Nonprofit Tech & Cyber Boost: Apparo and Regions Bank finished a 10-week Technology Foundations Cohort for nine small-business nonprofits, covering cybersecurity, AI readiness, and data management. Local Finance Controls: Kentucky’s Logan County audit flagged misclassification of a $1.61M transfer, pushing interfund transfers higher and urging tighter controls. Digital Euro Progress: The ECB’s digital euro preparation report moves work on offline use, privacy protections, and holding limits forward, while stressing it’s not final approval to issue. AI Meets Banking UX: Brazil’s PicPay integrated Anthropic’s Claude so customers can securely query balances and view completed card transactions via natural language. Fraud Defense Reminder: A fraud report warns that “card testing” (tiny charges) can scale into major losses, urging velocity checks, pattern monitoring, and faster containment. Tokenized Finance Rules: The CFTC issued staff guidance on tokenized collateral for derivatives clearinghouses, focusing on tokenized U.S. Treasuries used as margin. Markets & Tech Momentum: U.S. stocks rose as yields eased, with Nasdaq up 366 points; in parallel, Nvidia’s $3.5B MediaTek bet highlights the push toward custom AI chips. OPay Nigeria Update: OPay denied viral shutdown rumors, saying operations remain fully active and urging customers to use official channels. Investor/Company Moves: Figure Technology Solutions will present at major investor conferences; Zscaler reported strong Q4/FY results with AI-driven growth.