Bank Of Cyprus Earns Two EMEA Finance Awards For €300 Million Bond Deal

The Bank of Cyprus has added another milestone to its capital markets track record, securing two honours at the EMEA Finance Achievement Awards 2025 for its €300 million Tier 2 bond issuance. The recognition follows the successful transaction completed in September 2025 and further reinforces the lender’s position in international debt markets.

Third Straight Year Of Recognition

The latest awards mark the third consecutive year that the Bank of Cyprus has been recognised by EMEA Finance, underscoring the bank’s sustained momentum in global capital markets. The publication, which tracks major financial transactions across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, awarded the bank for both Best Financial Institution Bond (Mid-Cap) in the region and Best Financial Institution Bond in South Eastern Europe.

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Strong Investor Appetite For The Transaction

According to the bank, the awards reflect the exceptional response to the Tier 2 issuance, which drew interest from more than 100 institutional investors. Demand exceeded €3 billion, more than ten times the size of the €300 million offering, signalling deep market confidence in the bank’s credit profile and strategic direction.

Confidence In The Bank’s Strategy

Commenting on the recognition, Bank of Cyprus Treasury Director Despina Kyriakidou said the awards capture both the success of the transaction and the trust international investors continue to place in the institution.

“We are very pleased that our highly successful €300 million Tier 2 bond has received two awards at the annual EMEA Finance Achievement Awards,” Kyriakidou said.

“The fact that this is not the first time that the Bank of Cyprus has been recognised by a prestigious international institution confirms in practice the confidence shown in the bank by international markets and institutional investors,” she added.

Kyriakidou said the result reflects the bank’s strong financial position, consistent growth trajectory and commitment to long-term shareholder value, while also supporting the Cypriot economy.

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X Bets On A Better Video Editor To Lure Original Creators And Reduce Recycled Content

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July 8, 2026

X is rolling out new video editing and recording tools for its iOS app as the platform seeks to encourage more original content and strengthen its creator ecosystem.

A Push Toward Original Video

The update introduces several features aimed at helping creators produce and edit videos directly within the app. New tools include multilingual caption overlays with customizable styles and green-screen effects that can use photos from a user’s camera roll or other posts on X.

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“One of our biggest priorities is to give creators the tools to create original content [and] reward those creators,” X Head of Product Nikita Bier wrote in a post on the platform.

“We have plenty more updates coming to the video editor in the coming weeks,” he added.

Encouraging Native Content

According to Bier, the goal is to make it easier for creators to publish original videos on X rather than reposting content from other platforms.

Video has become an increasingly important part of X’s strategy. Bier said posts containing video already account for nearly half of all impressions on the platform, investing in creator tools a key priority.

Competition For Creators Intensifies

The launch comes as major social media platforms compete to attract and retain creators through editing tools, audience reach and monetisation programmes.

While X already offers creator revenue sharing, it faces competition from platforms such as YouTube, TikTok and Meta, all of which provide more mature creator ecosystems and established content management tools.

Meta, for example, allows Reels creators to report unauthorised reposts and add attribution to eligible content, while YouTube has long relied on automated systems to identify copyrighted uploads.

Spam And Bots Remain A Challenge

The new editing tools also arrive as X continues its broader efforts to combat spam and automated accounts. Earlier this year, Bier said the company was detecting and suspending around 208 bots per minute, adding that a significant share of the product team remained focused on anti-spam development.

The challenge extends beyond X. Reddit has introduced AI-powered tools to combat increasingly sophisticated spam, while Digg shut down its app earlier this year after citing the growing difficulty of managing automated content.

For now, X’s new video editor and recorder are available only on iOS, while the Android version remains under development.

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