Nikko Asset Management (Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. together with all of its subsidiaries), one of Asia’s largest asset managers with US$234.8 billion in assets under management[1], has entered into a strategic partnership on 24 July with Singapore based “neobank” Chocolate Pte. Ltd., the operator of fintech group “Chocolate Finance”. The partnership gives Nikko Asset Management an equity stake in Chocolate Pte. Ltd. and will support Chocolate Finance’s expansion into Japan and other key markets, and will enable knowledge-sharing between the two companies in the retail investor space.

Finom, the European financial services platform for entrepreneurs, today announced the expansion of its on-demand funding program to all eligible customers in the Netherlands. Following a successful pilot launched in March, Finom Growth, a dedicated credit solutions company within the Finom group, will now offer credit lines ranging from €2,000 to €50,000 to all qualified Dutch SMEs and entrepreneurs.

Gordian Capital is delighted to announce its plan for expansion into the Middle East, subject to approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”)

Quavo, Inc. (“Quavo”), a leading provider of cloud-based software that automates and manages fraud and dispute processes for financial institutions, today announced a $300 million investment by leading growth equity investment firm Spectrum Equity to accelerate investments across the business and drive innovation and value for customers.

xTAO Inc. (TSX-V: XTAO.U) (the “Company” or “xTAO”), the first public company focused exclusively on growing Bittensor and its decentralized AI ecosystem, announced today that it has received final approval to list its common shares (the “Shares”) on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”). The Shares, to be listed under the stock symbol XTAO.U, will begin trading at the market open on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Spiko, a fintech transforming the European cash management market through tokenised infrastructure, has today announced $22 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures, with participation from White Star Capital, Frst, Rerail, Bpifrance and Blockwall. The round was supported by notable angels, including Revolut co-founder Nikolay Storonsky, Kyriba founder Jean-Luc Robert, Bridge co-founder Zach Abrams, Wise CTO Harsh Sinha, Blackstone co-CIO Lionel Assant and Pennylane’s founding team.

Quandri, the AI platform modernizing servicing work for insurance brokerages and agencies, has raised US$12 million, bringing the total funds raised since the company’s inception in 2021 to over US$20 million. The round was led by Framework Venture Partners with investors FUSE and Defined Capital doubling down on their existing investments in Quandri. The funding round also included an investment from Intact Ventures, a pre-eminent insurtech investment group backed by one of the largest providers of property and casualty insurance in North America. Quandri will use these funds to accelerate its go-to-market efforts, increase engineering and AI investments, and expand operations in both Canada and the U.S.

PALM, Egypt’s first fintech startup offering incentivized goal-based saving, has announced today that the company has successfully closed its pre-seed funding round. The investment round was led by 4DX Ventures with participation from Plus VC and several international angel investors.

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading digital bank, and Mastercard have launched a Summer Spend Campaign offering QIB Mastercard Credit and Debit Cardholders the chance to win a share of 10 million Absher rewards points when using their cards internationally over the summer.

Offa, the UK’s leading Islamic property finance fintech, has today launched an innovative bridge-to-let finance service – combining Offa’s ultra-fast bridge product with its modern, paperless buy-to-let (BTL).

Murphy, the AI-native platform transforming debt servicing through fully autonomous agents, comes out of stealth after raising $15 million in pre-seed and seed funding to accelerate its expansion across Europe and the United States. The round was led by Northzone, with participation from ElevenLabs, Lakestar, Seedcamp, and existing investors.

UK-based hospitality technology company Inntelo AI has raised more than £500,000 in a pre-seed funding round to fuel its commercial growth. It follows impressive early traction, with multiple hotels adopting its AI Concierge platform.

The Toronto-Dominion Bank ("TD" or the "Bank") (TSX: TD) (NYSE: TD) today announced the pricing of a private placement offering of AUD 30 million of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) constituting subordinated indebtedness of the Bank (the "Notes").

HelloPrenup, the first-of-its-kind digital platform transforming how modern couples create prenuptial agreements, today announced a new strategic investment from The LegalTech Fund (TLTF)—the leading venture capital firm focused exclusively on legal technology. This milestone investment accelerates HelloPrenup's mission to make prenuptial agreements accessible, affordable, and a normalized part of healthy relationship planning.

Pencil Finance, the student loan real-world-asset (RWA) protocol on EDU Chain that is co-incubated by Animoca Brands and HackQuest, today announced the successful issuance of student loan capital raised entirely on-chain via the Pencil Finance platform. This milestone marks the first time that capital for student loans has originated on-chain, and demonstrates how decentralized finance solutions can expand access to education.