Startups and Innovation

Alpha Bank has kept applications open until September 20 for its FinQuest 2026 innovation competition, inviting startups, fintech companies and scale-ups from across Europe to submit solutions aimed at transforming the banking ...

Board points to stronger finances and digital progress The Cyta board of directors on Thursday presented its report covering its February 2024 to July 2026 term, describing the period as one marked ...

State Aid Control Commissioner Stella Michaelidou has approved an expanded research and innovation support measure, allowing the continuation of the Restart 2016–2020 programmes with an increased budget and the addition of ...

State Aid Control Commissioner Stella Michaelidou has ruled that the grant scheme for financing the operation of the Cyprus AI Factory Antenna Pharos-CY is compatible with European Union state aid ...

Factorial has evolved rapidly from an HR software provider into a broader AI-driven business management platform, reflecting the growing demand from small and medium-sized enterprises for integrated digital tools that ...

Cyprus sets out ambitious roadmap for artificial intelligence Cyprus recently unveiled its National AI Strategy 2032, setting out an ambitious long-term roadmap intended to transform public administration, strengthen economic competitiveness and ...

By Theodoros Loukaidis, Director General of the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation We often speak about young people as the leaders of tomorrow. Truth is, many of them are already ...

A major international crackdown on botnet infrastructure has failed to reduce cyber risks facing businesses in Cyprus, according to new data released by cybersecurity company Qrator Labs for the second ...

The anticipated IPOs of Anthropic and OpenAI could be among the most consequential market events of a generation by setting a benchmark valuation for AI-native firms. Alexey Garyunov, general partner ...

Cyprus-based mobile game developer Top App Games Ltd announced on Thursday that its strategy RPG Ludus: Merge Arena has passed $50 million in net revenue since launch, with $66 million in gross ...

Cyprus startups and scaleups have been invited to take part in the European Startup Pitch Session in Rome on September 22 and 23, 2026, with the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) ...

Cyprus-based fintech and iGaming companies expanding abroad are underestimating cyber risks, according to Andrey Leskin, CTO at Qrator Labs, who warned that firms entering high-growth regions may face targeted digital ...

Business leaders, policymakers and other stakeholders met on Friday at a roundtable organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus (AmCham Cyprus) to discuss the country’s national artificial ...

It often starts with something simple. A flyer that needs to go out, a brochure that has been sitting in a folder, a presentation that must look sharper, or a ...

More than 200 representatives from Cyprus’ research, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem gathered on Tuesday for The Bash 2026, the Research and Innovation Foundation’s (RIF) flagship annual networking event. This year’s ...

Cypriot entrepreneur Elias Orfanou did not pick the easiest moment to start thinking about travel. In 2020, while the world was shutting down and tourism was being pushed into one of ...

Ten young Cypriots have taken 3,000 years of the island’s history to Sydney, with an AI video now helping bring their robotics project and educational game to a wider audience.  ...

Cyprus has joined the second phase of the European Tech Champions Initiative (ETCI 2.0), a new European investment programme aiming to mobilise €80 billion to support more than 1,500 fast-growing technology companies across ...

The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) has launched a new guidebook designed to help governments develop ethical artificial intelligence policies, unveiling the initiative during a high-level event held alongside the first ...

Cypriot founder Nicole Georgiou has launched i spy in London, a new fashion-tech platform aiming to rethink the way people discover, save and shop the outfits they see online.  The 25...

Telecommunications provider Cyta has signed an agreement to acquire the RedMax Data Centre in the Latsia Industrial Area, marking a strategic investment aimed at expanding Cyprus’ digital infrastructure and strengthening ...

Thousands of visitors attended Robotex Cyprus 2026, the country’s largest robotics festival, held at the University of Cyprus Sports Centre on June 27-28, 2026, bringing together hundreds of competitors and showcasing ...

Cyprus urged to bring financial literacy into classrooms early As financial literacy climbs the policy agenda in Cyprus, questions remain over whether children are being equipped with the practical skills ...

Cyprus’ young robotics team Robotheadz is preparing to represent the island in Australia, after winning the national FIRST LEGO League competition with a project linking technology and cultural heritage. The ...