Digital Sovereignty

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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Datatech
Sustainability

Alef Education keeps 246,000 UAE pupils learning in distance shift

The Abu Dhabi edtech's national infrastructure play delivered zero disruption days across 518 schools when the UAE moved online in March 2026.
The Abu Dhabi edtech's national infrastructure play delivered zero disruption days across 518 schools when the UAE moved online in March 2026.
AI & ML
Defence
Robotics

Europe's AI hubs beyond London draw $28.6bn as capital clusters

Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding surge, with infrastructure and defence tech absorbing nearly half of all capital.
Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding surge, with infrastructure and defence tech absorbing nearly half of all capital.
Cryptography
Fintech
Cybersecurity

Wultra raises €6.8m to scale post-quantum identity across banking

A Series A backed by European and banking-linked VCs positions Wultra to ride the post-quantum cryptography migration now reshaping financial identity.
A Series A backed by European and banking-linked VCs positions Wultra to ride the post-quantum cryptography migration now reshaping financial identity.
Defence
Sustainability

Exosens wins 17,000-tube NATO night-vision deal for Czech forces

The French ITAR-free supplier secures Europe's largest Czech night-vision procurement, backing EU defence autonomy through 2032.
The French ITAR-free supplier secures Europe's largest Czech night-vision procurement, backing EU defence autonomy through 2032.
Wellbeing

Twentyeight Health and Clue bridge cycle tracking to telehealth

The partnership lets 100 million Clue users move from cycle data to provider-led birth control care via Twentyeight Health's insurance network.
The partnership lets 100 million Clue users move from cycle data to provider-led birth control care via Twentyeight Health's insurance network.
Fintech
Sustainability
Blockchain

IsDB Institute builds Islamic finance alliances across six continents

Bilateral meetings in Baku signal growing sovereign appetite for sukuk, waqf tokenisation, and blended Islamic finance structures worldwide.
Bilateral meetings in Baku signal growing sovereign appetite for sukuk, waqf tokenisation, and blended Islamic finance structures worldwide.
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