Global Health Leaders to Convene at Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit 2026

 Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit will convene leaders across healthcare, science, technology, policy, and investment from 20-22 October at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi

Under the 2026 theme ‘To Sense is to Predict’, the Future Health Summit will examine how greater health insight can enable earlier intervention and better outcomes

AstraZeneca CEO Sir Pascal Soriot, Isomorphic Labs President Mr. Max Jaderberg, Amref Health Africa Group CEO Dr. Githinji Gitahi, and Health Ministers from Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Colombia are among more than 130 Forum speakers, with participation expected from 100 countries

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global leaders across healthcare, science, technology, policy, and investment will convene at the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit from 20 to 22 October 2026 to examine how health systems can better anticipate risk and enable earlier intervention as advances in AI, genomics, diagnostics, and health data create new possibilities for understanding health risks earlier.

As health systems respond to the growing burden of chronic disease and the need to help people live longer in good health, the ability to identify changing health risks and act sooner is becoming increasingly important. Hosted by Future Health – A Global Initiative by Abu Dhabi and the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, the Future Health Summit will be held under the theme 'To Sense is to Predict', exploring the global shift from reactive models of care towards earlier prediction, prevention, and personalised intervention.

Future Health is already translating this ambition into year-round activity. Its inaugural Future Health Challenge received 393 submissions from 68 countries with solutions already present in international communities. Additionally, the platform has released the Future of Longevity and Future of Healthy Living whitepapers, and joined the MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research’s BioConvergence Cancer Alliance as a Founding Member. The Future Health Summit will build on this work, bringing the Future Health community together in Abu Dhabi to advance further collaboration and implementation.

With 130 Forum speakers and more than 175 exhibitors, with representation expected from 100 countries, the Summit will bring together expertise from a wide range of health systems and settings to examine how emerging approaches can work across different populations and models of care.

Featured Forum speakers include:

His Excellency Mansoor Al Mansoori, Chairman of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi

Sir Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca

Mr. Tim Schmid, EVP & Worldwide Chairman of Johnson & Johnson MedTech

Ms. Helga Fogstad, Director of Health, UNICEF

Mr. Will Ahmed, Founder & CEO of WHOOP

Mr. Tom Hale, CEO of ŌURA

Dr. Christine Yuan Huang, Founder & CEO of Quantum Life

Mr. Max Jaderberg, President of Isomorphic Labs

Dr. Ola Brown, Founding Partner of HealthCap Africa

Dr. Jayasree Iyer, CEO of Access to Medicine Foundation

Mr. Hugo Harper, Mission Director of a Healthy Life at Nesta

They will be joined by international ministers and government representatives. This global participation brings experience of national health systems and organisations to the discussions in Abu Dhabi, reflecting the reach of the Future Health community.

Her Excellency Dr Noura Khamis Al Ghaithi, Undersecretary of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, said: “The ability to understand health risk earlier can have a measurable impact on how health systems serve their populations. As advances in science and technology give us greater insight into health, the priority is to translate that insight into earlier action that can improves outcomes and help people live more years in good health.

“Global collaboration is fundamental to advancing this approach across different health systems and contexts. The Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit brings international expertise together with the capabilities we have built in Abu Dhabi, creating opportunities compare experience across health systems and examine how new approaches can work in practice. Abu Dhabi provides a real-world environment where that global exchange can connect directly with implementation at population scale,” she added.

At the core of the Summit is the Forum, which will feature keynotes, C-suite conversations, and public-private dialogues involving leaders from across the global health ecosystem. The Forum will explore ‘To Sense is to Predict’ at three interconnected levels - individual, health system, and population - with discussions spanning Future Health’s four thematic focus areas: Longevity and Precision Medicine; Digital Health & AI; Health System Resilience & Sustainability; and Investment in Life Sciences.

Alongside the Forum, the Global Exhibition will bring together exhibitors from across healthcare, technology, life sciences, and investment, showcasing innovations and capabilities shaping the future of health. A programme of Side Events will provide further opportunities for focused dialogue and collaboration.

The Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit is the annual flagship gathering of Future Health – A Global Initiative by Abu Dhabi, a year-round platform for global collaboration and transformative health innovation. Throughout 2026, Future Health has advanced the ‘To Sense is to Predict’ agenda through international dialogues, research and impact initiatives designed to move ideas towards real-world application.

A full list of Forum speakers, which will continue to be updated in the lead up to the event, is available on the Future Health website.

Register as a visitor: Future Health Summit Visitor Registration

Media registrations are welcome at: Future Health Summit Media Registration

About Future Health – A Global Initiative by Abu Dhabi

Future Health is a year-round platform for global collaboration and transformative health innovation, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.

Bringing together health researchers, policymakers, business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs from across disciplines and geographies, Future Health drives collective action to strengthen health systems and unlock longer, healthier lives for all.

Through a year-round programme of research insights, publications, impact initiatives, Challenges, R&D funding, and cross-sector convenings, Future Health advances progress across four focus areas: longevity and precision medicine, health systems and sustainability, digital health and AI, and investment in life sciences.

Future Health is curated and convened by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi and its Founding Partners PureHealth, M42, Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi, and Mubadala Bio. Mediclinic Middle East serves as Strategic Partner and Burjeel Holdings as Associate Partner.

For more information, visit www.futurehealthinitiative.ae⁠ and follow Future Health on: X, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.

About the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH):

The DoH is the regulatory body of the healthcare sector at the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ensures excellence in healthcare by monitoring the health status of the population. DoH defines the strategy for the health system, monitors and analyses the health status of the population and performance of the system. In addition, DoH shapes the regulatory framework for the health system, inspects against regulations, enforces standards, and encourages adoption of world-class best practices and performance targets by all healthcare service providers in the Emirate. DoH also drives programmes to increase awareness and adoption of healthy living standards among the residents of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in addition to regulating scope of services, premiums and reimbursement rates of the health system.

For further information on DOH, visit https://www.doh.gov.ae/ and follow on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

 

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MidOcean Concludes 2026 Equity Raise, Securing More Than $4 Billion of Equity Commitments to Accelerate Global LNG Growth Strategy

 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- MidOcean Energy ("MidOcean" or the "Company"), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company formed and managed by EIG, today announced the conclusion of its 2026 equity capital raise, securing more than $4 billion of closed and pending commitments over the last 12 months from new strategic and institutional investors, as well as significant re-ups from existing investors. The capital committed significantly exceeded the Company's original target of $2 billion, reflecting continued confidence in MidOcean's strategy, portfolio, team and long-term growth outlook.

The raise includes commitments from strategic investors, sovereign-linked institutions and financial investors. Among the new investors are the Private Department of Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Idemitsu Kosan, NYK Line (through Diamond Gas MidOcean), The Arab Energy Fund, Shizuoka Gas and certain Korean institutional investors.

The proceeds are expected to enhance MidOcean's balance sheet flexibility and position the Company to pursue a pipeline of LNG growth opportunities encompassing both cash flowing and development assets. MidOcean has assembled an LNG portfolio spanning Canada, Australia, the U.S., and Latin America and continues to evaluate accretive opportunities consistent with its disciplined investment approach.

R. Blair Thomas, Chairman of MidOcean and Chief Executive Officer of EIG, said:

"The progress achieved in this capital raise represents a major milestone for MidOcean and supports our strategy of building a scaled, diversified and resilient global LNG platform. We are pleased to welcome a distinguished group of new investors and thank our existing shareholders for their continued support and confidence."

"We believe LNG will continue to play an essential role in supporting energy security and global economic growth, and that MidOcean is well positioned to benefit from these long-term market fundamentals. Current events also highlight the importance of geographic diversification with the ability to reliably serve clients from multiple delivery points."

De la Rey Venter, Chief Executive Officer of MidOcean, said:

"In just a few years, MidOcean has grown from concept to a fully integrated global LNG platform, and this capital raise further strengthens our financial flexibility and positions us to continue advancing our robust growth strategy. We have built a high-quality LNG portfolio with strong cash flow characteristics and meaningful growth optionality, and we are well positioned to move decisively on the pipeline of opportunities we have identified. We look forward to building on this momentum and creating value for our investors."

About EIG

EIG is a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors with $27.1 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026. EIG specializes in private investments in energy and energy-related infrastructure on a global basis. During its 44-year history, EIG has committed over $55 billion to the energy sector through 429 projects or companies in 44 countries on six continents. EIG’s clients include many of the leading pension plans, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds in the U.S., Asia and Europe. EIG is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in Houston, London, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong and Seoul. For additional information, please visit EIG’s website at www.eigpartners.com.

About MidOcean Energy

MidOcean Energy, a pure play LNG company formed and managed by EIG, seeks to build a diversified, resilient, cost- and carbon-competitive global LNG portfolio. It reflects EIG’s belief in LNG as a critical element of a lower-carbon, competitive and more secure global energy system. MidOcean has established a platform with interests in LNG projects across the US, Latin America, Canada and Australia, supported by a global footprint including an LNG shipping and marketing office in Singapore and corporate headquarters in London. For additional information, please visit www.midoceanenergy.com.

 

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Andersen Global Enhances Pakistan Legal Presence with New Member Firm

 SAN FRANCISCO - Thursday, 01. October 2026 AETOSWire Print 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Andersen Global strengthens its legal presence in Pakistan as Samdani & Qureshi, a collaborating firm since 2021, rebrands to Andersen Legal in Pakistan and is the latest member firm to join the organization.

Headquartered in Islamabad, Andersen Legal in Pakistan advises domestic and international clients, including businesses, investors, financial institutions, public sector entities, development organizations, and individuals, on legal, commercial, and regulatory matters. The firm also handles arbitration and dispute resolution, advising on complex transactions, investments, finance, projects, and contentious matters in Pakistan and across borders.

“Our approach is grounded in senior attention, clear communication, and disciplined analysis, with a focus on delivering advice that clients can put into action,” said Nudrat Ejaz Piracha, partner at Andersen Legal in Pakistan. “Joining Andersen Global enables us to build on this approach by drawing on additional capabilities and perspectives, while continuing to help clients manage risk, preserve value, and support long-term growth.”

“As businesses pursue investment and growth opportunities in Pakistan, they increasingly require legal counsel that understands both the local environment and the broader commercial context,” said Mark L. Vorsatz, global chairman and CEO of Andersen. “Andersen Legal in Pakistan brings a broad legal practice and an experienced team that will further strengthen our capabilities and support clients throughout the Southern Asia region.”

Andersen Global is an international association of legally separate, independent member firms comprised of tax, legal, and valuation professionals around the world. Established in 2013 by U.S. member firm Andersen Tax LLC, Andersen Global now has more than 50,000 professionals worldwide and a presence in over 1,000 locations through its member firms and collaborating firms.

 

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Moody’s Analytics and Allvue Launch Credit Risk Model to Identify Early Signs of Borrower Stress in Private Credit

NEW YORK - Thursday, 01. October 2026

Moody’s Analytics EDF-X Private Credit Model, powered by Allvue data, gives investors and lenders an earlier view of borrower stress in a rapidly growing market

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO), a global leader in risk assessment and credit analytics, and Allvue Systems, LLC, a leading technology and data provider for private capital markets, today announced the launch of the Moody’s Analytics EDF-X Private Credit Model, a new forward-looking credit risk model purpose-built for the private credit market. Built on Moody’s deep credit expertise and Allvue’s private credit performance data, the model identifies early signals of borrower stress, such as covenant waivers and payment-in-kind arrangements, well before they show up as missed payments or defaults.

Moody’s projects private credit to approach $4 trillion in assets by 2030, and investors and lenders are increasingly seeking earlier visibility on where risk is building across portfolios. Unlike public credit markets where participants have the benefit of access to published credit ratings, financial disclosures, and transparent pricing, private credit often relies on proprietary credit assessments with limited comparability across positions. Moody’s and Allvue are collaborating to bring greater transparency and insight to the market.

The model draws on de-identified private credit borrower performance data contributed by Allvue. Complementing the existing Moody’s Analytics credit risk models, which reflect the performance of private companies across a broad range of lending markets, it is the first Moody’s model calibrated directly on observed private credit performance, giving it a view of borrower credit risk that reflects the specific dynamics of the asset class. The model separately estimates the likelihood of hard credit events, such as missed payments, and of the soft credit events that often precede them.

“In private credit, the signals that matter often emerge before a missed payment or default,” said Christina Kosmowski, CEO of Moody’s Analytics. “By combining Allvue’s private market data with Moody’s credit intelligence, we can help customers identify borrower stress earlier and bring greater transparency and insight to a rapidly growing market.”

More than 1,000 private capital firms use Allvue solutions, directly or through their fund administrators. Allvue has built one of the industry’s most comprehensive datasets of private credit performance, along with the data and analytics capability that turns it into products the market can use. The data Allvue is contributing to Moody’s is de-identified and contractually governed, and no individual firm is identifiable in it.

“Private credit has grown faster than the infrastructure built to monitor it, and we built a data and analytics business to close that gap,” said Marc Scheipe, CEO of Allvue. “Pairing Allvue’s data with Moody’s analytical depth gives institutions an independent, third-party evaluation of risk across their direct lending portfolios, and that is the kind of transparency that helps this market stay informed.”

The model gives market participants a view of both borrower fundamentals and emerging credit deterioration. It supports portfolio monitoring, manager evaluation, investment selection, and capital allocation, and is now available to customers of both firms through the Moody’s Analytics EDF-X API.

The model joins the growing Moody’s Analytics suite of private credit solutions, including EDF-X CreditGradient, which expresses model-based credit risk signals for unrated borrowers. These are analytical models and are distinct from the credit ratings and other services provided to issuers in the private credit market by Moody’s Ratings, the credit rating agency.

For more than 115 years, Moody’s has helped markets understand and navigate credit risk. Moody’s is bringing that expertise together with new sources of private market data and analytics to provide greater transparency and intelligence as private credit continues to grow.

For more information, visit https://moodys.com/allvue.

About Moody’s Corporation

In a world shaped by increasingly interconnected risks, Moody’s (NYSE: MCO) data, insights, and innovative technologies help customers develop a holistic view of their world and unlock opportunities. With a rich history of experience in global markets and a diverse workforce of approximately 16,000 across more than 40 countries, Moody’s gives customers the comprehensive perspective needed to act with confidence and thrive. Learn more at moodys.com.

About Allvue Systems

Allvue Systems is the leading technology and data platform for private markets, helping investment managers, fund administrators, and other market participants make private markets more transparent, efficient, and connected. Allvue’s AI-powered platform connects data and workflows across the private investment lifecycle, combining mission-critical software with differentiated private markets data and analytics — drawn from de-identified, anonymized, and aggregated data across its platform — to automate complex processes, deliver actionable insights, and enable better-informed decisions.

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NetApp Recognizes Winners of 2026 North America Partner Awards

 SAN JOSE, Calif. - 

NetApp commends partners for success in helping deliver NetApp solutions and services that address customer needs and industry trends

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced at NetApp INSIGHT 2026 the winners of its North America Partner Awards for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY’26). NetApp’s strategic partnerships aid in providing NetApp products and solutions to solve the business challenges of their joint customers.

The North America Partner Award winners have been instrumental in helping customers to build an Intelligent Data Infrastructure through the NetApp Platform, that can securely evolve and scale with their needs by driving sales of NetApp’s solutions and services. Each winning partner has demonstrated a thorough understanding of the NetApp portfolio and has proven their ability to leverage NetApp’s innovative solutions and services to give customers the confidence they need to overcome today’s biggest technology challenges.

“Now more than ever, we must empower customers with AI-ready data that is secure by default and built for hybrid environments so they can achieve their business outcomes,” said Alvaro Celis, Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial, Partner and Ecosystem Officer at NetApp. “This year’s FY26 NetApp North America Partner Award winners exemplify innovation and transformation in the AI era. They helped customers solve data-readiness challenges by using the NetApp Platform to access, manage, and activate data across hybrid multicloud environments—enabling them to tackle demanding tasks and solve complex problems. On behalf of NetApp, congratulations to all this year’s winners on their well-earned success.”

North America Partner Award Winners for NetApp FY’26

North America Partner of the Year: Recognizing overall NetApp FY’26 revenue, services capabilities, net-new account wins, and top rankings across product categories.

Winner: World Wide Technology

Distributor of the Year: Recognizing the distributor that drives significant year-over-year (YoY) growth in their NetApp partner ecosystem while exhibiting demonstrated value in operations, sales and technical enablement, marketing, and financial services.

Winner: Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions Inc.

Growth Partner of the Year: Recognizing the ability to generate significant YoY growth in NetApp revenue across the portfolio.

Winner: General Datatech (GDT)

Flash Partner of the Year: Recognizing overall FY’26 flash revenue, significant YoY growth, and strategic account wins.

Winner: ePlus Inc.

New Account Acquisition Partner of the Year: Recognizing the highest number of net-new accounts to NetApp with focused sales efforts on helping customers achieve digital transformation with NetApp solutions.

Winner: SHI International

NetApp Keystone® Partner of the Year: Recognizing a strategic sales and marketing approach to driving significant growth of NetApp Keystone.

Winner: Insight Enterprises

AI Partner of the Year: Recognized for exceptional AI business performance, customer impact, and leadership in scaling AI solutions globally.

Winner: World Wide Technology

AI Go-to-Market Partner of the Year: Recognizing acceleration of AI adoption through innovative customer engagement, seller activation, and a differentiated AI go-to-market strategy.

Winner: CDW

Cloud Partner of the Year: Recognizing overall FY’26 cloud data services revenue and deploying a focused cloud digital transformation strategy that aligns with the NetApp cloud vision.

Winner: AHEAD

Canada Partner of the Year: Recognizing overall NetApp FY’26 revenue and alignment to the NetApp strategy in the Canadian market.

Winner: Calian (DGI)

SLED Partner of the Year: Recognizing robust sales efforts resulting in the highest overall SLED business while also driving net-new account acquisition and revenue wins.

Winner: CDW-G

USPS Partner of the Year: Recognizing overall NetApp FY’26 revenue and YoY growth in the U.S. Public Sector market.

Winner: CTG Federal, LLC

DoD Partner of the Year: Recognizing strong performance in the DoD space, propelled by dynamic customer relationships and a commitment to growth.

Winner: FCN Inc.

Intelligence Partner of the Year: Recognizing profound sales and technical expertise in the Intelligence space contributing to significant overall YoY percentage growth in the U.S. Public Sector.

Winner: FlyWheel Data, LLC

Civilian Partner of the Year: Recognizing a strategic approach to sales and marketing, paired with demand generation efforts resulting in significant net new account acquisition, and Civilian business growth.

Winner: ThunderCat Technology, LLC

Regional Partner Award Winners for FY’26

These awards recognize overall FY’26 revenue, YoY growth, strategic account wins, a significant focus on NetApp solutions, and participation in regional partnership activities.

Central Region Partner of the Year: Recognizing overall NetApp FY’26 revenue, services capabilities, net-new account wins, and top rankings across product categories in the Central region.

Winner: Xigent Solutions

Central Region SLED Partner of the Year: Recognizing robust sales efforts in the Central region resulting in the highest overall SLED business while also driving net-new account acquisition and revenue wins.

Winner: Insight Enterprises

East Region Partner of the Year: Recognizing overall NetApp FY’26 revenue, services capabilities, net-new account wins, and top rankings across product categories in the East region.

Winner: Pellera Technologies

East Region SLED Partner of the Year: Recognizing robust sales efforts in the East region resulting in the highest overall SLED business while also driving net-new account acquisition and revenue wins.

Winner: WebHouse, Inc.

West Region Partner of the Year: Recognizing overall NetApp FY’26 revenue, services capabilities, net-new account wins, and top rankings across product categories in the West region.

Winner: Trace3

West Region SLED Partner of the Year: Recognizing robust sales efforts in the West region resulting in the highest overall SLED business while also driving net-new account acquisition and revenue wins.

Winner: Trace3

"Our work with NetApp enables us to help customers build a foundation, not a patchwork, even in a changing market that demands enterprises move at an ever accelerating pace," said Bob Olwig, EVP Global Alliances at World Wide Technology. "Innovation comes down to who can most quickly leverage their data to get the insights they need to move with confidence. NetApp gives us the tools to provide secure, scalable, governed access to data wherever it lives, so our customers can lead in their markets."

NetApp provides its partners with the resources, training, support, and access to the expertise they need to solve their customers’ most complex data management challenges and expand their market share with a broader range of cloud-based solutions.

For more information on how to become a NetApp partner, visit: www.netapp.com/partners/#become

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.

Learn more at www.netapp.com or follow us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

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Visa Data Shows Stablecoins Gaining Traction in Business Payments

 New Visa data shows nearly 17%1 of stablecoin-linked card volume is occurring across business and commercial card programs, underscoring growing adoption of stablecoins for settlement, treasury management and cross-border commerce.

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Visa (NYSE: V) shared new data showing the growing adoption of stablecoins across business payments and commercial card programs, underscoring how stablecoins are increasingly being used as financial infrastructure.

The findings come as businesses, financial institutions and payment providers increasingly explore stablecoins for settlement, treasury management, payouts and cross-border commerce.

New Visa data shows:

Approximately 17% of stablecoin-linked card volume in FY26 year-to-date occurred across business and commercial card programs.

Visa today supports more than 160 stablecoin-linked card programs spanning consumer, business and commercial card activity. Payments volume across these programs has grown nearly 200% year over year.

Businesses are increasingly exploring stablecoins for settlement, treasury management, payouts and cross-border commerce.

"Businesses aren't looking for new payment technologies for the sake of innovation. They’re looking for trusted, reliable ways to move money," said Mark Nelsen, Global Head of Product, Commercial & Money Movement Solutions, Visa. "What's changing is that stablecoins are increasingly becoming part of the conversation around real business applications, from supplier payments and treasury operations to cross-border commerce."

The Shift from Trading to Payments

For years, stablecoins have been associated with trading activity within digital asset markets, helping users move between cryptocurrencies and transact on crypto exchanges.

Today, businesses are increasingly putting stablecoins to work for payments, treasury operations and liquidity management.

Recent industry research from Allium found that payments are now the fastest-growing stablecoin use case, with annual payments volume estimated between $401 billion and $527 billion. The largest business payment categories include service fees ($56 billion), payroll ($43 billion) and supplier payments ($28 billion)2. Among the payment flows analyzed, B2B payments had the highest cross-border share, with 43% of volume occurring across borders3.

Visa is seeing that trend reflected across its own ecosystem. In FY26 year-to-date, approximately 17% of stablecoin-linked card volume occurred across business and commercial card programs, reflecting growing interest in stablecoins for settlement, treasury management and cross-border commerce.

Supporting the Next Generation of Money Movement

Visa continues to expand its stablecoin capabilities across settlement, money movement and payment acceptance. Through initiatives spanning stablecoin settlement, Visa Direct pre-funding and payouts, Visa is helping connect stablecoin innovation into real-world payment flows.

About Visa

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, sellers, 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.

 

1 VisaNet data, FY26 year-to-date. Business and commercial activity determined using Visa's internal card program classifications

2 Allium, State of Stablecoins and Payments, Sep 2026 | Allium

3 Allium, State of Stablecoins and Payments, Sep 2026 | Allium. Cross-border share based on Allium's analysis of payment flows for which geographic attribution was available.

 

 

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Thales Unveils a Global Framework to Protect Critical Organisations from Frontier AI Attacks

 Thales believes that frontier models call for a revolution in the pace of cyber defence: while the fundamentals of cybersecurity remain valid, they must now be executed at machine speed, without ever relinquishing human judgement over the decisions that matter.

Today, Thales unveiled an end-to-end framework to help critical organisations counter a new generation of cyber threats, spanning application security, detection and response, a global cyber defence platform, continuous evaluation and critical-asset resilience.

As adversaries attack, adapt and multiply at machine speed, simply stacking isolated tools is no longer enough. Thales positions AI-driven, automated defence under human oversight as an essential evolution of cyber defence.

 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- At the Thales Cyber Summit held in Paris (France) , Thales today unveiled a global response to the challenges created by Frontier AI models. Reasoning, autonomy and scale of these cutting-edge systems far exceed previous generations, and can accelerate vulnerability discovery, exploit development and cyberattack execution at machine speed. This marks a shift in AI from a tool that assists humans to one that acts autonomously, reshaping the threat landscape for organisations, the first of which those operating critical systems.

“Frontier AI models represent a new inflection point for cybersecurity. The challenge is not only technological; it is about helping organisations act before risks materialize, understand the implications, assess their exposure, and, if an attack still succeeds, ensure resilience and quick recovery. By combining advanced technologies with strategic and operational cybersecurity services, our ambition is to give customers the insight, expertise and continuous support they need to navigate this new reality with confidence,” said Philippe Vallée, Executive Vice-President, Cybersecurity & Digital Identity, Thales.

Thales believes that the combination of advanced technology and human expertise is essential to interpret emerging threats, understand exposure, make informed decisions and translate them into effective operational action. Technology alone will not be enough to address this shift, as capabilities evolve at machine speed.

Helping customers move from reactive measures to a continuously tested resilience model

This service-led framework is structured around five interconnected building blocks: securing the application estate, AI-augmented detection and response, a converged cyberdefence platform, continuous testing and risk evaluation, and the protection and resilience of critical assets. Their strength lies not in any single component but in their automated interconnection, allowing threat intelligence, vulnerabilities, exposure, detection, remediation and proof of effectiveness to circulate continuously across the whole chain.

Strategic partnerships with leading technology providers

Thales works with leading technology providers to enhance the assessment and mitigation of advanced AI-powered cyber threats. Through a single trusted partner, customers gain privileged access to state-of-the-art AI capabilities designed specifically for cybersecurity.

As a member of Google’s Fairwind program, Thales will enable critical industries to benefit from Google’s latest cyber AI innovations, including Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and the CodeMender harness.

To learn more about Thales's global approach to countering frontier AI model attacks, visit this page. Frontier AI Models Cybersecurity | Cybersecurity Services | Thales

About Thales

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors. Its portfolio of innovative products and services helps address several major challenges: sovereignty, security, sustainability and inclusion.

The Group allocates €4.5 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Quantum and Cloud technologies. Thales has more than 85,000 employees in 65 countries. In 2025, the Group generated sales of €22.1 billion.

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