By Editor , 28 October 2026
NFTE Sends Two Dallas Students to November National Showcase

New York – October 27, 2026 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has advanced two Dallas students from its South Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase to the U.S. National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov. 18, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.

By Editor , 28 October 2026
NFTE Sends Ipswich Student's AI Study Tool to National Finals

New York – October 27, 2026 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has advanced Isla Hughes of Ipswich High School in Massachusetts to the U.S. National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov. 18, 2026, at the New York Marriott Marquis, with Nova Guide, an adaptive AI study co-pilot for students with executive function challenges.

By Editor , 15 October 2026
Iberdrola, BBVA, Santander Close €150M Loan Fully on Blockchain

Madrid – October 15, 2026 -- Iberdrola, BBVA and Santander have arranged a €150 million syndicated loan whose entire lifecycle is administered on distributed ledger technology (DLT), the first live syndicated facility to be run that way.

Platform handles every stage from execution to maturity

The facility covers execution, disbursement, interest, waivers, repayments, assignments and maturity on a single blockchain-based platform. ioBuilders developed the platform together with BBVA and Santander. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo acted as legal advisers.

By Editor , 12 October 2026
Santander's Getnet Opens Payments Access in 30+ European Countries

Madrid – October 12, 2026 -- Getnet, Santander's global merchant payments platform, now gives multinational merchants, marketplaces and e-commerce companies access to payment services in more than 30 European countries through a single integration.

The launch extends Getnet's footprint beyond Latin America, Spain and Portugal. It targets merchants that must handle multiple payment methods, regulations and technical integrations as European commerce becomes more cross-border.