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IPO Watch (Italy): Milan’s Bending Spoons, owner of AOL, Vimeo, Evernote and WeTransfer, priced its Nasdaq IPO above range at $29 a share, raising about $1.68bn and valuing the group around $18.4bn, with shares jumping after debut—another sign of Italian tech scaling via buying and rebuilding mature apps. SME Finance (Italy/EU): Genoa fintech Hodli became Italy’s first licensed crypto portfolio manager under MiCA after Bank of Italy authorization, moving beyond custody to actively manage and rebalance clients’ digital-asset portfolios. Local Business & Growth (Italy): Venice AI hit unicorn status after a $65m Series A for its privacy-first AI platform, positioning the city as a new European AI hub. Policy Pressure (Italy): Confindustria Moda’s Luca Sburlati urged faster action on textiles, warning ultra-fast fashion and tariffs could cost €19bn in revenue and 35,000 jobs without immediate recovery measures. Cyber Risk (SME): GlobalData says only 16.8% of SMEs worldwide have standalone cyber insurance, despite 34.7% reporting cyber incidents in the last three years. Payments for Merchants (Europe): SumUp launched consumer accounts with 5% cashback on purchases at its merchant network, aiming to reward shoppers and drive traffic to small businesses.

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