Finance, Banking & Insurance

Charlotte, N.C. – September 14, 2026 -- Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) has completed full deployment of its AI Call Summaries tool across care centers, generating more than 4.5 million automated call summaries in the second quarter of 2026 alone and now covering over 70% of inbound client interactions.

Generative AI converts client calls into structured summaries within seconds

The technology, live since the third quarter of 2025, automatically documents client conversations, removing manual note-taking from teammate workflows. Truist's average care center call runs more than eight minutes, and the tool is designed to capture key themes, client needs and resolution outcomes in real time.

Atlanta – September 14, 2026 -- Middle-market M&A buyers are tightening acquisition criteria even as deal activity persists, with recurring revenue, cash conversion and AI exposure now central to valuation decisions, according to Bennett Thrasher, an Atlanta-based accounting and advisory firm.

The firm's Transaction Advisory Services practice, which supports deals ranging from $20 million to $250 million in enterprise value, identified five trends driving buyer behavior in the current cycle.

Boston – September 14, 2026 -- Duck Creek has secured a Luminary rating, the highest possible score in Celent's Technical Capabilities Matrix, along with two XCelent Awards for Advanced Technology and Breadth of Functionality in the research firm's 2026 Claims Systems Vendors: North America P&C Insurance report.

Celent names Duck Creek Claims a top performer for third consecutive year

The recognition marks the third consecutive time Duck Creek has received Celent honors for its claims solution. Celent evaluated vendors on functionality, technology architecture, and customer base and support, reserving the Luminary distinction for the strongest performers across both technical criteria.

Salt Lake City – – September 14, 2026 -- Netcraft now provides digital risk protection to seven of the top 12 U.S. financial institutions after five additional banks selected the firm in 2026, the cybercrime detection company announced. The company also serves nine of the world's top 15 banks.

Netcraft surpasses 4.1 million takedowns for 2026, exceeding its full 2025 total

Netcraft passed 4.1 million takedowns for the year in early September 2026, a figure that already eclipses its entire 2025 output. The company attributes the surge to accelerating new customer growth, rising volumes of AI-driven attacks, and expanded coverage through Preemptive Domain Disruption, Phone Scam Disruption, and enhanced social media protection.

New York – September 14, 2026 -- Eddid Securities USA Inc., a FINRA-registered introducing broker-dealer, has secured FINRA-approved correspondent clearing arrangements with tZERO Group under FINRA Rule 4311, granting its clients regulated access to digital asset securities trading and custody.

Eddid USA gains access to tZERO Securities ATS for eligible digital asset securities

Eddid USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Eddid Financial, has entered agreements with tZERO's regulated broker-dealer subsidiaries covering trading, clearing, and custody. As a subscriber to the tZERO Securities ATS, operated by tZERO Securities, LLC, Eddid USA can now facilitate customer trading in eligible securities, including digital asset securities.

Dubai – September 13, 2026 -- The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the largest financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region, has confirmed the program for the inaugural Dubai Future Finance Week, running from November 2 to 6, 2026, with more than 850 speakers and over 85 events across 14 stages in the city.

DIFC schedules 12 specialized forums under a single financial-sector platform

The event, themed "Finance Reinvented: Converging Innovation, Strategy and Purpose," is structured around six focus areas: fintech, tokenization, Islamic finance, wealth management, sustainable finance and private capital. Each forum is designed to connect global companies, market operators and regulators around a specific segment of financial-sector transformation.

Buffalo – September 13, 2026 -- The 43North Foundation has set a target of converting its $100 million investment into $5 billion in economic impact for Buffalo over the next ten years, backed by a leadership transition that takes effect January 1, 2027.

Colleen E. Heidinger will become CEO, succeeding Sarah Tanbakuchi-Ripa

Heidinger, currently President of 43North and with the organization for more than a decade, was selected following a national search led by the Foundation's Board. Tanbakuchi-Ripa is completing her two-year commitment to the role, and both leaders will remain in their current positions through year-end to ensure a smooth handoff. Bill Maggio, Chairman of the 43North Foundation Board, credited Tanbakuchi-Ripa with building the strategy and Heidinger with the relationships to carry it forward.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- Alliant Credit Union, a $20 billion-asset institution with nearly 1 million members, has partnered with Blend Labs Inc. (NYSE: BLND) to launch a fully digital mortgage and home equity lending platform.

Members can move from instant prequalification to full application in minutes

The new system lets borrowers complete mortgage applications independently or with support from Alliant Loan Specialists. Dan Bauer, head of residential lending at Alliant, said the platform is designed to help members move quickly in a competitive housing market and deliver market-leading turn times from application to closing.

London and New York – September 13, 2026 -- Coinbase has selected ION's XTP for Event Contracts platform to handle clearing for Kalshi, the world's largest prediction market, as trading volumes in event-based contracts accelerate.

Platform processed one million Kalshi trades over Super Bowl weekend

ION and Coinbase began partnering in December 2025 to support Kalshi's event contract listings, with the three parties collaborating to expedite analysis, development and rollout. During the initial deployment phase, XTP demonstrated capacity to absorb a spike in activity, processing Kalshi's first one million trades during Super Bowl weekend.

Stuart, Fla. – September 13, 2026 -- Health In Tech, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIT) has been named one of Newsweek's America's Greatest Mid-Market Companies 2026, ranking among the 100 highest-scoring U.S. public mid-market firms selected from an initial pool of approximately 4,300 companies.

Newsweek ranking screens nearly 4,300 firms on financial and workforce data

The list, compiled by Newsweek in partnership with Plant-A Insights Group, evaluated companies using financial strength, market performance, workforce data, employee feedback, innovation and patent metrics, independent sustainability assessments, and public records review. A proprietary scoring model narrowed the field to the final 100 honorees for 2026.