Excellence, signalling the emirate's push to become a global healthcare destination.
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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.
Datatech
Wellbeing

Veritas Data Research pipes mortality data to US public sector

A partnership with government IT aggregator Carahsoft brings real-time US death records to agencies tackling pension fraud and public health gaps.
A partnership with government IT aggregator Carahsoft brings real-time US death records to agencies tackling pension fraud and public health gaps.
AI & ML
Wellbeing

Qure.ai's Aira wins Class IIb CE mark for emerging-market AI care

Qure.ai's primary care AI system earns one of the EU's highest medical device certifications, opening procurement pathways across health ministries globally.
Qure.ai's primary care AI system earns one of the EU's highest medical device certifications, opening procurement pathways across health ministries globally.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML
Wellbeing

Empromptu and Skyrelis target regulated AI deployment gap

Two enterprise AI firms are partnering to bring governed agentic AI to healthcare SaaS, with a $50bn federal programme in their sights.
Two enterprise AI firms are partnering to bring governed agentic AI to healthcare SaaS, with a $50bn federal programme in their sights.
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Retail & E-Commerce

Salonist adds 40+ integrations for beauty and wellness SMEs

The salon software firm's integration push signals vertical SaaS consolidation reaching the fragmented beauty and wellness market.
The salon software firm's integration push signals vertical SaaS consolidation reaching the fragmented beauty and wellness market.
Wellbeing
AI & ML

Rapid Growth Trend flags admin burden behind US medical billing costs

A Fresno BPO outfit says MD-level billers cut denial rates below 3%, as US practices carry growing regulatory staffing overhead.
A Fresno BPO outfit says MD-level billers cut denial rates below 3%, as US practices carry growing regulatory staffing overhead.
Wellbeing

Venus Concept names Brad Oliver as CEO in leadership handover

The medical aesthetics device maker appoints a 20-year industry veteran as CEO, with no change to strategic priorities.
The medical aesthetics device maker appoints a 20-year industry veteran as CEO, with no change to strategic priorities.
Fintech
Wellbeing

Discovery Bank turns profit as Vitality model scales to 54m lives

Discovery's banking pivot reaches profitability while its behavioural-insurance model expands across health, finance and four continents.
Discovery's banking pivot reaches profitability while its behavioural-insurance model expands across health, finance and four continents.
Wellbeing
AI & ML

John Snow Labs partners to close risk-score gaps in health plan AI

Medical language models are targeting unstructured clinical notes that structured claims data cannot reach, reshaping health plan risk scoring.
Medical language models are targeting unstructured clinical notes that structured claims data cannot reach, reshaping health plan risk scoring.
Wellbeing
AI & ML

Fangzhou's AI chronic care model wins Fortune China design award

China's largest online chronic disease platform scales its proprietary LLM across 59.8 million users, testing AI's role in mass healthcare delivery.
China's largest online chronic disease platform scales its proprietary LLM across 59.8 million users, testing AI's role in mass healthcare delivery.
Wellbeing
AI & ML
Fintech

Strata embeds AI decision layer into healthcare finance platform

Strata Decision Technology's new AI layer targets the gap between healthcare financial data and actionable operational decisions.
Strata Decision Technology's new AI layer targets the gap between healthcare financial data and actionable operational decisions.
Wellbeing
AI & ML
Datatech

Semble Technology raises £20M for healthcare-management platform

The UK healthtech raises a significant Series round as digital infrastructure investment in primary care management accelerates.
The UK healthtech raises a significant Series round as digital infrastructure investment in primary care management accelerates.
Fintech
Wellbeing

PensionBee survey reveals UK retirement confidence gap

Only one in six Britons feel financially confident about retirement, despite most picturing a clear vision of their later years.
Only one in six Britons feel financially confident about retirement, despite most picturing a clear vision of their later years.
Wellbeing
Sustainability
Fintech

Philips prices EUR 650m EU Green Bond in healthcare first

Philips becomes the first healthcare company to issue under the new EU Green Bond Standard, raising EUR 650m at 2.7x oversubscription.
Philips becomes the first healthcare company to issue under the new EU Green Bond Standard, raising EUR 650m at 2.7x oversubscription.
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