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Yomo gets preliminary CBE approval as CIB commits $300m to Egypt digital bank
CIB-backed Yomo has received preliminary approval from the Central Bank of Egypt and is moving toward launch, but Onebank’s earlier licence means execution, not first-mover status, will decide the race.
Fortescue (ASX: FMG) posts record FY26 shipments as higher costs weigh on dividend outlook
Fortescue shipped a record 201.3Mt in FY26, but a 23% lower final dividend and sharply higher FY27 costs put margins and cash flow in focus.
Skanska shares jump as a $1.2bn data-center deal adds another layer to its record US backlog
Skanska will build four Southeast US data centers under a $1.2 billion contract, an order alone worth 67% more than all data-center and semiconductor bookings recorded in Q2.
Zip shares jump 16% as US growth drives record A$269m cash earnings
Zip shares jumped 16% after FY26 cash EBTDA rose 58% to A$268.9m, with US growth driving a A$340m FY27 earnings target.
Syncona’s £1.04bn NAV faces 2026 clinical test as £250m capital-return strategy takes shape
Syncona is targeting at least £250 million of shareholder returns as four 2026 biotech catalysts test whether its £1.04 billion NAV can finally translate into realised cash.
Blueprint Finance is turning Concrete from DeFi vaults into institutional infrastructure. Can the economics follow?
Blueprint Finance has brought Polychain Capital, Bullish, BitGo, FalconX and other digital asset firms into a new strategic round as Concrete expands from DeFi vaults toward institutional on-chain infrastructure, although the amount invested remains undisclosed.
WACO puts ATLAS to the test in Shinjuku as Japan’s crowded refill market raises the commercial stakes
WACO Corp. has completed a real-world Tokyo proof of concept for its redesigned ATLAS smart public water refill station. Positive user feedback gives the South Korean water technology company an opening in Japan, but the harder test now is converting two supermarket installations into repeatable commercial deployments.
NRW (ASX: NWH) profit jumps 44% as A$200m Fredon deal reshapes the contractor beyond mining
NRW FY26 revenue rose 31% to A$4.3bn as Fredon beat acquisition assumptions, while FY27 guidance tests whether the new EMIT pillar can sustain margins.
Banco Macro profit jumps 39%, but rising consumer bad loans complicate the Q2 recovery
Banco Macro’s second-quarter profit increased 39% sequentially as provisions and inflation-related losses eased, but consumer loan deterioration and weaker private-sector deposits leave a more complicated banking recovery story.
MA Financial (ASX: MAF) shares jump 11% as EPS doubles and recurring revenue reaches 72%
MA Financial shares jumped 11% as underlying EPS rose 45% excluding notable items, AUM reached A$15.5bn and recurring revenue climbed to 72%.