Digital Sovereignty

Fintech
Blockchain

Prediction markets hit $111B in Q2 as sport and stablecoins collide

A 1,764% year-on-year surge in notional volume signals prediction markets are no longer a fintech curiosity but a macro-scale asset class.
A 1,764% year-on-year surge in notional volume signals prediction markets are no longer a fintech curiosity but a macro-scale asset class.
Real Estate
Blockchain
Fintech

Tether and FirstData tokenise Saudi real estate under Vision 2030

Blockchain infrastructure meets Gulf sovereign ambition as Tether's Hadron platform targets illiquid Saudi property markets.
Blockchain infrastructure meets Gulf sovereign ambition as Tether's Hadron platform targets illiquid Saudi property markets.
Energy
AI & ML

X-energy and Centrus lock in domestic HALEU supply for SMR pipeline

A definitive fuel-supply deal between two NRC-licensed US facilities de-risks over 11 GW of advanced nuclear capacity for Dow, Amazon and Centrica.
A definitive fuel-supply deal between two NRC-licensed US facilities de-risks over 11 GW of advanced nuclear capacity for Dow, Amazon and Centrica.
Cybersecurity
Fintech
AI & ML

Aikido deploys 200+ AI agents inside Belfius data centre

Aikido's on-prem AI pentesting box inside a Belgian state bank signals a new model for regulated-sector cyber defence.
Aikido's on-prem AI pentesting box inside a Belgian state bank signals a new model for regulated-sector cyber defence.
Fintech
Wellbeing

Edenred UAE wins central bank approval to licence payroll platform

A stored-value facility licence would formalise Edenred's role paying 2.5 million workers, spotlighting UAE's push for migrant financial inclusion.
A stored-value facility licence would formalise Edenred's role paying 2.5 million workers, spotlighting UAE's push for migrant financial inclusion.
Energy
Sustainability

Syntropic and UNIGRID target 1GWh sodium-ion US push in 2027

A sodium-ion battery partnership bets on non-Chinese chemistry and US manufacturing to capture surging grid-storage demand.
A sodium-ion battery partnership bets on non-Chinese chemistry and US manufacturing to capture surging grid-storage demand.
Blockchain
Fintech

ANNA integrates digital token identifiers into global securities bureau

Digital assets gain mainstream financial plumbing as ANNA folds crypto and tokenised asset identifiers into its 146-million-ISIN reference hub.
Digital assets gain mainstream financial plumbing as ANNA folds crypto and tokenised asset identifiers into its 146-million-ISIN reference hub.
Fintech
Blockchain

CoinRoutes and Wincent bridge TradFi plumbing to digital asset liquidity

A dedicated FIX integration lets institutional desks tap Wincent's crypto liquidity without surrendering bilateral counterparty relationships.
A dedicated FIX integration lets institutional desks tap Wincent's crypto liquidity without surrendering bilateral counterparty relationships.
Fintech
Real Estate
AI & ML

Al Ramz doubles profit as GCC capital markets digitise at pace

The Dubai-listed broker's 90% net profit surge signals how Gulf capital markets are converging digital infrastructure with regional financial expansion.
The Dubai-listed broker's 90% net profit surge signals how Gulf capital markets are converging digital infrastructure with regional financial expansion.
Defence
Sustainability

CSG bets EUR 100m on German energetic-materials hub

CSG's second German site acquisition tightens Europe's ammunition supply chain as defence-industrial self-sufficiency becomes a strategic imperative.
CSG's second German site acquisition tightens Europe's ammunition supply chain as defence-industrial self-sufficiency becomes a strategic imperative.
Space
Defence

Telesat wins C$2.3bn Arctic military satcom deal for Lightspeed LEO

Canada's C$2.3bn defence contract adds 69 satellites to Telesat's LEO constellation, fusing sovereign connectivity with NATO interoperability ambitions.
Canada's C$2.3bn defence contract adds 69 satellites to Telesat's LEO constellation, fusing sovereign connectivity with NATO interoperability ambitions.
Aerospace
Defence
Sustainability

Volatus Aerospace targets sovereign wildfire capability in FlyOx deal

Canada's Volatus partners with Spain's Singular Aircraft to deploy heavy-lift autonomous firefighting planes, building sovereign aerospace resilience.
Canada's Volatus partners with Spain's Singular Aircraft to deploy heavy-lift autonomous firefighting planes, building sovereign aerospace resilience.
Cryptography
Fintech
Cybersecurity

Glide.id unites US carriers on SIM cryptography to kill the OTP

A SIM-anchored authentication platform now spans AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, targeting a fraud wave costing US consumers $15.9bn in 2025.
A SIM-anchored authentication platform now spans AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, targeting a fraud wave costing US consumers $15.9bn in 2025.
Fintech
Cybersecurity

NPCI warns India's digital payment users on SMS scam surge

India's retail payments authority launches a public awareness push as social-engineering SMS fraud threatens the country's fast-growing digital economy.
India's retail payments authority launches a public awareness push as social-engineering SMS fraud threatens the country's fast-growing digital economy.
Datatech
Fintech
AI & ML

Decube targets AI agent sprawl with governance layer for regulated firms

Decube's Agent Registry and Lineage tools give banks, insurers and telecoms an auditable record of every AI agent touching their data.
Decube's Agent Registry and Lineage tools give banks, insurers and telecoms an auditable record of every AI agent touching their data.
Space
Defence

Intuitive Machines buys Goonhilly and COMSAT to build lunar data network

The Houston space firm now controls UK and US deep-space ground stations, accelerating its bid to own the Moon's communications backbone.
The Houston space firm now controls UK and US deep-space ground stations, accelerating its bid to own the Moon's communications backbone.
Energy
Sustainability
Aerospace

Smartkem merges with Ferrox in $125m all-stock critical minerals deal

The Nasdaq-listed materials firm absorbs a South African titanium, iron and vanadium developer to become a vertically integrated electronics-to-mining play.
The Nasdaq-listed materials firm absorbs a South African titanium, iron and vanadium developer to become a vertically integrated electronics-to-mining play.
AI & ML
Datatech
Transportation & Logistics

TinyFish and NESIC target AI agent data bank for Japan's enterprises

A US web-native AI startup and Japan's NESIC are co-building a verified data layer to underpin autonomous AI agents across Japanese enterprises.
A US web-native AI startup and Japan's NESIC are co-building a verified data layer to underpin autonomous AI agents across Japanese enterprises.
Fintech
Blockchain
Space

MEXC bridges crypto and Wall Street with $7.1bn SpaceX futures

MEXC's Q2 report shows a crypto exchange eating into traditional brokerage territory with tokenised equities and pre-IPO access.
MEXC's Q2 report shows a crypto exchange eating into traditional brokerage territory with tokenised equities and pre-IPO access.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML
Defence

Atos posts H1 margin recovery as agentic AI and cyber bets sharpen

Europe's digital-services giant stabilises its balance sheet and bets on agentic AI, cybersecurity and digital sovereignty as its next growth engine.
Europe's digital-services giant stabilises its balance sheet and bets on agentic AI, cybersecurity and digital sovereignty as its next growth engine.
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