Digital Sovereignty

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.
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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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Defence
Fintech

NATO DIANA launches 24-investor Capital Network for dual-use deep-tech

NATO's defence accelerator opens a screened investor network to channel Allied capital into battle-ready deep-tech startups.
NATO's defence accelerator opens a screened investor network to channel Allied capital into battle-ready deep-tech startups.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Paymob raises $35m in Mubadala-EBRD round to target agentic commerce

Sovereign and development capital backs MENA's payments infrastructure layer as GCC revenues triple and agentic commerce shapes the next product frontier.
Sovereign and development capital backs MENA's payments infrastructure layer as GCC revenues triple and agentic commerce shapes the next product frontier.
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Property
Real Estate

Hiizzy launches transaction-ready property platform in UK's North

The proptech startup is targeting Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool with a fixed-fee model designed to cut Britain's 120-day completion times.
The proptech startup is targeting Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool with a fixed-fee model designed to cut Britain's 120-day completion times.
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Cybersecurity
AI & ML
Datatech

Rubrik extends cyber resilience to Apache Iceberg lakehouses on AWS

Rubrik's new Iceberg-aware backup tool targets the metadata gap that leaves AI-era data lakehouses exposed after ransomware or rogue-agent events.
Rubrik's new Iceberg-aware backup tool targets the metadata gap that leaves AI-era data lakehouses exposed after ransomware or rogue-agent events.
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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.
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Fintech

Revolut files for Swiss banking licence with CHF 150m investment

Revolut's FINMA application and five-year capital commitment signal neobanks' push to embed inside the world's tightest regulatory regimes.
Revolut's FINMA application and five-year capital commitment signal neobanks' push to embed inside the world's tightest regulatory regimes.
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Fintech
Datatech

Xryma Plc posts steady H1 2026 as T2 integration nears payoff

The Cyprus banktech group reports near-breakeven H1 profits while its Eurosystem T2 settlement access sets up a 2027 revenue inflection.
The Cyprus banktech group reports near-breakeven H1 profits while its Eurosystem T2 settlement access sets up a 2027 revenue inflection.
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Fintech
Cryptography
Cybersecurity

Microsoft, Marvell and Utimaco launch cloud-native payments HSM

A three-way hardware-cloud-software alliance shifts payment security infrastructure from bank data centres to managed Azure services.
A three-way hardware-cloud-software alliance shifts payment security infrastructure from bank data centres to managed Azure services.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Telr and MoneyHash unite to simplify MENA payment orchestration

The partnership plugs Telr's regulated Gulf acquiring into MoneyHash's orchestration layer, lowering the integration bar for merchants entering MENA.
The partnership plugs Telr's regulated Gulf acquiring into MoneyHash's orchestration layer, lowering the integration bar for merchants entering MENA.
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Automotive
Transportation & Logistics

Velian consolidates 33,000-point Dutch EV network onto AMPECO platform

The Dutch AC charging operator brings roaming, invoicing and customer relationships in-house as EV infrastructure matures beyond roll-out.
The Dutch AC charging operator brings roaming, invoicing and customer relationships in-house as EV infrastructure matures beyond roll-out.
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Defence
Energy
Transportation & Logistics

Novacium silicon-cell battery wins first drone defence order

French deep-tech firm Novacium lands its first commercial defence order, supplying silicon-anode battery packs for Alta Ares' counter-drone interceptor.
French deep-tech firm Novacium lands its first commercial defence order, supplying silicon-anode battery packs for Alta Ares' counter-drone interceptor.
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Fintech
Blockchain

GDF, FIX and Deloitte push standards agenda for digital finance

A joint white paper from three major finance bodies argues governance gaps, not technology, now block tokenised markets from scaling.
A joint white paper from three major finance bodies argues governance gaps, not technology, now block tokenised markets from scaling.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech

Copla launches TPRM platform to close a 69% vendor compliance gap

A new GRC automation tool targets the third-party risk blind spot exposing firms across regulated and unregulated sectors alike.
A new GRC automation tool targets the third-party risk blind spot exposing firms across regulated and unregulated sectors alike.
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Robotics
AI & ML

EIT AI & Robotics Community opens founder call across Europe

The EU's EIT merges AI and robotics into one pan-European founder pipeline, targeting over €80m in leveraged investment by 2028.
The EU's EIT merges AI and robotics into one pan-European founder pipeline, targeting over €80m in leveraged investment by 2028.
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Blockchain
Fintech

Fasset lists UAE dirham stablecoin as dollar alternatives gain ground

Fasset's DDSC listing marks the first retail deployment of a central-bank-approved non-dollar stablecoin on a VARA-regulated platform.
Fasset's DDSC listing marks the first retail deployment of a central-bank-approved non-dollar stablecoin on a VARA-regulated platform.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech
Internet of Things

Fime acquires Red Alert Labs to unify digital trust and cybersecurity

Fime's Red Alert Labs buy signals that payments, digital identity and cybersecurity compliance are converging into a single regulated stack.
Fime's Red Alert Labs buy signals that payments, digital identity and cybersecurity compliance are converging into a single regulated stack.
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Fintech
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

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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