Partnership Announcement

Riga – November 03, 2026 -- Temu has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Latvian IT Cluster to give Latvian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) broader access to digital tools, knowledge and international e-commerce channels.

Temu to join cluster programs and host SME webinars

Under the MoU, Temu will collaborate on the cluster's programs and activities, host educational webinars and exchange insights with local industry experts. Temu is now a member of the Latvian IT Cluster, an ICT association with around 100 members.

Oct. 20 webinar covered Local Seller Program, logistics and regulation

The two parties held "The Path to Growth: Navigating E-commerce for European SMEs" on Oct. 20, with participants from local businesses across various industries. Sessions covered Temu's Local Seller Program, logistics and regulatory requirements, followed by a Q&A with Temu representatives.

HONG KONG – November 01, 2026 -- RD Technologies is building stablecoin-backed settlement routes between Ghana and Asia with Stanbic Bank Ghana and Transika, and will support RDUSD, a US dollar stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., as a new settlement option in its ecosystem.

Stanbic Bank Ghana will explore a bank-led stablecoin settlement solution

The two companies will assess a cross-border trade settlement solution supported by stablecoin technology. The initial focus is legitimate business-to-business payments from Ghanaian companies to suppliers in Asia.

Technical validation and any controlled pilot depend on regulatory no-objection. Darwin Mireku, Head of Strategy Enablement at Stanbic Bank Ghana, said customer needs, compliance and risk management will guide the design and testing of the solution.

Madrid – October 31, 2026 -- Banco Santander cut costs by more than 50% in an experimental customer-service use case while improving conversation quality, and has now signed a three-year AI collaboration framework with NVIDIA.

Smaller models cut serving costs from €5 to €0.03 per interaction

Santander AI Lab has moved progressively from large general-purpose models to smaller, specialised models built for specific banking tasks. In selected experimental use cases, serving costs fell from around €5 per interaction to approximately €0.03, with performance maintained.

The Lab runs inference within Santander's own architecture on NVIDIA Dynamo-Triton, the approach behind the serving-cost reduction.

FARNBOROUGH – October 31, 2026 -- Eve Air Mobility (NYSE: EVEX; B3: EVEB31) and Swiss aviation company Moov have signed a Letter of Intent covering up to 30 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM) projects in Cabo Verde and Europe.

Eve and Moov target five Cabo Verde locations for eVTOL services

The companies will evaluate sightseeing and shuttle services linking airports, ports and resorts. They will also assess regional mobility across São Vicente, Santo Antão, Sal, Praia and Boa Vista. Medical transport and infrastructure inspections are listed as additional potential use cases.

PORT ELIZABETH – October 31, 2026 -- BAIC FOTON handed over 1,000 heavy trucks in Ghana and 800 in Zambia at its Africa Partners Conference, while signing new energy vehicle projects and six localized manufacturing agreements across East and Southern Africa.

The October 29 event at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium drew nearly 700 participants, including distributors, key accounts, industrial partners and media from 42 African countries.

Export sales rose 43.6% to more than 168,500 units in nine months

From January to September 2026, BAIC FOTON's export sales exceeded 168,500 units, up 43.6% year on year. The company says it has ranked first in China's commercial vehicle sales for 21 consecutive years and first in exports for 15 consecutive years, covering more than 140 countries and regions. In Africa it operates in 54 markets with more than 300 authorized service outlets.

DENVER – October 30, 2026 -- Eight Arkansas school districts will design outcomes based contracts (OBCs) in which at least 40% of a contract's value depends on agreed student results, for instructional interventions starting in the 2027-2028 school year. The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting and Forward Arkansas announced the cohort.

Contracts link at least 40% of provider payment to measurable outcomes

Under the Center's Standards of Excellence, each OBC sets clear learning goals, identifies the students to be served and defines how success is measured. Payment is tied to those outcomes rather than to service delivery alone. The first interventions covered include high-impact tutoring.

WOBURN – October 30, 2026 -- Cytrellis Biosystems will supply its ellacor system and clinical educators to all three annual cohorts of the University of Miami's 12-week Aesthetic Medicine Certificate Program, under a partnership with the Academy for Aesthetics and Anti-Aging Studies (AFAAAS).

Cytrellis commits equipment, supplies and trainers to each cohort

The company will provide an ellacor system for demonstrations, treatment tips and necessary supplies. Qualified Cytrellis clinical educators will lead designated hands-on workshops, run live demonstrations and discuss appropriate professional use of the device.

The first Cytrellis-supported session is scheduled for October 31, 2026, at the University of Miami Coral Gables campus.

BOSTON – October 30, 2026 -- Medicilon presented Revolution Medicines, Inc. with its "Excellence in Client Partnership Award" after more than three years of joint work on pan-KRAS drug discovery, following the U.S. FDA's August 2026 approval of the NDA for Daraxonrasib in metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Yang Liu, Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Revolution Medicines, and Senior Scientist Dr. Kristof Pota received the award during a visit to Medicilon's Nanhui R&D Center. Dr. Maosheng Duan, President of Medicilon's Drug Discovery and Pharmaceutical Research Divisions, and Dr. Jian Wang, Vice President, hosted the delegation.

PHILADELPHIA – October 30, 2026 -- Future Standard, a global alternative asset manager with $94 billion in assets under management, has signed a multiyear partnership with Villanova Athletics that makes it Premier Partner, Official Jersey Patch Partner and Exclusive Asset Management Sponsor.

Future Standard logo debuts on Villanova basketball jerseys in Rome on November 1

The Future Standard logo will appear on all Villanova varsity uniforms. It debuts on the men's and women's basketball jerseys when Villanova plays Notre Dame at the "Eternal City Tip-Off" in Rome, Italy, on November 1, 2026. Villanova sponsors 24 varsity sports with more than 600 student-athletes.

The firm did not disclose financial terms or the length of the agreement beyond calling it multiyear.

Linyi – October 30, 2026 -- ChinaMarket, the official digital platform of Linyi Wholesale Market, is recruiting buying delegations from Southeast Asia and Central Asia to source goods in a trading cluster of 136 specialized wholesale markets and roughly 44,000 shops.

The invitation targets business associations, chambers of commerce, wholesale institutions and delegation leaders. It follows the Fourth Linyi Mall International Buyers Conference, held October 28-30, where overseas buyers inspected products and toured markets and factories in Linyi, in China's Shandong province.

Linyi cluster covers construction materials, hardware, machinery and consumer goods

The Linyi markets also sell home goods and industrial supplies. ChinaMarket says buyers can compare merchandise, meet suppliers and negotiate pricing in one location.