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i2c Inc. Honored for Excellence in Payments Innovation by Banking Tech Awards USA 2025
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--i2c Inc., an award-winning global banking and payments technology innovator, today announced its recognition in three categories at Banking Tech Awards USA 2025, Fintech Futures’ prestigious annual accolades program that celebrates excellence and innovation in banking and financial technology. Winner, Best As-a-Service Solution – Payments: i2c’s Payment Hub was recognized as the industry’s leading as-a-Service money movement solution. Designed to simplify
Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Supports Compelling Case for Change to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Board of Directors and Recommends Vote on the WHITE Ortelius Proxy Card
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ortelius Advisors, L.P. (“Ortelius”) today announced that a leading independent proxy advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), has recommended that stockholders vote FOR the election of Ortelius nominees to the Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) (“Brookdale” or “Company”) Board of Directors, on the WHITE Ortelius proxy card, at the upcoming 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Peter DeSorcy, Managing Member of Ortelius, said: “We are pleas
Apollon Wealth Management Expands into Ohio with the Addition of Chornyak & Associates
COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apollon Wealth Management, LLC (“Apollon”) announced today that Chornyak & Associates, a Columbus-based financial planning firm, will join its growing national organization. This addition marks Apollon’s expansion into Ohio and deepens its presence in the Midwest. For over 45 years, the Chornyak & Associates team has dedicated its practice to delivering thoughtful, relationship-driven, financial planning, wealth management, tax & estate planning. The
Motivus Partners with Aquila Clouds to Deliver Advanced FinOps Solutions to Enterprise Clients
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #DigitalTransformation--Motivus is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Aquila Clouds, a leading cloud and AI financial management platform provider, to deliver comprehensive FinOps assessments that enable enterprises to optimize cloud costs while maintaining performance excellence. This partnership combines Motivus’s deep expertise in AI, data, cloud, and enterprise software solutions with Aquila Clouds’ advanced FinOps platform, which provides real-time observability, AI-enabled au
Three Leading Proxy Advisors Recommend ECAT Shareholders Support Board Nominees and Oppose Saba’s Termination Proposal Ahead of June 26 Annual Meeting
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) announced today that Egan-Jones recommended that shareholders of BlackRock ESG Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: ECAT) (the “Fund”) vote on the WHITE card FOR all ten incumbent Board nominees and AGAINST the proposal put forth by a dissident shareholder to terminate BlackRock as investment adviser at the Fund’s annual meeting on June 26, 2025. In making its recommendation, Egan-Jones opposed the dissident’s full slate of eight nominees
Wiley Appoints Craig Albright as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wiley (NYSE: WLY) today announced the appointment of Craig Albright as executive vice president and chief financial officer.
FICO Unveils Groundbreaking Credit Scores That Incorporate Buy Now, Pay Later Data
BOZEMAN, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $FICO--FICO (NYSE: FICO), global analytics software leader, today announced the launch of FICO® Score 10 BNPL and FICO® Score 10 T BNPL, the first credit scores from a leading credit scoring provider to incorporate Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) data. These innovative scores, developed by FICO from data-driven research, represent a significant advancement in credit scoring, accounting for the growing importance of BNPL loans in the U.S. credit ecosystem. As key additions to
Snowcap Compute Launches with $23 Million Led by Playground Global to Power the Next Era of AI and Quantum Compute
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snowcap Compute, a startup building the first commercially viable superconducting compute platform, today launched with $23 million in seed funding led by Playground Global. Engineered for extreme performance and energy efficiency, Snowcap’s architecture enables a new class of data centers optimized for AI, quantum, and high-performance computing (HPC). The platform delivers the performance and efficiency needed to power advanced AI inference and training, as
Financial Center First Credit Union Selects Scienaptic AI to Transform Lending and Advance Inclusive Banking
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scienaptic AI, a global leader in AI-powered credit underwriting, today announced that Financial Center First Credit Union (Financial Center), based in Indianapolis, IN, has chosen its platform to enhance credit access for its member community. By adopting Scienaptic’s AI-powered, regulatory-compliant technology, Financial Center aims to make faster, smarter lending decisions, streamline credit processes, and extend lending to underserved members. Founded more than 70
Fiserv and PayPal Expand Partnership to Advance Stablecoin Payments
SAN JOSE, Calif. & MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI) and PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), today announced that they are partnering to build future interoperability between FIUSD and PayPal USD (PYUSD), to allow consumers and businesses to move funds domestically and internationally. Combining the global reach of Fiserv and PayPal across banking, consumer, and merchant payments, interoperability will allow both firms to further expand the use of stablecoins and programmabl
CCC Intelligent Solutions Launches Pay Management Tool for Collision Repair Industry
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (CCC), a leading cloud platform provider powering the P&C insurance economy, today announced the launch of CCC® Pay Workflow, the industry’s first employee-facing pay management tool designed to ease payday discussions between collision repair technicians and payroll managers. CCC Pay Workflow reduces administrative burdens around payday, giving technicians more visibility into how they’re paid and providing managers with a digital wa
Fiserv Launches New FIUSD Stablecoin for Financial Institutions
MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced plans to launch a new Fiserv digital asset platform, including a new stablecoin (FIUSD) that will be added to Fiserv’s existing banking and payments infrastructure by the end of the year. FIUSD presents Fiserv customers with access to a new, more efficient, and interoperable digital asset service for their banking and payment flows. Offering FIUSD across
The Most Rewarding Cards Are Here: The New Chase Sapphire Reserve and Introducing Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Chase unveils the all-new Chase Sapphire Reserve and introduces Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business, the most rewarding credit cards on the market. These developments from Sapphire Reserve again set a new standard in premium credit cards, featuring a valuable suite of lifestyle, travel and business benefits and credits, high points earn rates in several categories including travel and dining, new ways to maximize rewards, access to the Chase Sapphire Lo
Fujirebio Acquires Plasma Services Group and Strengthens Its Position as Provider of Critical and High Quality Biological Raw Materials to the IVD and Life Science Industries
MALVERN, Pa. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #IVD--H.U. Group Holdings Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Fujirebio Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter “Fujirebio”) today announced that Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., a subsidiary of Fujirebio, has acquired all shares of Plasma Services Group, Inc. (hereinafter “Plasma Services Group”). The transaction value has not been disclosed. Founded in 2004, Plasma Services Group has specialized in the collection, screening and supply of high quality and rare biological ma
Investortools Expands Real-Time Municipal Bond Pricing and Automation with Integration of Spline Data’s Predictive Pricing
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Investortools, a leading provider of fixed-income software solutions, today announced the integration of Spline Data’s Predictive Municipal Bond Pricing into the Investortools platform. This partnership puts real-time pricing into the hands of municipal bond investors and asset managers, enabling tremendous trading efficiency and alpha generation. Spline Data’s pricing model delivers market-tested bond pricing, enabling fund managers and separ
Linde Signs Long-Term Agreement to Supply Industrial Gases to World-Scale Low-Carbon Ammonia Facility in Louisiana
WOKING, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Linde (Nasdaq: LIN) today announced it has signed a new long-term agreement with Blue Point Number One, a joint venture between CF Industries, JERA and Mitsui & Co. Under the terms of the agreement, Linde will supply industrial gases to Blue Point’s 1.4 million metric tons low-carbon ammonia plant in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Linde will build, own and operate a world-scale air separation unit (ASU) to supply oxygen and nitrogen to the Blue Point project,
Lead Bank Taps Prelim to Modernize Digital Onboarding for Consumers and Businesses
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prelim, a Silicon Valley-based fintech known for its award-winning omnichannel onboarding solutions, is now working with Lead Bank, a Kansas City-based financial institution, to elevate its digital banking experience. Lead will deploy Prelim's platform across its client portfolio, replacing its in-branch deposit account opening system and powering its digital applications. This unified onboarding experience will serve everyone from individual consumers and commer
ICE First Look at Mortgage Performance: Delinquencies Held Steady in May but Continue to Trend Higher on an Annual Basis
ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICE Mortgage Technology, neutral provider of a robust end-to-end mortgage platform and part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), today released its May 2025 ICE First Look, which shows that delinquencies and foreclosure activity continues to trend slightly higher on an annual basis despite some seasonal and disaster recovery related improvement. The ICE First Look reports on month-end delinquency, foreclosure and prepayment statistics sourced from
INVESTOR ALERT: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces that Apple Inc. Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Class Action Lawsuit - AAPL
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The suit alleges defendants issued false statements concerning Apple business and prospects, resulting in its stock trading at inflated prices.
OLX Group Reports Strong FY 2025 Results With 18% Revenue Growth and 61% Profit Uplift Year-on-Year
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OLX Group (“OLX”), a global online classifieds leader and subsidiary of Prosus N.V., has reported strong financial results in the fiscal year 20251. The company generated revenues of US$7772 million, an 18% year-on-year increase. Adjusted EBIT3 (aEBIT) amounted to US$2702 million, representing an increase of 61% (in local currency) over the prior year, while aEBIT margin was 35%, a significant expansion from 25% in FY24. The strong performance was primarily driven by