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Mastercard Stock Climbs on New Tech, Stablecoin Push and Partnerships

Mastercard (MA) Today: Poland Hubs, Live Nation SA, Upward Deal, RS2 Issuing & Dividend — Nov 7, 2025

Published: Friday, November 7, 2025 Summary: Mastercard (NYSE: MA) made headlines today with an expansion of its professional services footprint in Poland, a new live‑entertainment partnership in South Africa, startup and issuer developments in embedded finance, and the payment of its quarterly dividend. Here’s everything investors, partners, and readers need to know. Key takeaways (Nov 7, 2025) Europe: new Professional Services Hubs in Poland Marking 30 years in Poland, Mastercard announced the development of Professional Services Hubs in Warsaw and Gdańsk to accelerate innovation across consulting, analytics, AI, cybersecurity and open finance. Warsaw plans to double its specialist workforce to
7 November 2025
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Inside the Ukraine–Russia Drone War: $500 FPVs vs. Multi‑Million Dollar UAVs

Russian Drones Breach Polish Airspace, NATO Scrambles Jets Amid Article 5 Jitters

Key Facts Russian Drone Incursion: What Happened and How NATO Responded Polish security forces inspect debris of a downed Russian drone in eastern Poland’s Lublin province after multiple UAVs violated Polish airspace on September 10, 2025. Overnight Drone Swarm: On the night of September 10, 2025, waves of Russian drones penetrated Polish airspace during a broader Russian barrage against Ukraine apnews.com. The incursions stretched roughly 11:30 PM to 6:30 AM, with Poland’s military later confirming 19 drone violations across a wide area apnews.com apnews.com. Polish air defenses, aided by NATO aircraft, scrambled repeatedly to track and destroy the unmanned intruders. In an unprecedented development,
19 September 2025
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Swarm of Drones Near Poland’s Border Spurs NATO Alarm – Is the Eastern Flank Under Siege?

Swarm of Drones Near Poland’s Border Spurs NATO Alarm – Is the Eastern Flank Under Siege?

Drone Incursions Spark Polish Border Alarm Poland’s quiet frontier with Belarus has become an unlikely flashpoint, as waves of drones have been buzzing the border and testing Polish defenses. Overnight on September 17–18, Polish border guards detected an unusual spike in drone activity near the Belarusian frontier reuters.com. According to Poland’s Interior Ministry, multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) originating from the Belarus side were observed attempting to cross into Polish airspace. Although details remain scarce, officials described the drones as coming from “Belarusian and Russian” sources – underscoring suspicions that Belarus (a close Kremlin ally) is directly or indirectly involved
19 September 2025
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Poland Shoots Down Russian Drones, Testing NATO’s Eastern Flank Air Defense Shield

Russian Drones Breach Poland’s Sky – A NATO Showdown in the Making?

Background: Drones Over Polish Territory In the pre-dawn hours of September 10, residents of eastern Poland awoke to an unprecedented security alarm. Over the course of seven hours, wave after wave of small unmanned aerial vehicles – later identified as Russian-made drones – penetrated Polish airspace amid a broader Russian bombardment of neighboring Ukraine washingtonpost.com. Polish military radars picked up dozens of objects coming in from the direction of Belarus and Ukraine. According to Poland’s Operational Command, the drones were believed to be part of a Russian long-range attack targeting western Ukraine, somehow veering off course into Poland’s skies tmj4.com
19 September 2025
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‘Closest to War Since WWII’: NATO Jets Down 19 Russian Drones Over Poland in Unprecedented Airspace Breach

‘Closest to War Since WWII’: NATO Jets Down 19 Russian Drones Over Poland in Unprecedented Airspace Breach

Unprecedented Drone Incursion Over Poland In the pre-dawn hours of September 11, 2025, Poland faced the most serious airspace violation in its modern history. Wave after wave of drones penetrated Polish territory from the east over a span of about seven hours. In total, Polish authorities logged 19 separate airspace violations by unmanned aircraft during what was a massive Russian aerial attack on neighboring Ukraine. This was far from a stray drone or wayward missile – it was a coordinated swarm incursion on a scale NATO countries had never before seen in this war. Polish officials quickly labeled it an “act of aggression” and a deliberate provocation
11 September 2025
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Poland Shoots Down Russian Drones, Testing NATO’s Eastern Flank Air Defense Shield

Poland Shoots Down Russian Drones, Testing NATO’s Eastern Flank Air Defense Shield

Russian Drones Shot Down in Polish Airspace WARSAW, Sept 10, 2025 – Poland’s military confirmed it shot down several drones that intruded into Polish airspace overnight, as Russia launched a wide-scale aerial attack on neighboring Ukraine reuters.com. Polish air defense forces, on heightened alert, tracked over ten objects crossing from the Ukrainian border region; those deemed a threat “were neutralised,” the military’s operational command said reuters.com. The incursion was immediately denounced as “an act of aggression” by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who noted it posed “a real threat to the safety of our citizens” reuters.com. Poland’s armed forces scrambled in the pre-dawn hours after radars detected a “huge
10 September 2025
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Poland’s Space Boom: Inside the Rapid Rise of Its Satellite Market (2023–2030)

Poland’s Space Boom: Inside the Rapid Rise of Its Satellite Market (2023–2030)

Sources: The information and quotes above are drawn from a variety of credible sources, including government and industry reports, news articles, and expert analyses: historical data from POLSA and Wikipedia polsa.gov.pl en.wikipedia.org; market figures from the Polish Economic Institute and Space Agency updates trade.gov.pl trade.gov.pl; contract and funding news from Science Business and trade ministry releases sciencebusiness.net trade.gov.pl; developments like EagleEye and CAMILA from Poland’s Ministry of Development and Creotech/ESA announcements trade.gov.pl notesfrompoland.com; defense deals via SpaceIntel and ICEYE press releases spaceintelreport.com prnewswire.com; company activities and mission contributions via PolandWeekly and NotesfromPoland polandweekly.com notesfrompoland.com; and expert commentary from industry leaders
2 September 2025
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Drone Laws in Poland (2025): Comprehensive Guide to Regulations & Requirements

Drone Laws in Poland (2025): Comprehensive Guide to Regulations & Requirements

Poland has implemented the EU drone framework since 31 December 2020 under Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, with the Civil Aviation Authority (ULC) enforcing it. EU drone operations are categorized into Open (low risk), Specific (medium risk), and Certified (high risk); Open drones must be under 25 kg and fly up to 120 meters AGL in VLOS. Poland does not differentiate between recreational and commercial use by law; regulations depend on the operation’s risk category. Operator registration is mandatory for drones weighing 250 g or more or with a camera, registered online via the National
18 July 2025
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Historic Liftoff! Poland’s “Star Scientist” Launches on SpaceX Dragon—All the Inside Details on the Ax-4 Mission, Crew and Experiments

Historic Liftoff! Poland’s “Star Scientist” Launches on SpaceX Dragon—All the Inside Details on the Ax-4 Mission, Crew and Experiments

On June 25 at 08:31 CEST, SpaceX Crew Dragon “Grace” launched from Pad 39A with four astronauts on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). Peggy Whitson (USA) commands Ax-4 and is on her fifth spaceflight, with a U.S. orbital record of 675 days. Shubhanshu Shukla (India) is Pilot for Ax-4, becoming the first Indian in space since 1984. Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski (Poland) is the first Polish national on the ISS and the second Pole in space. Tibor Kapu (Hungary) is Ax-4’s Mission Specialist, marking Hungary’s first visitor to the ISS. Poland’s 47-year space drought ends with Ax-4, following Mirosław Hermaszewski’s 1978 Soyuz 30
25 June 2025
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Poland Real Estate Market 2025: Trends, Prices, Yields and Outlook

Poland Real Estate Market 2025: Trends, Prices, Yields and Outlook

In 2024 Poland’s commercial property investment volume exceeded €5 billion, rising about 142% year-on-year. In May 2025, the National Bank of Poland cut the reference rate to 5.25%, the first reduction since 2023. Bezpieczny Kredyt 2% boosted home loans in 2024 to PLN 83.9 billion, up 43.2% from 2023. In Q1 2025, Warsaw resale housing averaged 16,459 PLN/m² (+8.1% YoY) and new development averaged 16,383 PLN/m² (+3.1%). As of March 2025, rents were: Warsaw 4,906 PLN/month, Kraków 3,273, Wrocław 3,057, Tri-City 3,164, Poznań 2,564, and Łódź 2,191. Gross residential rental yields average 6.13% nationwide, with Bydgoszcz ~6.65%, Warsaw ~6.5%, and
21 June 2025
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Inside Poland’s Internet Boom: From Urban Speeds to Satellite Signals

Inside Poland’s Internet Boom: From Urban Speeds to Satellite Signals

By mid-2023, fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) passed 75.4% of Polish homes, making FTTP the most prevalent fixed broadband technology. By mid-2023 rural FTTP coverage reached 56.3% of rural homes, overtaking DSL as the largest rural broadband technology. National fixed broadband coverage stood at 86.9% of households, with rural coverage at 74.0% by mid-2023. In October 2023, Poland concluded its 3.6 GHz 5G spectrum auction, granting 100 MHz licenses to all four operators and obligating 5G to deliver at least 95 Mbps to 90% of the territory and 99% of households. By mid-2023, 58.5% of rural households had 5G coverage, aided by rapid
16 June 2025
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