Digital Sovereignty

Cybersecurity
Fintech

Equiti opens Bangalore tech hub to drive UAE-India fintech build-out

Dubai-headquartered Equiti Group expands into India's tech capital, targeting AI, cybersecurity and cloud talent for its global trading platform.
Dubai-headquartered Equiti Group expands into India's tech capital, targeting AI, cybersecurity and cloud talent for its global trading platform.
Fintech
Sustainability
Transportation & Logistics

Afreximbank calls for African industrial sovereignty via capital reform

A BBB+ S&P rating and a $2bn syndicated facility underpin Afreximbank's push to shift Africa from raw-material exporter to industrial power.
A BBB+ S&P rating and a $2bn syndicated facility underpin Afreximbank's push to shift Africa from raw-material exporter to industrial power.
Cybersecurity
Fintech

Signicat and TrustTech target EU identity fragmentation

The partnership brings reusable, eIDAS 2.0-compliant identity wallets to European regulated industries ahead of mandatory public wallet rollout.
The partnership brings reusable, eIDAS 2.0-compliant identity wallets to European regulated industries ahead of mandatory public wallet rollout.
Energy
Sustainability
Transportation & Logistics

Shenzhen Chamber eyes Europe solar push as China-EU energy ties deepen

A Shenzhen trade delegation toured Munich's Intersolar Europe to scout photovoltaic and storage partnerships, signalling renewed China-EU clean-energy diplomacy.
A Shenzhen trade delegation toured Munich's Intersolar Europe to scout photovoltaic and storage partnerships, signalling renewed China-EU clean-energy diplomacy.
Transportation & Logistics

RENK acquires David Brown Defence to lock in Five Eyes naval access

The German propulsion giant buys a Huddersfield gearbox specialist with a £700m pipeline, deepening its grip on UK, Australian and Canadian naval programmes.
The German propulsion giant buys a Huddersfield gearbox specialist with a £700m pipeline, deepening its grip on UK, Australian and Canadian naval programmes.
Energy
Real Estate
Sustainability

Critical Metals amends European Lithium deal structure

A tweaked settlement mechanic keeps the Wolfsberg lithium mine acquisition on track for September, as Europe races to secure domestic battery supply.
A tweaked settlement mechanic keeps the Wolfsberg lithium mine acquisition on track for September, as Europe races to secure domestic battery supply.
Blockchain
Fintech

WealthArc adds crypto to wealth data stack as MiCA shakeout bites

Regulatory pressure from MiCA and the FCA is forcing wealth managers to treat crypto with the same rigour as traditional assets.
Regulatory pressure from MiCA and the FCA is forcing wealth managers to treat crypto with the same rigour as traditional assets.
Blockchain
Fintech

Ondo Finance brings tokenised US equities inside regulatory perimeter

Ondo and Broadridge deliver the first SEC-model custodial tokenised US securities, with on-chain proxy voting for IVV and Micron shares.
Ondo and Broadridge deliver the first SEC-model custodial tokenised US securities, with on-chain proxy voting for IVV and Micron shares.
Cybersecurity
Fintech

NOBA Bank deploys cloud-native payee verification across Europe

NOBA Bank Group is rolling out SaaS-based Verification of Payee with Tieto Banktech as European payment fraud tops €4.2 billion.
NOBA Bank Group is rolling out SaaS-based Verification of Payee with Tieto Banktech as European payment fraud tops €4.2 billion.
Energy
Sustainability

Eos Energy launches rights offering to fund zinc storage JV

Eos Energy is raising fresh capital via a rights offering to back its Frontier Power USA joint venture in long-duration zinc-based storage.
Eos Energy is raising fresh capital via a rights offering to back its Frontier Power USA joint venture in long-duration zinc-based storage.
AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce
Datatech

Alibaba unifies AI operations and commits $53bn to global cloud

Alibaba's Token Hub restructure and 105-zone cloud expansion signal a shift from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment.
Alibaba's Token Hub restructure and 105-zone cloud expansion signal a shift from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment.
Energy
Real Estate
Fintech

Eos Energy taps equity markets to fund Frontier Power USA venture

The zinc-based battery storage firm launches a stock-and-warrants offering to capitalise a new US grid-scale energy joint venture.
The zinc-based battery storage firm launches a stock-and-warrants offering to capitalise a new US grid-scale energy joint venture.
Energy
Space
Sustainability

AnorTech and Greenland Mines link up in US$3.5m critical-minerals bet

A share-swap giving Greenland Mines a 9.9% stake in AnorTech fuses Greenland's anorthosite reserves with a multi-asset rare-earths platform.
A share-swap giving Greenland Mines a 9.9% stake in AnorTech fuses Greenland's anorthosite reserves with a multi-asset rare-earths platform.
Sustainability
Real Estate

EPHI joins UNEP wastewater initiative to link water data to Paris goals

A US drinking-water consultancy joins a UNEP platform to feed infrastructure data into Paris Agreement climate-transparency reporting.
A US drinking-water consultancy joins a UNEP platform to feed infrastructure data into Paris Agreement climate-transparency reporting.
Travel
AI & ML
Fintech

Perk lands in Abu Dhabi as Gulf AI ambition reshapes business travel

The AI-native travel platform targets tripled UAE spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.
The AI-native travel platform targets tripled UAE spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.
Fintech

ANNA Money Australia bundles AFSL, tax rails and payments for SMEs

The fintech secures its Australian Financial Services Licence and dual government accreditations to build a single operating platform for small businesses.
The fintech secures its Australian Financial Services Licence and dual government accreditations to build a single operating platform for small businesses.
Travel
AI & ML
Fintech

Perk lands in Abu Dhabi as GCC business travel meets AI ambition

The AI-native travel platform targets a tripling of UAE spend by 2028, anchoring itself to Abu Dhabi's 20%-of-GDP AI strategy.
The AI-native travel platform targets a tripling of UAE spend by 2028, anchoring itself to Abu Dhabi's 20%-of-GDP AI strategy.
Fintech
Internet of Things
Transportation & Logistics

VEON anchors $1bn Bangladesh FDI push with $250m digital pledge

The Nasdaq-listed operator's anchor commitment targets connectivity, digital finance and AI in one of South Asia's fastest-growing digital markets.
The Nasdaq-listed operator's anchor commitment targets connectivity, digital finance and AI in one of South Asia's fastest-growing digital markets.
Retail & E-Commerce
Transportation & Logistics
Fintech

dLocal's Russell 2000 entry lifts EM payments into index funds

The Uruguayan cross-border payments platform joins a $12.2 trillion benchmarked index universe, broadening institutional exposure to emerging-market financial rails.
The Uruguayan cross-border payments platform joins a $12.2 trillion benchmarked index universe, broadening institutional exposure to emerging-market financial rails.
AI & ML
Defence
Robotics

Europe's AI hubs beyond London draw $28.6B as infra bets surge

Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding map where infrastructure and defence tech absorb nearly half of all capital.
Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding map where infrastructure and defence tech absorb nearly half of all capital.
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