India-Canada Trade: Piyush Goyal pushed CEPA talks and reaffirmed a $50bn trade goal with Canada in Toronto, including an investment roundtable with pension and institutional investors. Corporate Finance: VERAXA Biotech secured $27.5m in senior secured note financing plus a $50m share purchase agreement tied to its Voyager business combination and Nasdaq listing plans. Banking & Markets: Sri Lanka’s rupee snapped back after FX panic as the central bank stepped in, while gold slipped on US-Iran uncertainty and higher-for-longer rate fears. Crypto Regulation & Trading: US regulators charged a Google employee over Polymarket insider trading; XRP also faced renewed pressure as optimism around US crypto legislation faded. Policy & Compliance: St Maarten advanced a payment services supervision draft to pave the way for firms like PayPal and Revolut. Risk & Credit: Fitch flagged rising US private credit defaults, with distressed maturity extensions featuring prominently. Tech for Finance: Robinhood expanded AI agents for trading and card spending, while Quantinuum filed for a $1.05bn IPO targeting a $12.7bn valuation. Insurance Innovation: Australia’s parametric insurance push gained momentum as soft market conditions encourage broker-led adoption.