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500 Global today announced the appointment of Atul Mehta to its Board of Directors, marking an important step in the firm’s continued evolution as a global venture platform and institutional asset manager.

 

Mehta brings more than three decades of global investment and institutional leadership experience at a time when 500 Global has observed governments, multilateral institutions, and long-term capital providers rethinking how technology-led growth is financed and scaled.

 

 

He has held senior roles across private capital and development finance, including at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where he managed multi-billion-dollar portfolios spanning technology, venture funds, infrastructure, agribusiness, healthcare, education, and financial services across emerging markets. Over his career, he has helped design and govern investment platforms—including blended finance structures and cross-border funds—that translate national development priorities into market-oriented investment strategies.

 

 

Over the past decade, 500 Global has invested in markets where technology-led growth can depend not only on entrepreneurship, but also on enabling ecosystems, including co-investment frameworks, regulatory alignment, and public–private collaboration. Today, with its portfolio representing more than 35+ unicorns and 165+ centaurs across 25+ countries¹, the firm is expanding its platform to mobilize institutional capital into innovation-driven sectors across emerging markets.

 

 

“Technology is reshaping national competitiveness, but we believe innovation begins with founders,” said Christine Tsai, CEO & Founding Partner, 500 Global. “As we continue backing entrepreneurs building transformative companies in AI, fintech, digital infrastructure, and other critical sectors, we are expanding how we partner with capital and institutions to meet the evolving needs of founders and the markets they are building. Atul’s perspective will be instrumental as we expand the firm.”

 

 

As governments integrate AI, digital infrastructure, and entrepreneurship into national growth strategies, 500 Global observes demand for professionally managed investment platforms aligned with sovereign priorities increasing.

 

 

“500 Global has built a unique and impressive record of supporting entrepreneurs and collaborating with governments globally and at scale,” said Mehta. “The firm has financed more than 3,000 companies and supported the development of innovation ecosystems, balancing commercial investment rigor with their partners’ development goals. As technology and entrepreneurship continue to drive growth worldwide, I believe demand for 500 Global’s presence and expertise will only accelerate. I have known Christine and her team for more than a decade and have consistently been impressed by their ambition and execution. I am delighted to join them in this next stage of their evolution.”

 

 

About 500 Global

 

 

500 Global is a global asset manager with $2.2 billion in assets under management, investing across venture and growth strategies in technology-driven companies worldwide. Since 2010, the firm has backed more than 5,000 founders across 3,000+ companies in 80+ countries — including 35+ unicorns and 160+ companies valued above $100 million. Beyond capital, 500 Global partners with governments, sovereign funds, and institutions to design and manage platforms aligned with long-term economic development priorities. Its portfolio spans AI, fintech, digital infrastructure, climate innovation, and the sectors defining the next era of global competitiveness. Learn more: 500 Global.

 

 

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FPT AI Factory announced the buildout of its next-generation AI infrastructure, accelerated by NVIDIA HGX B300 systems. This marks a significant milestone in empowering AI developers and enterprises to advance AI innovation across the region with reasoning and agentic capabilities.

 

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AI is shifting into a new phase where its true value will be defined by how deeply it is embedded into the fabric of industries. As models grow more powerful and adoption accelerates, scalable infrastructure becomes the catalyst for sustained innovation and long-term growth. To meet the escalating demands of AI at scale, FPT AI Factory’s expansion with NVIDIA HGX B300 strengthens its production-grade AI Developer Cloud, enabling enterprises and AI builders to turn AI ambition into real-world impact with speed and certainty.

 

With a global presence, FPT AI Factory has provided 43 AI Cloud services to more than 18,000 engineers, scientists, and business users across high-impact industries, including healthcare, IT, and financial services, and beyond. Through access to an advanced AI Cloud platform powered by NVIDIA HGX H100 and HGX H200 platforms, customers have unlocked multi-fold performance gains in both model training and inference, with minimal infrastructure overhead and strong price performance.

 

 

Backed by continuously evolving AI infrastructure in Vietnam and Japan and deep local expertise, FPT AI Factory serves not only as a trusted cloud platform but also as a strategic gateway that enables global AI developers and corporate customers to scale confidently across Japan and Southeast Asia.

 

 

NVIDIA HGX B300 will be available soon on FPT AI Factory. Developers and enterprises can register for early access to secure priority availability and accelerate their journey to Build Your Own AI with confidence.

 

 

About FPT Corporation

 

 

FPT Corporation (FPT) is a globally leading technology and IT services provider, operating in three core sectors: Technology, Telecommunications, and Education. Over more than three decades, FPT has consistently delivered impactful solutions to millions of individuals and tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. As an AI-first company, FPT is committed to elevating Vietnam’s position on the global tech map and delivering world-class AI-enabled solutions for global enterprises. In 2025, FPT reported a total revenue of USD 2.66 billion and a workforce of over 54,000 employees across its core businesses.

 

 

 

 

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• AI is increasing cloud dependency, yet investment levels are not aligned
• As legacy applications and data hold back innovation, modernization emerges as a top cloud priority
• Technology ecosystem complexity puts a spotlight on security investments and the need to focus on fundamentals

 

NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today released its new report, Cloud-led innovation in the era of AI: The new rules for driving value with cloud, revealing that just 14% of organizations have reached the highest level of cloud maturity despite nearly two decades of cloud adoption.

 

Based on a global survey of more than 2,300 senior decision-makers across 33 countries, the findings highlight a paradox as cloud takes on a new and critical role as the execution layer of the AI operating model. While 99% of organizations say AI is increasing demand for cloud investment, 88% say current cloud investment levels are putting AI, cloud-native and modernization initiatives at risk.

 

 

Additionally, while cloud is seen as essential for innovation, fewer than half of organizations are satisfied with its impact or with their modernization progress, signaling a disconnect between ambition and reality as expectations rise.

 

 

Cloud leaders, or organizations that indicated they are “cloud evolved” — the most advanced in terms of cloud adoption and impact, with solid business performance – are significantly better positioned to capitalize on AI.

 

 

“AI is accelerating faster than enterprise cloud maturity,” said Charlie Li, President, Global Head of Cloud and Security, NTT DATA, Inc. “Cloud has moved well beyond infrastructure and is now the execution layer for AI. Organizations that fail to evolve their cloud foundations risk constraining the growth and value of their AI investments. Our clients who are succeeding are treating cloud as a value creator, not a technology initiative.”

 

 

Six imperatives for driving value with cloud in the era of AI

 

 

NTT DATA outlines six rules organizations must adopt to turn cloud into a strategic value engine:

 

 

1. Cloud and AI strategies need to be developed in tandem: AI demand is rising, yet alignment is uneven. CAIOs are 22% more likely than CIOs and CTOs to say AI increases cloud investment needs. Additionally, AI is cited as the top cloud skills gap.
2. Cloud architecture choices will make or break your success: With cloud deployment choices now directly influencing cloud outcomes, organizations are increasingly adopting a mix of public, private, hybrid and sovereign cloud models. Nearly all expect private cloud growth and sovereign cloud adoption is projected to grow 50% in two years.
3. Reimagine how you drive business value with modern applications: Despite widespread agreement that cloud should drive innovation, halfsay legacy applications and data platforms are holding it back. Modernization is the top priority for the next two years.
4. A platform-led approach is no longer optional: As investments stall and environments become more complex, more than half cite cloud cost management challenges and organizations expect a threefold increase in fully managed cloud platforms.
5. Reset your cloud transformation KPIs: While AI is critical for helping organizations shift from technical to business metrics for cloud initiatives, adoption remains uneven. 47% of cloud leaders used AI in their last cloud migration project, compared with 35% of all others.
6. Make cloud secure with a focus on the basics: Security is the top cloud investment priority, yet confidence remains uneven: 68% of leaders are highly confident, versus 36% of all others. Leaders are also much more likely to define clear roles and responsibilities backed by regular audits, reinforcing the importance of the fundamentals as technology ecosystems grow more complex.

 

Together, these imperatives provide a framework for unlocking value in an AI-driven world. To explore the full findings, download the report: Cloud-led innovation in the era of AI: The new rules for driving value with cloud.

 

About the report

 

 

Respondents include C-suite, senior executives and other senior staff from enterprises spanning technology, manufacturing, banking, financial services, healthcare, consumer and other sectors.

 

 

About NTT DATA

 

 

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D. Visit us at nttdata.com.

 

 

 

 

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• New value-added service brings subscription switching, cancellation, alerts, and insights into one seamless, in-app experience
• As global subscriptions approach 12 billion by 20301, consumers demand greater transparency and financial control
• Collaboration with providers like Pinwheel expands the reach of Visa’s Digital Issuer Solutions, which helps issuers deliver modern digital experiences for cardholders

 

Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, today unveiled an Enhanced Subscription Manager solution, a new value‑added service within its Digital Issuer Solutions business. As the number of subscriptions worldwide is projected to reach 12 billion by 2030, consumers are seeking simple, transparent ways to track and manage recurring charges. In support of this, Visa is collaborating with Pinwheel, a leading provider of in‑app bill management capabilities.

 

Enhanced Subscription Manager helps issuers respond to consumer demand by offering a consolidated, easy-to-integrate solution that elevates the user experience. Issuers can give cardholders greater subscription visibility, easy payment switching methods and cancellation capabilities, all without leaving their banking app. This helps reduce unwanted charges by giving consumers greater confidence and control over recurring subscription payments. Issuers can help strengthen engagement, improve retention, and reduce disputes and chargebacks tied to recurring payments.

 

 

“Consumers today want clarity, control, and convenience when it comes to managing the subscriptions that touch so many parts of their lives,” said Kathleen Pierce‑Gilmore, global head of Issuing Solutions at Visa. “By enhancing subscription management capabilities with Digital Issuer Solutions, and expanding through strategic collaborations with companies like Pinwheel, we’re helping issuers deliver digital experiences that keep them top‑of‑wallet.”

 

 

Visa’s Digital Issuer Solutions is a platform for delivering modern consumer‑facing experiences in an issuer’s app. Enhanced Subscription Manager is one of several value‑added services offered within the platform, focused specifically on subscription visibility and management. Additional platform capabilities include scheme‑agnostic push provisioning, digital card display, and transaction controls, supported by a foundation designed to evolve alongside issuer needs.

 

 

By integrating with Visa’s Digital Enablement Software Development Kit (SDK), the new collaboration with Pinwheel enables issuers to embed card switching and subscription cancellation for 100+ major merchants within their digital channels. According to a January 2025 survey of 500 employed and banked American consumers by Pinwheel, 75% of consumers expect in‑app bill management, and over 50% of Millennials and Gen Z consumers would switch banks to get it.

 

 

“As the subscription economy has exploded, consumers have lost visibility and control over their recurring spending,” said Brian Karimi-Pashaki, Chief Revenue Officer at Pinwheel. “That lack of transparency is confusing for consumers. Banks and fintechs that empower consumers to view, manage, switch, and cancel subscriptions are winning primary relationships, substantial interchange revenue, and long-term brand loyalty.”

 

 

Visa’s Enhanced Subscription Manager will be available to North American issuers in summer of 2026, followed by expansion to Latin America and the Caribbean. Visa designs and develops products to enhance the subscription billing experience for consumers, financial institutions, and merchants, with additional enhancements planned throughout 2026.

 

 

Explore more at Visa’s Digital Issuer Solutions.

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 

 

What is Visa’s Enhanced Subscription Manager?

 

 

Enhanced Subscription Manager is a value‑added service that is part of the suite of Digital Issuer Solutions. It enables issuers to provide cardholders with a centralized experience to view, manage, switch, and cancel recurring subscription payments directly within their mobile banking apps. Enhanced Subscription Manager brings together subscription visibility, alerts, insights, and card‑on‑file management through a single integration.

 

 

Who is the Enhanced Subscription Manager designed for?

 

 

The Enhanced Subscription Manager is designed for issuers that want to give their cardholders greater transparency and control over recurring payments while strengthening digital engagement and loyalty.

 

 

How does the collaboration with Pinwheel enhance the experience?

 

 

Through Visa’s collaboration with Pinwheel, issuers can offer expanded subscription switching and cancellation capabilities across more than 150 merchants. This includes cancellation for select merchants and guided workflows for many others, helping consumers take action on subscriptions that are often difficult to manage.

 

 

Can Enhanced Subscription Manager support subscription cancellation and card switching across payment networks?

 

 

Yes. Consumers can cancel subscriptions and switch eligible subscriptions paid with any card to a Visa card. The cancellation and switching capabilities, enabled through Visa’s collaboration with Pinwheel, work across payment networks.

 

 

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.

 

 

About Pinwheel

 

 

Pinwheel powers next‑generation banking experiences with frictionless account activation and engagement solutions. Its industry‑leading Switch Kit enables instant deposit and bill switching and is supported by a proprietary network covering 1,800 payroll providers, 1.5 million employers, and thousands of merchants. Pinwheel delivers real‑time income, employment, deposit, and payment insights that help financial institutions personalize services and improve customer outcomes. Pinwheel is trusted by leading financial innovators and backed by top‑tier investors.

 

 

¹Juniper Research, “Subscription Economy Market 2025-2030 Data Forecasts,” July 14, 2025

 

 

 

 

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According to Omdia, global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached US$110.9 billion in Q4 2025, reflecting year-on-year growth of 29%. Growth accelerated from the previous quarter, marking the sixth consecutive quarter in which the market expanded by more than 20%. As enterprise AI demand shifts from experimentation to production deployment, hyperscalers are increasing investment to expand AI infrastructure capacity.

 

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Looking ahead to 2026, Omdia forecasts that global cloud infrastructure services spending will grow by 27%, with competitive differentiation increasingly shaped by infrastructure scale, capital efficiency and the strength of AI agent-related platform capabilities.

 

During the quarter, AWS’s growth accelerated to 24%, while Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud recorded strong year-on-year growth of 39% and 50%, respectively. AI demand is no longer confined to specialized compute such as GPUs, but is also driving broader infrastructure demand across CPUs, storage, and networking. As enterprise AI adoption increasingly centers on agents, workflows, and data integration, organizations require infrastructure environments that can be effectively orchestrated, scaled, and governed. This reinforces the role of cloud platforms as the operational foundation for AI, while continuing to support the migration of both traditional and emerging workloads to the cloud.

 

 

Meanwhile, AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud all reported backlog growth, pointing to sustained demand and continued enterprise investment in AI and cloud infrastructure. Rising demand is also prompting hyperscalers to step up capital spending to accelerate AI infrastructure expansion. AWS expects capital expenditure to reach US$200 billion in 2026, more than 50% above the nearly US$132 billion recorded in 2025. Microsoft reported quarterly capital expenditure of US$37.5 billion, up by nearly US$15 billion year on year. Google, meanwhile, raised its 2026 capital expenditure guidance to between US$175 billion and US$185 billion, more than double the prior year’s level.

 

 

“For cloud vendors, the challenge is no longer just about scaling capacity quickly enough to meet surging demand, but about doing so with discipline across investment pace, resource allocation, and global operational efficiency,” said Rachel Brindley, Senior Director at Omdia. “As AI continues to raise infrastructure requirements while constraints remain, vendors that can expand in a more targeted and efficient way will be best positioned to lead in the next phase of competition.”

 

 

At the same time, competition is increasingly extending beyond model access and infrastructure scale toward the application layer, particularly in the development and deployment of AI agents. “For enterprise customers, the key question is whether these capabilities can be embedded into existing systems, workflows, and data environments, and then scaled reliably in production,” said Yi Zhang, Senior Analyst at Omdia. “This is pushing cloud vendors to invest more heavily in tool governance, workflow orchestration, and deployment capabilities, helping AI move closer to operational use at scale.” For example, AWS has introduced productized agent offerings such as Kiro, Amazon Quick, Transform, and Connect, while Microsoft is extending agents into cloud operations and application modernization workflows.

 

 

AWS remained the leader in the global cloud infrastructure market in Q4 2025, with a 32% market share and 24% year-over-year revenue growth, up from the previous quarter. It ended Q4 with a total backlog of US$244 billion, underscoring sustained demand. AWS stated that Amazon Bedrock had reached a multi-billion-dollar annualized run rate, with customer spending increasing 60% quarter on quarter. In December 2025, AWS introduced Nova Forge, enabling enterprises to incorporate proprietary data during the early training stages of Amazon Nova models to build customized foundation models, known as Novellas. This supports deeper model customization for enterprise AI agents. AWS has also introduced productized agent solutions including Kiro, Amazon Quick, Transform, and Connect, helping translate AI model capabilities into tangible business value. Meanwhile, AWS continues to expand its global infrastructure footprint, with ongoing investment in data center capacity across Europe and the United States to support growing demand for AI compute.

 

 

Microsoft Azure remained the world’s second-largest cloud service provider in Q4 2025, with a 22% market share and year-on-year revenue growth of 39%. Since December 2025, Microsoft has continued to expand the range of models available in Azure AI Foundry, adding models such as Mistral Large 3, GPT-5.2, and Claude Opus 4.6, further reinforcing its position as an enterprise-grade multi-model AI platform. At the same time, Azure is moving agentic AI beyond model access and into enterprise execution. The launch of agentic cloud operations in February 2026 extended Azure Copilot into cloud operations and continuous optimization, while new agentic capabilities introduced in March across Azure Copilot and GitHub Copilot further integrated application modernization into an end-to-end workflow. On the infrastructure front, Microsoft announced in February that its Saudi Arabia East data center region will open in Q4 2026, further extending its localized cloud and AI footprint.

 

 

Google Cloud held its position as the world’s third-largest cloud service provider in Q4 2025, delivering robust year-on-year growth of 50% and expanding its market share to 12%. By the end of the quarter, it reported a total backlog of US$240 billion, up sharply from US$157.7 billion in Q3, underscoring improved demand visibility. In January 2026, Google entered a multi-year partnership with Apple to develop the next generation of Apple Foundation Models leveraging Gemini models and Google Cloud technologies. Since December 2025, Google Cloud has continued enhancing its enterprise AI platform, Vertex AI, with additions including Gemini Embedding, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and Nano Banana Pro/2 to further strengthen enterprise capabilities in retrieval, complex reasoning, and multimodal generation. Concurrently, it has strengthened enterprise AI agent readiness through tool governance in Vertex AI Agent Builder and Provisioned Throughput for stable, high-concurrency deployments.

 

 

Omdia defines cloud infrastructure services as the sum of bare metal as a service (BMaaS), infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and container-as-a-service (CaaS) and serverless that are hosted by third-party providers and made available to users via the Internet.

 

 

ABOUT OMDIA

 

 

Omdia, part of TechTarget, Inc. d/b/a Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT), is a technology research and advisory group. Our deep knowledge of tech markets grounded in real conversations with industry leaders and hundreds of thousands of data points, make our market intelligence our clients’ strategic advantage. From R&D to ROI, we identify the greatest opportunities and move the industry forward.

 

 

 

 

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LTM, the Business Creativity partner to the world’s largest enterprises, has been recognized as a Leader in multiple quadrants in the ISG Provider Lens™ Oracle Cloud and Technology Ecosystem 2025 reports for both the United States and Europe by Information Services Group (ISG), a leading global technology research and advisory firm.

 

The ISG Provider Lens™ study evaluates leading Oracle ecosystem service providers across critical capability areas, including:

 

• Professional Services

• Managed Services

• OCI Solutions and Capabilities

 

LTM’s positioning as a Leader across key quadrants in both regions reflects its strong Oracle ecosystem expertise, AI-led transformation approach, and proven track record in delivering large-scale enterprise cloud modernization programs.

 

In its 2025 study, ISG highlights that the Oracle ecosystem is undergoing a fundamental shift toward AI-native architectures, multicloud-by-design strategies, and asset-based delivery models, with sovereignty and regulatory compliance emerging as key enterprise priorities, particularly in Europe. LTM’s investments in AI-powered accelerators, OCI modernization capabilities, and scalable managed services delivery contributed significantly to its leadership positioning.

 

Why LTM Stands Out:

 

• Comprehensive Oracle Cloud Expertise: LTM delivers advisory led, end-to-end consulting, implementation, integration, and managed services across Oracle Fusion Applications, OCI, and Oracle technology platforms, helping enterprises modernize core business processes at scale and drive measurable business outcomes.

• AI Driven Automation and Proprietary Accelerators: LTM differentiates through AI powered accelerators and automation frameworks, including Enclose, Infinity, Canvas, and Novigo, part of its BlueVerse AI ecosystem, enabling faster cloud adoption, streamlined migrations, and improved operational efficiency.

• OCI and Multicloud Innovation: Through solutions such as Cloud Boost, powered by the Infinity Platform, LTM simplifies OCI migration and modernization while supporting multicloud and hybrid architectures, including Oracle Database@Azure, for seamless operations across complex environments.

• Sovereign and Regulated Industry Readiness (Europe): In response to regulations such as NIS2 and DORA, LTM delivers secure, compliant, and sovereign ready architectures aligned with Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud, enabling regulated industries to modernize with confidence.

• Strong Oracle Ecosystem Credentials: With 20+ years in the Oracle ecosystem, a large pool of Oracle certified professionals, and multiple Oracle Expertise credentials, LTM delivers trusted, largescale transformation programs for global enterprises.

• Trusted strategic partnership with Oracle: With over two decades of collaboration, LTM maintains strong alignment with Oracle’s innovation roadmap, helping clients adopt next-generation solutions and accelerate enterprise transformation.

 

“LTM integrates an AI-first accelerator stack across strategy, build, and change to make Oracle programs predictable and data-driven. Its end-to-end delivery model reduces risk, shortens delivery cycles, and accelerates transformation across complex Oracle initiatives. This approach addresses Europe’s multimodule, localization, and governance requirements with greater consistency and control. While continued U.S. investments in delivery centers and a strong local field force further strengthen LTM’s leadership in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services,” said Heiko Henkes, Managing Director & Principal Analyst and sponsor of the ISG Provider Lens® Oracle Cloud and Technology Ecosystem, ISG.

 

“We are proud to be recognized by ISG as a Leader in the Oracle Cloud and Technology Ecosystem across both the US and Europe. Our focus on AI-led innovation, multicloud integration, and industry-specific transformation enables our clients to unlock measurable business value while building future-ready digital enterprises,” said Krishnan Iyer, Chief Growth Officer, LTM.

 

As enterprises increasingly shift toward AI-enabled, multicloud, and sovereignty-driven architectures, LTM continues to strengthen its Oracle capabilities to help clients modernize faster, optimize operations, and build resilient digital enterprises.

 

For more insights, read the ISG Provider Lens™ Oracle Cloud and Technology Ecosystem 2025 reports for the United States and Europe, here.

Business Wire India

Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services (TIC), is pleased to announce the expansion of its geographical scope as an Approved Verifier under the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme. Additional offices in China, Japan, India, and France are now formally listed in the Climate Bonds Verifiers Directory.

 

This expansion builds on Bureau Veritas’ established role since the approval of its Brazilian office in 2020, further enhancing its ability to support issuers with high-quality, independent verification services across key markets.

 

 

“Our expanded presence as an Approved Verifier under the Climate Bonds Standard reinforces Bureau Veritas’ commitment to advancing credible, high‑integrity sustainable finance”, said Marc Roussel, Executive Vice President, Urbanization and Assurance at Bureau Veritas. “With verifier capabilities available across key markets, we continue to deliver local expertise with global assurance standards; boosting market confidence and directing capital to climate-aligned projects.“

 

 

Robust frameworks such as the Climate Bonds Standard play a crucial role in advancing the global sustainability transition and enabling large‑scale decarbonisation. With broader geographic coverage across Asia and Europe, Bureau Veritas is now better positioned to facilitate green and sustainable debt issuance, helping issuers demonstrate alignment with science-based criteria and strengthening investor confidence in labelled debt instruments.

 

 

“The addition of the local Bureau Veritas’ offices in China, Japan, India and France in the Climate Bonds Verifiers Directory reflects the continued strengthening of verification capacity across key markets with regional expertise and support”, said Marina Strovolidou, Head of Certification, Climate Bonds Initiative. “Expanding trusted, science-based verification coverage is essential to supporting issuers worldwide and maintaining the integrity of the Climate Bonds Certification framework.”

 

 

The Climate Bonds Verifiers Directory provides issuers and investors with a transparent, up-to-date list of organisations authorised to conduct verification under the Climate Bonds Standard, supporting the integrity and credibility of the global sustainable finance market.

 

 

This expansion reinforces the shared commitment of the Climate Bonds Initiative and Bureau Veritas to advance best practices in sustainable finance and accelerate capital flows toward climate-aligned projects. Leveraging its expertise in supporting sustainability transitions, Bureau Veritas integrates compliance, risk management, and transformation strategies to help organisations embed sustainability into their operations. The enhanced verifier capabilities strengthen this mission by providing trusted, independent assurance and reinforcing market integrity through science-based verification of green and sustainable debt instruments.

 

 

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About Bureau Veritas:

 

 

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in inspection, certification, and laboratory testing services with a powerful purpose: to shape a world of trust by ensuring responsible progress. With a vision to be the preferred partner for customers’ excellence and sustainability, the company innovates to help them navigate change.
Created in 1828, Bureau Veritas’ 82,000 employees deliver services in 140 countries. The company’s technical experts support customers to address challenges in quality, health and safety, environmental protection, and sustainability.
Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, SBF 120 indices and is part of the CAC SBT 1.5° index. Compartment A, ISIN code FR0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.

 

 

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Embee Software, a leading digital transformation and managed services provider, today announced the expansion of its cybersecurity portfolio with advanced capabilities across the Microsoft security ecosystem and Zero Trust frameworks. This move is aimed at helping Indian enterprises strengthen cyber resilience while navigating evolving regulatory requirements, including the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) framework.

As organisations accelerate adoption of cloud, AI, and digital workplace technologies, security has become a critical foundation for sustainable growth. Embee’s expanded cybersecurity capabilities are designed to protect modern enterprise environments while enabling innovation at scale.

A Unified Approach to Security in a Digital-First Enterprise

Today’s enterprises operate across hybrid cloud environments, distributed workforces, and data-intensive applications. This has significantly increased the attack surface, making fragmented security approaches ineffective.

Embee’s enhanced portfolio is designed to address these challenges by bringing together identity-first security and Zero Trust frameworks, enabling organisations to enforce strict access controls and verify every request regardless of origin. It also incorporates advanced threat detection and response capabilities powered by Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel, helping organisations identify, investigate, and respond to threats more efficiently.

In addition, the portfolio strengthens data protection and regulatory compliance through Microsoft Purview, ensuring sensitive information is properly governed and secured. These capabilities are further supported by Embee’s Cyber Defence Center (CDC), which provides 24×7 monitoring, incident response, and proactive threat hunting.

This integrated approach allows organisations to shift from reactive security to proactive, intelligence-led defence.

Security as the Foundation for Cloud and AI Adoption

With enterprises increasingly investing in the Azure cloud, AI platforms, and Microsoft Copilot, the need for secure and governed environments has become essential.

Embee’s cybersecurity expansion aligns with its cloud transformation and managed Azure services, delivering secure, optimised environments. It integrates data and AI solutions, such as Microsoft Fabric and analytics platforms with governance. Modern workplace offerings like Microsoft 365 and Copilot enable secure collaboration. Business applications, including SAP and HRMS, incorporate embedded security and access controls. This supports resilient, compliant enterprise operations.

By embedding security across every layer of the digital stack, Embee enables organisations to innovate confidently without compromising risk or compliance.

Enabling Zero Trust for Modern Enterprises

At the core of this expansion is Embee’s focus on implementing Zero Trust architecture across enterprise environments.

It enables continuous verification of users, devices, and access requests, with granular access controls across cloud and on-premises systems, real-time visibility into threats and vulnerabilities, and automated response mechanisms to minimise risk effectively overall.

This approach ensures that security is not a checkpoint but a continuous and adaptive process.

Supporting DPDP Compliance and Data Governance

With the DPDP framework reshaping India’s data protection landscape, organisations are under increasing pressure to ensure compliance.

It enables discovery, identification, and classification of sensitive data, enforces access controls and audit trails, monitors data movement across environments, and aligns with regulatory expectations around privacy and protection, effectively and consistently across enterprise operations.

Leadership Perspective

Speaking on the announcement, Sudhir Kothari, CEO & MD, Embee Software, said:

“Enterprises today are not just adopting cloud and AI; they are building entirely new digital operating models. In this environment, security cannot be an afterthought. Our focus is to help organisations integrate security seamlessly across cloud, data, and workplace ecosystems so they can innovate with confidence while staying compliant and resilient.”

Cyber Defense Center at the Core

Embee’s 24×7 Cyber Defence Center remains central to its cybersecurity strategy, delivering continuous monitoring and incident response; faster threat detection and response; proactive threat hunting and red/blue teaming capabilities; reduced operational risk and downtime; and enhanced visibility into the overall enterprise security posture, supporting resilience and continuous improvement effectively.

Driving End-to-End Digital Transformation

With this expansion, Embee reinforces its position as a comprehensive digital transformation partner, combining expertise across cybersecurity, cloud, AI, modern workplace, and enterprise applications.

This integrated approach ensures that organisations can move forward with digital initiatives that are not only innovative but also secure, compliant, and scalable.

Business Wire India

Invivoscribe, a global leader in precision diagnostics and measurable residual disease (MRD) testing, is proud to announce that its IdentiClone Dx IGH Assay has received In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR) 2017/746 Class C certification in the European Union (EU). Commercial availability of the IVDR-certified assay is anticipated by early April 2026.

 

The IVDR replaces the former In Vitro Diagnostics Directive (IVDD), introducing significantly more stringent requirements for clinical evidence, performance evaluation, traceability, and post-market surveillance. Under IVDR, in vitro diagnostic devices are classified according to risk from Class A (lowest risk) to Class D (highest risk). Class C devices, such as IdentiClone Dx IGH, are considered high-risk tests that play a critical role in disease diagnosis and patient management.

 

 

BSI (Netherlands), an EU-designated Notified Body, granted CE certification for the IdentiClone Dx IGH Assay following an independent conformity assessment under the IVDR. This approval marks Invivoscribe’s second successful IVDR certification, underscoring the company’s proven regulatory expertise and long-standing commitment to quality, compliance, and patient safety.

 

 

“Achieving IVDR certification for the IdentiClone Dx IGH Assay is a significant milestone for Invivoscribe and reflects decades of regulatory rigor, scientific excellence, and dedication to international standards,” said Jason Gerhold, Vice President of Global Regulatory, Quality, and Clinical Affairs at Invivoscribe. “This certification demonstrates our ability to meet the most stringent regulatory requirements and positions us to continue supporting laboratories and clinicians across the EU with high-quality, compliant diagnostic solutions.”

 

 

The IdentiClone Dx IGH Assay is a PCR-based in vitro diagnostic device designed for the capillary electrophoresis-based detection of clonality in immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) gene rearrangements from peripheral blood specimens. The assay now includes integrated analysis software that automates data processing and interpretation, providing standardized, objective results with transparent reporting and full traceability. It serves as an adjunctive tool in the evaluation of patients suspected of having B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders, in which abnormal proliferation of a single B-cell clone produces a population of cells with identical (clonal) IGH gene rearrangements, a defining molecular hallmark of B-cell malignancies.

 

 

About Invivoscribe

 

 

Invivoscribe is a global, vertically integrated biotechnology company dedicated to Improving Lives with Precision Diagnostics^®. For more than thirty years, Invivoscribe has advanced the quality of healthcare worldwide by delivering high-quality, standardized reagents, diagnostic assays, and bioinformatics solutions that support precision medicine. The company has a proven track record of partnering with pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations to support clinical trial testing through its global laboratory network in the United States, Germany, Japan, and China, as well as to develop and commercialize companion diagnostics, leveraging deep expertise in regulatory strategy and laboratory services. By offering both distributable diagnostic kits and clinical testing services through its globally located clinical laboratory subsidiaries, LabPMM^®, Invivoscribe is an ideal partner across the full diagnostic lifecycle – from development and clinical trials through regulatory submission and commercialization.

 

 

For more information, please visit www.invivoscribe.com, contactinquiry@invivoscribe.com, or follow Invivoscribe on LinkedIn.

 

 

 

 

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Business Wire India

Visa (NYSE:V), a global leader in digital payments, today announced it will join the Canton Network as the first major global payments company to serve as a Super Validator, to help extend privacy‑preserving blockchain infrastructure to banks and financial institutions around the world. Visa will be one of 40 Super Validators on Canton.

 

That move goes straight to a core challenge for financial institutions: the same transparency that gives blockchains their appeal can clash with privacy expectations financial institutions operate under. Canton Network, a blockchain built for regulated finance, has privacy built in from the beginning, so organizations can use shared infrastructure without exposing sensitive information.

 

 

As a Super Validator, Visa will help clients who choose to run and secure operations on the Canton Network, applying the same trusted and reliable standards it uses to operate critical payment systems today. Institutions can experiment with and scale stablecoin payments, settlement and treasury use cases without changing how they already manage risk, compliance and operations.

 

 

“Many banks see the lack of privacy as a dealbreaker for moving meaningful activity onchain,” said Rubail Birwadker, Global Head of Growth Products and Strategic Partnerships, Visa. “By operating as a Super Validator on Canton Network, we’re bringing Visa-grade trust, governance and operational rigor that define Visa’s global network to privacy‑preserving blockchain infrastructure, so regulated FIs can bring payments onchain without having to rethink how they operate.”

 

 

Today, Canton has gained wide adoption across capital markets, powering the issuance and trading of tokenized financial assets. With Visa joining, Canton will now connect capital markets with payments and bring onchain payments directly into the Canton ecosystem.

 

 

About the Canton Network

 

 

Many financial institutions have avoided public blockchains because anyone can see transaction details, raising concerns about transparency, data leaks, and compliance.

 

 

Canton’s configurable privacy model is designed for real-world use cases – banks can’t run payroll if salaries are public and trading firms can’t reveal every position and trade without hurting price discovery. Canton combines strong privacy with the ability to connect different applications and assets on the same network. Institutions can adopt blockchain without compromising confidentiality or control.

 

 

“Canton was built to meet the requirements of regulated finance from day one,” said Eric Saraniecki, Head of Network Strategy for Digital Asset, co-creator of Canton. “Visa’s participation as a Super Validator reinforces that this technology has matured beyond experimentation and into production‑ready infrastructure. Bringing payments onchain, alongside assets, unlocks the next phase of financial markets, where transactions can move with the speed of blockchain while remaining private, secure, and compliant.”

 

 

Visa’s Broader Stablecoin Strategy

 

 

Visa’s participation builds on its existing digital asset and stablecoin work, including:

 

 

• stablecoin settlement, which has reached an annualized run rate of $4.6 billion globally
• stablecoin‑linked cards, with more than 130 programs across more than 50 countries
• a specialized Stablecoins Advisory Practice by Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA), advising clients ranging from financial institutions to fintechs on stablecoin strategy and onchain capabilities. VCA can help clients assess how participation in Canton Network and other initiatives align with their objectives.

 

With Visa now spanning both the payments and governance layer on Canton, financial institutions can explore this network through a partner they already know and trust, without having to overhaul existing operations.

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 

 

Q: What is the Canton Network?
Canton is a public, permissionless blockchain network designed to meet the stringent requirements of regulated financial institutions, enabling privacy‑preserving transactions on shared infrastructure with institutional‑grade governance.

 

 

Q: Why is a privacy-preserving blockchain necessary?
Many financial institutions have been cautious about public blockchains due to privacy, compliance, and governance concerns. Banks can’t run payroll if salaries are public, and trading firms can’t transact if positions, collateral, or margin movements are visible. As a privacy-enabled but public blockchain network, Canton allows assets like these to move freely without exposing confidential data.

 

 

Q: What is a super validator and why is that important?
On blockchains, validators help verify transactions and maintain network integrity. On Canton Network, a Super Validator is a selective role reserved for highly trusted institutions that help steward core network infrastructure and contribute value to the Canton ecosystem through increased network activity.

 

 

Q: What is Visa’s role as a Super Validator?
As a Super Validator, with voting powers to shape the future of Canton’s network decisions, Visa will help decide critical payment infrastructure, enabling banks and financial institutions to adopt blockchain at scale.

 

 

Q: Why now?
Visa’s participation helps banks use blockchain without exposing sensitive financial data. That will help transform blockchain technology to real‑world, institutional use.

 

 

Q: Who benefits?
Banks, large enterprises, and regulated financial institutions exploring blockchain‑based payment, settlement, and treasury use cases that require privacy, security, and compliance.

 

 

Q: What’s next?
Visa will work with institutions to bring Canton into production where it complements existing payment, settlement, and treasury strategies, drawing on Visa’s experience operating across applications, infrastructure, and multiple blockchain networks. Visa remains chain‑agnostic across networks aligned with its payments‑first, institutional approach. Organizations interested in understanding and assessing potential areas of relevance with their crypto and stablecoins strategies can reach out to an advisor within the VCA Stablecoins Advisory Practice by emailing VCA@visa.com.

 

 

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.

 

 

About Canton Network

 

 

The Canton Network is the only public, permissionless blockchain purpose-built for institutional finance–uniquely combining privacy, compliance, and scalability. Governed by the Canton Foundation with participation from leading global financial institutions, Canton enables real-time, secure synchronization and settlement across multiple asset classes on a shared, interoperable infrastructure. The open-sourced network is powered by its native token, Canton Coin, and supports decentralized governance and collaborative application development. It’s the proven link between the promise of blockchain and the power of global finance, making finance flow the way it should. Learn more at: canton.network.

 

 

 

 

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