Changan Automobile inaugure son premier showroom en Éthiopie et renforce sa présence au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique

 

ADDIS-ABEBA, Éthiopie - vendredi, 17. juillet 2026

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Changan Automobile a officiellement inauguré son premier showroom en Éthiopie, situé à 2Q28+8M9, Gabon St, Addis-Abeba, marquant une étape importante dans l’expansion stratégique de la marque au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique.

La cérémonie d’ouverture s’est déroulée en présence de M. Liu Xiaoguang, ministre-conseiller à l’Ambassade de Chine en Éthiopie, de M. Yalew Getachew, représentant de la Commission éthiopienne des investissements, du Dr Hadegu Hailekiros, représentant du ministère éthiopien de l’Industrie, ainsi que de représentants de Changan Automobile et de GT Motors, partenaire stratégique local de Changan.

Deuxième pays le plus peuplé d’Afrique et doté d’une classe moyenne en forte croissance, l’Éthiopie offre d’importantes perspectives de développement, tandis que le gouvernement encourage activement l’adoption des véhicules électriques. Grâce à ce nouveau showroom, Changan proposera aux consommateurs éthiopiens un service automobile complet regroupant la vente de véhicules, les services après-vente, la fourniture de pièces détachées et le service client, renforçant ainsi sa proximité avec les utilisateurs locaux tout en accompagnant la transition du pays vers une mobilité plus durable.

L’ouverture de ce showroom constitue une nouvelle étape dans le déploiement du Vast Ocean Plan 2.0 de Changan, fondé sur quatre piliers : l’engagement à long terme, une localisation approfondie, un développement structuré et l’intégration des principes ESG (environnement, social et gouvernance). À travers cette stratégie, Changan évolue du statut de nouvel entrant sur le marché à celui d’opérateur local, traduisant sa volonté de s’ancrer durablement dans l’industrie automobile éthiopienne et de contribuer à son développement à long terme.

« L’Éthiopie est un marché dynamique, riche en opportunités, et nous sommes profondément confiants dans son potentiel à long terme », a déclaré le directeur des ventes de Changan Automobile. « En travaillant main dans la main avec GT Motors, nous mettrons à la portée des familles éthiopiennes des solutions de mobilité intelligentes, fiables et abordables, accompagnées d’un service après-vente d’excellence qui établira une nouvelle référence pour le secteur. »

GT Motors apporte une solide expertise locale, grâce à des équipes dédiées à la vente, à l’après-vente, au support technique et à la logistique transfrontalière. Ce partenariat reflète l’engagement de Changan à développer des opérations durables et fortement ancrées localement au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique, en s’appuyant sur des partenaires de confiance.

À l’avenir, Changan Automobile poursuivra le développement progressif de son réseau commercial et de services en Éthiopie, en proposant une gamme diversifiée de véhicules intelligents et à énergies nouvelles, adaptée aux conditions de conduite et aux attentes des consommateurs locaux. En alignant sa stratégie produits et ses opérations sur les ambitions du pays en matière de mobilité durable, Changan entend devenir un partenaire de confiance et un acteur durable de la modernisation du secteur automobile éthiopien et du développement économique durable.

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Changan Automobile Inaugurates First Showroom in Ethiopia, Deepening Middle East and Africa Market Presence

 

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Thursday, 16. July 2026

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Changan Automobile officially opened its first showroom in Ethiopia at 2Q28+8M9, Gabon St, Addis Ababa, marking a key milestone in the brand's strategic expansion across the Middle East and Africa. The opening ceremony was graced by Minister Counselor Liu Xiaoguang of the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia; Mr. Yalew Getachew of the Ethiopian Investment Commission; Dr. Hadegu Hailekiros of the Ethiopian Ministry of Industry; as well as representatives from Changan Automobile and GT Motors, Changan's local strategic partner.

As Africa's second-most populous nation with a fast-growing middle class, with the Ethiopian government actively promoting electric vehicle adoption, the market presents substantial growth opportunities for Changan's global layout. Through the new showroom, Changan will provide local consumers with one-stop automotive services covering vehicle sales, after-sales maintenance, spare parts supply and customer service, strengthening its connection with Ethiopian users while supporting the country's green mobility transition.

The showroom opening marks a step forward in Changan's Vast Ocean Plan 2.0, built on four pillars: long-term commitment, deep localization, systematic development, and ESG integration. Through this framework, Changan is evolving from a market entrant to a local operator, it is a sustained commitment to embedding Changan into Ethiopia's automotive industry and contributing to its long-term growth.

"Ethiopia is a market full of energy and promise, and we are deeply optimistic about its long-term vitality," said the sales director of Changan Automobile. "Working hand-in-hand with GT Motors, we will bring intelligent, reliable, and cost-effective mobility solutions within reach of Ethiopian families, paired with after-sales excellence that sets a new benchmark for the industry."

GT Motors brings strong on-the-ground capabilities, with dedicated teams in sales, after-sales, technical support and cross-border logistics. This partnership reflects Changan's commitment to building sustainable, localized operations across the Middle East and Africa through trusted local partners.

Going forward, Changan Automobile will steadily enhance its retail and service network in Ethiopia, bringing a diversified lineup of intelligent and new energy vehicles tailored to local driving conditions and consumer needs. By aligning its product strategy and operations with the nation's green mobility agenda, Changan aims to become a trusted, enduring contributor to Ethiopia's automotive modernization and sustainable economic development.

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NetApp Acquires DataPelago, Making Data AI-Ready at the Infrastructure Layer

 SAN JOSE, Calif. - Friday, 17. July 2026 AETOSWire  

Embedding GPU-accelerated intelligence enables enterprises to easily discover, govern, and activate data for AI and analytics at the source

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced it has acquired DataPelago, a California-based AI data infrastructure company recognized for its innovative approach to eliminating data processing bottlenecks for AI and analytics workloads. The acquisition marks a foundational expansion of NetApp's portfolio, enabling GPU-accelerated data processing aligned directly with the storage layer. With this acquisition, NetApp establishes itself as the company that makes zero-copy activation of enterprise data for AI real.

AI is the defining platform shift of our era, but enterprises are discovering that their greatest bottleneck is preparing, governing, and activating their data fast enough to put AI into production. The key to accomplishing this objective is to enable accelerated computing where the data is created and stored. DataPelago solves this challenge by fundamentally reimagining where accelerated compute happens: at the data layer, not above it.

"As AI models and the chips that power them get ever more effective, enterprises need data infrastructure that is just as intelligent and powerful to harness the potential of their data," said George Kurian, Chief Executive Officer at NetApp. "NetApp is leading the industry in helping customers drive innovation and generate business value by giving them full command of their most important asset: their data. With DataPelago, we are extending our ability to help customers understand and process their data with the agility required to unleash competitive advantage.”

DataPelago's core technology, Nucleus, is a universal data processing engine that uses heterogeneous accelerated computing across CPUs and GPUs to process data where it lives. By processing data at the storage layer rather than moving it to external compute clusters, Nucleus reduces infrastructure costs by up to 80 percent and delivers performance up to 10 times faster than conventional approaches. In addition, by not requiring customers to copy their data from their operational systems to AI-systems, DataPelago eliminates the single biggest bottleneck in enterprise AI deployment. DataPelago’s technology is delivering value at large enterprises across multiple industries, accelerating demanding workloads while improving infrastructure efficiency at scale.

"DataPelago is on a mission to eliminate the data processing bottlenecks that prevent AI innovation from reaching its full potential," said Rajan Goyal, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DataPelago. "Joining NetApp gives us the opportunity to combine our breakthrough processing technology with the industry's best data infrastructure portfolio. Enterprises have invested billions in GPUs and AI models, but their data remains fragmented, leaving valuable computing resources to sit idle rather than putting these investments to work. Together, we’re positioned to help customers simplify and accelerate AI deployment at scale."

"DataPelago's Nucleus engine brings software-defined acceleration directly to the storage layer, processing data across CPUs and GPUs so enterprises can prepare, govern, and activate their data for AI without moving it. This is true zero-copy activation," said Syam Nair, Chief Product Officer at NetApp. "NetApp manages more enterprise data across more environments than anyone in the industry. The next phase of AI will be won by those who make that data work at the source, and the DataPelago team brings the technical depth and velocity to get us there faster."

Following the acquisition, DataPelago will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of NetApp. This news signals a continued growth trajectory for NetApp, following recent industry-leading partnerships with Cisco, Google Cloud, Red Hat, and SK Telecom, among others.

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About NetApp

For more than three decades, NetApp has helped the world’s leading organizations navigate change – from the rise of enterprise storage to the intelligent era defined by data and AI. Today, NetApp is the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, helping customers turn data into a catalyst for innovation, resilience, and growth.

At the heart of that infrastructure is the NetApp data platform – the unified, enterprise-grade, intelligent foundation that connects, protects, and activates data across every cloud, workload, and environment. Built on the proven power of NetApp ONTAP, our leading data management software and OS, and enhanced by automation through the AI Data Engine and AFX, it delivers observability, resilience, and intelligence at scale.

Disaggregated by design, the NetApp data platform separates storage, services, and control so enterprises can modernize faster, scale efficiently, and innovate without lock-in. As the only enterprise storage platform natively embedded in the world’s largest clouds, it gives organizations the freedom to run any workload anywhere with consistent performance, governance, and protection.

With NetApp, data is always ready – ready to defend against threats, ready to power AI, and ready to drive the next breakthrough. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking enterprises trust NetApp to turn intelligence into advantage.

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About DataPelago

DataPelago is driving the data acceleration revolution that AI demands. Today, AI's relentless hunger for data acceleration at massive scale has created the ultimate chokepoint — without economically scaled data processing, AI innovation itself will be throttled. At DataPelago, we’re unleashing breakthrough thinking to transform data processing economics and ignite the next wave of AI-powered revolution.

DataPelago Nucleus is the world's first universal data processing engine built for accelerated computing, purpose-built to process any type of data, operate across any hardware, and support any query engine, delivering new price/performance benefits that make it viable to extract value from all the data in the world, igniting an AI-powered revolution.

 

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China's ~$900B Live-Commerce Market Now Approaches US E-Commerce Scale

 CHICAGO - Friday, 17. July 2026 AETOSWire 

The consumer habits reshaping global retail were built in the East — and most Western shoppers haven't yet adopted them. NIQ report shows that brands still treating live, social, and quick commerce as "emerging" risk being left behind.

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The center of gravity in global retail has shifted East. The formats now driving the fastest growth in global retail (live shopping, social commerce, and delivery in minutes) were pioneered and scaled in Asia, and most Western consumers have yet to adopt them. According to NIQ (NYSE: NIQ), a leading consumer intelligence company, in its global report The Commerce Revolution: Where East Meets West, the gap between East and West is still vast.

The scale is already substantial. China's live-commerce market alone was worth roughly $900 billion in 2025, approaching the size of the entire US e-commerce market, according to market data cited in the report.

Yet 68% of consumers in North America and 67% in Europe have never once bought a product through social media, and roughly two-thirds have never used quick commerce. As APAC races ahead, now accounting for nearly 55% of all global e-commerce, Western brands and retailers that keep treating these channels as experiments risk being left behind. And AI is accelerating the shift.

The "must-know" numbers

The East is the world's e-shopping capital. APAC accounts for roughly 55% of global e-commerce revenue in 2025, and China's live-commerce market — at approximately $900 billion — approaches the scale of the entire US e-commerce market. China's social-commerce market alone is on track to reach $1.8 trillion by 2030, up from about $500 billion today (market figures and projection cited in the report).

The West hasn't fully adopted these behaviours. 67-68% of consumers across North America and Europe have never purchased through social media, and roughly two-thirds (~69% in North America, ~66% in Europe) have never used quick commerce, while 59% of APAC consumers already buy through social platforms.

Quick commerce is a way of life in Asia. It now accounts for around 80% of FMCG online sales in India, while China's ~10,000 dark stores enable 30-minutes-or-less delivery at national scale.

The West's counter-move retail media is scaling but still hard to measure. Global retail-media spend hit $184 billion in 2025 across 270+ networks (US projected at $107.6 billion in 2026), yet almost half of brands say their measurement is only somewhat effective, or not effective at all.

The story isn't that two regions are drifting apart. It's that they're converging. Format-led behaviors from the East (live shopping, social commerce, ultra-fast delivery, super-apps) are increasingly running on the monetization and measurement rails built in the West. AI sits at the center of this shift, accelerating both sides: powering discovery in the East and pricing, targeting, and measurement in the West.

For manufacturers and retailers, the shift is from managing channels to orchestrating systems: connecting data, media, and commerce into a single, continuously optimizing engine. The brands that treat live, social, and quick commerce as the main event, rather than "emerging" experiments, will define the next decade of growth.

"What's happening in Asia isn't a threat to Western retail, it's a preview," said Emilie Darolles, President Western Europe, NielsenIQ. "Live shopping, social commerce and instant delivery aren't 'emerging' channels; in Asia they're simply how people shop, and European consumers are already moving the same way. The brands that lead the next decade will read the East as a roadmap and act on it now, while the opportunity is still wide open."

About the report

The Commerce Revolution: Where East Meets West analyzes the convergence of Eastern and Western commerce models across live commerce, social commerce, quick commerce, retail media networks, and emerging agentic commerce. It draws on NIQ Consumer Outlook, Retail Pulse, Digital Purchases, and Omnisales data, alongside third-party sources including McKinsey, Morgan Stanley, and Adobe.

About NIQ

NielsenIQ (NYSE: NIQ) is a leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete and trusted understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. By combining an unmatched global data footprint and granular consumer and retail measurement with decades of AI modeling expertise, NIQ builds decision systems that help companies turn complex data into confident action.

With operations in more than 90 countries, NIQ covers approximately 82% of the world’s population and more than $7.4 trillion in global consumer spend. Through cloud-based platforms, advanced analytics and AI-driven insights, NIQ delivers The Full View™—helping brands and retailers understand what consumers buy, why they buy it, and what to do next.

For more information, please visit www.niq.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding market trends, projected growth of live, social, quick, retail-media, and agentic commerce, and the anticipated impact on brands and retailers. These statements are based on NIQ's current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Third-party figures (including estimates attributed to McKinsey, Morgan Stanley, and Adobe) have not been independently verified by NIQ. NIQ undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.

Notes to editors

Figures in this release come from two types of source, both drawn from NielsenIQ's The Commerce Revolution: Where East Meets West (April 2026).

NielsenIQ proprietary data: consumer-adoption figures (59% of APAC consumers buying via social; 67–68% of North American and European consumers who have never bought via social; ~69% North America / ~66% Europe who have never used quick commerce) are from the NIQ Consumer Outlook survey; India online-FMCG and quick-commerce adoption figures are from NIQ Retail Pulse and Digital Purchases; Western channel-growth figures are from NielsenIQ Omnisales.

Market figures cited in the report (not NielsenIQ-measured): the ~$900 billion China live-commerce figure (2025 market/GMV scale) and the ~55% APAC share of global e-commerce are market estimates cited within the report; retail-media figures ($184 billion global spend, 270+ networks, US $107.6 billion projected for 2026) are third-party market forecasts. Live-commerce creator/EMV figures are from WeArisma.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the single biggest finding?

China's live-commerce market was worth roughly $900 billion in 2025, approaching the scale of the entire US e-commerce market.

Why does this matter for Western brands and retailers?

Live, social, and quick commerce are already mainstream in Asia and are now the fastest-growing parts of Western retail. The East's playbook is becoming the global playbook, and brands still treating these formats as "emerging" experiments risk being left behind.

How far behind is the West, exactly?

67–68% of consumers in North America and Europe have never bought a product through social media, and roughly two-thirds have never used quick commerce — even as APAC accounts for nearly 55% of all global e-commerce.

What should brands do now? Shift from managing individual channels to orchestrating connected commerce systems that link data, media, and fulfillment across East and West.

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Aqemia and Sanofi Expand Their Research Collaboration

 A new target nomination and a milestone payment mark the next step of the multi-year partnership first announced in December 2023

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aqemia, the drug invention company combining generative AI and quantum-inspired physics to invent small molecule drugs, today announced the expansion of its multi-year research collaboration with the global pharmaceutical company, Sanofi. The expansion is marked by the nomination of a new therapeutic target and an additional payment.

The collaboration, first announced in December 2023, makes Aqemia eligible to receive up to a total of $140 million in upfront and milestone payments across programs. It spans the drug discovery journey from the identification of the very first hits to the selection of a development candidate. Aqemia leverages Qemi, its proprietary physics-based generative AI platform, to design novel molecules addressing Sanofi’s targets of choice, working in close collaboration with Sanofi scientific teams. Sanofi leads wet lab research, development and commercialization.

The collaboration now runs across continents, between Aqemia researchers in Paris and London and Sanofi researchers in Boston, Frankfurt and Paris. Aqemia’s platform has been put to work on Sanofi’s targets of interest, including difficult, first-in-class projects with limited chemical data upfront, and the joint way of working is now well established.

Sanofi is now taking a step further by nominating a new therapeutic target, expanding the scope of the work and triggering a milestone payment. The nomination reflects the confidence both teams place in the platform and in the people to address a growing range of research projects.

Maximilien Levesque, CEO and co-founder of Aqemia, commented, “We are thrilled to expand the collaboration with the nomination of a new target. It shows that our physics-based generative AI can deliver on real, hard projects, and reflects the strong ways of working and trust between our teams. We are committed to inventing innovative drugs in close alliance with Sanofi’s experts.”

About Aqemia

Aqemia is the drug invention company combining generative AI and quantum-inspired physics to invent novel small molecule drugs that address unmet medical needs. Powered by Qemi, its proprietary physics-based generative AI platform, Aqemia designs novel drug candidates in a repeatable, frugal and scalable way. Unlike approaches that require large amounts of experimental data to train on, Aqemia generates the data it needs in-house through highly efficient physics-based calculations, right from the start of each research project. Founded in 2019 and based in Paris, France, and London, UK, Aqemia partners with leading pharmaceutical companies and builds its own pipeline across critical diseases.

 

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The Estée Lauder Companies Appoints Madeleine Boyd as Senior Vice President, Global Brand Communications

 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) today announced the appointment of Madeleine Boyd as Senior Vice President, Global Brand Communications, effective July 20, 2026.

As part of the company’s continued efforts to strengthen how its brands better connect with consumers, Ms. Boyd will establish and lead a newly integrated Global Brand Communications team. In this role, she will ensure the company’s diverse portfolio is anchored by a cohesive enterprise communications strategy, while accelerating bold, consumer-first storytelling that drives earned media, cultural relevance, and brand desirability. She will also strengthen creator engagement, helping the company’s brands gain attention where culture is being shaped.

Ms. Boyd brings extensive experience spanning brand strategy, communications, consumer engagement, and cultural insights across the beauty, luxury, and lifestyle sectors. Most recently, she served as Global Senior Vice President, Beauty & Wellness at Together Group, where she led the Group’s Beauty & Wellness division across its portfolio of 15 leading agencies and consultancies, driving strategy, growth, and market positioning.

Prior to Together Group, Ms. Boyd spent nearly seven years at Karla Otto, one of the industry’s leading luxury communications agencies, where she held a series of senior leadership roles, ultimately serving as Senior Vice President, Global Beauty & Wellness. Earlier in her career, Ms. Boyd held roles across brand marketing, digital content, and editorial at MECCA and Vogue Australia.

Throughout her career, she has partnered with some of the world’s most influential beauty and luxury brands, helping them navigate evolving consumer behaviors, cultural trends, and new communications channels to build relevance and long-term brand equity.

“Madeleine brings a powerful combination of strategic communications expertise, cultural fluency, and a deep understanding of today’s beauty consumer,” said Meridith Webster, Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies. “As we continue to evolve how our brands engage consumers and shape conversations globally, Madeleine will lead a best-in-class Global Brand Communications organization that elevates our storytelling, strengthens collaboration across our portfolio, and helps our brands earn relevance, resonance, and long-term desirability.”

About The Estée Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The Company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

 

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Ant International’s Alipay+ Connects Argentina's National QR Payment Scheme via PVS, Enabling for Cross-Border Digital Payment Nationwide at Millions of Merchants

 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alipay+, a global digital payment gateway under Ant International, today announced that it will enable global travellers to make QR code payments at millions of merchants across Argentina through integration with the country's national QR payment scheme Transferencias 3.0, in partnership with PVS, a fintech company specialized in developing customized payment solutions in Latin America.

This service helps to enhance global travellers' travel experiences in Argentina, allowing them to pay seamlessly at restaurants, malls and tourist attractions. Using an Alipay+ partner payment app, they can now scan the national QR code displayed at all merchants to make cross-border payments across Argentina, similar to when they make digital payments in their home countries.

Alipay+ now connects 150 million merchants to over 50 global digital wallets and banking apps, reaching 2 billion user accounts. The merchant network includes those connected through over 10 national QR schemes across Asia and Middle East. Alipay+ partner apps will be enabled for cross-border payments in Argentina in phases. This would help local merchants, especially small businesses, to serve more international customers while continuing to use their existing QR acceptance infrastructure.

Argentina is home to one of the world's most advanced mobile payment ecosystems, where QR code payments is an integral part of everyday commerce. At its core is Transferencias 3.0, the national interoperable instant payment infrastructure developed by the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA), which enables consumers to pay with any participating digital wallet or banking app by scanning a single QR code.

“The way people pay is changing rapidly, and merchants need payment experiences that evolve at the same pace,” said Lucio Colunga, CEO of PVS. “Through our partnership with Alipay+, we are giving merchants across Latin America access to one of the world's largest digital payment ecosystems, connecting them with more than 2 billion user accounts worldwide. This enables international travellers to pay with the wallets they already know and trust while creating new growth opportunities for businesses across the region. This is another step toward a more connected, interoperable and global payments ecosystem.”

"Argentina's highly interoperable digital payment ecosystem creates a strong foundation for seamless digital commerce," said Weixiao Jiang, General Manager for North Asia and the Americas, Alipay+, Ant International. "We're honoured to integrate with the national QR payment scheme through the partnership with PVS. By connecting travellers from key international markets with a broad network of merchants, we hope to help boost inbound visitor spending, supporting the country's tourism economy while bringing more opportunities for local businesses."

With an average of over 20 million daily transactions, Ant International is a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider. It supports financial institutions and merchants of all sizes across Asia, Europe, and the Americas with a comprehensive suite of solutions, ranging from payment and account services to embedded credit services, treasury management and other AI-powered financial innovations.

This latest initiative follows Alipay+'s partnership with PVS in May 2026 to roll out cross-border mobile payment service in Argentina and Chile. In addition, Ant International became the Argentina National Football Team's official sponsor for the Asia region (excluding the Middle East) in March 2026.

Beyond Argentina, Ant International is expanding partnerships with global and local payment service providers, fintech companies and digital platforms to broaden access to cross-border payments and inclusive financial services for businesses and consumers across Latin America. Recent initiatives include the co-launch of a digital wallet and the advancement of digital payments in Mexico, as well as expanding access to financing for underserved SMEs and individuals in Brazil.

Alongside QR code payment, Alipay+ NFC (near-field communication) enables cross-border transactions through its partnership with Mastercard. Starting with AlipayHK, GCash and Kakao Pay, users can now make NFC payments at Mastercard-enabled merchants worldwide, including across Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and other Latin American markets.

About Alipay+

Ant International's Alipay+ is a unified wallet gateway with cross-border payment and digitisation services that help connect global merchants to consumers. Consumers enjoy seamless payments a broad choice of deals and the convenience of digital services using their preferred payment app/e-wallet while travelling abroad. Many small and medium-sized businesses already use Alipay+ digital tools to enhance efficiency and achieve omni-channel growth.

 

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Visa Introduces Platform for Stablecoin Minting, Movement and Management

 

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The Visa Stablecoin Platform gives financial institutions, fintechs and other payment providers a single environment to come onchain and run stablecoin operations with Visa.

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Visa (NYSE: V) announced the Visa Stablecoin Platform (VSP), a new enterprise platform designed to help financial institutions, fintechs, and crypto natives access stablecoin capabilities through a single Visa-managed environment.

Building on Visa’s broader crypto strategy, VSP gives FIs, fintechs and other payment providers a simple way to access, store, and redeem stablecoins, beginning with Open USD (OUSD), a new stablecoin recently introduced by Open Standard. This includes onchain wallet infrastructure through a newly introduced Wallet-as-a-Service offering and connectivity for minting and burning Open USD.

“Stablecoins are opening up a new layer of programmable money, but for most institutions the hard part isn’t the concept, it’s the operational reality,” said Jack Forestell, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Visa. “With the Visa Stablecoin Platform, we’re giving our clients a single place to mint, move and manage stablecoin operations with the controls, security and network reach they already expect from Visa. It’s how we help them turn interest in stablecoins into real products and real payment flows.”

Visa Stablecoin Platform provides direct access to a range of stablecoin capabilities and flows alongside Visa’s network, risk and fraud capabilities, so institutions can move from exploration to implementation with greater confidence. This includes:

Access to Open USD: VSP integrates seamlessly into the Open Standard, providing institutions with direct access to Open USD alongside Visa’s network services. This gives clients a way to easily mint, burn, manage and transfer Open USD, bringing fiat onchain and managing flows in an environment they already trust.

Onchain wallet infrastructure: VSP packages the wallet infrastructure, controls and workflows needed to make stablecoins usable inside real-world treasury, settlement and product stacks for a range of institutional use cases.

Integration into Visa’s network: VSP is designed to enable connectivity of stablecoins into Visa’s network and tools, allowing users to embed stablecoin capabilities into existing payment flows, treasury operations and settlement processes. For existing Visa clients using Visa’s settlement, treasury and currency solutions, VSP provides direct interoperability to seamlessly integrate stablecoins into the workflows and systems they rely on today.

Built for trust on day one: VSP allows institutions to interact with stablecoin flows with the same security and trust that Visa is known for. Users will have access to features like dual-control approval for workflows, where one user initiates a sensitive action and another authorized user must approve it, comprehensive audit logging, and Wallet-as-a-Service features of secure passkeys and allow lists to control transfers, to help provide the level of security and control they require to operate.

VSP is interoperable with Visa's existing stablecoin offerings, including stablecoin settlement, stablecoin-linked cards, and stablecoin money movement. Together, these capabilities provide a full stack of solutions that help FIs and fintechs come onchain and enable crypto platforms to access Visa's global network.

How to get Started

Onboard and operate: Institutions can onboard into a Visa-managed wallet stack or connect existing wallets, creating a single home to manage stablecoin mint, burn, and transfer activity.

Connect bank accounts and controls: Clients can link bank accounts and configure approvals, users and policies to govern who can initiate and approve stablecoin movements.

Mint, move and manage stablecoin operations: From the start, VSP supports minting, redeeming, holding and transferring stablecoins, beginning with Open USD, as part of treasury, settlement and liquidity workflows.

VSP, including Wallet-as-a-Service, is initially available for beta testing with select clients, providing an early opportunity to explore how stablecoins fit into their strategies. As clients test and refine use cases, Visa will use those learnings to inform how and where the platform scales to broader market availability.

About Visa

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement. Learn more at Visa.com.

 

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Andersen Consulting Adds Collaborating Firm Smartbridge

 SAN FRANCISCO - Thursday, 16. July 2026 AETOSWire 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Andersen Consulting announces a Collaboration Agreement with Smartbridge, a Texas-based digital and AI technology firm, enhancing its capabilities in data and analytics, and digital transformation services.

Founded in 2003, Smartbridge helps organizations accelerate their digital transformation and modernize operations through digital innovation, AI, data and analytics, and application modernization services. The firm works with clients in the oil and gas, medtech, and restaurant industries, combining advisory and technology services to enable enterprise transformation and growth. Leveraging strategic relationships with leading technology providers, Smartbridge helps organizations connect data, improve decision-making, and accelerate business outcomes.

“Organizations today are looking to accelerate their digital and AI transformation and are searching for practical ways to translate innovation into measurable business value,” said Sri Raju, CEO of Smartbridge. “Our team focuses on helping clients modernize and build the capabilities they need to deliver exceptional experience to their customers and create financial growth for their shareholders. Through our collaboration with Andersen Consulting, we broaden and deepen our capabilities, enabling Smartbridge to deliver integrated end-to-end services for our clients, many of whom have global operations.”

“Smartbridge has always been focused on helping clients solve complex operational challenges with practical, scalable solutions while driving the adoption that delivers measurable outcomes,” said Steve Senterfit, president of Smartbridge. “This collaboration deepens that ability and gives our clients access to broader capabilities as they scale.”

“Technology transformation is most effective when innovation, data, and execution are aligned,” said Mark L. Vorsatz, global chairman and CEO of Andersen. “Smartbridge brings a practical approach to helping organizations modernize critical functions, apply emerging technologies, and accelerate business performance.”

Andersen Consulting is a global consulting practice providing a comprehensive suite of services spanning corporate strategy, business, technology, and AI transformation, as well as human capital solutions. Andersen Consulting integrates with the multidimensional service model of Andersen Global, delivering world-class consulting, tax, legal, valuation, global mobility, and advisory expertise on a global platform with more than 50,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 1,000 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms. Andersen Consulting Holdings LP is a limited partnership and provides consulting solutions through its member firms and collaborating firms around the world.

 

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illumynt Appoints Anthony Giannetti as Senior Vice President of Global Operations

 Seasoned operations leader brings two decades of OEM and ITAD experience, including Dell, Apple, and Microsoft, as illumynt scales its global AI hardware lifecycle platform

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--illumynt, a technology-driven leader in AI hardware lifecycle recovery and IT asset disposition (ITAD), today announced that Anthony "Tony" Giannetti has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Global Operations, effective July 13, 2026.

Giannetti brings more than two decades of operations and supply chain leadership from some of the technology industry's largest OEMs, including Dell, where he managed reverse supply chain operations, and Apple and Microsoft, where he held additional operations leadership roles. His background spans production engineering, reverse logistics, and large-scale operational management, disciplines directly relevant to illumynt's work certifying and recovering value from retired AI infrastructure at scale.

"Tony has spent his career on the operational side of exactly the problem we solve for our customers — how to move retired technology through a supply chain without losing the value still in it," said Jörg Herbarth, CEO of illumynt. "That perspective is invaluable as we grow our global operations and deepen our relationships with the OEMs and hyperscalers who trust us with their hardware."

Giannetti's appointment comes as illumynt continues to expand its global operational footprint, including the upcoming opening of the Talorem Innovation Center in Columbus, Ohio, this fall. This facility will expand illumynt's engineering-grade testing, grading, and recovery capacity pushing what’s possible in AI hardware lifecycle recovery even further.

"I spent years on the OEM side wrestling with what happens to hardware after its first deployment. illumynt is the first team I've seen bring real engineering infrastructure to that problem instead of just logistics. I'm looking forward to helping scale that globally," said Giannetti.

Giannetti holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

About illumynt

illumynt is a technology-driven leader in AI hardware lifecycle recovery, providing engineering-grade testing, certification, and value recovery for retired AI infrastructure, including GPU grading, chip-level NAND recovery, and liquid-cooled hardware evaluation. illumynt's Talorem platform brings engineering rigor to an industry historically built on logistics alone.

 

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MultiBank Group Named Forex Broker of the Year 2026 at Money Expo Abu Dhabi

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(BUSINESS WIRE)--MultiBank Group, one of the world's largest and most regulated online financial derivatives institutions, has been named Forex Broker of the Year at Money Expo Abu Dhabi. The event was held on 8–9 July 2026 at the ADNEC Centre. This flagship award recognizes the broker setting the benchmark for excellence across the global trading and fintech industry.

MultiBank Group's participation in the expo underscored its leadership position within the Middle East's financial landscape.

A Landmark Event for Trading and Fintech

Money Expo Abu Dhabi 2026 brought together traders, banks, fintech firms, liquidity providers, and market leaders from across the region and beyond. Winning top honors on this stage sends a clear signal across the entire industry.

“Being named Forex Broker of the Year is a defining moment for our Group,” said Johny Giacaman, Chief Business Operations Officer at MultiBank Group. “It reflects two decades of regulatory discipline, technological innovation, and an unwavering commitment to the traders and institutions who place their trust in us.”

Throughout the two-day event, teams from the Group's Dubai headquarters and Abu Dhabi office met with partners, investors, and traders.

The Standards Behind the Recognition

This award is earned through what MultiBank Group delivers to traders every day:

- Institutional-grade technology built for speed and precision, in every market condition

- Round-the-clock, multilingual support that treats every trader uniquely

- An unblemished regulatory record, earned trade by trade

This recognition reflects the standards MultiBank Group has consistently upheld for more than two decades.

Built on Trust and Regulation

Founded in California in 2005, MultiBank Group has grown into a global force in financial derivatives, trusted by 2 million+ clients in 100+ countries, regulated by 18+ of the world's top financial authorities, and moving over US$35 billion a day across Forex, Metals, Shares, Commodities, Indices, and Crypto. Recognition follows results: more than 80 industry awards and counting.

 

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Tridiagonal.ai (T.AI) Partners with PETRONAS Carigali’s TriCipta AI with IBM to Advance Engineering Domain-Driven AI Solutions for Upstream Operations

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Tridiagonal.ai will contribute engineering domain-driven AI solutions, physics-informed models and Decision Intelligence capabilities to support upstream surface equipment optimisation, maintenance reliability and asset integrity decision workflows.

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tridiagonal.ai Pvt. Ltd. (T.AI), the dedicated AI arm of Tridiagonal Group, announced its role in the third Joint Development Agreement (JDA) involving PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd. and IBM Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. to advance PETRONAS Carigali’s flagship TriCipta AI across the Upstream value chain.

TriCipta AI is PETRONAS Carigali’s partnership model that combines deep domain technical expertise with advanced AI technology experts to accelerate the development and deployment of upstream AI solutions.

Through this collaboration, Tridiagonal.ai’s engineering domain-driven AI solutions will support upstream capabilities for Surface Equipment Optimisation with AI. The initiative focuses on production optimisation, maintenance reliability and asset integrity decision workflows, helping bring operational data, engineering context and decision intelligence closer to critical field decisions.

The milestone was commemorated at a signing ceremony attended by Hazli Sham Kassim, PETRONAS Carigali Chief Executive Officer; Ina Czarina Arief Tham, Head TriCipta AI; Deva K Theyventheran, IBM Consulting Malaysia Managing Partner; Pravin Jain, T.AI Chief Executive Officer; Praveen Kapse, T.AI Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer; and Dickson Woo, General Manager & Technology Leader, IBM Malaysia.

“We are honored to join PETRONAS Carigali and IBM in this third JDA to advance PETRONAS Carigali’s TriCipta AI. T.AI brings engineering domain-driven AI solutions that combine process engineering knowledge, physics-informed models, industrial AI and Decision Intelligence technologies to convert complex operational and engineering data into actionable decision support. For upstream operations, value will come from AI that understands equipment behaviour, operating constraints, reliability risk, integrity context and production trade-offs,” said Pravin Jain, Chief Executive Officer, Tridiagonal.ai.

For Tridiagonal.ai, the JDA reinforces the role of engineering domain knowledge, physics-informed AI and Decision Intelligence in moving industrial AI closer to operational decisions that create measurable value.

About Tridiagonal.ai

Tridiagonal.ai is an Industrial Decision Optimization company within Tridiagonal Group, helping asset-intensive industries transform engineering knowledge, operational data, and AI into high-value operational decisions. Its solutions combine engineering domain expertise, Decision Intelligence, physics-informed AI and decision workflows to improve production optimization, maintenance reliability, asset integrity, energy efficiency and operational excellence.

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Modon Holding and Nammos Hotels & Resorts bring Nammos Ras El Hekma to Egypt’s North Coast

  

Developed in partnership with Nammos Hotels & Resorts, the landmark Mediterranean destination will bring together branded residences, a luxury resort, restaurant and beach club, retail village, and signature dining and wellness experiences to Egypt for the first time.

Abu Dhabi-based Modon Holding and Nammos Hotels & Resorts have announced Nammos Ras El Hekma – the renowned lifestyle and hospitality brand’s first fully integrated destination in Egypt. Located within the Wadi Yemm precinct, the development will bring Ras El Hekma’s promise of timeless Mediterranean living to life, combining Nammos Residences, Nammos Resort, Nammos Village, and a curated selection of all-day dining and wellness experiences, including the globally renowned Nammos Restaurant & Beach Club.

Nammos Ras El Hekma represents a new expression of contemporary Mediterranean luxury. Reflecting both the natural beauty of Egypt’s North Coast and the refined yet vibrant lifestyle associated with Nammos, the destination introduces a lifestyle concept inspired by the spirit of the Mediterranean, combining architecture, landscape, art, and hospitality into a seamless environment.

Nammos Residences will comprise a collection of 72 one to four-bedroom apartments and a penthouse, while Nammos Resort will offer 79 hotel keys across five categories, ranging from junior suites and one- and two-bedroom suites to presidential and celebration suites. Residents and guests will enjoy access to a curated mix of hospitality, wellness, retail, and leisure facilities, creating a connected living and visitor experience within the emerging city of Ras El Hekma on Egypt’s North Coast.

At the heart of the development, Nammos Village introduces a retail concept rooted in the rediscovery of a Mediterranean village and represents the ultimate expression of shopping, wellness, and art. A destination for discovery, connection and leisure, Nammos Village creates an immersive lifestyle experience where culture, wellbeing and hospitality come together seamlessly.

The wider amenity offering will include a wellness and fitness centre, spa facilities, swimming pools and cabanas, a kids’ club, private dining environments and direct access to the hospitality experiences integrated throughout the destination. A signature feature will be the Nammos Restaurant and Beach Club, inspired by natural coastal cave formations. Designed as an immersive hospitality and leisure experience, it will bring together high-energy dining, private cabanas, sunbeds, pools, and direct beach access, capturing the most vibrant expression of the Nammos lifestyle.

Architecturally, the vision draws on Mediterranean and Cycladic design traditions, expressed through arched forms, sculpted massing, limewashed surfaces, natural materials and a strong connection between indoor and outdoor environments. The design language has been developed to complement the coastal setting while establishing a distinct identity within Ras El Hekma.

Bill O’Regan, Group CEO of Modon Holding, said: “Ras El Hekma is fast emerging as one of the Mediterranean’s most ambitious destinations, and the progress we have made to date reflects the scale of our long-term vision. With Wadi Yemm now in delivery and a growing collection of globally recognised brands choosing to be part of the destination, we are building a vibrant, year-round city designed to deliver world-class living, leisure and investment for generations to come. Nammos Ras El Hekma is a natural extension of that vision, introducing a distinctive lifestyle offering that further enhances the destination’s appeal to residents, visitors and investors alike.”

Petros Stathis, Chairman of Nammos, said: “The launch of Nammos Ras El Hekma marks an important milestone in our global growth strategy. Egypt’s North Coast is rapidly establishing itself as a world-class destination, and Ras El Hekma provides an exceptional platform for the continued expansion of the Nammos brand.”

Carolyn Turnbull, CEO of Nammos Hotels & Resorts, said: “Nammos Ras El Hekma has been designed as a place where hospitality, residences and lifestyle come together in a seamless and authentic way. Inspired by the energy, elegance and spirit that have defined Nammos for more than two decades, the destination will create exceptional experiences that connect people and celebrate life.”

Nammos Ras El Hekma forms part of the USD 35 billion Ras El Hekma masterplan, a 170.8 million square metre development transforming Egypt’s North Coast into a next-generation city expected to attract investment of USD 110 billion by 2045. Wadi Yemm is the first of Ras El Hekma’s 17 precincts to move into delivery and will also feature a series of cultural landmarks that will help shape the identity of the wider city.

Ras El Hekma is designed for seamless access by road, sea and air, placing it within four hours’ flight time of nearly half the world’s population. The destination will include a new international airport integrated with high-speed rail networks, major highways and marinas, alongside a dedicated cruise terminal. Spanning 44 kilometres of Mediterranean coastline, Ras El Hekma will deliver a mix of leisure, hospitality and cultural offerings. At its core, the destination will feature a central business and financial district, supported by education, residential and mixed-use districts designed to sustain a vibrant year-round community.

For more information, prospective buyers can visit modon.com or call 800 MODON in the UAE, 7734 in Egypt, or +201122222734 for international enquiries.

About Modon

Modon is an international holding company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). Modon is at the forefront of urban innovation, creating iconic designs and experiences that continually surpass expectations. From real estate to hospitality, asset and investment management, events, catering and tourism, and urban infrastructure, we are bringing cities to life through delivering long-term and sustainable value.

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Nammos Hotels & Resorts is the hospitality and residential expression of Nammos, one of the world’s most recognized luxury lifestyle brands. Born in Mykonos in 2003 and celebrated globally for creating vibrant destinations that bring together exceptional dining, entertainment, and beach culture, Nammos has evolved naturally into luxury hotels, resorts, and branded residences, extending its distinctive lifestyle, service philosophy, and design vision to some of the world’s most desirable destinations.

Launched with the opening of Nammos Hotel Mykonos in 2023, Nammos Hotels & Resorts builds upon more than two decades of shaping experiences defined by Mediterranean elegance. Inspired by its island origins, Nammos combines effortless sophistication with a dynamic social energy that creates memorable experiences for guests, residents, and local communities alike.

Each hotel, resort, and residence is thoughtfully designed to reflect the character of its destination while delivering highly personalized service, world-class culinary experiences, wellbeing, culture and entertainment. Blending a strong sense of place with the unmistakable spirit of the Nammos lifestyle, Nammos Hotels & Resorts creates destinations where people come together to connect, celebrate and experience joyful luxury.

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Elliptic Launches Next-Generation Continuous Monitoring, Giving Crypto Compliance Teams a Live View of Customer Risk Without the Flood of Alerts

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The only monitoring solution on the market that detects the full range of risk-changing events, not just label changes, and lets teams configure alerts to only what matters, cutting manual rescreening and alert triage by up to 75%

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elliptic, the global leader in digital asset decisioning, today launched the next generation of Continuous Monitoring, a solution that gives crypto compliance teams a continuously accurate view of customer risk rather than a picture frozen at the last screening. Elliptic's Continuous Monitoring is the most comprehensive risk monitoring solution on the market, and the only one to pair the industry's broadest event detection with fully configurable alerting. It is available to compliance teams today.

"Monitoring obligations on MLROs are getting more stringent, putting both their companies and, sometimes, themselves at risk. Existing monitoring solutions fail twice over: They leave exposure gaps by only alerting on obvious triggers like label changes while missing the rest. On the exposure they do catch, they fire so indiscriminately that teams drown in alerts that don’t matter. We’ve built Continuous Monitoring to cover the full range of events that change a customer's risk, and to alert only when it matters, fully configurable to their own rules,” said Jackson Hull, CTO and COO at Elliptic.

Continuous Monitoring matters because, a customer's crypto risk does not stay still after onboarding. For example, a wallet scored 0.5 out of 10 at onboarding can send funds to a darknet marketplace six months later and become a 10. The original screening was not wrong. But without a rescreen, the compliance team has no way of knowing the changes to the wallet score. Manually rescreening every enrolled entity to find the few that have moved is not viable at the volume teams operate at today. The regulatory, reputational and operational cost of missing a genuine change is significant.

Until now, existing solutions have not solved this. Label-based monitoring only alerts when a provider changes their label on a connected address, but risk can change without any label changing at all. A significant inflow, a new transaction, a fresh connection to an illicit actor: none of these trigger a label change, and will go undetected. Existing legacy solutions compensate by notifying on everything, regardless of whether it represents genuine risk. Compliance teams report such a volume of notifications that the alerts that actually matter get buried.

Three things set Continuous Monitoring apart: it detects the full range of risk-changing events rather than label changes alone, it is fully configurable to each customer's own risk rules, and it alerts teams only on what they have defined as material. Continuous Monitoring is built differently. It covers the full range of events that can change a screening's outcome, not just label changes. For example: material changes in inflow or outflow; a screened address changing or merging into a different cluster; a label change on a counterparty; a label change several hops from the screened address; and a direct label change on the screened address.

With the widest range of risk-changing events, Elliptic’s Continuous Monitoring catches what legacy monitoring solutions miss. Alongside event detection, every enrolled wallet and transaction is rescreened on a fixed schedule, so nothing slips through between events. When either layer triggers, it runs a complete risk recalculation against the customer's own risk rules. Not a label check or a generic score, but a full screen.

Elliptic's Continuous Monitoring leads the market in how it handles alerts. Customers configure exactly what generates a notification across four levers: risk-score thresholds, risk-score deltas, specific risk rules and screening-type filters. Individual screenings can be excluded entirely, removing alerts on entities that are no longer relevant. When a rescreen runs but does not meet notification criteria, the updated score appears in Lens for review. The system is always working. Teams are alerted only on what they have defined as material, and hear from the system only when they need to, freeing them to spend the time they save on higher-value oversight work.

Continuous Monitoring is available today, please see here to book a demo.

About Elliptic

Elliptic is the leader in digital asset decisioning. We have built the most comprehensive platform for efficiently extracting cryptoasset data and intelligence across blockchains with the greatest accuracy.

Our platform’s unrivalled uptime, scalability, depth and breadth of our data and intelligence means exacting organizations choose Elliptic for their compliance, risk management, intelligence operations and blockchain infrastructure needs.

Founded in 2013, Elliptic is headquartered in London with offices in New York, Washington D.C., Miami, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo. To learn more, visit www.elliptic.co and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

 

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Circus Commences Operations with Ukrainian Ground Forces

MUNICH - Thursday, 16. July 2026

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Circus SE (WKN: A2YN35 / ISIN: DE000A2YN355 / XETRA: CA1), today announces the commencement of live operations of its robotic-based troop supply technology with the 3rd Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in the Kyiv area – marking the first ever use of autonomous meal supply systems within an active conflict environment.

Ahead of deployment, Circus received regulatory certification from the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection. This certification confirms compliance with all applicable health, quality, and safety standards required to import the company's technology into Ukraine, and clears the path for operational use at scale.

Soldiers are supplied using Circus's full technology stack, comprising the hardware system, AI-controlled software, and proprietary ingredient infrastructure that underpins autonomous meal production in military environments.

The deployment marks Circus's entry into the Ukrainian market and the operational commencement of the partnership with the 3rd Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, first announced in December 2025 under a framework agreement covering up to 25 autonomous robotic systems.

“This technology is improving the entire food supply chain in the armed forces. It doesn’t replace our catering forces; it complements them, closing the gaps where we couldn’t reach soldiers with nutritious food quickly enough. For situations like ours, it’s the best solution possible.” – Major of the 3rd Army Corps Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces commented on the launch.

The Ukraine launch follows the recent CA-1 robotic launch with the German Armed Forces and the successful award of a public procurement tender for autonomous meal supply with the Lithuanian Armed Forces on NATO's Eastern Flank.

ABOUT CIRCUS SE

Circus SE (XETRA: CA1) is a German dual-use technology company developing proprietary AI models, autonomous robotic sustainment systems, and a central operating platform for civilian and defence applications. With a globally active portfolio of autonomous meal supply robotics and high-volume serial production live, Circus is building the infrastructure for autonomous food supply – on a mission to fuel humanity.

 

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SINOVAC Announces Extension of Deadline to Submit Payment Instructions for Previously Declared Special Cash Dividend

 BEIJING - Wednesday, 15. July 2026

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVA) (“SINOVAC” or the “Company”), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, today announced that it has extended the deadline for shareholders and nominee brokers to submit payment instructions relating to the Company’s previously declared special cash dividend.

The Company previously announced a special cash dividend of US$55.00 per common share, payable to valid holders of the Company’s common shares as of the close of business on May 23, 2025 ET. The Company previously informed shareholders that completed instruction materials were to be submitted prior to December 31, 2025 in order to facilitate receipt of the dividend. The Company previously extended that submission deadline to June 30, 2026, and has now further extended that submission deadline to December 31, 2026.

Shareholders and nominee brokers that have not yet submitted their instruction materials are reminded to do so on or before December 31, 2026 in order to facilitate payment of the dividend. If you have any questions regarding the process you need to undertake to receive the Dividend, please contact the Information Agent:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.

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About SINOVAC

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (SINOVAC) is a China-based global biopharmaceutical company, with a mission of “supply vaccines to eliminate human diseases”, the company specializes in the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of vaccines and related biological products that protect against human infectious diseases.

The company’s diversified portfolio includes vaccines for influenza, viral hepatitis, varicella, Hand-Foot-Mouth disease (HFMD), poliomyelitis, pneumococcal disease, etc., of which 3 vaccines have been prequalified by WHO, including inactivated hepatitis A vaccine Healive®, Sabin-strain inactivated polio vaccine (sIPV), and varicella vaccine.

SINOVAC has a leading edge in developing vaccines to combat infectious disease outbreaks and was among the first to initiate R&D during major public health emergencies, including SARS, H5N1, H1N1, and COVID-19. The company developed the world's first inactivated SARS vaccine (Phase I completed), China's first H5N1 influenza vaccine (Panflu®), the world's first H1N1 influenza vaccine (Panflu.1®), and CoronaVac®, the most widely used inactivated COVID-19 vaccine globally.

Beyond its marketed portfolio, the company is advancing a robust pipeline that includes combination vaccines, recombinant protein vaccines and next-generation platforms such as mRNA technologies and antibodies.

With a long-standing commitment to innovation and global health, SINOVAC is expanding its global footprint by strengthening partnerships with research institutions, international organizations, and local partners. Through broader market presence, technological cooperation, and localized production, the company aims to accelerate vaccine development and supply, enhance regional access to high-quality products, and better address unmet medical needs while improving preparedness for future pandemics.

For more information, please see the Company’s website at www.sinovac.com.

 

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إطلاق " ديوا العالمية" كشركة مستقلة مملوكة لهيئة كهرباء ومياه دبي لتطوير مشاريع البنية التحتية للطاقة والمياه عالمياً

 أعلن سمو الشيخ أحمد بن سعيد آل مكتوم، رئيس المجلس الأعلى للطاقة في دبي، عن تأسيس "ديوا العالمية"، كشركة مستقلة مملوكة بالكامل لهيئة كهرباء ومياه دبي، بهدف تطوير مشاريع الطاقة التقليدية والنظيفة حول العالم، ونقل نموذج دبي الناجح في البنية التحتية للطاقة والمياه إلى الأسواق العالمية.

وقال سمو الشيخ أحمد بن سعيد آل مكتوم: "بفضل رؤية وتوجيهات صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم، نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي، رعاه الله، أصبحت دبي نموذجاً عالمياً في الإنجاز وتسريع وتيرة التنمية، ورسخت مكانتها من خلال بنية تحتية متطورة، لا سيما في قطاعي الطاقة والمياه، تُعد من بين الأفضل عالمياً. ويعد إطلاق شركة "ديوا العالمية" خطوة استراتيجية لنقل هذا النموذج الناجح إلى الأسواق العالمية، وتعزيز حضور دبي كمصدر للمعرفة والخبرة في مجالات الطاقة والمياه والاستدامة والتحول الرقمي."

وفي كلمته خلال حفل الإطلاق، قال معالي سعيد محمد الطاير، العضو المنتدب الرئيس التنفيذي لهيئة كهرباء ومياه دبي: "تُجسّد هيئة كهرباء ومياه دبي في صميم عملها قصة نجاح دبي الملهمة. فبفضل رؤية وتوجيهات سيدي صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم، نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي، رعاه الله، تحولت دبي إلى عاصمة عالمية للاقتصاد والتجارة والابتكار، وباتت نموذجاً ريادياً في التنمية المستدامة وجذب الاستثمارات. وعلى مدى عقود، ساهمت الهيئة في دعم المسيرة الاستثنائية لدبي، ليس بالطموح فحسب، بل بالأداء المتميز. وحالياً تحتل المركز الأول عالمياً في 13 مؤشراً رئيسياً لأداء الشركات الخدماتية، بالإضافة إلى مؤشرين إقليميين، في مجالات الإنتاج والنقل والتوزيع وخدمة المتعاملين، وكفاءة واعتمادية الشبكة. وتمنحنا قوتنا المالية حرية استراتيجية حقيقية تتمثل بنمو مستدام في الإيرادات، وهوامش ربح قوية، وقدرة استثمارية مرتفعة. ففي عام 2025، حققت الهيئة إيرادات غير مسبوقة بلغت 32.8 مليار درهم، وصافياً قياسياً للربح بعد الضريبة وصل إلى 9.06 مليارات درهم".

وأشار معالي الطاير إلى أن نطاق عمل "ديوا العالمية" سيشمل قطاعي الطاقة والمياه، وستعمل على تطوير مشاريع الطاقة التقليدية والنظيفة باستخدام أحدث وأفضل التقنيات، والتعاون مع الجهات الرائدة لتنفيذ مشاريع مشتركة حول العالم. وقد بدأت الهيئة بالفعل في تنفيذ ذلك من خلال تحديد الفرص الاستثمارية، وبناء محفظة المشاريع، وتأسيس منظومة من الشراكات الاستراتيجية التي ستعزز حضورها العالمي.

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DEWA International est lancée en tant que filiale indépendante détenue à 100 % par DEWA pour développer des projets énergétiques et hydrauliques à l'échelle mondiale

 Son Altesse Cheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, président du Conseil suprême de l'énergie de Dubaï, a annoncé la création de 'DEWA International', une filiale indépendante détenue à 100 % par la Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). Cette nouvelle société a pour objectif de développer des projets d'énergie conventionnelle et propre à travers le monde, tout en exportant vers les marchés internationaux le modèle éprouvé de Dubaï en matière d'infrastructures énergétiques et hydrauliques.

Son Altesse Cheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum a déclaré : « Grâce à la vision et aux orientations de Son Altesse Cheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-président, Premier ministre des Émirats arabes unis et souverain de Dubaï, Dubaï est devenu un modèle mondial de réussite et de développement accéléré. Grâce à ses infrastructures de classe mondiale, en particulier dans les secteurs de l'énergie et de l'eau, Dubaï s'est imposé comme une référence internationale de premier plan. Le lancement de DEWA International constitue une étape stratégique visant à étendre ce modèle de réussite aux marchés mondiaux et à renforcer davantage la position de Dubaï en tant que source de savoir-faire et d'expertise dans les domaines de l'énergie, de l'eau, de la durabilité et de la transformation numérique. »

Son Excellence Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, directeur général et PDG de DEWA, a déclaré: « DEWA est, au cœur de son action, l'incarnation de l'histoire remarquable de la réussite de Dubaï. Guidé par la vision et les orientations de Son Altesse Cheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-président, Premier ministre des Émirats arabes unis et souverain de Dubaï, l'émirat est devenu un centre mondial de premier plan pour la finance, le commerce et l'innovation, ainsi qu'un modèle de développement durable et d'attractivité des investissements. Depuis plusieurs décennies, DEWA accompagne l'essor exceptionnel de Dubaï, non seulement grâce à son ambition, mais aussi grâce aux plus hauts niveaux de performance et d'efficacité. Aujourd'hui, nous occupons la première place mondiale dans 13 indicateurs clés de performance des services publics ainsi que dans deux indicateurs de référence régionaux couvrant la production, le transport, la distribution et le service à la clientèle. Notre solidité financière nous confère une véritable liberté stratégique : une croissance soutenue des revenus, des marges solides et une capacité d'investissement significative. En 2025, DEWA a enregistré des revenus records de 32,8 milliards d'AED, tandis que son bénéfice net après impôts a atteint un niveau historique de 9,06 milliards d'AED. »

Al Tayer a ajouté que DEWA International développera des projets dans les secteurs de l'électricité et de l'eau en s'appuyant sur des technologies de pointe, en partenariat avec des organisations de premier plan à travers le monde. Les travaux sont déjà en cours afin d'identifier les opportunités, de constituer un portefeuille de projets et de mettre en place des partenariats stratégiques qui façonneront sa présence à l'échelle internationale.

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K-Beauty Goes Global: Sales Surge 53% as Korean Innovation Reshapes Beauty Growth

 New NIQ data shows K-Beauty value sales rose 53% year-over-year and 131% over two years, underscoring how regional beauty trends, social commerce and ingredient-led innovation are reshaping global beauty growth.

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- NIQ (NYSE: NIQ), a global leader in consumer intelligence, today released new findings showing K-Beauty has become a rapidly growing global beauty segment, with value sales up 53% year-over-year and 131% over the past two years. The data points to a broader shift in beauty growth, as regional innovation, social commerce and digitally driven consumer demand increasingly shape what scales globally.

In its latest report, K-Beauty Goes Global, NIQ shows how Korean beauty is reshaping consumer expectations, accelerating innovation cycles and redefining competitive dynamics across the global beauty market. What began as a culturally driven trend now offers a broader signal about the future of beauty: regional trends are increasingly driving global opportunity, and brands need timely intelligence to know which signals will scale next.

Key findings

• Global growth: K-Beauty value sales rose 53% year-over-year and 131% over two years, underscoring rapid international expansion.
• Social commerce acceleration: According to data published by TikTok Shop, searches for K-Beauty on the platform increased by 125% in the UK in 2025. Across the UK, US, Spain, and Germany, value sales for K-Beauty brands on TikTok Shop rose by 430% year-over-year, highlighting the role of discovery-to-purchase platforms.
• Latin America: Brazil and Mexico delivered 135% value growth, signaling emerging momentum in the region.
• North America: E-commerce represents 76% of K-Beauty sales, with Canada reaching $164 million in 2025, up 57% year-over-year.
• Western Europe: Value growth reached 58% year-over-year. Korean brands now account for around 10% of European online skincare sales, rising to 15–20% in leading markets including Italy, Spain and France.

K-Beauty’s rise reflects a broader change in how beauty growth is created and scaled. Formats such as sheet masks, acne patches, essences, serums and ampoules have moved from niche routines into everyday habits, while ingredient-led innovation including snail mucin, centella asiatica and PDRN illustrates how some Korean beauty concepts have expanded beyond specialist audiences. At the same time, K-Beauty is raising the bar for affordable, high-performance products, faster innovation cycles and commerce models that connect discovery to purchase more seamlessly.

“K-Beauty has moved beyond trend status to become one of the clearest examples of how regional beauty innovation can translate into global growth,” said Tara James Taylor, SVP, Global Beauty Personal Care Vertical, NIQ. “Its success is built on speed, cultural relevance and the ability to turn innovation into everyday habits. More importantly, it shows how beauty brands now need to read emerging regional signals earlier, understand how consumer demand is shifting, and act faster across markets. The next phase of growth will come from expansion into adjacent categories such as wellness and haircare, and from scaling across high-growth regions like Latin America and the Middle East.”

NIQ’s analysis also points to continued momentum across APAC outside Korea and China, where K-Beauty grew 27%. In the Middle East, K-Beauty e-commerce growth reached 76%, reinforcing the role of digitally engaged consumers and high-interest markets in shaping the category’s next phase of expansion.

For brands, the takeaway goes beyond K-Beauty itself. The category offers one example of how global beauty trends are evolving: innovation is becoming more regionally driven, commerce is becoming more content-led, and the brands best positioned to win will be those that can turn early market signals into commercial action.

More info on the report: K-Beauty Goes Global - NIQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is NIQ reporting on K-Beauty?

A: NIQ's latest report, K-Beauty Goes Global, finds that Korean beauty has become a rapidly growing global beauty segment, with value sales up 53% year-over-year and 131% over two years. The report shows how regional beauty innovation, social commerce and digitally driven consumer demand are increasingly shaping global beauty growth.

Q: How fast is K-Beauty growing globally?

A: Global K-Beauty value sales rose 53% year-over-year and 131% over the past two years, reflecting rapid international expansion well beyond Korea.

Q: What role does social commerce play in K-Beauty's growth?

A: Social commerce is a major driver of discovery and conversion. According to TikTok Shop’s own published data searches for K-Beauty on TikTok Shop rose 125% in the UK 2025, while K-Beauty brand value sales on TikTok Shop grew 430% year-over-year in the US, UK, Spain and Germany.

Q: Which regions are driving K-Beauty growth?

A: Growth is broad-based. In Europe, K-Beauty value sales rose 58% year-over-year, with Korean brands now representing around 10% of online skincare sales and 15–20% in leading markets including Italy, Spain and France. Brazil and Mexico posted 135% value growth. In North America, e-commerce accounts for 76% of K-Beauty sales, and Canada reached $164 million in 2025, up 57% year on year. Across APAC excluding Korea and China, K-Beauty grew 27%.

Q: Why does K-Beauty matter beyond Korea?

A: K-Beauty is a proof point for where global beauty is heading. It shows how regional innovation now scales globally through social commerce, ingredient-led products and digitally connected consumer communities—signaling that brands need timely intelligence to identify which regional trends will scale next.

Q: What is fueling K-Beauty's global adoption?

A: Formats such as sheet masks, acne patches, essences, serums and ampoules have moved from niche routines into everyday habits, while ingredient-led innovation such as snail mucin, centella asiatica and PDRN travels quickly from specialist use into mainstream demand. K-Beauty is also raising the bar for affordable, high-performance products and faster innovation cycles.

Q: Where is K-Beauty headed next?

A: The report identifies adjacent categories and regions to watch, such as wellness and haircare, and from scaling across high-growth regions including Latin America and the Middle East, where K-Beauty e-commerce grew 76%.

Q: What does this mean for beauty brands and retailers?

A: The brands best positioned to win will be those that can read emerging regional signals earlier, understand how consumer demand is shifting, and act faster across markets—turning early market intelligence into commercial action.

Q: What is the source of these figures?

A: All figures are from NIQ's K-Beauty Goes Global report (2026), based on NIQ retail measurement and consumer intelligence data, with social commerce metrics drawn from TikTok Shop performance data cited in the report.

About NIQ

NielsenIQ (NYSE: NIQ) is a leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete and trusted understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. By combining an unmatched global data footprint and granular consumer and retail measurement with decades of AI modeling expertise, NIQ builds decision systems that help companies turn complex data into confident action.

With operations in more than 90 countries, NIQ covers approximately 82% of the world’s population and more than $7.4 trillion in global consumer spend. Through cloud-based platforms, advanced analytics and AI-driven insights, NIQ delivers The Full View™—helping brands and retailers understand what consumers buy, why they buy it, and what to do next.

For more information, please visit www.niq.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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