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Brussels Anniversary of Scientology Notes 51 Years in Belgium and Social Betterment Efforts
Brussels Scientology Church marks 16 years at Boulevard de Waterloo as Belgian presence passes five decadesDestination: Scientology revisits the Brussels European headquarters site, linking cultural heritage, community access and a landmark 2016 court ruling on freedom of religion
BRUSSELS, Belgium — 5 February 2026 — The Churches of Scientology for Europe in Brussels is marking 16 years since the dedication of its Boulevard de Waterloo headquarters, while noting that Scientology’s presence in Belgium now spans more than five decades. The anniversary follows renewed attention generated by the Destination: Scientology episode on Brussels and a related feature published by Freedom Magazine, which frames the building as a local landmark and revisits the long legal proceedings that ended with the dismissal of all charges against the Belgian Church and affiliated defendants.
The Brussels site—dedicated on 23 January 2010—occupies an early 20th-century building on Boulevard de Waterloo 100–103 and is described as an 88,000-square-foot facility serving both local parishioners and visitors from across Europe. The premises include a chapel for congregational gatherings and ceremonies, rooms for religious training and pastoral counselling, and a public information space presenting Scientology beliefs and practices and the life and works of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, alongside information on Church-supported social betterment programmes.
While the Brussels headquarters dates to 2010, Belgium’s national timeline extends further back. Public registry information lists the Église de Scientologie de Belgique (ASBL) as founded in 1974—placing Scientology’s organised presence in the country at more than 51 years. Church representatives say the Brussels building has become a focal point for activity in a city where diverse communities and European institutions share the same streets, and where questions of pluralism and freedom of religion or belief are regularly debated in civic and policy settings.
Scientology Network Brussels episode of Destination: Scientology presents the site through the lens of the capital’s multilingual culture and its reputation for compromise, spotlighting community events and interfaith engagement as part of the Church’s daily rhythm. The programme includes on-camera reflections on dialogue and social cohesion, with one staff member describing a goal to “unite people” through better communication and understanding—an emphasis echoed in the Freedom Magazine account of the episode’s theme of “unity while still being diverse.”
A personal narrative featured in the programme describes how applying Scientology communication principles affected a Belgian entrepreneur’s workplace and relationships—an example used in the episode to illustrate how Scientologists describe their religious practice in everyday life. Such testimonials appear alongside broader context: the programme and related coverage revisit a long period in which the Belgian Church faced scrutiny and criminal allegations—an episode that became, in the programme’s telling, a defining test of Belgium’s commitments to due process and equal treatment of minority faiths.
The legal proceedings culminated on 11 March 2016, when a Brussels court dismissed the case and rejected all charges against the Church’s Belgian branch, its European headquarters and individual defendants. Contemporary reporting by outlets noted that the court found serious issues affecting the fairness of the proceedings. For Scientology representatives, the decision is cited as reaffirming a basic democratic principle: that people should not be prosecuted merely because of their religion.
Ivan Arjona, Scientology’s representative to the European Union, OSCE, Council of Europe and United Nations, said the Brussels anniversary is also a reminder of how European values are tested in practice—especially when minority communities face pressure.
“Brussels is where Europe’s institutions speak most often about rights, pluralism and non-discrimination,” Arjona said. “Those principles become meaningful when they are applied consistently to everyone—including minorities. A community building is not just bricks and mortar; it is a visible commitment to dialogue, civic responsibility and due process, the foundations of social cohesion in a diverse Europe.”
In Belgium, the Brussels Church and local Scientologists show their community engagement extending beyond religious services into social reform and social betterment work delivered through secular educational initiatives—notably drug-prevention outreach and human-rights education. These activities are part of a wider approach encouraged by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, emphasising practical tools, public information resources and cooperation with local partners, educators and civic groups.
On drug prevention, Belgian initiatives linked to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World and local partners have focused on distributing and explaining “Truth About Drugs” materials in public settings and community events. Recent examples described in programme coverage include outreach in Brussels at the Percusounds Festival in August 2023, where organisers said the priority was equipping young people, parents and teachers with factual information about substances and their risks. Other activities include nationwide visibility actions such as a “10 Days to Say No to Drugs” tour timed around the UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and Belgium-wide bike tours associated with Julie Delvaux, presented in Voices for Humanity as a sustained effort to bring prevention materials to communities across the country.
On human-rights education, Brussels-based work connected to Youth for Human Rights programming has been framed around making the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) understandable and usable in everyday civic life—through workshops, public presentations and multimedia public-service announcements illustrating specific UDHR articles. Brussels has also served as a venue for youth-focused rights programming, including the International Human Rights Summit held in the city in 2012, and community forums such as the Brussels open-house events promoting tolerance and inclusion, where Youth for Human Rights representatives presented UDHR-focused materials. Arjona linked this approach to Europe’s emphasis on democratic resilience: “Rights are protected most effectively when they are understood in practical terms—by students, families and local communities—and when institutions and citizens share the responsibility of making human dignity a daily reality.”
The Church of Scientology, its churches, missions, groups and members are present across the European continent. Scientology Europe reports a continent-wide presence through more than 140 churches, and missions and communities in at least 27 European nations, alongside thousands of community-based social reform initiatives focused on education, prevention and neighbourhood-level support, inspired by the work of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
Within Europe’s diverse national frameworks for religion, the Church’s recognitions continue to expand, with administrative and judicial authorities in Spain, Portugal, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany Slovakia and others, as well as the European Court of Human Rights, having addressed and acknowledged Scientology communities as protected by the national and international provisions of Freedom of Religion or belief.
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Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, August 5th, 2026, Chainwire
The former TON executive joins as Director of Strategic Partnerships to form the connections behind ChangeNOW’s next phase.
Former TON executive Martin Masser joins ChangeNOW to build strategic partnerships, ecosystem relationships, and media momentum behind its next phase.
Masser comes with experience across traditional banking, Web2 and Web3, including senior growth and business development roles within the TON space. At ChangeNOW, he will lead strategic relationships with blockchain networks, wallets, fintech companies, payment providers and other infrastructure partners.
His appointment comes as ChangeNOW grows beyond standalone crypto services, transitioning to one connected product where users can buy, store, swap, trade, send, receive and grow digital assets. The industry has already built most of the individual components. What it hasn’t solved is the experience of using them together; clients are still expected to switch between platforms, understand different networks and connect the pieces on their own. ChangeNOW’s super app strategy is designed to move that complexity beneath the product.
“Martin brings a rare mix of commercial relationships, product and media understanding,” said Pauline Shangett, Chief Strategy Officer at ChangeNOW. “He knows what the technology can do, what the business needs and how to make the market pay attention. That is exactly the perspective we need as we build the ChangeNOW super app.”
Masser’s role will focus not on accumulating partnership announcements, but on identifying relationships that can make ChangeNOW’s infrastructure more complete and remove unnecessary steps from the сlient experience.
“The best partnerships create access, adoption and attention. My focus is to build relationships that make the product stronger, simpler and more useful, and then help the market understand why they matter. If you are building wallets, networks, payments, stablecoins, fintech infrastructure, consumer crypto or Web3 products, I want to hear from you,” said Masser.
For consumers, ChangeNOW is combining the core activities of managing crypto within one environment. For businesses, it is developing an integrated set of tools for crypto payments, exchange, stablecoin settlement, digital asset management and Web3 integrations.
As ChangeNOW expands into a crypto super app, its next phase is connecting the right networks, wallets and partners. Masser’s role will be central to building those relationships and turning them into product value, adoption and market momentum.
About ChangeNOW
ChangeNOW.io is a crypto super app built for every crypto move, giving newcomers, professionals, and businesses the tools they need to access Web3 finance in a simple and secure way.
Since 2017, ChangeNOW has grown from a fast, secure, and limitless instant exchange into a trusted platform where storage, swaps, trading, staking, and asset management are covered in one simple experience for millions of clients worldwide.
About Martin Masser
Martin Masser is Director of Strategic Partnerships at ChangeNOW, where he is building partnerships around the company’s expansion into a crypto super app. His career covers traditional banking and capital markets in London and Web3, including his previous role as Head of Growth at TON Foundation. Martin works at the intersection of growth, infrastructure, and partnerships, connecting products and industry players to make crypto services work as one seamless user experience.
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New York City, New York, August 5th, 2026, FinanceWire
allwhere, the leading IT asset lifecycle management platform, today announced the expansion of its UK operations with the opening of a larger, upgraded depot. The investment increases warehouse capacity, streamlines fulfillment operations, and strengthens allwhere’s ability to support organizations managing employee devices across the United Kingdom.
The upgraded facility represents a significant investment in allwhere’s existing UK infrastructure, enabling the company to deliver faster turnaround times, greater operational efficiency, and additional inventory capacity as demand for global device lifecycle management continues to grow.
“As more organizations build distributed teams, the operational side of IT has become increasingly important,” said Tony Solomon, VP of Global Operations at allwhere. “This investment strengthens the foundation of our UK operations, allowing us to fulfill orders more efficiently, scale alongside our customers, and continue delivering the high level of service they expect from allwhere.”
Built to Support Growing IT Operations
The expanded UK depot enhances every stage of the device lifecycle by improving warehouse operations and increasing fulfillment capacity.
Customers can expect benefits including:
- Faster fulfillment, expedited shipping, and improved turnaround times for deployments and retrievals
- Increased warehouse capacity to support growing inventory needs
- More efficient storage, inventory management, and redeployment workflows
- Standardized operational processes that improve consistency and scalability
- End-to-end lifecycle support managed through a single platform
Whether onboarding a new employee, retrieving equipment from an offboarded team member, storing spare inventory, or preparing devices for redeployment, the upgraded facility enables allwhere to execute these workflows more efficiently while maintaining complete visibility through its platform.
Software and Operations, Unified
Unlike traditional asset management solutions that rely on disconnected software, logistics providers, and warehouses, allwhere combines workflow automation with global operational infrastructure.
Organizations can manage procurement, deployment, inventory, retrievals, storage, repairs, redeployment, and IT asset disposition through a single platform, while allwhere handles the operational execution behind the scenes.
The expanded UK depot further strengthens this model by providing the operational capacity needed to support larger fleets, faster fulfillment, and increasingly complex IT programs.
Continuing to Invest in Global Infrastructure
The UK depot expansion is part of allwhere’s continued investment in its global logistics network. allwhere currently operates full-service depots in the UK, Canada, EU, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Later this year, the company plans to further scale its infrastructure into the APAC region, with upcoming depot services in Australia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and more.
As organizations continue to scale distributed workforces, allwhere remains focused on expanding the operational infrastructure that powers modern IT teams—combining intelligent software with local logistics expertise to simplify device lifecycle management around the world.
About allwhere
allwhere is a laptop retrieval and IT procurement company that automates the IT asset lifecycle for companies ranging from startups to enterprises. From procurement and deployment to storage, maintenance, and retrieval, allwhere provides the infrastructure businesses need to support a global, distributed workforce.
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allwhere
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Press Release
Borderless.xyz Teams Up with Mastercard to Advance Trusted Cross-Border Stablecoin Payment Flows
New York, New York, August 5th, 2026, FinanceWire
Borderless.xyz will explore how Mastercard Crypto Credential can help bring greater trust and confidence to cross-border stablecoin payments.
Borderless.xyz and Mastercard are collaborating on a new pilot to explore how Mastercard Crypto Credential’s standards-based framework can support trusted interactions across cross-border stablecoin payment flows.
Stablecoins are increasingly being used to move value across borders, creating new opportunities for faster and more efficient payments. As adoption grows, participants need trusted ways to understand who they are interacting with and whether counterparties have met appropriate standards and requirements.
Through the pilot, Borderless.xyz and Mastercard will explore how Mastercard Crypto Credential can address that challenge by providing assurance signals that participants can incorporate into their own approval, compliance and risk processes.
Mastercard Crypto Credential helps support trusted and verifiable interactions across digital asset ecosystems. Through common standards and trusted assurance signals, it is designed to help bring more confidence, transparency and certainty to transactions across blockchain networks.
The collaboration pairs Mastercard’s work in building trust and standards for digital asset ecosystems with Borderless.xyz’s network of stablecoin payment providers. Together, the companies are exploring how trusted governance signals can help reduce friction and bring greater confidence to cross-border stablecoin payments as adoption grows.
“One of the biggest friction points for stablecoin payment operators isn’t the payments. It’s that compliance doesn’t scale the same way the network does. Every new provider means starting the verification process over. Correspondent banking solved this decades ago: originating compliance trusted downstream, no re-execution at every counterparty. Mastercard is applying that model to digital asset payments. Borderless.xyz is the network it runs through.” – Kevin Lehtiniitty, CEO and Co-Founder, Borderless.xyz
“Innovation is most powerful when it builds over time. Our relationship with Borderless.xyz began through Start Path and has continued to grow as the digital asset ecosystem has matured,” said Raj Dhamodharan, executive vice president, Blockchain & Digital Assets at Mastercard. “Today, we’re excited to take the next step together, exploring how Mastercard Crypto Credential can help bring greater trust and confidence to stablecoin payment flows across a growing network of participants.”
The pilot brings together several of Borderless.xyz‘s network participants consisting of Infinia, Walapay, and Koywe, many of whom are also alumni of Mastercard Start Path, the company’s startup engagement program. These partners will leverage Mastercard Crypto Credential as some of the first stablecoin payment operators to run on the single-audit compliance model at network scale.
About Borderless.xyz
Borderless.xyz is a global stablecoin orchestration and liquidity network. Its single API connects wallet infrastructure to 15+ licensed stablecoin providers across 100+ countries. It lets businesses enter new markets without new integrations, get failover so payments don’t drop, and make providers compete for your volume on price. Borderless.xyz is SOC 2 Type II certified and headquartered in New York. To learn more, users can visit the website: borderless.xyz.
About Mastercard
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a resilient economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential
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SJC PR
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