AI Infrastructure & Finance: NVIDIA’s AI compute financing push—partnering with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR—aims to mobilize $500B+ in third-party capital, with Armenia’s Firebird AI factory framed as the next wave of cash-flow-driven compute infrastructure. Banking AI Governance: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra urged Indian banks to invest in AI with strong accountability, risk controls, and vendor oversight—warning against bias, opacity, privacy and cybersecurity threats. Capital Markets & Chips: Intel plans a $15B share sale to fund contract chip manufacturing and advanced packaging as AI demand boosts CPU needs. Policy Finance & Regional Pushback: Korea’s state-run lenders are rallying against a plan to relocate policy bank headquarters out of Seoul, arguing it could weaken policy financing ecosystems. Fintech Funding & Expansion: Indonesia’s McEasy raised $9M Series B to add AI to fleet intelligence, while Acrab secured $130M Series B for agentic AI compute. Digital Payments & Inclusion: Fiji’s M-PAiSA operator Digital Financial Services was named a PayTech of the Year finalist at the Asia Fintech Awards. Regulatory/Reporting Tightening: Malaysia’s Tabung Haji Act amendments are set to add clearer financial reporting standards and penalties, with possible Securities Commission oversight for fund management. Green Lending: Zopa and Hive teamed up to let UK homeowners finance solar and battery upgrades via regulated personal loans. Security: BTCPay Server users backed a 10% recovery bounty (capped at 3 BTC) after a Lightning wallet exploit exposed admin credentials, prompting urgent upgrades.