DSP Asset Managers (DSP AM) has joined hands with Cybrilla to become one of the first mutual fund companies to go live on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). ONDC is an initiative of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India to create a facilitative model that revolutionizes digital commerce, giving greater thrust to penetration of retail e-commerce in India.

Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto that unlocks access and reduces inefficiencies to drive financial freedom, today announced the launch of Kraken Derivatives US, a regulated US derivatives offering. The launch will initially provide direct access to crypto futures listed on the CME through an integrated Kraken Pro trading experience.

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.

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange, and Web3 company has accelerated its global presence at the MotoGP of Germany at Sachsenring Track, held from July 11–13 , by rolling out a high-energy brand activation that fused racing excitement with smart trading innovation. The event marked Bitget’s second major outing under its MotoGP partnership, executing its strategy of merging Web3 innovation with mainstream culture to more than 50 million audience base.

The Americas (AMER) has fallen from the global top spot in payroll efficiency, driven by a decline in the number of payroll runs approved first time. However, contrary to initial inspection, this is a sign of the region's adoption of technology and automation capabilities. That's according to the 2025 Payroll Efficiency Index (PEI), from CloudPay, the global leader in payroll and payments solutions.

Josh Gilbert, market analyst at eToro says: “Bitcoin has surged past USD$120,000 for the first time, marking yet another record in what’s shaping up to be a monumental rise. Strong ETF inflows and a solid macro backdrop have helped drive market momentum and that momentum keeps driving new all-time highs. The pace of gains in recent weeks reflects not just growing demand, but the growing maturity of bitcoin as an asset class.

Legal and professional services firm gunnercooke recently advised long-standing client, Xapo Bank, on its official partnership with Aston Villa Football Club, coinciding with the bank’s strategic entry into the UK market.

iDenfy, a full-stack identity verification, compliance, and fraud prevention hub, has partnered with Virtual NGO, a US-based software company that helps license NGOs and non-profit organizations. This partnership is designed to solve specific industry challenges and address the operational needs of such entities by ensuring complete Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance. With iDenfy’s verification software, Virtual NGO plans to scale faster and onboard more users, accepting global projects without hassle.

New Cornerstone Advisors research, commissioned by InvestiFi, shows banks and credit unions are losing ground not just to fintechs, but to the new financial reality consumers now expect.

Lloyds is launching a tasty new student current account, offering £100 in cash and six months’ worth of Deliveroo vouchers, worth £90 - perfect for fuelling late-night revision sessions or post-lecture cravings.

Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds), Aberdeen Investments, and Archax today announce a landmark collaboration of their trading businesses to advance the use of cutting edge blockchain technology using tokenised real-world assets (RWAs) as collateral.

Lenvi Standby Servicing is proud to announce their continued support for UK-based fintech, Carmoola, in their latest £300m private ABS facility.

Ramp announced its first AI agents, agents for controllers, to automatically enforce company expense policies

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").