Banking & Deals: Bank of America will buy up to a 49.9% stake in Jio Financial’s Jio Credit unit for as much as ₹182.68 billion, starting with a 26.5% stake, as India’s non-bank lending market keeps drawing global capital. Infrastructure Finance: BofA also launched a $250 billion Critical Infrastructure Finance Initiative to back U.S. digital, energy and core infrastructure projects over 18 months. AI in Finance: OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says the company is moving toward “zero-day” closes and continuously refreshed forecasts, replacing spreadsheet-heavy workflows with live, context-based finance tools. Digital Money Trials: The Bank of England picked Polygon, NOBO Finance and Dun & Bradstreet for the next Digital Pound Lab round, testing how central bank money and stablecoins can speed cross-border trade settlement. Policy & Regulation: Bangladesh’s finance minister said the government won’t allow misinformation in official statistics and is pushing alternative financing to close the SDG funding gap. SME Support: Bank Negara Malaysia highlighted CGC guarantees of over RM103 billion for 544,000+ SMEs, while warning relief can’t replace productivity gains. Local Finance & Governance: Nebraska’s LB838 expands protections against financial exploitation of vulnerable seniors, letting banks delay or block certain transactions when abuse is suspected. Real Assets: Greystone provided $30.3 million in FHA/HUD financing to refinance a Rhode Island healthcare portfolio of four skilled nursing facilities.