Banks push innovation as digital shift deepens

Banks push innovation as digital shift deepens

HANOI: The banking sector is stepping up digital transformation and modernising its financial infrastructure, but access to funding remains a major obstacle for innovative businesses, particularly startups and technology firms with limited tangible assets and unstable cash flows. The issue was highlighted at the 2026 Financial and Banking Innovation Forum, held in Hanoi on Oct…

Vietnam opens National Innovation Day 2026 with Samsung, Meta among exhibitors

Vietnam opens National Innovation Day 2026 with Samsung, Meta among exhibitors

Held at the National Convention Center, this year’s event carries the theme “Innovation: a driving force for the development of the whole society.” Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan said innovation begins with looking at familiar problems from new perspectives, asking questions and finding better ways of doing things. “An innovative nation is…

Edo celebrates World Tourism Day 2026, harps on AI, digital innovation

Edo celebrates World Tourism Day 2026, harps on AI, digital innovation

The Edo State Tourism Agency (EDSTA) has identified technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) and the creative economy, as key to the future of tourism in Nigeria. The agency’s Director-General, Lady Vivian Elabor, made this known as the state marked the 2026 World Tourism Day, observed last Monday under the theme, “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence…

FARMASINERGY 2026 Showcases Digital Transformations and Product Innovation

FARMASINERGY 2026 Showcases Digital Transformations and Product Innovation

FARMASI hosted its three-day FARMASINERGY 2026 event in Miami, welcoming influencers and leaders from around the world. Attendees experienced immersive and high-energy FARMAFIT workout classes and were introduced to the FARMAFIT holistic lifestyle system that combines fitness, nutrition, education and community support. Included in this interactive experience was the FARMAFIT app, which is expected to…

BENEFIT to showcase credit awareness and digital financial services at Innovation Summit 2026

BENEFIT to showcase credit awareness and digital financial services at Innovation Summit 2026

عبدالواحد الجناحي، الرئيس التنفيذي في شركة بنفت: صورة مرفقة مع البيان الصحفي The summit will take place at Exhibition World Bahrain from 29 September to 3 October 2026 Press Release BENEFIT, Bahrain’s leading fintech and electronic financial transactions services company, is set to participate in the second…

Regulator eases rules to boost digital finance innovation

Regulator eases rules to boost digital finance innovation

The Lending, Credit and Finance (Amendment) Rules, 2026 form part of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission’s Digital Finance Initiative, which aims to support innovation and position the Bailiwick as a trusted, agile and forward-thinking jurisdiction for digital financial services. The rules were made on 9 September 2026 and come into effect on 1 October 2026….

Odisha marks World Tourism Day 2026 with emphasis on digital innovation

Odisha marks World Tourism Day 2026 with emphasis on digital innovation

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Department of Tourism, celebrated World Tourism Day 2026 today with a series of programmes focusing on digital innovation, sustainable tourism, institutional partnerships, adventure and heritage tourism, entrepreneurship and greater participation of local communities in the State’s tourism ecosystem. The State-level celebration was held at the State Convention Centre, Lok Seba Bhawan, Bhubaneswar, in…

PNG UNRE launches World Tourism Day & Cultural Show 2026 focused on AI and Digital Innovation

PNG UNRE launches World Tourism Day & Cultural Show 2026 focused on AI and Digital Innovation

The Papua New Guinea University of Natural Resources and Environment (PNG UNRE) officially opened its World Tourism Day and Cultural Show 2026 today, with Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture and Member for Vanimo-Green River, Hon. Belden Norman Namah, MP, officiating at the event.

The Global GCC Summit 2026 Puts AI, R&D and Digital Innovation at the Centre of India’s GCC Story

The Global GCC Summit 2026 Puts AI, R&D and Digital Innovation at the Centre of India’s GCC Story

VMPL New Delhi [India], September 26: The Global GCC Summit 2026, organised by Inductus Group at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, congregating more than 300 C-suite leaders, 100+ GCC decision-makers and 30+ distinguished speakers to examine the technology and innovation forces reshaping India’s GCC ecosystem. The Summit was held under the theme “Architecting India’s Sunrise Era…

Celebrating Digital Innovation with Wavemaker and Infidigit, ETBrandEquity

Celebrating Digital Innovation with Wavemaker and Infidigit, ETBrandEquity

The India DigiPlus Awards 2026The India DigiPlus Awards 2026, hosted by ETBrandEquity.com, celebrated the visionary brands, agencies, and individual trailblazers reshaping the country’s digital landscape. In the Special Awards, The House of Abhinandan Lodha won the Brand of the Year title. Wavemaker India and Infidigit took top agency honors as Network Agency of the Year…