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Speech Processing Solutions Launches Philips SpeechLive Legal AI Assistant for Faster, More Accurate Legal Document Creation
VIENNA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ambientai--Philips SpeechLive Legal AI Assistant turns voice and uploaded sources into structured legal documents using legal speech recognition and AI drafting.
Kemper Announces Inducement Equity Awards for Newly Hired Executive
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) (the “Company”) today announced that it granted inducement equity awards to Eric E. Kappler, Executive Vice President, President, P&C, in connection with the commencement of his employment with the Company. Effective August 3, 2026, Kappler was granted an award of restricted stock units with respect to 30,738 shares of Kemper Corporation’s common stock (“Common Stock”) and an award of performance stock units with respect to 17,077 sh
Payman AI Receives ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Banker’s Choice Award
DURANGO, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Payman AI, a fintech building AI agents for financial institutions, announced it received the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) ThinkTECH Accelerator program’s Banker’s Choice Award. The Banker’s Choice Award honors the most promising solution from the cohort, as voted by community bankers who participated in the most recent ThinkTECH Accelerator program. “Agentic AI is changing the way we interact,” ICBA Executive Vice President and Chief Innovat
C3 Nonprofit Consulting Group Releases Landmark Research on the Future of Foundation Leadership
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As philanthropy confronts increasing public expectations, accelerating CEO transitions, and growing demands for organizational impact, new research suggests many foundations may be preparing leaders for the challenges of the past rather than those ahead.Today, C3 Nonprofit Consulting Group, a division of SullivanCotter, released The Future-Ready Foundation Leader, a new research study developed using the Hogan Leadership Assessment framework that examines how the role
Popular, Inc. Declares Dividend on Preferred Stock and Announces Distribution on Trust Preferred Securities
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) announced today that it has declared the following monthly cash dividend on its outstanding shares of Non-Cumulative Monthly Income Preferred Stock: a monthly cash dividend of $0.132813 per share of 6.375% Non-Cumulative Monthly Income Preferred Stock, 2003 Series A, payable on August 31, 2026 to holders of record as of August 15, 2026. The Corporation also announced the following monthly distribution on its outstanding Trust
Blue Barn Wealth and Paragon Private Wealth Partner with Savvy, Adding $550M in Combined AUM
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Barn and Paragon reinforce Savvy's reputation as the destination for independent advisors who want AI-native technology and operational support.
Dispatch Appoints Industry Leaders to Inaugural Board of Advisors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dispatch, the data infrastructure platform that enables the wealth industry to run revenue-critical workflows, today announced the formation of its inaugural Board of Advisors with the appointments of Bob Oros, Rajini Kodialam, Stephen Langlois, and Sachin Shah. The appointments come as Dispatch enters its next phase of growth, adding experienced wealth management and fintech leaders to help guide the company's rapid expansion. Together, the new board members bring dec
LRN Appoints Matt Franks as Chief Revenue Officer and Lawrence Waldman as Executive Vice President of Client Success
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LRN Corporation, a global leader in ethics and compliance solutions, today announced the appointments of Matt Franks as Chief Revenue Officer and Lawrence Waldman as Executive Vice President of Client Success. Together, they bring extensive leadership experience, strengthening culture, building enduring customer relationships, and improving organizational performance. Their appointments deepen LRN's ability to help clients foster ethical cultures where people make bet
OptionMetrics Partners With Equality Asset Management to Broaden Product Portfolio, Expand Markets
NEW YORK & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #EAM--OptionMetrics and Equality Asset Management (EAM) announce a partnership to accelerate OptionMetrics’ product development and market expansion.
Cloudinary Becomes the First Visual Media Platform Built for Agent-Native Development
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--Cloudinary, the image and video platform trusted by the world's leading brands, today announced the launch of its Agent Experience layer – making Cloudinary the first visual media platform purpose-built for a new development model where humans define outcomes and AI agents execute implementation. Its new Agent Experience layer allows AI agents to build, run, manage and optimize visual media workflows autonomously within a self-provisioned, fully-featured “Clai
New Mountain Capital To Acquire Jensen Hughes; Taps Dr. Hisham Mahmoud to Serve as Chairman of the Board
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Mountain Capital, LLC (“New Mountain”), a growth-oriented investment firm with approximately $60 billion in assets under management, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Jensen Hughes (“Jensen Hughes” or the “Company”), a global leader in fire protection engineering and nuclear risk engineering, from Gryphon Investors (“Gryphon”). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With a legacy that dates back to 1939, Jen
KBRA Affirms Assured Guaranty’s AA+ Insurance Financial Strength Ratings with Stable Outlook
HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO) (together with its subsidiaries, Assured Guaranty) announced that Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) has affirmed the AA+ insurance financial strength ratings of Assured Guaranty Inc. (AG) and its insurance subsidiaries, Assured Guaranty UK Limited (AGUK) and Assured Guaranty (Europe) SA (AGE). All the ratings have Stable Outlooks. In its August 3, 2026, surveillance report and press release affirming the AA+ ratings of AG,
GC AI Launches Contract Intelligence: Ask Your Contracts Anything. Get Cited Answers in Seconds.
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In an AI world, signed contracts are a valuable data set for a company. Years of negotiated terms, obligations, leverage, and opportunity sit in the archive. Getting to the bottom of what is buried in those documents for your company specifically has required weeks of manual review, a five-figure outside-counsel invoice, an expensive consultant project, or even e-discovery on your own documents! But starting today, companies can get those answers in minutes. Sear
Alexander Group Appoints Tray Chamberlin & Mike White to Partner, Strengthening Healthcare Practice Leadership
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alexander Group, the premier go-to-market consultancy serving clients around the globe, today announced that Tray Chamberlin and Mike White have been promoted to partner and will continue to co-lead the firm's healthcare practice. These promotions reflect Alexander Group's ongoing investment in expanding its healthcare go-to-market capabilities, strengthening executive client relationships and developing scalable practice leadership. Alexander Group's healthc
H1: 4imprint® Provided Nearly 1,700 one by one® Grants in Second Quarter of 2026
OSHKOSH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #4imprint--The 4imprint one by one program awarded nearly 1,700 in-kind promo product grants to charitable organizations in the second quarter of 2026.
Fiduciary Trust International Strengthens New York Office, Welcoming Suhaib Bingaradi as Relationship Manager
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiduciary Trust International, a global wealth manager and wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, announces that Suhaib Bingaradi has joined the firm as a relationship manager based in its New York headquarters. He reports to Craig Richards, chief operating officer, who is serving as interim regional managing director for Fiduciary Trust International’s New York office. “Suhaib has more than 15 years of experience focused on client-first service across investm
Kurv Launches the Kurv Equity Option Income ETF (KEO), Designed to Provide Diversified Exposure with Weekly Income Potential
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $KEO #Income--Kurv Investment Management, an asset manager bringing an institutional approach to active ETFs, today announced the launch of the Kurv Equity Option Income ETF (CBOE BZX: KEO). KEO is an actively managed “fund of funds” ETF seeking to provide investors with diversified exposure to Kurv's suite of enhanced income ETFs. The portfolio will be invested across Kurv's family of Single-Stock Enhanced Income ETFs, a lineup of funds that now includes Amazon, Apple, Google
Corient Welcomes Summit Trail Advisors, Deepening its Ultra-High-Net-Worth Leadership with a Premier National RIA
MIAMI & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summit Trail Advisors, a registered investment advisor focused exclusively on serving ultra-high-net-worth clients, will join Corient.
Leon Capital Group Opens Two Luxury Multifamily Communities in Morrisville, North Carolina, and Gilbert, Arizona
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leon Multifamily and LMF Construction, both subsidiaries of Leon Capital Group (“Leon” or “the Company”), a diversified holding company with operating subsidiaries in real estate, healthcare, and financial services, today announced the opening of two new luxury multifamily communities totaling 534 Class-A units. The newly opened assets include Embark in Morrisville, North Carolina, and Silo Morrison Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona, and leasing is underway at both communities.
The Standard Names Tony McMasters as Regional Vice President in Retirement Plans
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard Insurance Company (The Standard) welcomes Tony McMasters as a regional vice president in Retirement Plans. In this role, McMasters will work with advisors, plan sponsors and third-party administrators in eastern Pennsylvania. McMasters has more than 35 years of experience in the retirement plans industry, including most recently serving as regional vice president at Voya. His career has included leadership roles in both retirement plan sales and benefit

