AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI Payments in the EU: Visa is teaming up with OpenAI to enable secure, tokenised payments for “agentic commerce,” with spending limits and fraud monitoring built in. Health Tech: HeartSciences says the European Patent Office has granted a new patent for ECG-based assessment of diastolic function, aiming to turn ECG into a front-line screening tool. Malta Economy Watch: Malta’s Fiscal Advisory Council warns growth is too dependent on labour supply and public spending, while productivity barely moves. Tourism Strategy: WTTC’s Global Summit lands in Valletta in October, underlining Malta’s push to become a major global tourism decision hub. EU Tech Regulation: MiCA’s crypto licensing test is now biting, with Cyprus highlighted as a “canary” for firms already used to regulated financial services. Travel Tech Friction: Malta Air’s CEO warns the EU’s Entry and Exit System could mean six-hour airport queues, as processing times rise sharply. Energy Storage: Rondo Energy details a modular thermal heat battery designed to store renewable energy as heat for industrial use. Space Science: New research maps the Milky Way’s star-forming edge by dating over 100,000 giant stars, finding the newest star formation is closer in than expected.
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