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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tavoron, a recognized leader in automation solutions and services with operations in nine states throughout the United States and Canada, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Arkansas Industrial Machinery (“AIM”), a distributor of high-quality industrial air, gas, and fluid handling equipment. The transaction represents Tavoron’s first add-on acquisition since being acquired by Fusion Capital Partners (“Fusion”) earlier this year. AIM, known for its e

MISSION WOODS, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. (NYSE: PSBD) ("Palmer Square" or the "Company"), an externally managed business development company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a second quarter 2025 supplemental dividend of $0.06 per share. Shareholders of record as of June 27, 2025, will receive the supplemental dividend, payable on July 14, 2025. The supplemental dividend will be paid out of the excess of the Company’s quarterly undistributed

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTH) (“Priority” or the “Company”), the payments and banking fintech that streamlines collecting, storing, lending, and sending money to unlock revenue opportunities, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new $40 million share repurchase program of the Company’s outstanding stock. "Our new share repurchase program reflects our confidence in Priority's robust business fundamentals and long-term gr

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology firm and stablecoin market leader, today announced a strategic collaboration with Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, to jointly explore and develop stablecoin-enabled solutions for financial institutions and merchants within the Fiserv ecosystem. This collaboration will bring together Circle’s comprehensive stablecoin platfor

CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ARDRI--ARDRI, a technology-driven Non-QM and Business Purpose lender, is proud to highlight the exceptional contributions of Melinda O’Connor, Accounting Manager, who has been a foundational force behind the company's financial operations since joining last year. Melinda O’Connor brings over 30 years of accounting experience, including 15 in mortgage lending, to her role as Accounting Manager at ARDRI. A UCLA graduate, she earned her degree Magna Cum Laude with a ma

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

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

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

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

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

HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wiley (NYSE: WLY) today announced the appointment of Craig Albright as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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