Europe produces world-class engineers, research, and innovation. Yet much of the digital infrastructure we rely on every day is owned elsewhere. These charts reveal the uncomfortable reality behind Europe’s tech dependency—and why building an EU Stack has become an urgent priority.

EU.Inc, the European Commission’s new “28th regime,” will reshape the EU startup ecosystem by standardizing incorporation, governance, and investment across member states. Beyond public infrastructure like EU-REGISTRY and EU-DASHBOARD, it will unlock €5–8 billion in annual opportunities across legal, tax, fintech, compliance, fund administration, and corporate advisory services within 3–5 years.

AI agents are about to change the way money moves — but only if the payment rails can keep up. Here's what’s coming next.