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The Expansion of Sovos Intelligence Closes the Global Compliance Reconciliation Gap
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sovos, the AI-ready tax compliance company, today announced the full commercial availability of Sovos Intelligence™, the intelligence platform designed to help businesses see their tax data the way governments already do. As tax authorities shift from periodic audits to real-time data matching across e-invoicing, VAT returns, SAF-T filings, and other datasets, Sovos Intelligence gives businesses a unified, authority-aligned view of their indirect tax compliance footpri
Ultimus Private Fund Solutions Partners with Treasury4 to Enhance Fund Payments and Improve Capital Call Visibility
SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Treasury4, an enterprise software platform delivering modern tools for treasury and finance practitioners, today announced a new client partnership with Ultimus Private Fund Solutions (Ultimus®), a fund administration provider supporting private equity firms, hedge funds, and other alternative asset managers. Ultimus supports many complex private fund administration clients, most of which manage multiple funds and maintain numerous bank accounts across instituti
High-Value Home Sales Are Exposing a Tax-Planning Gap for Sellers, MetLife Poll Finds
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #finance--Rising property values are turning many high-value home sales into tax-planning events, with sellers facing larger capital gains and looking to real estate professionals for guidance before a deal closes. MetLife’s 2026 Structured Installment Sales Poll finds that real estate brokers and agents see a growing need to help clients understand the financial implications of a sale, as many sellers are not comfortable making complex tax and planning decisions on their own.
Stensul Announces Major Governed Creation™ Release for the AI-Era Marketing Stack
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stensul, the Governed Creation™ Platform, today announced a major product release that helps enterprise marketing teams govern campaign content as it is created, turning more AI-era creation into approved campaigns ready to go live. The July release includes a Figma integration that brings governance to the design process, a WRITER integration for bringing AI-generated copy into campaign creation, AI-assisted email creation from briefs and documents, built-in email pr
RLTYco Acquires RealCommissions, Combining FinTech Innovator with Long-Term Industry Leader
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RLTYco, the essential one-stop shop for the modern 1099 real estate professional, today announced it has completed the acquisition of RealCommissions, the nation’s leading commission advance service provider for the real estate industry, servicing market behemoths such as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Keller Williams. The transaction officially closed on July 1, 2026. The strategic acquisition marks a significant milestone in RLTYco’s aggressive expansion strate
Newline by Fifth Third Recognized as a 2026 Global Finance Top Financial Innovator
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifth Third Bank (NYSE: FITB) was recognized as a Top Financial Innovator by Global Finance for Newline™ by Fifth Third, the Bank’s embedded finance platform that enables fintechs, software providers and enterprise clients to launch payment, card and deposit products. Newline was named to an elite group of fewer than 10 honorees in North America as part of the publication's annual Innovators Awards. Worldwide, the program spotlights innovation across banks and finte
Brand Expansion Builds Trust, Until Operations Break It: New Radial Research
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Radial, Inc., a leading 3PL set to become Paxon later this year, today released the findings from a survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers to understand the pain points shoppers experience throughout the eCommerce journey as brands scale and expand across channels. The findings show that while consumers increasingly reward brands for expanding across multiple shopping channels, they expect the experience to remain consistent regardless of where they buy. As retail
Quandri Partners With FirstChoice to Bring AI-Driven Insurance Automation to Independent Agencies
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quandri, the AI platform for insurance agencies and brokerages, today announced a strategic partnership with FirstChoice, a MarshBerry company and one of the largest insurance agency networks in the United States, to expand access to Quandri’s insurance-native AI platform for FirstChoice member agencies. This partnership comes as independent agencies are increasingly expected to manage more policies, greater complexity and higher client expectations
Allvue's 2026 Survey Finds Alternative Investment Firms Underinvest in Compensation and Carry Operations as Talent Competition Intensifies
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allvue Systems, LLC (“Allvue”), a leading technology provider for the private capital markets, today released its 2026 Alternatives Compensation & Carry Survey, conducted in partnership with Major, Lindsey & Africa. Half of the alternative investment firms surveyed admit to not managing compensation with the same rigor applied to other core business functions. This shortfall puts talent retention at risk as competition for experienced industry professionals int
New Energy Risk Expands Coverage with Yilkins to Include Advanced Pellet Torrefaction Technology
AVON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Energy Risk (“NER”), a leading provider of customized insurance solutions for innovative energy technologies, today announced the expansion of its existing partnership with Yilkins, a leading developer and producer of proprietary modular equipment for biomass upgrading.The expanded partnership builds on the ongoing collaboration between NER and Yilkins, which began in 2023, extending insurance coverage under NER’s master policy to include Yilkins’ advanced pelle
Jason Colodne and Colbeck Capital Continue Sponsorship of the 2026 Children's Tumor Foundation NF Summit
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colbeck Capital Management (“Colbeck Capital”), a leading middle-market private credit firm focused on strategic lending, today announced its continued support of the Children’s Tumor Foundation (“CTF” or the “Foundation”) through sponsorship of the 2026 NF Summit, the foremost patient and family gathering for the neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis (collectively, "NF") community. Now in its fifth year, the NF Summit will take place July 9–11 at the Hyatt Regency De
Companies are deploying agents. Less than 10% of employees are equipped to use them.
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Section’s latest AI Proficiency Report finds that enterprise organizations are moving on AI, but the workforce isn’t moving with them. Training, tool access, and daily usage are up from 6 months ago, but employee capability is lagging behind, and most workforces are not equipped to drive AI ROI for the business. While 69% of workers say their company has taken some action on agents, fewer than 10% can correctly define what an AI agent is in their own words, a
Kestra Financial Expands Business Development Team Across the Western U.S.
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kestra Financial, an industry-leading wealth management platform, today announced the continued expansion of its business development team with the addition of Austen Karr and the promotion of Jack Roller, both serving as Business Development Consultants. The two appointments extend Kestra's recruiting coverage across the Western U.S., building on the firm's continued focus on disciplined, advisor-centric growth across both Kestra Financial and its breakaway-advi
SURMOUNT Facilitates $13 Million Net Lease Transaction of Chase Bank Location in New York City
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SURMOUNT, the industry-leading full-service net lease real estate advisory and investment platform, today announced the completion of a $13 million net lease transaction of a Chase Bank branch located at 1295 Madison Avenue in New York, NY. The firm represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction, which closed this month. The 3,000-square-foot ground-floor bank branch traded at a 4.74% capitalization rate, or $4,300 per square foot. The sale price per squ
CTG Appoints Stefanie DeSantis Chief Marketing Officer
BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #CMO--CTG appoints Stefanie DeSantis as Chief Marketing Officer to strengthen its brand, advance go-to-market strategy, and accelerate growth.
BTU INVESTOR ALERT: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces that Peabody Energy Corporation Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Class Action Lawsuit
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BTU #BTU--The case alleges Peabody Energy and its top executives made false and/or misleading statements to investors.
Lightyear Capital Announces a Strategic Investment in Corestream to Accelerate the Future of Voluntary Benefits
TAMPA, Fla. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lightyear Capital LLC (“Lightyear”) today announced a strategic investment in Corestream (the “Company”), a leading voluntary benefits and employee savings technology platform, to support Corestream's continued growth and mission to build the most trusted voluntary benefits experience for employers, employees, brokers, carriers and partners. Founded in 2006, Corestream automates the full voluntary benefits lifecycle, from selection and enrollment through
Ensis Partners Appoints Konstantin Malyshkin as Principal
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ensis Partners, a boutique investment bank focused on restructuring advisory and capital solutions, today announced that Konstantin Malyshkin has joined the firm as a Principal. Malyshkin brings experience with stakeholders across the middle and upper-middle market in restructuring, special situations and private capital, including serving as an advisor on complex capital structures, in-court and out-of-court restructurings, financings and strategic transactions. Maly
Power Digital Appoints Charlie Chappell as President of CPG Division to Lead Vertical Growth Strategy
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power Digital, a leading tech-enabled growth marketing firm, today announced the appointment of Charlie Chappell as President of its Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Division. The hire marks the latest expansion of Power Digital's vertical division model, which pairs deep category specialization with enterprise-scale intelligence to drive measurable growth across industries. Chappell joins Power Digital following a 25-year career building sustainable growth for leading
Blend Signs First Wave of Customers onto Autopilot, Its AI Agent for Mortgage Lending
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blend Labs, Inc. (NYSE: BLND), today announced the first commercial customers for Blend Autopilot following a four-month early preview.Five lenders, including Onity Mortgage, one of the largest mortgage servicers in the nation, have expanded their partnerships with Blend to include Autopilot, the company’s agentic AI solution.This comes after a 4-month preview period, where lenders activated Autopilot across more than 25,500 loans and provided feedback that shaped
