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Dubai, UAE, 23rd February 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, As enterprises accelerate the adoption of AI from experimentation to mission-critical operations, trust has become the defining factor of success. Quality, security, and responsible governance are now foundational requirements for enterprise AI deployment.

Magure, a UAE-based enterprise AI company, today announced that it has achieved ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and ISO/IEC 42001 certifications, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to building enterprise-ready AI systems that are reliable, secure, and responsibly managed.

With these certifications, Magure joins a top few organizations globally and among the early enterprises in the UAE to demonstrate compliance across quality management, information security, and AI management systems, reinforcing its position as a trusted partner for enterprises deploying AI at scale.

Building Enterprise AI on Quality, Security, and Responsibility

As AI becomes embedded into core business operations, enterprises face growing challenges around operational reliability, data security, regulatory compliance, and ethical oversight. Magure’s certifications reflect a deliberate, systems-level approach to addressing these challenges across the entire AI lifecycle.

• ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management Systems validates Magure’s quality management practices, ensuring AI solutions are designed, delivered, and continuously improved through consistent, repeatable processes that support reliable, production-grade enterprise deployments.

• ISO/IEC 27001:2022 for Information Security Management Systems confirms that information security, privacy protection, and operational resilience are embedded across Magure’s platforms and services, safeguarding enterprise data and AI operations throughout the AI lifecycle.

• ISO/IEC 42001:2023 for AI Management Systems, the world’s first international standard for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems, recognizes Magure’s structured approach to managing AI responsibly – embedding transparency, accountability, and oversight into how AI systems are governed, operated, and scaled.

Together, these standards form a unified foundation for enterprise AI that can be trusted in real-world, regulated, and high-impact environments.

Read more about how Magure operationalizes security, compliance, and responsible AI across the AI lifecycle: https://www.magureinc.com/security-and-trust

Aligning Global ISO Standards with the UAE’s Vision for Responsible AI

As a UAE-based AI company, Magure’s ISO certifications also align with the region’s broader vision for responsible and secure AI adoption. The principles embedded in ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, and ISO/IEC 42001 closely reflect the expectations set by initiatives such as the UAE National AI Strategy 2031, DIFC’s data protection framework, and Dubai’s AI security policies, ensuring enterprise AI systems are built with trust, accountability, and resilience at their core.

Magure’s ISO certifications complement the principles outlined in key national and regional initiatives, including:

• DIFC’s Data Protection and AI-related regulatory guidance, which emphasize transparency, accountability, and responsible handling of automated decision systems

• Dubai Electronic Security Centre’s AI Security Policy, which calls for security-by-design, risk management, and resilience across AI-enabled systems

• Abu Dhabi Government’s Digital Strategy, focused on trusted digital infrastructure, secure innovation, and responsible adoption of advanced technologies

• The UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031, which promotes ethical AI development, strong governance, and global leadership in AI innovation

By aligning internationally recognized ISO standards with these regional frameworks, Magure enables enterprises operating in the UAE and beyond to adopt AI systems that are secure, well-governed, and designed for long-term trust.

How These Standards Power Magure’s Agentic AI Platform

At the core of Magure’s platform strategy is MagOneAI, a unified, end-to-end agentic AI platform designed to help enterprises build, deploy, and manage autonomous AI applications that integrate with enterprise data sources and operational workflows.

The three ISO standards are embedded directly into how MagOneAI operates:

• Quality by design (ISO 9001): Standardized, lifecycle-wide processes govern how agentic AI applications are designed, deployed, monitored, and improved, ensuring predictable performance from experimentation through production.

• Security by default (ISO/IEC 27001): Role-based access controls, encrypted data handling, environment segregation, continuous monitoring, and audit-ready logging protect sensitive enterprise data as AI agents operate autonomously.

• Responsible AI management (ISO/IEC 42001): Clear accountability, transparency into agent behaviour, policy-driven controls, risk management, and lifecycle governance ensure AI systems remain observable, controllable, and compliant as they scale.

This integrated approach enables enterprises to move beyond isolated AI pilots and deploy autonomous, production-grade AI systems with confidence.

Extending the Same Standards Across the Magure AI Ecosystem

The same ISO-aligned principles extend across Magure’s broader AI ecosystem. MagLabs, Magure’s use-case discovery and AI workflow environment, applies these standards from early experimentation through operational readiness, while MagVisionIQ, its computer vision platform, operates under the same disciplined quality, security, and responsible AI practices for real-world deployments.

Together, these platforms provide enterprises with a consistent, governed foundation for scaling AI, without fragmentation as use cases grow in complexity and impact.

A UAE-Based AI Tech Company, Built for Global Enterprise Standards

As a company headquartered in the UAE, Magure’s achievement reflects the region’s growing role in shaping the future of enterprise AI. By aligning with globally recognized ISO standards, Magure enables organizations across industries like technology, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and government – to adopt AI in a way that meets international expectations for quality, security, and responsibility.

Looking Ahead

While the certifications mark an important milestone, Magure views responsible, secure, and high-quality AI as an ongoing commitment.

“As AI systems become more autonomous and deeply integrated into business operations, enterprises need more than innovation-they need assurance,” said Akhil Koka, CEO Magure. “These certifications validate the way Magure builds and manages AI systems and reinforce our mission to help enterprises scale AI with confidence, accountability, and long-term trust.”

About Magure

Magure is a UAE-based enterprise AI company specializing in agentic AI platforms, AI lifecycle management, and real-world AI deployment. Through platforms such as MagOneAI, MagLabs, and MagVisionIQ, Magure helps organizations design, deploy, and scale AI systems that are secure, reliable, and responsibly managed.

For more information, visit: http://www.magureinc.com/

Shipfinex FZCO, a digital platform dedicated to the democratization of the maritime economy, is pleased to announce it has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for a Broker-Dealer license.

This milestone marks a significant step forward in Shipfinex’s mission to enable fractional ownership of ships through compliant, transparent, and regulated pathways. The In-Principle Approval validates that Shipfinex FZCO has met VARA’s rigorous initial requirements regarding compliance, security, and operational capability.

As the maritime industry seeks new avenues for capital and liquidity, Shipfinex utilizes Distributed Ledger Technology to tokenize maritime assets, converting them into Maritime Asset Tokens (MAT). This process allows investors to hold fractional ownership rights in ships, providing access to an asset class traditionally reserved for institutional funds.

“Securing this In-Principle Approval from VARA is a testament to our commitment to building a fully regulated, secure, and transparent ecosystem for shipping finance,” said Capt. Vikas Pandey, Founder & CEO of Shipfinex. “Dubai is rapidly becoming a global hub for virtual assets, and we are proud to align our operational standards with VARA’s progressive regulatory framework to protect our investors.”

“The maritime industry is one of the oldest and most vital pillars of the global economy, yet its financial structures have remained largely unchanged for decades,” added Mr. Vivek Seth, Chairman of Shipfinex. “This approval is a validation of our vision to integrate the reliability of traditional shipping with the efficiency of the digital economy.”

Mr. Dipak Karki, CFO of Shipfinex, commented: “This is an evolutionary step for ship finance, impacting both debt and equity through technology. It allows the exchange to be an efficient, transparent platform for individuals and institutions to share economic ownership of a vessel, a model now validated by a world-class regulator.”

Next Steps

Shipfinex FZCO will now proceed to satisfy the remaining conditions required to secure the full Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license. The platform offers investors a seamless, regulated environment to own fractional ownership in ships, with complete security, transparency, and professional governance.

About Shipfinex 

Shipfinex is a regulated platform building the financial evolution of the maritime industry. By leveraging RWA Tokenization and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), Shipfinex enables ship owners to unlock liquidity and allows investors to participate in maritime assets.

DOHA, QATAR, Following the successful conclusion of Web Summit Qatar 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC), NOVAI has reported record-breaking engagement for its AI-powered social impact platform. As the Middle East continues its rapid evolution into a global technology hub, NOVAI’s showcase highlighted a critical breakthrough in bridging the gap between high-tech innovation and grassroots social change.

The 2026 edition of Web Summit Qatar, which brought together over 30,000 participants and 1,000+ investors, provided the optimal stage for NOVAI to demonstrate how artificial intelligence can democratize the complex world of institutional fundraising.

Empowering the Third Sector: Tech-Driven Philanthropy

Access to sustainable capital remains a primary bottleneck for NGOs and social enterprises. NOVAI’s participation in the summit focused on scaling its “Intelligent Grant Ecosystem,” which simplifies the fundraising lifecycle through three core pillars:

• Automated Grant Discovery: Utilizing proprietary AI to map thousands of global donor opportunities against an organization’s specific mission.
• Donor-Aligned Proposal Writing: An AI-assisted interface that helps non-technical founders draft strong, data-backed proposals that resonate with international donor requirements.
• Strategic Growth Scaling: Connecting social impact leaders with a trusted network of consultants and technology partners to ensure long-term operational sustainability.

High-Level Global Connections in Doha

The NOVAI pavilion at the DECC became a hub for cross-sector collaboration. Throughout the four-day event, the NOVAI team engaged in strategic dialogues with:

• UN-Affiliated Agencies and Global NGOs: Discussing the integration of AI to optimize regional aid distribution.
• MENA Region Policy Makers: Exploring how NOVAI can support Qatar National Vision 2030 by fostering a more robust social entrepreneurship sector.
• Impact Investors and CSR Leads: Identifying new pathways for private capital to flow into high-impact social projects across the Middle East and Africa.

Market Validation and Rapid Adoption

The summit served as a major catalyst for NOVAI’s user growth. Development professionals and technology leaders praised the platform for its practical, user-friendly approach to “DefAI” (DeFi + AI) for social good. This positive feedback was matched by a significant surge in new platform subscribers, confirming a massive global appetite for tools that reduce administrative burden and increase funding success rates.

“Web Summit Qatar 2026 was a defining moment for our movement,” said a NOVAI spokesperson. “The energy in Doha reflects a new reality: social impact organizations are no longer content with legacy systems. They are ready for intelligent, automated tools that allow them to focus on their mission rather than the paperwork.”

The Road Ahead: Scaling Impact from Doha to the World

As the global NOVAI community grows, the platform is preparing for its next phase of regional expansion. With the momentum gained from Web Summit Qatar, NOVAI is doubling down on its commitment to ensure that no impactful idea remains unfunded due to a lack of technical resources or strategic connections.

About NOVAI

NOVAI is an AI-driven platform designed to empower NGOs and social enterprises. By merging advanced technology with a deep commitment to social change, NOVAI provides the tools necessary for mission-driven organizations to discover funding, write compelling proposals, and scale their impact sustainably.

Website: https://www.mynovai.com/en

Estonia, 21st February 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, AgriFi, the blockchain-based agricultural finance ecosystem built on the Polygon network, has introduced its structured DeFi staking framework designed to align blockchain rewards with measurable agricultural productivity.

Unlike conventional yield farming systems that rely primarily on token emissions, AgriFi’s staking architecture operates under what it defines as a Fair Yield Economy, where participation rewards are linked to ecosystem performance rooted in real farming activity.

This milestone reflects AgriFi’s 2026 objective of building a transparent Agricultural DeFi infrastructure where digital finance mechanisms are anchored to productive land, verified farm data, and operational revenue.

Redefining DeFi Staking Around Real Economic Output

Most staking systems in decentralized finance are structured around supply expansion or liquidity mining incentives. While these models can drive participation, they are often disconnected from real-world productivity.

AgriFi’s architecture introduces a structurally different framework.

The AGF token, an ERC 20 asset operating on Polygon with a fully circulating supply of 7.2 billion tokens, functions within a broader agricultural finance ecosystem. Staking is not positioned as speculative yield farming. Instead, it operates as a structured participation layer linked to ecosystem performance.

The underlying principle is straightforward:

Blockchain rewards should reflect measurable economic activity.

Within AgriFi’s model, that activity originates from agricultural production, farmland participation structures, and ecosystem-level revenue logic.

How AgriFi’s Blockchain Staking & Profit Model Works 

Staking Module

Token holders can lock their AGF tokens for periods ranging from 30 to 360 days, earning competitive yields of 5%–18% APY.
Smart contracts automatically calculate rewards based on staking duration and redistribute them directly to users’ wallets.
An early exit penalty of 2% ensures long-term ecosystem stability and consistent capital flow.

Profit Distribution Module

Beyond staking, AgriFi’s Profit Distribution Module converts farm revenues, such as crop sales and lease income, into stablecoins (e.g., USDC) and allocates them proportionally to AGF holders.
This creates a dual-income structure where investors benefit from both DeFi yield and real-world agricultural profits.

This establishes a dual participation structure where AGF holders may engage in both staking mechanics and agricultural performance participation, subject to ecosystem conditions.

All distribution logic is governed by smart contracts and remains on-chain and verifiable.

1. Transparency Through Smart Contracts: All staking data, farm yields, and revenue flows are verifiable on the Polygon blockchain, ensuring full traceability from the field to the token holder.
2. Farmer Capital Access: By enabling fractional investment through tokenized farmland, AgriFi allows farmers to raise funds transparently while sharing returns with global stakeholders.

From Field Performance to On-Chain Reward Logic

The defining strength of AgriFi’s staking model lies in its economic linkage between agriculture and blockchain.

The ecosystem architecture operates across three primary layers:

Blockchain Layer
Records token ownership, staking participation, governance logic, and smart contract execution.

Business Logic Layer
Manages farmland tokenization structures, allocation formulas, and reward calculations.

Off-Chain Operational Layer
Integrates agricultural activity, farm management systems, and IoT data inputs.

Revenue generated through agricultural activities and ecosystem participation influences the broader performance logic of the platform. That performance logic informs the sustainability and allocation of staking rewards.

In simplified structural terms:

Farm productivity influences ecosystem revenue
Ecosystem revenue influences distribution capacity
Distribution capacity influences staking sustainability

This framework establishes a direct pathway between real agricultural output and decentralized finance participation.

Importantly, staking returns are performance-linked and ecosystem dependent. They are not fixed-income guarantees. This distinction preserves structural integrity and regulatory clarity.

Agricultural DeFi Within the Real World Asset Movement

The tokenization of real world assets has become one of the defining themes in decentralized finance. Treasury instruments, real estate, and private credit have gained attention. Agriculture, despite being foundational to global economic stability, has remained structurally underrepresented.

AgriFi’s staking framework introduces a clear model for integrating agricultural productivity into DeFi reward mechanics.

Rather than treating farmland as a static digital token, the ecosystem embeds agricultural output into staking participation, governance structures, and ecosystem incentives.

This approach positions agricultural finance as a distinct and credible category within the broader real world asset evolution.

Infrastructure Built for Accessibility

Operating on Polygon enables low transaction costs and high throughput. Wallet compatibility includes MetaMask and WalletConnect, allowing participants to engage directly with staking contracts.

All staking logic remains on chain and independently verifiable, reinforcing transparency and trust.

About Agrifi

Agrifi is driving an agricultural revolution, harnessing blockchain technology to transform the agricultural supply chain. Our mission is to enhance transparency, efficiency, and sustainability in agriculture while empowering farmers and supporting small-scale agricultural practices.

Join us on this exciting journey to explore the future of agriculture while potentially enhancing the value of your AGF tokens. We’re not just redefining agricultural finance; we’re revolutionizing the future of farming and food production.

Ready to start staking your AGF tokens? Visit our website at https://agrifi.tech/for detailed steps on how to stake your tokens. Stay connected with us on Telegram, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates and community discussions.

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• Website: https://agrifi.tech/ 
• WhitePaper: https://agrifi.gitbook.io/agrifi-docs
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 20th February 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, Slotozilla has established itself as a recognized international resource for electronic gaming machines and casino reviews. Drawing on its team’s collective expertise, the brand continues to provide independent analysis of industry operators, software, and player behaviour. It has recently published the Online Slots Statistics report that presents findings based on the platform’s demo slot machines interaction data collected throughout 2025. The expert analysis highlights regional preferences, engagement levels, and usage patterns, which offer stakeholders insights into key player preferences from demo slot usage data.

Global Favourites: The Demo Slots That Defined 2025

The Slotozilla market report effectively highlighted slot trends across selected GEOs worldwide. Canadian players showed a strong preference for wildlife-themed titles, while mythologically inspired and high-volatility slots led engagement in the US. In Australia, gold rush–themed games emerged as the clear market favourite.

A long-standing adventure-themed video slot carried over its momentum in the Spanish market from 2024. It remained the most popular demo category in Spain and maintained the highest regional engagement levels in 2025. This indicates sustained dominance of similar adventure-driven themes and highlights the market’s continued affinity for familiar, narrative-focused slot experiences.

France, Poland, and Portugal demonstrated a marked inclination toward crash mechanics. Crash-style titles led engagement metrics across these markets, each showing strong player interaction within this format. The data suggests that crash games are likely to maintain their momentum into 2026.

Players in Germany and the UK showed stronger engagement with high-volatility and feature-driven slot formats, respectively. Overall, European slot preferences appeared to have diversified significantly compared to the previous year. This shift indicates a market increasingly open to evolving mechanics and varied gameplay formats heading into 2026.

Engagement and Regional Behaviour Shifts

Analysis of engagement metrics shows a clear correlation between retention rates and average playtime. Canada and Poland recorded high values across both indicators, reflecting sustained player interest and repeated demo sessions. Conversely, Australia and Portugal displayed lower averages, suggesting shorter play cycles and reduced session frequency.

Category-level data further reinforced these trends. In Australia, gold rush–themed titles continued to demonstrate strong regional performance, while in Spain, long-established adventure-themed slots maintained leading positions in both retention and average playtime.

About Slotozilla

Since its inception, Slotozilla has become one of the most respected names in the global iGaming ecosystem. For over ten 12 years, it has published a vast array of online casino reviews, payment method commentaries, and comprehensive ecosystem analyses.

Slotozilla as a gaming platform also has 3,000+ slot demos available for players to enjoy for free. Its expert team comprises 50+ members with decades of experience. This guarantees the delivery of informative, precise insights, as seen in the Online Slots Statistics 2025 report.

Further information is available on the Slotozilla official website, and the company can be reached through its media contact.

Crypto retail is done chasing narratives. After multiple cycles of memecoin and altcoin fatigue – with investor sentiment at prolonged lows – participants are looking for something that traditional crypto markets have never offered: on-chain exposure to real-world sectors with measurable fundamentals, persistent volatility, and deep liquidity.

Inframarkets are building exactly that. For the first time, retail traders can gain direct on-chain exposure to energy and power markets – one of the largest, most volatile, and most data-rich asset classes in the global economy – through an energy prediction market designed for informed trading rather than narrative speculation.

The concept is straightforward and ambitious: bring the billion-dollar prediction market model to a trillion-dollar sector. Inframarkets positions itself as an informed trading platform that delivers retail access to on-chain energy derivatives through high-performance Solana prediction markets infrastructure, combining deep analytics with professional-grade trading experience.

Retail Fatigue and the Search for Substance

Crypto retail cycles have historically revolved around memecoins, narrative tokens, and short-term speculation. But after successive waves of rug pulls, vapourware, and diminishing returns, memecoin and altcoin fatigue has become increasingly pronounced. Investors are actively seeking markets supported by measurable data rather than social momentum alone.

At the same time, prediction markets have proven that strong demand exists for event-based trading. Billions in volume have flowed through platforms where users express probabilistic views on defined outcomes. Yet most of these markets remain anchored to politics, sports, or cultural events – sectors that are difficult to hedge, lack continuous price signals, and offer no structural edge to informed participants.

The next stage of prediction market growth requires an evolution toward hedgeable real-world assets and structurally meaningful sectors where data, not narrative, drives pricing.

Energy: A Data-Rich Asset Class That Traders Crave

Energy markets are among the largest and most liquid financial markets globally. Power prices, renewable output, congestion metrics, and commodity benchmarks generate continuous streams of structured data. Crucially, energy is defined by persistent and extreme volatility, exactly the conditions that attract traders.

This makes energy particularly well suited for prediction markets. Unlike political or sports markets that produce a single binary outcome after weeks or months, energy markets generate tradable events daily. Outcomes can be tied to:

• Published ISO and TSO reference prices (e.g., ERCOT, PJM, AEMO)
• Renewable generation metrics and intermittency events
• Defined price thresholds and spike conditions
• Time-bound settlement events with deterministic resolution

Unlike purely narrative-driven markets, energy markets are grounded in infrastructure signals. This creates a foundation for deep analytics – volatility modelling, seasonal pattern analysis, weather-driven forecasting – and enables quantitative strategy development at a level that no election or sports market can match.

Inframarkets enables on-chain retail exposure to energy and power through standardized event contracts. Retail participants gain access to structured on-chain energy derivatives tied to measurable outcomes – for the first time, without needing an ISDA, a prime brokerage account, or institutional-scale capital.

Retail Access to Institutional-Scale Markets: A First

Historically, energy derivatives have been the exclusive domain of institutional desks, utilities, commodity traders, and asset managers. The barriers to entry, driven by regulatory complexity, capital requirements, and counterparty infrastructure, have kept retail traders entirely locked out of global power markets.

Inframarkets change this. By offering retail access to an energy prediction market built on Solana prediction markets infrastructure, the platform enables global participation in markets traditionally reserved for professional trading desks. Deploying contracts on-chain removes the gatekeepers. Any trader, anywhere, can take a position on power volatility using clearly defined instruments.

This represents a structural shift in crypto. Instead of speculating on token narratives with zero fundamental backing, retail traders gain exposure to real-world power volatility, which is a multi-trillion-dollar market that moves on supply, demand, weather, and infrastructure constraints. The combination of retail access and hedgeable real-world assets strengthens the long-term value proposition of both the platform and the broader prediction markets sector.

Hybrid Architecture for Performance

A defining feature of Inframarkets is its hybrid architecture. The platform combines an off-chain central limit order book (CLOB) for high-speed matching with on-chain settlement on Solana for transparency and composability.

This structure delivers:

• Exchange-level execution performance with sub-second order matching
• Transparent resolution and settlement finality
• Efficient order management compatible with systematic and algorithmic strategies
• The throughput of the most performant blockchain paired with the responsiveness of a centralised matching engine
• Fully non-custodial for added security 

Solana prediction markets infrastructure supports high throughput and low latency, which is critical for event-driven trading where prices can move rapidly around settlement windows. By anchoring settlement on Solana, Inframarkets provides both speed and transparency – an architecture that allows retail and professional participants alike to interact with prediction markets the way they would with a professional trading venue, while preserving full on-chain integrity.

Permissionless Market Deployment and Market Expansion

Inframarkets is also designed with permissionless market deployment at its core. As the protocol evolves, new event contracts tied to different segments of the energy ecosystem can be introduced rapidly – without centralized approval bottlenecks.

This flexibility allows the platform to scale across:

• Regional power markets (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific)
• New renewable generation metrics and capacity events
• Commodity-linked benchmarks (natural gas, carbon credits)
• Infrastructure-driven events (grid congestion, demand response)

By connecting on-chain energy derivatives with a trillion-dollar global energy sector, Inframarkets is effectively bringing a billion-dollar prediction market model into a fundamentally larger financial domain. Permissionless market deployment ensures that this expansion is driven by participant demand rather than platform gatekeeping.

Capital Efficiency and Yield Integration

Beyond execution and access, Inframarkets incorporates capital efficiency mechanisms designed to reduce the opportunity cost of participation. Idle collateral associated with open positions or resting orders can be directed toward integrated yield strategies, improving capital utilization without requiring traders to close positions or withdraw funds.

For retail traders accustomed to static collateral requirements on existing prediction market platforms, this represents a meaningful upgrade: Productive capital deployment while maintaining market exposure. The result is an energy prediction market designed not only for access but for efficient, sustained participation.

From Speculation to Utility: The Informed Trading Thesis

The broader crypto market is transitioning from pure speculation toward utility-driven infrastructure. Prediction markets are maturing, and participants are demanding platforms that combine transparency, data integrity, and real-world relevance. The era of narrative-only markets is reaching its structural limit.

Inframarkets positions itself as an informed trading platform at the forefront of this shift. By offering the first on-chain retail exposure to energy and power, leveraging Solana’s performance, supporting deep analytics across a data-rich asset class, and focusing on hedgeable real-world assets, the platform bridges the gap between crypto innovation and global financial markets.

As investor sentiment continues to evolve beyond memecoin and altcoin fatigue, the long-term growth of prediction markets will depend on their ability to connect to meaningful economic sectors. Inframarkets is building an energy prediction market that gives crypto participants what they have been missing: Real volatility, real data, and real markets.

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Dubai, UAE, February 19th, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, The MENA region today represents one of the world’s most digitally dynamic regions. Several GCC markets report smartphone penetration rates above 90%, while governments are deploying multi-billion-dollar investments to accelerate national digital transformation programs, including Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which prioritizes a diversified, technology-enabled economy, and the UAE’s Digital Economy Strategy, aimed at increasing the digital economy’s contribution to GDP. (Source)

As fintech, e-commerce, logistics, and super apps scale at record speed, communication has become a mission-critical infrastructure. Customer acquisition, authentication, payments, notifications, and support now rely on real-time, compliant, and highly secure messaging ecosystems. At the same time, regulatory frameworks across the region are tightening, and customer expectations around data privacy, responsiveness, and personalization are rising.

Enterprises are therefore rethinking communication not as a channel, but as a strategic growth lever.

Against this backdrop, TrustSignal has announced its expansion into the MENA region. The move reflects a growing demand for resilient, secure, and regulation-ready communication infrastructure that can support both high-growth startups and large enterprises operating across multiple jurisdictions.

With its AI-powered CPaaS ecosystem, TrustSignal aims to enable businesses to manage omnichannel communication with greater reliability, scalability, and compliance. Designed to address the region’s evolving regulatory landscape and diverse consumer behaviors, the platform brings together automation, delivery optimization, and enterprise-grade security to power meaningful customer engagement at scale.

In a region where digital trust directly influences brand growth, communication infrastructure is no longer optional; it is foundational. TrustSignal’s MENA expansion signals a deeper commitment to supporting businesses as they navigate this next phase of digital maturity.

Why MENA, Why Now

The Communication Platform as a Service market in the Middle East and Africa is projected to reach approximately US$10.1 billion by 2030 (Source). This trajectory signals more than sector expansion. It reflects a structural redesign of how enterprises approach customer engagement.

The growth is demand-led.

Across MENA, this momentum is reinforced by API first cloud adoption, mobile commerce growth, heightened security requirements, and cross-border digital expansion.

Channel dynamics are shifting in parallel. A2P SMS remains central for authentication and alerts, while WhatsApp Business APIs and conversational messaging are accelerating across retail and financial services. Enterprises are moving from broadcast notifications to interactive, two-way journeys, with voice APIs gaining ground in security and service coordination.

Communication is not only increasing in volume, but advancing in complexity.

What This Means for Businesses in MENA

The acceleration of CPaaS adoption in MENA marks a structural shift in how enterprises design customer engagement. As messaging evolves from one-way notifications to real-time interactive journeys, communication now sits at the core of revenue flow, fraud prevention, customer trust, and compliance.

Enterprises are navigating rising authentication volumes, expanding conversational traffic, cross-border delivery complexity, and tighter regulatory expectations, demanding infrastructure that is intelligent, resilient, and measurable.

TrustSignal’s expansion aligns with this inflection point, enabling businesses to move beyond scale toward real-time optimization, lower latency, stronger verification stability, and more reliable customer journeys. In a market where a delayed OTP can disrupt transactions and erode trust, communication performance directly shapes business performance.

MENA’s next phase of digital growth will be defined not by message volume, but by delivery intelligence.

Reframing Communication as a Performance Engine

TrustSignal approaches the regional opportunity with a clear thesis: communication infrastructure must evolve from a cost center to a measurable growth engine.

Its AI-enabled CPaaS platform is anchored on three structural capabilities.

• Intelligent Routing and Optimization
  Adaptive algorithms analyze delivery behavior in real time, dynamically selecting optimal routes to improve authentication reliability and reduce latency during demand spikes.
• Performance Visibility and Analytics
  Granular reporting frameworks provide enterprises with actionable insights into delivery outcomes, engagement metrics, and channel efficiency, enabling continuous refinement of communication workflows.
• Security and Compliance Architecture
  Embedded encryption layers and compliance-aligned frameworks are designed to support evolving regulatory standards across MENA jurisdictions.

Rather than positioning itself as a transactional messaging vendor, TrustSignal operates as an infrastructure partner focused on engineering predictability, resilience, and measurable impact into enterprise communication systems.

A Forward Looking Vision

As MENA’s digital economy matures, the defining differentiator will be operational precision.

TrustSignal’s regional roadmap centers on advancing AI-driven communication intelligence, deepening vertical integrations across fintech, retail, healthcare, and mobility, strengthening predictive performance modeling to anticipate demand surges, and expanding localized enterprise advisory capabilities.

The long term objective is to help enterprises transition from reactive messaging systems to predictive communication ecosystems where infrastructure continuously adapts to optimize engagement, security, and efficiency.

Against this backdrop, the Middle East and North Africa represent a strategic growth frontier for the company. Articulating this vision, Mr Imran Shaikh, Founder and CEO of TrustSignal, stated:

“MENA stands among the world’s most dynamic digital markets. Our expansion underscores a long term commitment to equipping enterprises with a compliant, scalable communication infrastructure that advances regional digital ambitions.”

TrustSignal’s expansion reflects alignment with that future, one where communication is architected for resilience, transparency, and measurable business impact.

Inveslo Secures FSC Mauritius License, Launches MT5 Platform, and Unveils Next-Generation Client & IB Areas, Setting New Standards in Innovation and Compliance

Dubai, UAE, 19th February 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, Inveslo proudly announces two transformative milestones that establish a new benchmark in global trading. The company has secured a regulatory Licensed by FSC Mauritius (License No: GB25205645) and launched its next-generation MetaTrader 5 (MT5) trading platform, enhanced with redesigned Client and Introducing Broker (IB) areas.

These achievements represent a major advancement in Inveslo’s mission to deliver institutional-grade trading performance under the highest standards of compliance, transparency, and trust. The FSC Mauritius license strengthens governance, regulatory oversight, and global credibility, ensuring traders and partners can operate with confidence in a fully regulated environment.

Powered by cutting-edge MT5 technology, the platform delivers lightning-fast execution, deep liquidity access, multi-asset trading, and advanced analytics. The upgraded Client Area and IB Area further streamline portfolio management, client tracking, and performance insights, creating a unified, high-performance trading ecosystem.

With these milestones, Inveslo continues to shape the future of regulated, technology-driven trading worldwide.

FSC Mauritius License: Setting a Global Standard for Compliance

The official FSC Mauritius authorization marks a significant step in Inveslo’s global expansion strategy. This regulatory milestone strengthens the company’s governance and compliance infrastructure, providing clients and partners with a secure, transparent, and fully regulated trading environment.

By achieving FSC Mauritius licensing, Inveslo ensures that traders and Introducing Brokers operate within a trusted framework, reflecting the company’s dedication to integrity, transparency, and adherence to international financial regulations. The license positions Inveslo for sustainable growth across international markets and reinforces its standing as a globally trusted broker.

MT5 Trading Platform: Institutional-Grade Technology for All Traders

Central to Inveslo’s offering is its MT5-powered trading platform, delivering professional-grade trading performance across forex, commodities, indices, and other global markets. Designed for speed, reliability, and advanced analytics, the platform enables users to make smarter, faster, and more informed trading decisions.

Enhanced Client & IB Areas: Optimized for Modern Traders and Partners

Complementing the MT5 platform is a fully redesigned Client Area and Introducing Broker Area. While the FSC license and MT5 infrastructure remain central, these upgraded areas deliver a more intuitive and efficient experience:

Client Area: Consolidates account management, deposits, withdrawals, and trading activity into one seamless interface, providing real-time portfolio insights and actionable market data.

IB Area: Offers a comprehensive suite of partnership tools, including client tracking, performance analytics, and engagement capabilities, enabling Introducing Brokers to grow and scale their businesses effectively.

Together, these enhancements integrate seamlessly with MT5, delivering a unified ecosystem combining regulatory assurance, high-performance trading, and advanced client and partner tools.

CEO’s Vision: Experience Meets Innovation

“This year marks a defining moment for Inveslo,” said Dr. Farrukh Adeeb, Chairman & CEO.

“With years of experience in global financial markets, I have seen how technology and regulation must work together to create a truly reliable trading environment. By securing our FSC Mauritius license and introducing the MT5-powered platform alongside upgraded Client and IB Areas, we are combining regulatory excellence with cutting-edge performance.

Our mission is to empower traders and partners worldwide with tools that are fast, transparent, and professional-grade — built not only for today’s markets but also for the evolving future of global trading. These milestones reflect our commitment to innovation, compliance, and delivering an ecosystem where trust and performance go hand in hand.”

The All-New Inveslo Experience Is Live

Traders and partners worldwide are invited to explore the MT5 platform under the assurance of FSC Mauritius regulation. Smarter execution, deeper insights, and trusted growth come together to create a global trading ecosystem designed for modern financial markets.

Smarter decisions. Faster execution. Trusted growth. Welcome to Inveslo 2.0.

About Inveslo

Inveslo is a regulated global trading platform Licensed by FSC Mauritius (License No: GB25205645), delivering advanced financial technology, trading solutions, and comprehensive partnership programs. Committed to innovation, compliance, and client success, Inveslo empowers traders and Introducing Brokers worldwide to achieve their financial ambitions across dynamic global markets.

For more information, visit: www.inveslo.com

For many of us, the first step into crypto trading starts with a simple question – which platform lets me trade using INR without friction? Over time, that choice shapes how confident and consistent trading feels.

INR-based access reduces extra conversion steps and makes tracking gains, losses, and taxes more straightforward. It also pushes you to look closer at compliance, withdrawal reliability, and product range before investing funds. 

Some platforms focus on spot markets, others support crypto derivatives, and a few balance both effectively. 

We tried many popular crypto trading platforms. Here’s an insight into some of them – Delta Exchange, CoinDCX, CoinSwitch, ZebPay, and Mudrex – all support INR trading and are also the best Indian crypto exchanges. 

Key Takeaways

• INR-based access simplifies crypto trading by reducing currency conversion steps. 
• It keeps deposits and withdrawals in familiar currencies for Indian users, making them easier during tax filing, if needed.
• Compliance standards, withdrawal reliability, and product clarity also matter when choosing a platform.
  
• Platforms like Delta Exchange, CoinDCX, CoinSwitch, Zebpay, and Mudrex are popular crypto trading platforms in our list. 

Top Crypto Trading Platforms Supporting INR-Based Trading

1. Delta Exchange

The first on our list is Delta Exchange, which offers a crypto derivatives-led (futures and options) setup built around INR-based participation. All derivative contracts are notionally margined and settled in USD, though the platform uses a fixed USD-INR rate of ₹85. 

The balances remain within the Indian banking system in INR, which means margin calculations and realised P&L effectively happen in INR. This structure avoids exposure to real-time USD-INR currency swings. 

Deposits and withdrawals are both accepted in INR and shown in the account as USD using the fixed rate. This approach simplifies crypto derivatives access for Indian users without foreign currency handling.

The platform also offers risk management strategies, is compliant with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), offers algo trading, a demo account for practice, and much more – making it one of the best Indian crypto exchanges in the market. 

1. CoinDCX

Next, we have CoinDCX – one of the crypto trading platforms widely used in India, offering both entry-level and advanced tools. The platform highlights over 500+ cryptocurrencies available for spot trading with direct INR deposits and withdrawals via bank transfers and UPI. 

CoinDCX is registered with India’s FIU – meaning it follows local AML and KYC norms as part of its compliance framework. You can access spot, margin, options, and futures markets with up to 100x leverage on certain pairs. It also provides APIs to place and manage orders programmatically. 

An automatic tax reporting tool and a unified mobile/web interface help both new and regular traders explore crypto trading in one place. 

1. CoinSwitch 

CoinSwitch focuses on simplifying INR-based crypto trading for Indian users through its mobile and web platforms. The app lets you deposit INR via bank transfer or UPI and use it to buy, sell, or trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 400+ other cryptocurrencies directly in INR without forced conversions to other currencies.

CoinSwitch takes this further by enabling INR-denominated crypto futures and crypto options – this eliminates the need for dollar conversions, and derivatives activity feels more aligned with local needs. 

CoinSwitch also pools liquidity from multiple sources to show competitive prices, minimize slippage, and provide clarity for INR deposits and withdrawals.

1. ZebPay

ZebPay has been in the market since 2014 and supports INR-based crypto trading through simple deposit and withdrawal options linked to users’ bank accounts. Within its app, ZebPay outlines multiple ways to add INR, including UPI and bank transfers, which usually credit within minutes when using the UPI route. 

Once INR is in the wallet, you can buy, sell, and trade BTC and dozens of other crypto pairs instantly via Quick Trade with limit and market orders. Fiat withdrawals are processed back to the registered bank account, and ZebPay’s fee page shows zero charges on INR deposits, while withdrawals may have a small flat fee. The platform also offers perpetual INR-paired futures leverage for experienced traders. 

1. Mudrex 

Last but not least, we have Mudrex. It supports INR-based crypto derivatives (futures) through its INR-margined futures setup, aimed at Indian users who prefer trading without USD conversions. Margins, profits, and losses are calculated directly in INR, which keeps accounting and risk tracking simpler.

You can deposit INR, choose futures pairs, set leverage, and monitor positions shown in rupees. This structure avoids dependence on stablecoins and foreign currency settlement. 

Alongside futures, Mudrex continues to offer spot markets, Coin Sets, and various crypto tools for analysis. For users comparing crypto trading platforms, Mudrex, alongside Delta Exchange, CoinDCX, and others, seems like a reliable option to try.

The Bottomline 

INR-based access in crypto has become a deciding factor for many Indian traders, as it keeps deposits, withdrawals, and profit tracking simpler. Platforms that support INR trading reduce friction and help you stay focused on actual crypto trading instead of currency conversions. 

For those comparing crypto trading platforms, the right choice often comes down to comfort, transparency, and how well the platform fits Indian compliance standards and is able to feed the growing appetite of the traders. 

 

Disclaimer: This piece is only for educational purposes. Any information provided here is not to be taken as investment advice. Kindly consult a financial advisor or crypto expert before making any investment decisions. 

Doha, Qatar, 17th February 2026, ZEX PR WIRE– As the curtains fall on Web Summit Qatar 2026, a new narrative is emerging from the Middle East—one that replaces the image of “fragility” with one of “high-capacity innovation.” At the center of this shift is EmpactUS, a venture-building ecosystem that is rewriting the playbook for post-conflict recovery. Led by social impact entrepreneur Hammam Elmasri, the organization is championing a systemic approach to economic stabilization that prioritizes digital capacity over traditional humanitarian aid.

The core thesis presented by EmpactUS is simple yet provocative: In the modern era, the most durable form of reconstruction isn’t physical infrastructure—it is the creation of self-sustaining, tech-enabled entrepreneurship ecosystems.

The Failure of the “Aid-Only” Paradigm

For decades, the global response to conflict in the MENA region—from Palestine and Lebanon to Syria and Iraq—has been dominated by a “humanitarian-first” model. While essential for immediate survival, these short-term employment programs and aid cycles often leave communities in a state of “permanent fragility.”

“Recovery is not just about reconstruction; it is about restoring economic dignity,” says Hammam Elmasri, Co-Founder of EmpactUS. “We see young populations in these regions who are already digitally native, highly skilled, and profoundly entrepreneurial. They don’t lack talent; they lack the systems that translate that talent into global market value. If we don’t build those systems, we are simply managing poverty rather than solving it.”

The EmpactUS Framework: Three Pillars of Systemic Change

During his engagement with global tech leaders in Doha, Elmasri outlined the EmpactUS Model, a three-pillared strategy designed to act as “Stabilization Infrastructure” in volatile markets:

1. Capacity First (Market-Aligned Skill Building)

Traditional education in conflict zones often lags behind global trends. EmpactUS focuses on high-intensity skill-building in the digital and service sectors—industries that are “geography-blind” and can operate even when local physical infrastructure is compromised. By aligning local talent with global market demands, they ensure that the workforce is resilient to local shocks.

2. Ecosystem Integration (Breaking Geographical Isolation)

Conflict-affected founders often operate in silos, cut off from the capital and mentorship that their counterparts in Silicon Valley or Berlin take for granted. EmpactUS acts as a bridge, connecting MENA startups to global technology platforms, institutional investors, and corporate partners. “Global integration is not a luxury,” Elmasri explains. “It is a recovery multiplier that shortens learning curves and builds international credibility for founders who would otherwise be invisible.”

3. Values-Driven Entrepreneurship (The Trust Currency)

In fragile environments, trust is the most valuable currency. EmpactUS mentors founders to prioritize governance integrity and long-term community impact over “blitz-scaling” or short-term speculative gains. This focus on sustainable growth creates businesses that act as anchors for local economic circulation and community resilience.

Startups as Engines of Peace

The broader implication of the EmpactUS model is that startups in conflict zones serve a dual purpose. Beyond generating revenue, they function as platforms for rebuilding social trust. They provide the “Digital Infrastructure” necessary for a society to transition from a state of crisis to a state of innovation.

“We are seeing founders building fintech solutions under sanctions and edtech platforms amid school disruptions,” Elmasri noted at Web Summit. “These are not just businesses; they are evidence of a new recovery narrative. When we support them through coherent systems, we shift the focus from aid dependency to economic agency.”

A Call to Global Tech Leaders

As EmpactUS scales its operations across the MENA region, the message to the global tech community is clear: The next frontier of innovation may well be in the places we least expect. By investing in “Ecosystem Design,” global partners aren’t just performing corporate social responsibility—they are participating in the creation of a more stable, integrated, and prosperous global economy.

For Hammam Elmasri and the EmpactUS team, the mission remains unwavering. Post-conflict recovery is no longer about looking back at what was lost; it is about designing a future that is stronger, more inclusive, and driven by the limitless capacity of human ingenuity.

About EmpactUS

EmpactUS is a social impact organization dedicated to building value-driven startup ecosystems in conflict-affected and underserved regions. By bridging the gap between local talent and global innovation flows, EmpactUS empowers a new generation of entrepreneurs to lead the way in regional stabilization and economic growth.