Croatian debut brings around 7,000 non-food products to professional buyers while all seven Canary Islands gain access to an initial range exceeding 3,000 items IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs METRO has launched its B2B non-food online marketplace in Croatia and extended its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Croatia, France, Germany, Internet & Online, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Retail, Spain, Technology
Tagged B2B marketplace, business delivery, Canary Islands, CROATIA, digital wholesale, France, Germany, HoReCa, hospitality industry, hospitality non-food products, Italy, Ivonne Julitta Bollow, Malte Nousch, Metro, METRO adds Croatia as seventh European market for its non-food hospitality marketplace, METRO AG, METRO Croatia, METRO Croatia introduces online wholesale marketplace with thousands of professional products, METRO expands Spanish B2B non-food sales to all seven Canary Islands, METRO Marketplace, METRO Marketplace launches in Croatia and extends B2B hospitality offering across Spain’s Canary Islands, METRO MARKETS, multichannel strategy, Netherlands, PORTUGAL, professional catering equipment, Spain, wholesale e-commerce
Platinum Partner will present its MSP Program, six-minute-response MDR service and integrations at Barcelona-area event on 21–22 October IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs ESET will participate as a Platinum Partner at MSP GLOBAL 2026, taking place on 21–22 October at PortAventura Theme … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI-driven threats, Atera, Barcelona, Bratislava, ConnectWise Automate, Cybersecurity, Datto RMM, Dave Maasland, Deepfakes, ESET, ESET executives to address deepfakes and business-integrated security at Barcelona event, ESET highlights six-minute MDR response and scalable partner tools at MSP GLOBAL 2026, ESET joins MSP GLOBAL 2026 as Platinum Partner for cybersecurity industry discussions, ESET MDR, ESET MSP Program, ESET PROTECT, ESET to demonstrate managed detection and response and integrations at MSP GLOBAL 2026, HaloPSA, Jake Moore, Kaseya VSA X, managed detection and response, managed security service providers, managed service providers, mean time to respond, MSP GLOBAL, MSP GLOBAL 2026, N-able, PortAventura Theme Park, security integrations, Slovakia, Spain, SuperOps
The group says JET has ended 55 months of year-on-year order declines, while iFood continues to hold more than 80% app-market share in Brazil. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Prosus says Just Eat Takeaway.com has returned to year-on-year order growth for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Internet & Online, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Brazil, customer experience, Despegar, eCommerce, Fabricio Bloisi, Fabricio Bloisi says JET growth milestone supports Prosus food delivery strategy, food delivery, Hits, iFood, JET, JET returns to year-on-year order growth under Prosus ownership, Just Eat Takeaway.com, logistics, market share, non-food delivery, OLX, PayU, profitability, Prosus, Prosus highlights JET recovery and strong iFood market share in Brazil, Prosus points to portfolio strength as JET and iFood continue to expand, Prosus Ventures, technology
New agreements span preschool programming, YouTube and Amazon rights, third-party animation and the company’s growing adult-oriented YouTube offering. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Banijay Kids & Family has announced new digital distribution arrangements across YouTube, FAST, Amazon and other platforms. Acamar Films’ … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, France, Internet & Online, Media
Tagged Acamar Films, Acamar Films and Beakus deals widen Banijay Kids & Family’s digital entertainment portfolio, adult animation, Again! Again!, All3Media, Amazon Prime, Ava & Digger, AVOD, Baby Zoo, Banijay Entertainment, Banijay Kids & Family, Banijay Kids & Family adds third-party animation while growing global digital channels, Banijay Kids & Family expands YouTube and streaming distribution through multiple new agreements, Banijay Rights, Beakus, Belzebubs, Benoît Di Sabatino, children’s entertainment, Dan Lewsey, Digital Distribution, DoodLand, fast channels, Learn Toons, Lighthouse Studios, Little Dot Studios, Mister Maker, Mumfie, Murder by Gaslight, New content agreements extend Banijay Kids & Family’s preschool and adult animation offering, Olobob Top, preschool animation, SVOD, Teen-Z, TheSoul Group, youtube, ZK Comedy Plus
New feature turns typed prompts or photos into product-matched lists while the upgraded app brings online grocery, SmartShop, ChopChop and Nectar experiences together IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Sainsbury’s has launched SmartLists, an AI-powered feature in its app designed to help customers … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet & Online, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI-powered shopping, artificial-intelligence, Ben Edge, ChopChop, digital retail, J Sainsbury plc, nectar, Nectar Prices, New Sainsbury’s SmartLists feature turns meal ideas and photos into shopping lists, online grocery, Product Finder, Sainsbury’s, Sainsbury’s app, Sainsbury’s brings AI shopping lists and Product Finder into upgraded app, Sainsbury’s unifies grocery services as SmartLists adds AI-assisted planning, shopping lists, SmartLists, SmartLists helps Sainsbury’s customers plan shops and match lists to products, SmartShop, United Kingdom
New service combines screen-time and app controls, content filtering, usage insights and optional location features with guidance on responsible online habits IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Swisscom has launched Kids Security, an app designed to help families agree on and manage rules … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Society, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Android, app controls, blue Mobile, content filter, digital media, Dirk Wierzbitzki, focus mode, geolocation, homework mode, iOS, Kids Mobile, Kids Security, Kids Security from Swisscom combines parental guidance, transparency and online safety tools, media literacy, online child safety, parental guidance, screen time, Sepp Huber, Swisscom, Swisscom app helps parents and children set shared rules for responsible smartphone and Internet use, Swisscom Campus, Swisscom expands digital family safety offering with Kids Security app for iOS and Android, Swisscom launches Kids Security app with screen-time, content and app controls for families, Switzerland, usage statistics, windows
Free October 8 walk-in sessions at 24 locations across the Netherlands will offer practical help with phishing, passwords, apps and account security IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs KPN and SeniorWeb will hold free walk-in sessions at 24 locations across the Netherlands on … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Society, Telecom
Tagged account security, AI-enabled phishing, artificial-intelligence, CBS, Cybersecurity Month, Digital Inclusion, Digital Resilience, Digital Resilience Day, digital skills, internet safety, KPN, KPN and SeniorWeb offer nationwide walk-in support for safer internet use on Digital Resilience Day, KPN expands October cybersecurity support with SeniorWeb walk-ins for people seeking practical online-safety help, KPN Experience Stores, KPN research finds many over-60s uncertain about online safety as free support sessions open across the Netherlands, KPN XL stores, Marieke Snoep, Netherlands, online fraud, online safety, online scams, people over 60, SeniorWeb, SeniorWeb and KPN bring phishing and account-security guidance to 24 Dutch locations on October 8, SeniorWeb locations, Smarter than the Scammer, Statistics Netherlands, strong passwords, ‘phishing’
(IN BRIEF) KPN is launching Mobile AI, a mobile subscription for SMEs that integrates artificial intelligence directly into business calling and voicemail to simplify customer follow-up and reduce pressure around constant availability. The service automatically creates summaries of phone conversations … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Internet & Online, Netherlands, Small Business, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 61 percent availability stress, 66 percent AI customer contact, 82 percent of SMEs, actions, agreements, AI, AI Assistant, artificial intelligence, availability stress, business availability, business communications, business productivity, call summaries, commercial opportunities, Conversational AI, customer conversations, customer experience, customer follow-up, customer inquiries, digital transformation, ElevenLabs, employee shortages, entrepreneurs, key points, KPN, KPN Brings ElevenLabs Voice AI Technology to SME Mobile Communications with New Mobile AI Service, KPN EEN MKB, KPN Launches Mobile AI as First Step Toward AI-Enhanced Mobile Communications for Small Businesses, KPN Makes AI Part of Everyday Business Calling with New Mobile Subscription for Entrepreneurs, KPN Ventures, Leon Donkers, Mobile AI, mobile communications, mobile subscription, phone call summaries, small and medium-sized businesses, smart selection menu, SME technology, SMEs, Thomas Tolsma, Trainbox, voice AI, voicemail to text, voicemail transcription, workforce shortages
(IN BRIEF) Nokia has deployed Deepfield Cloud Intelligence across Zain KSA’s network covering more than 100 cities in Saudi Arabia, giving the operator real-time, application-level visibility to improve performance, troubleshooting and service assurance. The cloud-native analytics platform combines network telemetry … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Finland, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 30 application categories, Advanced Analytics, AI, AI-ready network, application behaviour, application-level visibility, artificial intelligence, bandwidth, cloud gaming, Cloud services, cloud-native analytics, congestion, corporate network infrastructure, cost control, customer experience, Deepfield Cloud Genome, digital infrastructure, digital services, digital transformation, high bandwidth services, internet intelligence, latency, low-latency services, Machine Learning, Middle East and Africa, Mikko Lavanti, more than 100 AI and ML rules, more than 100 cities, network analytics, network automation, network intelligence, network investment, network optimisation, network performance, network resilience, network telemetry, Nokia, Nokia Deepfield Cloud Intelligence, Nokia Deepfield Cloud Intelligence Gives Zain KSA Advanced Visibility Across Nationwide Digital Infrastructure, Nokia Deploys Deepfield Cloud Intelligence Across Zain KSA Network Spanning More Than 100 Saudi Cities, Nokia Helps Zain KSA Build AI-Ready Network with Real-Time Application and Traffic Intelligence, Operational Efficiency, OTT services, real-time visibility, Saudi Vision 2030, service assurance, software-driven network, Sultan Mohammad Alsabhan, telecommunications, troubleshooting, video streaming, Zain KSA
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank sees interoperability as one of the defining themes shaping the next generation of payments across Asia Pacific, the Middle East & Africa and global cross-border corridors. The bank is working towards an architecture that connects domestic … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology
Tagged 24/7 payments, AI, APAC, APAC to Europe payments, APAC to Germany payments, artificial intelligence, Asia Pacific, atomic settlement, Bank for International Settlements, behavioural transformation, BIS, Blockchain, central bank money, clearing systems, commercial bank deposits, compliance screening, corporate cash management, corporate treasury, cross-border payments, cross-border trade corridors, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Highlights Tokenised Deposits and AI as Building Blocks for Seamless Cross-Border Payments, Deutsche Bank Outlines Interoperability Strategy for the Next Generation of Always-On Global Payments, Deutsche Bank Sees Interoperability as Key to Connecting Traditional and Digital Payment Infrastructure Across APAC and MEA, digital assets, digital commerce, digital payments, distributed ledger technology, domestic clearing, embedded payments, euro settlement, euro to INR payments, exception management, final settlement, financial infrastructure, foreign exchange, FX, global interbranch network, Instant Payments, interoperability, liquidity management, MAS-Bundesbank initiatives, MEA, Middle East and Africa, Partior, payment ecosystem, payment routing, payment service providers, Payments, Project Agorá, Rachel Whelan, Real-Time Payments, SWIFT, tips, tokenised deposits, tokenised funding, tokenised money, traditional payment rails, transactional FX, Unified Payments Interface, UPI, UPI merchant collections, US dollar settlement, working capital
(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has been selected by the Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency to support the development of the Swedish Emergency Network (SWEN), Sweden’s next-generation communications platform for public safety, emergency response, healthcare and civil defence. Capgemini will lead … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, France, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, advanced positioning, Åke Holmgren, Capgemini, Capgemini Brings Telecommunications and Cybersecurity Expertise to Sweden’s Rakel Successor Network, Capgemini Selected for Major Role in Sweden’s Transition from Rakel to Modern LTE and 5G Emergency Communications, Capgemini Sweden, Capgemini to Help Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency Build Secure Nationwide SWEN Communications Platform, Caroline Segerstéen Runervik, civil defence, commercial mobile network operators, Connected Services, crisis preparedness, critical information assets, Cybersecurity, digital platforms, emergency communications, emergency response, Healthcare, interoperability, large-scale testing, LTE, machine-to-machine communications, MCX, mission-critical communications, mission-critical services, network migration, operational information sharing, operational readiness, Public Safety, public sector communications, Rakel, real-time video, resilient infrastructure, secure communications, security controls, Sweden, Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency, Swedish Emergency Network, SWEN, system architecture, system integration, telecommunications
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson Japan has introduced four scenarios examining how AI, Physical AI and next-generation connectivity could influence Japanese society around 2035. Developed under the company’s “Enter New Horizons” initiative with participation from University of Tokyo students and experts, companies … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Society, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 1876, 1985, 2035 scenarios, 2040 employment projection, 41 years in Japan, 5G SA, 5G standalone, 6G, AI, AI era, Analysis of the Labour Economy 2025, artificial intelligence, Autonomous systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Chafic Nassif, Cloud, communications infrastructure, computing, Demographic Change, Digital Society, disaster resilience, Drones, energy infrastructure, Enter New Horizons, Ericsson, Ericsson 150th anniversary, Ericsson Envisions Mobile Networks as “Intelligent Fabric” Supporting Physical AI Across Japan, Ericsson Explores 5G SA-to-6G Evolution as Foundation for AI-Powered Japanese Society by 2035, Ericsson Forum 2026, Ericsson Japan, Ericsson Japan K.K., global value chains, Industrial Machinery, infrastructure, intelligent fabric, Junichi Miyakawa, Kazuyuki Yoshimura, KDDI CORPORATION, logistics, Manufacturing, Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare, mobile networks, mobility, next generation connectivity, NTT DOCOMO, physical AI, regional sustainability, robotics, sensing technologies, smart manufacturing, social infrastructure, SoftBank Corp., ultra-rich data, University of Tokyo, workforce shortages, Yoshiaki Maeda
(IN BRIEF) Accenture and Google Cloud have named Volvo Cars as the lead industry partner for Horizon, their open-source development platform for Android Automotive Operating System software. Volvo Cars is migrating its global AAOS development environment to Horizon, giving engineers … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Business, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 9x faster testing, AAOS, Accenture, Accenture and Google Cloud Bring Horizon to Volvo Cars to Accelerate Software-Defined Vehicle Development, Accenture and Google Cloud Name Volvo Cars Lead Industry Partner for Horizon Automotive Software Platform, agentic AI, AI-assisted development, Android Automotive, Android Automotive Operating System, artificial intelligence, automotive engineering, automotive software, automotive software development, California, cloud computing, cloud-native development, Connected Services, Connected Vehicles, Cuttlefish, Cuttlefish-based Android Automotive environments, developer productivity, digital vehicle experiences, generative AI, Google Cloud, Google Cloud and Volvo Cars Advance Cloud-Based Development for Android Automotive Software, Gothenburg, Gregor Zetsche, Henry Bzeih, Horizon, industrial software, Infotainment, infotainment software, intelligent caching, Juergen Reers, Media, navigation, open-source platform, OTA updates, Over-the-Air Updates, physical device farms, remote development, September 22 2026, software build pipelines, software build times, software testing, software validation, software-defined vehicles, Sunnyvale, Sweden, up to 40 percent lower development costs, up to nine times faster testing, virtual device farms, virtual testing, virtual workbenches, voice assistants, Volvo cars
(IN BRIEF) Barclays is expanding investment in its UK branch network through new openings, relocations, refurbishments, extended opening hours, Premier Banking Suites and smart ATM technology. New branches in Poole and Bishop’s Stortford are due to open later in September … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 60000 additional hours, bank branches, banking modernisation, banking technology, Barclays, Barclays Combines Digital Banking and Face-to-Face Support Through New UK Branch Investment Programme, Barclays Continues UK Retail Banking Investment With Branch Openings and Enhanced In-Person Support, Barclays Modernises UK Branch Network With Expanded Opening Hours and New Customer Consultation Spaces, Barclays UK, Beverley, Bishop’s Stortford, branch network, branch opening hours, branch openings, branch refurbishments, branch relocations, buying a home, community banking, consultation rooms, Consumer Banking, corporate banking, customer experience, customer service, digital banking, digital capabilities, face-to-face banking, financial advice, Investment Banking, investment planning, Poole, Premier Banking Suites, private banking, private meeting spaces, Retail Banking, retirement planning, self-service banking, smart ATMs, specialist banking support, UK banking network, UK communities, Vim Maru, wealth banking
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom has launched T-Travel, a new standalone digital eSIM platform providing mobile data packages for international travelers in more than 200 destinations, irrespective of their existing mobile operator. The service offers four package families — Lite, Standard, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged 24-hour customer support, 30-day package, 5G roaming, 600 international partners, Croatian, data passes, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Telekom Extends International Mobile Offering With T-Travel eSIM Service for Travelers Worldwide, Deutsche Telekom Introduces Global T-Travel eSIM Platform With Digital Activation and More Than 200 Destinations, Deutsche Telekom Targets Growing Travel eSIM Market With T-Travel App and Web-Based Mobile Data Service, digital activation, digital SIM, digital travel services, Dr. Kerstin Baumgart, English, eSIM, eSIM-enabled devices, family travel, French, German, global eSIM market, global mobile connectivity, international connectivity, international eSIM, international roaming, international travelers, Lite package, Max package, mobile data, mobile data packages, mobile internet abroad, mobile networks, more than 200 destinations, multiple eSIM management, no contract commitment, one-day package, online booking, roaming, roaming offers, Spanish, Standard package, T-Travel, T-Travel app, T-Travel web portal, t-travel.com, telecommunications, Telekom, Telekom Wholesale, transparent pricing, travel connectivity, Travel eSIM, Unlimited package
(IN BRIEF) Societe Generale has presented its strategic roadmap through 2029, targeting a new phase of disciplined and profitable growth following the transformation launched in 2023. The Group plans to reduce its cost base by approximately 2% from the estimated … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, France, Insurance, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Retail, Technology
Tagged 13 percent ROTE, 14 percent ROTE, 2 percent cost reduction, 2029 strategic roadmap, 25 basis points, 3 percent CAGR, 30 basis points, 50 percent payout ratio, AI deployment, artificial intelligence, banking transformation, below 55 percent cost income ratio, capital allocation, capital management, CET1 above 13 percent, CET1 ratio, Common Equity Tier 1, cost base, cost income ratio, cost of risk, cost reduction, disciplined growth, dividend, financial targets, French Retail Banking, Global Banking and Investor Solutions, insurance, interim dividend, International Mobility Retail Banking and Financial Services, more than 15 percent ROTE, Operational Efficiency, payout ratio, private banking, profitability, profitable growth, return on tangible equity, revenue growth, risk management, RoTE, share buyback, shareholder distribution, simplification, Slawomir Krupa, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, Societe Generale Sets 2029 Strategy With 13–14% ROTE Target and Potential Shareholder Distributions Above €21 Billion, Societe Generale strategic roadmap, Societe Generale Targets More Than 15% ROTE From 2030 as New Strategic Roadmap Deepens Business Transformation, Societe Generale Unveils New Growth Phase With €16.3 Billion Cost Target and Higher Profitability Ambitions Through 2029, strategic plan, Technological Transformation, value creation, €0.75 interim dividend, €1.5 billion extraordinary distribution, €13 billion ordinary distribution, €16.3 billion cost base, €21 billion total potential distribution, €8 billion excess capital distribution
(IN BRIEF) Societe Generale has appointed Benoit Grisoni as Deputy Head of French Retail Banking, Private Banking and Insurance, responsible for individual and professional clients, effective 1 October 2026. Grisoni will report to Executive Vice President Lubomira Rochet while continuing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Insurance, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Retail, Technology
Tagged Ayvens, banking strategy, banking transformation, Benoit Grisoni, BoursoBank, Boursorama, Boursorama Banque, Boursorama Invest, Capital Markets Day, Chief Executive Officer, customer propositions, customer segmentation, Deputy Head of French Retail Banking Private Banking and Insurance, digital banking, digitalisation, Executive Vice President, Fimatex, financial services, France, French banking market, French Retail Banking, Global Banking and Investor Solutions, Group Chief Operating Office, individual clients, insurance, Lubomira Rochet, Mobility International Retail Banking and Financial Services, online banking, Operational Efficiency, private banking, professional clients, Retail Banking, SG network, Slawomir Krupa, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, Societe Generale Appoints BoursoBank CEO Benoit Grisoni to Senior French Retail Banking Leadership Role, Société Générale Assurances, Societe Generale Names Benoit Grisoni to Help Drive More Integrated French Retail Banking Model, Societe Generale Private Banking, Societe Generale Strengthens Integrated French Retail Strategy With Appointment of Benoit Grisoni
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone’s new Network Shutdowns in a Connected World report warns that deliberate internet and communications restrictions have reached record levels, creating growing social, security and economic costs. Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition recorded at least 313 shutdowns … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Security & Safety, Society, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged #KeepItOn, $20 billion economic cost, 313 internet shutdowns, 47 percent increase in blackout hours, 52 countries, 66 percent increase in social media shutdown hours, 800 million people, Access Now, accountability, Adivhaho Florence Ramaite, Anirudh Tagat, Arindrajit Basu, bandwidth throttling, communications shutdowns, connectivity restrictions, cyber monitoring, Cybersecurity, digital economy, digital governance, digital rights, economic impact, education platforms, electronic communications, emergency communications, financial systems, government restrictions, healthcare services, human rights, INCAS Consulting, independent oversight, Institute for Security Studies, international law, internet blackouts, internet governance, internet shutdowns, ISS Africa, January 2026, Joakim Reiter, Johannes Thumfart, judicial challenge, July 2026, KeepItOn coalition, legality, low-income households, misinformation, mobile data shutdowns, national security, necessity, network shutdowns, Network Shutdowns in a Connected World, proportionality, public policy, public reporting, Public Safety, rural communities, social media shutdowns, telecommunications policy, Théo Jaekel, Transparent Governance Framework, vodafone, Vodafone Group, Vodafone Proposes New Governance Framework as Internet Blackouts and Platform Restrictions Continue to Rise Globally, Vodafone Sets Out Accountability Framework for Network Shutdowns Amid Record Global Restrictions, Vodafone Urges Governments to Treat Network Shutdowns as a Last Resort Under Stronger Legal and Oversight Safeguards, vulnerable groups, written shutdown orders, Xhanti Mhlabiso
(IN BRIEF) CANCOM has opened a new 4,250-square-metre Service Factory Nord in Norderstedt near Hamburg, expanding its nationwide capacity for IT lifecycle services and large-scale workplace deployments. The facility combines logistics, device configuration, service coordination, operational planning and technical field-service … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 devices per day, 000 IT workstations, 1, 100 new jobs, 12 automated conveyor lines, 2, 250 square metres, 488 devices simultaneously, 800 storage slots, asset management, CANCOM, CANCOM Plans Up to 100 New Jobs as Norderstedt IT Lifecycle and Logistics Facility Begins Operations, CANCOM Service Factory Nord, CANCOM Strengthens Nationwide Workplace Services With New Automated IT Logistics Hub in Norderstedt, Dataport, Dataport AöR, device configuration, device lifecycle management, device provisioning, digital workplace, Dr. Johann Bizer, end-user devices, field service, Germany, Hamburg, hardware configuration, IT infrastructure, IT lifecycle services, IT logistics, IT rollout, IT workstations, Jettingen-Scheppach, large-scale deployment, Logistics Automation, more than 100, Norderstedt, operational planning, Public Administration, public-sector digitalisation, Rüdiger Rath, September 16 2026, service coordination, service factory, Service Factory Norderstedt, technical field service, workplace rollout, workplace services, workplace transformation, £4
(IN BRIEF) Partior and LSEG Digital Settlement House have announced a strategic collaboration to develop a Multi-Settlement Bank solution designed to provide 24/7 settlement liquidity across Partior’s cross-border payments network. The model combines Partior’s Multi-Currency Clearing and Settlement Network with … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 24/7 payments, always-on payments, Andrew Williams, bank liquidity, banking interoperability, blockchain payments, corporate treasury, correspondent banking, cross-border payments, delivery-versus-payment, Deutsche Bank, digital banking, digital payments, digital settlement, DVP, financial institutions, foreign exchange, FX, Humphrey Valenbreder, institutional payments, interbank settlement, intraday FX, intraday repo, J.P. Morgan, Kinexys Blockchain Deposit Account, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, liquidity management, London, LSEG, LSEG Digital Settlement House, LSEG DiSH, Mark Willis, market infrastructure, MSB, Multi-Currency Clearing and Settlement Network, multi-currency settlement, Multi-Settlement Bank, nostro accounts, Oliver Harris, omnibus trust accounts, Partior, Partior and LSEG DiSH Advance 24/7 Liquidity Management Across Multi-Currency Cross-Border Payments, Partior and LSEG DiSH Explore PVP and DVP Settlement Through New Multi-Settlement Bank Framework, Partior and LSEG DiSH Target Q1 2027 Launch of Multi-Bank Digital Settlement Infrastructure, Patricia Sullivan, payment cut-off times, payment infrastructure, Payment versus Payment, post-trade infrastructure, pre-funding, programmable payments, PvP, Q1 2027, Real-Time Payments, repo, settlement banks, settlement liquidity, shared payment rails, Singapore, Standard Chartered, tokenised cash, vostro accounts
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has expanded its partnership with LMAX Group to provide regulated digital asset custody services through Standard Chartered Luxembourg S.A. and its DFSA-regulated Dubai International Financial Centre branch. LMAX Group has become the first client to join … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Luxembourg, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged asset security, bank-grade custody, banking infrastructure, credit, cross border finance, crypto assets, custody platform, David Mercer, DFSA, DIFC, digital asset custody, Digital Asset Ecosystem, digital asset markets, digital asset prime brokerage, digital asset settlement, digital asset trading, digital finance, Dubai, Dubai International Financial Centre, Europe, financial regulation, institutional adoption, institutional custody, institutional digital assets, institutional investors, institutional liquidity, July 2026, June 2026, LMAX Group, Luxembourg, Margaret Harwood Jones, market infrastructure, Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, MiCA, MiCA authorisation, Middle East, off-exchange custody, Ole Matthiessen, Operational Efficiency, prime brokerage, regulated custody, Regulatory framework, risk management, September 16 2026, settlement, Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered Adds Digital Asset Custody in Luxembourg and DIFC to Expanded LMAX Group Partnership, Standard Chartered and LMAX Group Expand Institutional Digital Asset Partnership Across Europe and the Middle East, Standard Chartered Luxembourg S.A., Standard Chartered Welcomes LMAX Group as First Luxembourg Digital Asset Custody Client Following MiCA Authorisation, trading infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) DrayTek and Enea have announced a strategic collaboration to strengthen application visibility and threat detection across DrayTek’s next-generation networking and cybersecurity platforms. DrayTek will integrate Enea Qosmos ixEngine into future high-performance cybersecurity products to provide enhanced application and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AI, AI traffic, Alan Wen, application identification, application intelligence, application signatures, application visibility, artificial intelligence, business networking, cloud applications, cyber risk, cyber threats, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity software, digital infrastructure, distributed organisations, DrayTek, DrayTek and Enea Expand Cybersecurity Capabilities With Application Visibility and AI Traffic Identification, DrayTek Selects Enea Qosmos ixEngine and TD SDK for Future Networking and Cybersecurity Platforms, DrayTek Strengthens Network Visibility and Threat Detection Through Strategic Collaboration With Enea, educational institutions, encrypted traffic, Enea, Enea Qosmos, Enea Qosmos TD SDK, enterprise networking, high-performance cybersecurity platforms, Hsinchu, IT security, managed networks, network management, network optimisation, network security, network traffic, network visibility, next-generation cybersecurity, Osvaldo Aldao, protocol identification, Qosmos ixEngine, security monitoring, Security Policy, service providers, Stockholm, Sweden, Taiwan, telecom software, threat detection, Threat Intelligence, threat protection, traffic analysis, traffic classification
(IN BRIEF) A new report from Visa and Public First estimates that digital payments have enabled £88 billion in additional sales for UK businesses since 2019, equivalent to around £2,500 per business annually, while contributing £7.5 billion to the UK … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 businesses, 35.1 percent spending decline, 455, 500 per business per year, 79 percent secure payments, AI, artificial intelligence, Business confidence, business technology adoption, Competition, consumer confidence, Consumer Spending, Cybersecurity, digital economy, digital payments, digital transformation, economic growth, financial services, financial technology, fintech, fraud events, fraud prevention, gross value added, GVA, investment, London, medium-sized businesses, Neil Ross, payment innovation, payment resilience, payment security, payment systems, payment technology, payments infrastructure, payments regulation, Public First, Regulatory framework, Rob Cameron, September 16 2026, small businesses, SME digitisation, stablecoins, technology adoption, UK economy, UK payments, United Kingdom, VISA, Visa and Public First Call for Innovation-Friendly Payments Environment as UK Targets Further Digital Economic Growth, Visa and Public First Estimate Digital Payments Have Generated £88 Billion in Additional UK Business Sales Since 2019, Visa and Public First Highlight £88 Billion Business Sales Impact of UK Digital Payments Since 2019, £16 billion lost consumer spending, £2, £3.8 billion additional GVA, £4 billion AI-related economic activity, £5.1 billion annual economic growth, £7.5 billion economic contribution, £8 billion resilience investment, £88 billion additional sales
(IN BRIEF) EQT has agreed to sell Ontinue, an AI-powered Managed Extended Detection & Response cybersecurity provider, to Quorum Cyber after supporting its transformation into a standalone business. Ontinue serves more than 250 customers across Europe and the United States, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 2017 EQT investment, 2023 carve-out, 2024 Open Systems sale, 24/7 managed security, add-on acquisitions, agentic AI, AI, AI native platform, AI-powered cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, automation, automation-first platform, carve-out, Christian Küpper, cloud security, cyber defence, cyber threats, cybersecurity acquisitions, cybersecurity services, data science, digital security, doubled in scale, enterprise security, enterprises, EQT, EQT Exits Ontinue After Supporting AI-Native Platform Consolidation and International Growth, EQT Mid Market Europe, EQT Private Equity, EQT Sells Microsoft-Focused MXDR Provider Ontinue Following Three Years of Standalone Development, EQT to Divest Ontinue Following Expansion of AI-Driven MXDR Platform and Standalone Business Transformation, Europe, financial profile, incident response, institutions, investment exit, ION platform, managed cybersecurity, managed detection and response, Managed Extended Detection and Response, managed security services, MDR, Microsoft environments, Microsoft security ecosystem, more than 250 customers, MxDR, NGOs, Ontinue, Open Systems, private equity, Quorum Cyber, security operations, security operations center, September 16 2026, SOC, standalone business, Swiss Post, technology consolidation, threat detection, threat investigation, United States
(IN BRIEF) Experian has launched Fast Track, a new Marketplace feature designed to give UK consumers greater certainty when applying for credit and help lenders reduce unnecessary delays and failed applications. The service uses enhanced affordability, income and identity data, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 50 percent reduction, affordability checks, affordability data, application completion, application conversion, application delays, Chris Meurice, consumer confidence, consumer credit, Consumer Finance, credit applications, credit cards, credit decisioning, credit eligibility, credit marketplace, credit pre-approval, credit technology, credit transparency, customer experience, digital applications, digital lending, Edu Castro, eligibility assessment, Experian, Experian Consumer Services UK&I, Experian Expands Marketplace Lending Technology With Earlier Affordability and Identity Checks, Experian Fast Track Gives Consumers Greater Confidence Before Applying for Loans and Credit Cards, Experian Launches Fast Track to Help Lenders Improve Conversion and Streamline Credit Applications, Experian Marketplace, Fast Track, financial data, financial technology, fintech, identity verification, income verification, Lendable, lending, lending journey, loans, London, manual reviews, marketplace offers, Open Banking, pre-approved offers, September 16 2026, UK lending market, United Kingdom, verification issues
(IN BRIEF) Experian research conducted by Forrester Consulting has found that 54% of credit-active consumers are comfortable with AI agents applying for credit on their behalf, signalling growing acceptance of agentic AI in financial services. The study surveyed 6,247 consumers … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 13 markets, 23 percent rule-based autonomy, 247 consumers, 5 percent full autonomy, 54 percent comfortable with AI credit applications, 6, 75 percent trust financial institution-connected AI, 81 percent reduce decision fatigue, 82 percent trust AI to compare loans, 83 percent avoid hidden fees, 84 percent find better prices or rates, 85 percent compare more options, Agent Trust, agentic AI, agentic commerce, AI, AI agents, AI in Risk The Rise of Agentic Commerce, AI-assisted customer journeys, APAC, artificial intelligence, Asia Pacific, authorised documents, automated applications, automated decisioning, banks, consent management, consumer credit, consumer trust, credit applications, credit eligibility, digital lending, digital transformation, EMEA, Experian, Experian and Forrester Consulting Find 82% of Consumers Trust AI to Compare Loans Across Providers, Experian Research Signals New Phase of AI-Powered Lending as Consumers Embrace Greater Automation, Experian Study Shows Trusted Financial Institutions Could Accelerate Consumer Adoption of Agentic AI, explainability, financial decision-making, financial institutions, financial services, financial technology, fintech, Forrester Consulting, fraud detection, fraud prevention, identity technology, identity verification, large language models, lenders, lending, LLMs, loan comparison, Mariana Pinheiro, secure AI interactions, September 16 2026
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank plans to launch a regulated digital asset custody service for institutional and corporate clients in Europe during 2026, subject to completion of the applicable regulatory process. The service will allow customers to safeguard and transfer selected … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 2026 launch, asset managers, backup and recovery, Bitcoin, brokers, BTC, client due diligence, cold storage, Corporate Bank, corporate custody, crypto assets, crypto volatility, cryptographic keys, custodians, custody infrastructure, Cybersecurity, deposit guarantee, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Expands Digital Asset Strategy With Institutional Custody Platform and Tokenization Roadmap, Deutsche Bank Plans Secure Digital Asset Custody Service With Wallet and Private-Key Management for European Clients, Deutsche Bank Targets Institutional Crypto and Tokenized Asset Market With New Regulated Custody Offering, digital asset custody, digital asset regulation, digital asset transfers, digital assets, digital finance, digital wallets, distributed ledger technology, DLT, e-money tokens, ETH, ether, ethereum, EURAU, EURC, European institutional clients, financial infrastructure, financial technology, fintech, fraud risk, Gerald Podobnik, hardware-based protection, hedge funds, institutional custody, institutional-grade security, Investment Bank, key management, multi-person approval, operational resilience, private keys, regulated financial services, regulatory approval, risk management, secure key generation, segregation of duties, sovereign institutions, stablecoins, tokenization, tokenized financial instruments, USDC, warm storage
(IN BRIEF) Adyen has been selected as the global payments partner for SODA Inc., operator of SNKRDUNK, one of Japan’s largest fashion and collectibles marketplaces, to improve fraud prevention, authorization rates and customer payment experiences. SNKRDUNK handles high-value products including … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Netherlands, Retail, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Acquiring, Adam Brownstein, Adyen, Adyen and SNKRDUNK Partner to Reduce False Declines and Strengthen Payments Across Global E-Commerce, Adyen Supports SNKRDUNK International Expansion With AI-Powered Payment Optimisation and Risk Management, Adyen Uplift, Adyen Uplift Helps SNKRDUNK Combine Fraud Prevention With Higher Conversion and Global Payment Scalability, AI-powered fraud detection, artificial intelligence, authorization rates, branded bags, C2C marketplace, checkout experience, collectibles marketplace, consumer-to-consumer marketplace, conversion rates, credit cards, customer experience, digital commerce, E-Commerce, false declines, false positives, fashion marketplace, February 2026, financial technology, fintech, fraud management, fraud prevention, Global Expansion, global payments, global retail, international e-commerce, jewelry, local payment methods, marketplace payments, omnichannel payments, payment data, payment gateway, payment optimisation, payment processing, payment security, PayPay, physical retail, risk management, Satoshi Kaji, SNKRDUNK, SODA Inc., trading cards, transaction approval, unified payments platform
(IN BRIEF) Adyen has been approved as a Global Payment Partner for Guidewire and will launch a standardized integration through the Guidewire Marketplace in 2027, giving property and casualty insurers access to Adyen’s end-to-end payments infrastructure from their Guidewire core … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Internet & Online, Investment, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 2027 launch, 43 countries, 570 insurers, ACH, Adrian Davis, Adyen, Adyen and Guidewire Partner to Reduce Payment Fragmentation Across Global Insurance Operations, Adyen Becomes Approved Guidewire Global Payment Partner to Modernize Insurance Payments Worldwide, Adyen Expands Insurance Payments Business Through New Guidewire Marketplace Integration, Asia-Pacific, automated premium collection, automated reconciliation, bank transfers, banking infrastructure, banking licenses, card-on-file security, claims payouts, clearing, data security, digital payments, Europe, financial technology, fintech, fraud protection, global insurance market, Global Payment Partner, global payments, Global Systems Integrator, GSI, Guidewire, Guidewire customers, Guidewire Marketplace, insurance modernization, insurance payments, insurance technology, insurtech, LATAM, local payment methods, Machine Learning, money movement, North America, Operational Efficiency, P&C insurance, payment acceptance, payment infrastructure, payment orchestration, payment processing, payment resilience, payout speed, policy lifecycle, policyholder payments, premium collection, property and casualty insurance, recurring billing, recurring payment retries, risk engine, settlement, tokenization, transaction data, unified reporting, virtual cards
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications NV’s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, held on 15 September 2026 in Amsterdam, approved two key resolutions with shareholders representing 97.17% of voting rights in attendance. Shareholders appointed Simona Stavrositu as a Non-Executive Director for a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, Management, Netherlands, News, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Amsterdam, Belgium, Board of Directors, corporate governance, Deloitte Accountants B.V., Digi Communications, Digi Communications NV, EGM, Extraordinary General Meeting, Investor Relations, Italy, Netherlands, Non-Executive Director, PORTUGAL, Romania, shareholder resolutions, shareholders, Simona Stavrositu, Spain, statutory auditor, telecom industry, telecommunications, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) Wiener Börse AG has acquired an 80% majority stake in Hamburg-based North Data GmbH, expanding its information business beyond exchange market data and strengthening its position as a European infrastructure and data provider. North Data operates a company … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 100 million companies, 160 public sources, 26 European countries, 80 percent majority stake, acquisition, API, Austria, Business Information, Christoph Boschan, company data, company dossiers, company information, company interconnections, corporate data, Corporate Research, corporate transparency, data exports, data infrastructure, data services, EU databases, European company data, European data platform, financial data, Financial Market Infrastructure, Frank Felix Debatin, Germany, Hamburg, information services, investigative journalism, journalists, market data, market transparency, North Data, North Data GmbH, North Data Premium Services, ownership structures, premium data services, private companies, private individuals, Public Authorities, public registers, revenue diversification, search engine, SMEs, transparency, Vienna, Vienna Stock Exchange, watch lists, Wiener Börse, Wiener Börse AG, Wiener Börse AG and North Data Join Forces to Expand Access to European Corporate Information, Wiener Börse AG Diversifies Data Portfolio With Majority Acquisition of Hamburg-Based North Data, Wiener Börse AG Strengthens Data Business With Majority Acquisition of North Data GmbH
(IN BRIEF) Scania is extending the operational benefits of Scania Dynamic through an integrated portfolio of digital services, driver coaching and lifecycle support aimed at improving efficiency, comfort, control and vehicle uptime. Scania Dynamic introduces updates including improved interior comfort, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3.1 percent average fuel savings, 5 percent fuel savings, 900 drivers, back-office operations, combustion-engine trucks, Commercial Vehicles, connected fleet, connected trucks, Connected Vehicles, digital driver coaching, Digital Ecosystem, digital fleet services, digital rear-view mirrors, digital services, driver coaching, driver comfort, driver environment, driver performance, driver support systems, driving challenges, electric trucks, energy efficiency, fleet efficiency, fleet management, fleet operations, fleet uptime, fuel efficiency, fuel savings, gamification, Lars Gustafsson, learning modules, lifecycle support, lighting, maintenance planning, My Scania, operational performance, predictable operating performance, ProDriver, remote vehicle functions, repair coverage, Scania, Scania Digital Services Extend Scania Dynamic Beyond the Cab With Driver Coaching and Uptime Support, Scania Driver app, Scania Dynamic, Scania Fleet app, Scania ProDriver Delivers Average 3.1% Fleet Fuel Savings as Digital Services Expand Scania Dynamic Benefits, Services 360, transport operators, truck technology, vehicle control, vehicle data, vehicle lifecycle, vehicle readiness, vehicle uptime
(IN BRIEF) MAN Truck & Bus is using IAA Transportation 2026 in Hanover to showcase its latest commercial vehicle technologies, led by a new MAN eTGX generation offering up to 720 kilometres of range, 10% more usable battery energy and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 10 percent more usable energy, 10.7 tonne unladen weight, 119 kWh battery, 13 percent cost advantage, 20 to 80 percent charging, 25 tonne payload, 30 minute charging, 480 km WLTP range, 60 tonne truck, 660 km range, 720 km range, aerodynamic efficiency, Alexander Vlaskamp, all-wheel drive, battery storage, battery technology, Beyond Diesel, bidirectional charging, charging infrastructure, commercial transport, Commercial Vehicle Electrification, Connected Vehicles, D30 PowerLion, depot charging, digital services, driver assistance systems, Driving People Partner, EfficientCruise, electric commercial vehicles, electric power take-off, electric trucks, electromobility, emergency brake assist, emergency vehicles, Energy management, eTruck generation, fire brigade vehicles, five percent fuel savings, Fleet Electrification, Flux, FrontDetection, Hanover, IAA Transportation 2026, Individual Black, Lifetime Connectivity, logistics, MAN, MAN Charge&Go, MAN eTGL, MAN eTGM, MAN eTGS, MAN eTGX, MAN Individual, MAN TGE, MAN TGE Connect App, MAN TGE Individual Lion X, MAN Transport Solutions, MAN Truck & Bus, MAN Truck & Bus Presents 12-to-50-Tonne Electric Truck Portfolio and New eTGX Generation at IAA 2026, MAN Truck & Bus Unveils New eTGX With Up to 720 km Range and Expanded Electric Truck Portfolio at IAA 2026, MCS, Megawatt Charging System, Milence, mining truck, municipal vehicles, photovoltaic energy, recuperation, September 2026, smart charging, Smart Charging Cube, TGS 8x4, Total Cost of Ownership, turning assist, vehicle safety, €700 million service network investment
(IN BRIEF) M&S Food has partnered with Too Good To Go to offer surplus bakery products through Surprise Bags at 354 stores across the UK and Ireland, following a successful trial at selected locations. Customers can reserve bags through the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Food & Beverage, Internet & Online, Ireland, News, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged 'Surprise Bags', 1.6 million tonnes CO2e avoided, 10.7 million tonnes, 130 million meals, 2.5 billion tonnes, 354 stores, 40 percent global food waste, 6.4 million tonnes, anaerobic digestion, bakery, bread, charitable donations, Chelsea Kerr, circular economy, cookies, customer savings, food redistribution, food rescue, food retail, food waste, food waste prevention, food waste reduction, halving food waste by 2030, household food waste, Ireland stores, Lucinda Langton, M&S, M&S Food, M&S Food and Too Good To Go Bring Surplus Bakery Products to Customers Across the UK and Ireland, M&S Food Expands Food Waste Programme With Nationwide Too Good To Go Partnership, M&S Food Launches £3.80 Too Good To Go Bakery Surprise Bags Across More Than 350 Stores, Marks and Spencer, Neighbourly, pastries, Plan A, reduced-price food, renewable energy, retail food waste, surplus bakery products, surplus food, surplus food marketplace, sustainable retail, Too Good To Go, Too Good To Go app, UK stores, WRAP, WWF, £10.20 minimum value, £3.80 Surprise Bags
(IN BRIEF) Thales has expanded its Data Protection on Demand marketplace with a UK-hosted version of Luna Cloud HSM, giving organisations access to cloud-based hardware security module services while keeping cryptographic key operations within the United Kingdom. The service is … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged application security, artificial intelligence environments, cloud adoption, cloud HSM, cloud infrastructure, cloud security, critical national infrastructure, crypto agility, cryptographic infrastructure, cryptographic key management, cryptographic keys, Cybersecurity, Data Protection on Demand, data residency, data security, data sovereignty, digital identities, digital infrastructure, digital sovereignty, digital transactions, disaster recovery, encryption, financial services, FIPS 140, Governance, government, Hardware Security Module, high availability, hybrid cloud, key backup, key destruction, key generation, key storage, Luna Cloud HSM, Luna HSM, operational resilience, Paul Hampton, Post-quantum cryptography, PQC, public sector, quantum security, regulated industries, S&P Global Market Intelligence, sensitive data, SOC 2, Sovereign Cloud, telecommunications, Thales, Thales Adds UK-Hosted Cryptographic Services to Data Protection on Demand Cloud Marketplace, Thales Expands Secure Cloud Portfolio With UK-Based HSM Services and Post-Quantum Readiness, Thales Helps Regulated Organisations Address Cloud Sovereignty Requirements With UK-Hosted Luna Cloud HSM, Thales Quantum and AI Threat Report, UK data centres, UK-hosted cloud services, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Trucks is expanding its digital fleet-management ecosystem at IAA Transportation 2026 with a simplified Fleetboard portfolio, the My TruckPoint Store, enhanced TruckLive connectivity, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Vehicle Data and further integration of Daimler Truck Financial Services products. Fleetboard’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Actros, battery data, battery-electric trucks, charging history, charging management, compliance management, Connected Applications, Connected Traffic Warnings, Daimler truck, Daimler Truck Financial Services, data integration, diesel trucks, digital fleet management, digital pre-departure check, digital services, driving behaviour, driving times, electric trucks, energy consumption, financing agreements, fleet analytics, fleet connectivity, fleet efficiency, fleet management, FleetBoard, Fleetboard Analytics, Fleetboard API, Fleetboard app, Fleetboard Charge, Fleetboard Compliance, Fleetboard Core, Germany, IAA Transportation, IAA Transportation 2026, leasing agreements, Live Traffic, maintenance planning, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Enhances Digital Fleet Operations With New My TruckPoint Store and Expanded TruckLive Connectivity, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Expands Fleetboard and TruckLive Digital Services to Simplify Fleet Management and Vehicle Connectivity, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Introduces New Fleetboard Portfolio and My TruckPoint Store at IAA Transportation 2026, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Remote 3.0, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Uptime, Mercedes-Benz Trucks Vehicle Data, My TruckPoint, My TruckPoint Store, OM 470, OM 471, OM 473, Over-the-Air Updates, parking search, preventive maintenance, private charging, proactive diagnostics, public charging, recuperation, rest times, route information, Service24h Connected, Stina Fagerman, trip documentation, TruckLive, TruckLive Core, TruckLive Plus, vehicle availability, vehicle connectivity, vehicle data, vehicle tracking, vehicle uptime, violation analysis, working times
(IN BRIEF) Visa has enhanced its A2A Protect fraud-prevention platform with a new unified fraud score and its first in-market integration of Featurespace technology. The solution uses AI, transfer learning and global risk intelligence to help banks detect account-to-account fraud … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 75% increase in fraud detection, A2A payments, A2A Protect, account-to-account fraud, account-to-account payments, AI, artificial intelligence, banking security, banks, coordinated fraud activity, customer protection, digital payments, Europe, false positives, Featurespace, Featurespace technology, financial crime, financial institutions, fraud alerts, fraud analytics, fraud detection, fraud investigation, fraud prevention, fraud prevention technology, James Mirfin, Mandy Lamb, network-level intelligence, payment fraud, payment network, payment security, plain-language alerts, real-time risk insights, Risk Intelligence, scam hotspots, September 2026, single API, transfer learning, unified fraud score, unnecessary alerts, VISA, Visa A2A Protect Targets Faster Fraud Detection and Fewer False Alerts, Visa Adds Network-Level Intelligence to Strengthen A2A Fraud Prevention, Visa Europe, Visa Introduces Enhanced Real-Time Fraud Protection for European Banks, €1.25 billion potential fraud detection, €2.5 billion fraud losses
(IN BRIEF) Nokia and BeeHealthy have entered a commercial agreement to integrate Nokia Network as Code technology into BeeHealthy’s digital healthcare platform, replacing SMS one-time passcodes with network-based verification for login and booking. BeeHealthy, owned by Mehiläinen, provides white-label SaaS … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Healthcare, Insurance, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged account takeover fraud, appointment management, BeeHealthy, BeeHealthy Becomes Nokia’s First Healthcare Customer for Network as Code, communications service providers, CSPs, digital healthcare, digital identity, Estonia, Europe, Finland, fintech, fraud prevention, Germany, healthcare providers, healthcare technology, identity verification, insurers, Know Your Customer, KYC Match, Location Verification, Mehiläinen, Middle East, mobile authentication, MWC26, Netherlands, Network APIs, Network as Code, network monetisation, Network Monetization Platform, Nokia, Nokia and BeeHealthy Bring Programmable Network APIs to Digital Healthcare, Nokia Expands Network API Use Cases With BeeHealthy Healthcare Agreement, Nokia Network as Code, Number Recycling, Number Verification, onboarding, Oskari Eskola, OTP, patient applications, privacy, professional applications, programmable networks, Quality on Demand, secure login, SECURITY, Shkumbin Hamiti, SIM Swap, SMS one-time passcodes, social care, Software as a Service, Sweden, telecom operators, United Arab Emirates, veterinary care, video consultations, white-label SaaS
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson and FIS are collaborating to simplify the deployment of wallet-led digital financial services by pre-integrating FIS payments and issuing capabilities into the Ericsson Fintech Platform. The planned enterprise-grade solution will combine banking, payments, ledgering, identity, compliance, cloud-native … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Internet & Online, Retail, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 131 million users, 15 years operational experience, Application Programming Interfaces, banking infrastructure, Börje Ekholm, Cloud Native Infrastructure, communications service providers, compliance, connectivity, consumer financial services, CSPs, digital finance, digital financial services, digital money, digital wallets, enterprise fintech, enterprise platform, Ericsson, Ericsson and FIS Aim to Accelerate Deployment of Digital Wallet Services, Ericsson Expands Fintech Strategy Through Collaboration With FIS, Ericsson Fintech Platform, Ericsson Fintech Platform to Integrate FIS Payments and Issuing Capabilities, financial inclusion, financial services infrastructure, financial technology, financial technology integration, fintech, FIS, government, Healthcare, identity, issuing, ledgering, money lifecycle, open APIs, Payments, payments infrastructure, platform integration, pre-integrated fintech, retail, September 1 2026, Stephanie Ferris, USD 80 billion monthly transactions, value exchange, wallet-led financial services
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom is modernising its Finnova-based banking infrastructure with Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, becoming the first operator in Switzerland to deploy the technology. The platform will run entirely from Swisscom’s Swiss data centres, combining cloud capabilities with local data residency … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Armin Schädeli, banking applications, banking platforms, banking technology, Business Continuity, business-critical applications, cloud infrastructure, Cloud technology, cloud-based banking services, compute resources, core banking, data residency, database infrastructure, digital banking, disaster recovery, financial infrastructure, financial services technology, Finnova, Finnova core banking system, high availability, infrastructure consolidation, licence management, local data storage, more than 40 Swiss banks, operational resilience, Oracle, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle databases, Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, Oracle RAC, performance, resource provisioning, Scalability, securities data management platform, SECURITY, September 1 2026, Swiss banks, Swiss data centres, Swisscom, Swisscom Modernises Finnova Banking Infrastructure With Oracle Exadata, Swisscom Strengthens Finnova Services With Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, Swisscom Upgrades Banking Platforms With Cloud Technology and Swiss Data Residency, Switzerland, Tonio Di Domenico
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