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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of GreenStars BNP Paribas S.A.
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” (Excellent) of GreenStars BNP Paribas S.A. (GreenStars) (Luxembourg), a captive subsidiary of BNP Paribas S.A. (BNP Paribas). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect GreenStars’ balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, neutral business profile and appr
Invest Clearly Launches Verified Investor Review Platform to Bring Transparency and Trust to Private Real Estate Investing
PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #InvestClearly--Invest Clearly platform, the first independent trust layer for private real estate, transforms investor feedback into a public record of credibility.
New Catalyst Strategic Partners and Ironleaf Capital Announce Strategic Partnership
WASHINGTON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Catalyst’s inaugural strategic partnership exemplifies its strategy to catalyze experienced, Next Generation GPs.
Applause Survey Reveals Most Consumers Will Let AI Help With Their Holiday Shopping This Year
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--Applause, the world leader in digital quality and crowdsourced testing, released the results of its sixth annual Holiday Shopping & Payments Survey. Results highlighted how AI will become more embedded in commerce this season, with both consumers and software professionals reporting that they will rely on the technology for shopping and selling, respectively. On the consumer side, popular AI use cases include finding deals, getting gift recommendations and conductin
Wolters Kluwer Gains MISMO Certification for Digital Lending Solutions
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #DigitalClosing--Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services, has achieved independent certifications for the eOriginal® eVault that is a core component within its eAsset Management Platform, as well as for its eOriginal® ClosingCenter solution from the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization, or MISMO, a not-for-profit organization responsible for developing and maintaining standards for data exchange and business proc
Marc Brown, Former Microsoft CVP, Joins Syncro Board of Directors Amid Strategic ITSM Initiatives and Accelerated Growth
TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marc Brown, former Microsoft CVP, joins the Syncro Board of Directors amid strategic ITSM initiatives and accelerated growth.
Planview Global Benchmark Report Reveals How Leading Companies Achieve Better Outcomes, Faster as Pace of Change Accelerates
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planview, the leading end-to-end platform for Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) and Digital Product Development (DPD), today released “The 2025 State of Strategy Execution: Balancing Speed, Adaptation, and Control,” a global benchmark report that examines how strategy execution has evolved and what distinguishes today’s high-performing organizations. Building on the findings of the 2021 Global Benchmark research, the latest survey findings uncover a growing te
CWAN Report: Insurance Industry’s $2.7 Trillion Shift to Alternative Investments Creates Technology Gap
BOISE, Idaho & NEW YORK & CHICAGO & LONDON & HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN), the most comprehensive technology platform for investment management, today released industry research revealing that alternative investments have fundamentally transformed from a fringe strategy to a portfolio cornerstone, now comprising nearly one-third of the US insurance industry’s assets – representing approximately $2.7 trillion – as insurers abandon traditional portfolio strategies
X1® Now Enables “AI In-Place,” Making Enterprise-Wide AI a Reality
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AIDeployment--X1 unveils a groundbreaking capability that enables organizations to deploy AI models directly to enterprise data for secure, in-place analysis.
Omega Systems’ New Financial Services Report Reveals Mounting Regulatory Pressure and Rising ‘Compliance Fatigue’
READING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Omega Systems, a leading provider of managed IT and cybersecurity services, today released a new report, Regulatory Pressure & Compliance Fatigue in Financial Services, revealing that mounting regulatory expectations and outdated tools are straining compliance efforts across the financial industry. Based on Omega’s survey of more than 300 U.S. financial services executives, the findings show an industry under strain. Nearly half (42%) of respondents cite stayi
InfoSum introduces Beacons, the next generation of AI-ready technology for cross-cloud data collaboration
LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reimagined infrastructure will deploy directly into customer environments across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure
CoreWeave Expands Revolving Credit Facility to $2.5 Billion to Support Growth
LIVINGSTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV), The Essential Cloud for AI™, today announced that it entered into an agreement to increase its revolving credit facility from $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion and extend the maturity date from May 2028 to November 2029. The amended agreement provides enhanced flexibility and enables CoreWeave to support its growth initiatives. The facility is led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and MUFG, with participation from
A Place for Mom Reimagines Brand and Go-To-Market Strategy to Lead in the New Caregiver Era
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For 25 years, millions of families have turned to A Place for Mom during one of life’s most challenging moments: finding the right care for an aging loved one. During National Family Caregivers Month, the company unveiled a reimagined brand and marketing strategy to honor the 63 million Americans caring for loved ones, reflecting how caregiving is rapidly changing. As caregivers increasingly search, share, and seek advice in digital spaces, A Place for Mom is evolving
Paychex Honored as an HCM Technology and GenAI Leader
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX), an industry-leading human capital management (HCM) company, announced today its Paychex Flex® and Paycor platforms were both recognized as a “Leader” by global analyst and research firm, NelsonHall, in the firm’s 2025 “HCM Technology and GenAI” Vendor Evaluation and Assessment Tool (NEAT). The NEAT enables buyers to assess the capabilities of HCM vendors across a range of criteria and business situations to identify the best-perfor
Virtual, Inc. Launches Five Disciplines of Healthy Consortia
WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual, Inc. today announced the launch of a new framework and customizable advisory program.
New Acxiom Report Advises Brands: Let AI Empower, Not Dictate, the Customer Experience
CONWAY, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acxiom®, the connected data and technology foundation for the world’s leading brands, today released its 2026 CX Trends Report, “The Dawn of AI-Curated Experience.” The new research, which surveyed 4,000 consumers and 600 business leaders across the U.S. and U.K., reveals a critical dynamic. While brands are rapidly investing in AI to automate and guide customer journeys, consumers are demanding that this technology empower them, rather than dictate their experien
Supplier.io Honors Industry Leaders Driving Economic Growth Through Small Business Sourcing
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Supplier.io, the market-leading provider of supplier intelligence solutions, just released its 2025 Small Business Impact Report. The report recognizes leading companies, including HP Inc., FanDuel, and Regions Bank as 2025 Small Business Champions, and highlights how investing in small and local suppliers strengthens enterprise performance and community growth. Supplier.io analyzed data from more than 500 organizations and found that their collective $122.7 billion in
Costs and Policy Shifts Challenge Affordable Housing But Growth Expected in 2026, TD Bank Survey Finds
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Half of affordable housing professionals believe market challenges will impact their deal pipelines in 2026. High construction costs (55%) and price increases from tariffs (39%) are cited as the biggest barriers to development. As a result, only 29% of professionals plan to expand housing developments next year, according to TD Bank’s survey of 238 participants at the Governor’s Conference on Housing and Economic Development in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Des
Sagard Real Estate Expands Industrial Portfolio with Acquisition in Woburn, Massachusetts
WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sagard Real Estate, formerly EverWest Real Estate Investors, a leading real estate investment advisor, today announced the acquisition of a 66,970-square-foot industrial facility in Woburn, Massachusetts. The acquisition builds on Sagard Real Estate’s broader industrial investment strategy focused on infill, functional assets in population-dense, supply-constrained markets across the United States. The property is located in one of Greater Boston’s most infill an
The Workplace Holiday Party is Back: ezCater Report Reveals Increase in RSVPs and Budgets
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With employee attendance and budgets trending up, the workplace holiday party is back according to the second annual 2025 Workplace Holiday Party Trends Report released today by ezCater, the #1 food tech platform for workplaces in the US. The report reveals that 82% of employees plan to attend their company's holiday celebration this year—a meaningful uptick from 70% attendance reported last year. To support this growing enthusiasm, more than half of businesses (51%) ar
