San Marino Fintech Strategy: A new report frames San Marino’s fintech push as a competitiveness upgrade, aiming for a modern, digitally enabled financial system that strengthens transparency and regulation while staying integrated with European markets. Aviation & Business Services: Dubai-based DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF) received San Marino CAR-145 approval for line and base maintenance, expanding scheduled and unscheduled aircraft servicing for business and commercial operators using the San Marino registry. FIFA Governance Fallout (Global, but relevant for microstates): FIFA leadership in Rabat reaffirmed support for Gianni Infantino after the World Cup commercial-rights plan was withdrawn; FIFA also apologized to member associations for process mistakes, as European federations pulled backing and the March 2027 election remains uncertain—important because each of FIFA’s 211 members, including San Marino, has one vote. AI Jobs Risk (World Bank): A World Bank study highlights higher exposure to automation in high-income countries, with 14.2% of jobs in that group highly amenable to automation versus 4.5% in low- and middle-income economies.