Exim General Manager Burcu Balkış:  “Women are the key drivers to sustainable growth in security technologies”

Having established in 1988, Exim delivers end-to-end security solutions, designed to add value through fast, effective decision-making  Exim’s General Manager Burcu Balkış answered our questions on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8. Balkış highlighted that empowering women is not only a matter […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, March 2-6, 2026

This week’s are about tech, AI and security, coming from the Netherlands, the UK and the USA OpenAI plans London as largest research hub outside US ChatGPT developer OpenAI announced it plans to make London its largest research hub outside the United States, pointing to […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Feb 23-27, 2026

This week’s stories are about tech, AI, startups and sustainability, coming from India and the USA OpenAI Mafia launched 18 AI startups Silicon Valley’s so-called “tech mafia” phenomenon has found a new focal point in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, as former employees increasingly spin […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Feb 16-20, 2026

This week’s stories are tech, AI and sustainability, coming from China, the EU and the UK UK plans fast-track visas for AI experts Britain plans to fast-track visas and reimburse application fees for overseas artificial intelligence (AI) specialists as part of a broader push to […]

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BBVA, OpenAI strike strategic partnership to reshape banking with AI and its impact on Turkish unit

The deal aims to transform customer experience and operational efficiency across the bank by placing AI BBVA and OpenAI have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming customer experience and operational efficiency across the bank by placing artificial intelligence (AI) at the core of its […]

BioScience Managers, Maxis launch health technology-focused fund in Türkiye

The fund marks the first health-focused venture capital fund in Türkiye established by foreign investors International healthcare investment firm BioScience Managers, in partnership with Maxis, a subsidiary of Türkiye İş Bankası, launched the BioScience Managers Venture Capital Fund, marking the first health-focused venture capital fund […]

Paribu acquires CoinMENA, MENA’s largest local crypto exchange, for $240 million 

Paribu, Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform, acquired the largest digital asset platform of MENA. Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform Paribu announced that it acquired CoinMENA, the largest local crypto exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), for USD 240 million. The deal represents Türkiye’s largest fintech transaction to date and the […]

Workup Entrepreneurship Program marks graduation of 13th Cohort

Sixteen startups graduated from the 13th cohort of the Workup Entrepreneurship Program Sixteen startups graduated from the 13th cohort of the Workup Entrepreneurship Program, an initiative supported by Türkiye İş Bankası and running since 2017, the bank announced. More than 75 Workup alumni have raised […]

Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Dec 1-5, 2025

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainabilityi coming from Europe and the USA Europe’s slow AI buildout may become a strategic strength Europe’s cautious pace in deploying artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure—often viewed as a disadvantage compared with the U.S. and China—could ultimately give […]

EasyCep raises $45 million to expand electronics refurbishment business

EasyCep Co-Founder said the funding will help the company deepen the transformation it has initiated in the used smartphone sector Turkish refurbished electronics platform EasyCep has raised $45 million in a new investment round with participation from Oleka Capital, RePie Portföy and Ziraat Portföy, the […]