Payments & Retail Tech: ACI Worldwide is joining the European Payments Initiative to roll out Wero, a pan-European digital wallet using SEPA instant rails, with Germany already live and expansion planned to more countries. Energy Prices & Consumer Impact: Oil slid to a three-month low after a US-Iran peace breakthrough raised hopes for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, easing pressure on energy costs. Enterprise Software Delivery: Berlin’s Qorelo raised €3m (seed) to automate SAP ERP migrations ahead of the 2027 deadline, aiming to cut delivery timelines and reduce project overruns. Digital Infrastructure Investment: SWI Group agreed to buy more in Genesis Digital Assets, moving its stake to majority and targeting more capacity for AI and high-performance computing workloads. Food & Lifestyle: Cleanova will showcase filtration and lifecycle solutions at FILTECH 2026 in Cologne, while sourdough demand continues to be framed as a gut-health and clean-label driver. Consumer Safety & Fraud: A new report highlights how romance scams start innocently online and escalate into money requests, with law enforcement warning of fast-growing losses. Trade & Logistics: Hapag-Lloyd partnered with Galileo to publish electronic bills of lading, pushing toward 100% eBL usage by 2030. Market Watch (Germany): Destatis reported Germany’s consumer inflation at 2.6% in May.