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Brussels startup Chift raises €10.5 million Series A

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Brussels-based Chift raises €10.5 million in a Series A round led by BlackFin Capital Partners to expand its financial connectivity layer across Europe. The platform integrates software with over 120 financial systems via a single API, serving 150 software companies and 50,000 SMEs in ten countries. Chift

EU financial firms face DORA penalties as enforcement begins

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The enforcement era of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has started after the European Supervisory Authorities published the first incident overview on 3 June 2026. National authorities are now cross-checking ICT risk management data and issuing penalties, with fines ranging up to 20 million euros or 10% of