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Freedom24 Takes Home Two European FinTech Awards

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

July 3, 2026

Freedom24 has received two major honours at the 2026 FinTech Awards, highlighting the company’s growing presence in European investment services and its increasing focus on artificial intelligence.

Recognition For Platform And AI Innovation

The European subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp. was named Best Pan-European Retail Investment Platform 2026 for its proprietary Tradernet platform and its expanding presence across the European Union. It also received the AI in Finance Innovation Award 2026 for its Neo Compliance framework.

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Presented by Wealth & Finance International, the awards recognise companies that demonstrate innovation, operational excellence and measurable impact across the financial technology sector.

Modernising Compliance With AI

According to Freedom24, Neo Compliance was developed to help manage increasingly complex regulatory requirements across multiple European markets. Since development began in 2024, more than 200 engineers have worked on the platform, which replaces traditional compliance workflows with specialised AI agents.

The system can analyse source-of-funds documentation from more than 80 countries, assess customer risk profiles and monitor transactions in near real time. Freedom24 said AI now completes around 95% of preparatory compliance work, while final decisions remain with qualified compliance officers.

The company added that document verification has been reduced from days to minutes, while transaction monitoring now covers the entire client base instead of relying on selective sampling.

AI As Part Of A Broader Strategy

Chief executive Evgenii Tiapkin said the company sees AI as a core operating layer rather than simply another technology feature.

“The right way to think about financial technology in a regulated environment is as an operating layer that solves real problems within a controlled framework,” he said.

That approach also shapes how responsibilities are divided between AI and human specialists, including within the company’s multilingual AI Assistant.

“AI handles the high-volume, low-risk cognitive load,” Tiapkin said. “Humans decide wherever outcomes meaningfully affect risk, regulation or client capital.”

Looking Beyond Brokerage

Freedom24 says developing its technology entirely in-house allows it to introduce new features more quickly while maintaining control over compliance and product development.

Looking ahead, the company plans to expand beyond brokerage through the Freedom SuperApp, which combines banking, payments, investing, insurance and lifestyle services. It is also exploring the possibility of obtaining a European banking licence, with Portugal, Romania and the Czech Republic identified among its priority expansion markets.

For Freedom24, the two awards reflect a broader strategy of using proprietary technology and AI-driven automation to strengthen its position in Europe’s increasingly competitive investment services market.

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Cyprus Expects More French Visitors In 2027 As Air Capacity Expands

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

September 18, 2026

Cyprus expects more French visitors in 2027 as airlines increase capacity between the two countries, Tourism Deputy Minister Kostas Koumis said after meetings with tour operators in Paris.

France, one of Cyprus’ key tourism markets, has had a difficult 2026. French arrivals fell 46% year over year to 8,453 in August, from 15,663 a year earlier, according to the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat). August arrivals were also nearly 50% below the 16,798 recorded in the same month of 2024.

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Overall, Cyprus received 2.82 million tourist arrivals between January and August, down 7% from the same period in 2025.

Air Connectivity Supports 2027 Outlook

Koumis discussed the 2027 outlook with senior executives from tour operators offering Cyprus holidays during the IFTM Top Resa travel trade fair in Paris.

Higher air capacity between France and Cyprus was a key focus of the talks. Participants also discussed the impact of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East on the French market and Cyprus’ efforts to adapt its tourism offering to French travelers.

“The French market is undoubtedly an extremely important market for our country’s tourism,” Koumis said, adding that France had regained importance only a few years ago and still had room to grow.

Improved air connectivity will be an important factor in that expansion, according to Koumis. “It is now clear that air connectivity between France and Cyprus is improving significantly, which is a basic prerequisite for the further growth of the market,” he said.

Cyprus Promotes Tourism And Regional Cooperation

Koumis attended the opening of IFTM Top Resa at the invitation of French Tourism Minister Serge Papin, who later visited the Cyprus stand. Held from Sept. 15 to 17 at Paris Porte de Versailles, the event brought together more than 32,000 tourism professionals representing 177 destinations and 1,650 brands, according to organizers.

During his visit, Koumis also met Egyptian Tourism Minister Sherif Fathy. Cyprus and Egypt reaffirmed their tourism cooperation and discussed opportunities to strengthen ties further.

French media interviews covered Cyprus’ tourism offering, infrastructure and services, along with efforts to develop specialized tourism products. Regional instability weighed on arrivals in 2026, particularly during the spring, although the decline narrowed over the summer.