WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin (BTCW) and WisdomTree Physical Ethereum (ETHW) ETPs are now listed on the retail segment of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Both ETPs are 100% physically backed, and the underlying assets are professionally secured in ‘cold storage’ by two regulated custodians, Coinbase and Swissquote.

Tap Global Group plc (AIM: TAP), an innovative digital finance hub that brings money payments and crypto settlement services together in a single user-friendly app, is pleased to announce the launch of its Bitcoin Treasury as a Service ("BTaaS"), a comprehensive, institutional-grade platform designed for publicly listed companies adopting Bitcoin as a primary treasury reserve asset.

A recent survey report titled “Reinventing Store Checkout: Minimizing Friction to Drive Business Growth,” from Coresight Research and Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), highlights a number of trends behind consumer behavior during in-store shopping.

ASA, a leader in securely connected finance, today announced that it is now seamlessly embedded into Sharetec’s On-the-Go mobile banking platform as a standard feature for the company’s nearly 300 credit unions, representing 1.5 million members, with launches already started. This will enable credit unions to drive engagement, loyalty, and revenue.

Baghdadi Capital, the global independent family office specialised in working capital finance and founded by Spanish businessman Baihas Baghdadi, has completed a strategic investment in Teybridge Capital Europe, a specialist in working-capital solutions and trade finance. Following its recent investment in American Capital Financial Group (ACF), this new transaction further strengthens Baghdadi Capital’s international footprint — tripling its client base and accelerating geographic expansion in the UK and Ireland, while reinforcing its presence in the US and along the principal commercial corridors between Spain and these countries. As part of the transaction, Baghdadi Capital will join Teybridge Capital Europe’s board.

The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) is pleased to announce the successful launch of the Infrastructure Resilience Development Fund (IRDF). The IRDF, managed by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, is based on the Infrastructure Resilience Development Blueprint that IDF members including AXA, Convex, Generali, SCOR, Swiss Re and Zurich developed over the past two years. This blueprint was then refined through intensive collaboration between the IDF and BlackRock/GIP.

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces the Shanghai Electronic Certification Authority Co. Ltd. (SHECA) as the latest Qualified vLEI Issuer (QVI) within the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) ecosystem.

Triple Point’s Private Credit team is pleased to have supported the management buyout of Lancashire-based Suresite Group Limited (‘Suresite’).

Firenze, the lending innovator redefining Lombard lending, has today announced a partnership with Parmenion.

PwC India, in collaboration with the Unified Fintech Forum (UFF), has released a comprehensive report titled “FinSec: An Emerging Equation Between FinTech and Cybersecurity.” The report highlights that with 10,200 FinTech companies operating in the country, India has become a global hub for digital payments, lending, neobanking, and blockchain innovation. The report underscores that as FinTech adoption accelerates—driven by over 650 million smartphone users and government-backed digital initiatives—cybersecurity has become the foundation for sustainable growth.

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced today that Guardian Credit Union has moved its entire lending workflow to text messaging using Eltropy's secure platform integrated with Sync1 Systems.

Siepe, a trusted provider of software and technology-enabled services for alternative investment and credit managers, recently announced the hiring of three new senior leaders to bolster and accelerate the delivery and advancement of its end-to-end product, services and data suite, including collateral administration, middle office services, and robust data and software platform, for liquid and private credit managers. Don Nilsson was appointed as Chief Product Officer, Daniel Williams as Vice President of Engineering, and Jerry Sullivan as Director, Sales.

Enable Banking, the open banking provider offering the most comprehensive business account connectivity and account-to-account payment infrastructure in the market, has partnered with A-Tono, an Italy-based multi-faceted company owning a technology lab and a Payment Institution which handles over two million payments per month. With more than 26,000 active accounts, A-Tono’s digital account service DropPay is redefining Italian business banking by giving entrepreneurs, companies and consumers faster, simpler, and more transparent financial management tools.

SkySparc, a trusted global provider of digital transformation solutions for treasury and finance institutions, today announced the acquisition of Inovotek Solutions (“Inovotek” or the “Company”), a specialist provider of transformation services to capital markets and financial institutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

StableX Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ:SBLX) ("StableX" or the "Company"), today announced that it has completed its second strategic token purchase, acquiring Chainlink (LINK) tokens.