Finance, Banking & Insurance

Dublin – September 13, 2026 -- ZeroRisk, an Irish cybersecurity firm serving payment providers, has closed a $10 million Series A funding round to accelerate global expansion and deepen deployment across major payment networks.

MiddleGame Ventures leads $10M round with Elkstone participation

The financing was led by MiddleGame Ventures, with existing investor Elkstone also participating. The capital will fund ZeroRisk's international expansion, further product development, and the operational capacity required to deploy its platform across large merchant portfolios.

NEW YORK – September 13, 2026 -- Vishal Garg, founder and former CEO of Better Home & Finance Holding Company, has pushed back the deadline for stockholders to submit written consents to remove five board members to September 13, 2026, citing the need to give recently notified shareholders more time to review solicitation materials.

Garg Group targets five directors for removal

The Garg Group, which includes Vishal Garg and other participants in his solicitation, has filed a definitive consent solicitation statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seeking to oust Daniel Lewis, Arnaud Massenet, Bhaskar Menon, Prabhu Narasimhan and Harit Talwar from Better's board. The group states the removals are intended to reverse what it calls value-destructive actions, restore the company's cost transformation strategy, and initiate a search for a long-term CEO.

Bangkok – September 13, 2026 -- Webull Securities (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has completed its acquisition of approximately 99.36% of Pi Securities Public Company Limited for an aggregate consideration of roughly $100 million, following regulatory approval from Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2026.

Webull structures the deal through two separate share purchases

Webull Holdings (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., together with parent Webull Corporation (NASDAQ: BULL), acquired approximately 90.98% of Pi Securities from Country Group Holdings Public Company Limited, the broker's controlling shareholder, for roughly $90 million. A separate agreement with another shareholder added approximately 8.38% for $10 million, bringing Webull's total stake to 99.36%.

New York – September 13, 2026 -- Jencap Group LLC has acquired Concorde General Agency, a North Dakota-based wholesaler specializing in personal lines, commercial lines, and farm and ranch insurance, expanding Jencap's footprint in the upper Midwest.

Concorde retains its brand under Jencap's insurance services division

Concorde will continue operating under its established name as part of the Jencap Insurance Services Inc (JCIS) division. The deal pairs Concorde's regional expertise and carrier relationships with Jencap's national resources and broader product access.

Deal strengthens Jencap's specialty offerings for agency partners

Mark Maher, President of Jencap, said the acquisition strengthens the company's geographic presence in the upper Midwest and expands the specialty products it can deliver through its network. Jencap serves more than 20,000 independent agency partners nationwide as one of the largest wholesalers in the U.S.

New York – September 13, 2026 -- Ares Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: ARCC) has priced an underwritten public offering of $750 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.250% notes due 2033, with the deal expected to close on September 13, 2026.

Notes carry a 2033 maturity with make-whole redemption terms

The notes will mature on September 13, 2026. Ares Capital may redeem the securities in whole or in part at any time at par plus a make-whole premium, if applicable, giving the company flexibility to retire the debt early.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- Corgi, an AI-driven financial infrastructure company, has appointed retail-investing media personality Erin Gambrel as VP, Financial Services, tasking her with expanding retail investor reach across its ETF lineup of nearly 200 funds.

Corgi taps a media figure with a 20-million-strong retail audience

Gambrel joins from Investing Authority, an investor relations firm where she served as Vice President overseeing retail trading campaigns for a network reaching more than 20 million retail investors. Known publicly as "The Blonde Broker," she has spent a decade building financial media brands, contributes regularly to The New York Times and Forbes, and hosts The Market Runup, a financial podcast and newsletter produced under StrataMedia.

New York – September 13, 2026 -- Rosen Law Firm is investigating potential securities claims against Putnam Investment Management, LLC on behalf of investors in the firm's stock-based mutual funds, citing allegations that Putnam may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

Rosen Law Firm targets investors who purchased Putnam mutual funds

The firm is preparing a prospective class action seeking recovery of investor losses tied to the alleged misstatements. Investors who purchased Putnam mutual funds may pursue compensation through a contingency fee arrangement, meaning no upfront out-of-pocket costs.

New York – – September 13, 2026 -- B&R Technology Merger Corp. (Nasdaq: BRTMU) will allow holders of its initial public offering units to separately trade Class A ordinary shares and warrants starting September 13, 2026.

Separated shares and warrants will trade under new Nasdaq tickers

Once split, the Class A ordinary shares will trade under the symbol "BRTM" and the warrants under "BRTMW" on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Units that remain unsplit will continue trading under the existing symbol "BRTMU."

No fractional warrants will be issued in the separation process

The company confirmed that only whole warrants will be tradable following separation, with no fractional warrant units created in the process.

Dubai – September 13, 2026 -- The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has confirmed the program for the inaugural Dubai Future Finance Week, set to run from November 2 to 6, 2026, gathering more than 850 speakers across over 85 events.

DIFC consolidates six financial verticals under one platform

The week-long program is structured around 12 flagship forums held across 14 stages throughout Dubai, under the theme "Finance Reimagined: Where Innovation Meets Policy and Purpose." The agenda spans six focus areas: FinTech, Tokenisation, Islamic Finance, Family Wealth, Sustainable Finance and Private Capital.

Newtown Square, Pa. – September 13, 2026 -- Empowered Funds, LLC will liquidate two emerging-market exchange-traded funds on or about September 13, 2026, closing out the Sophus Capital Emerging Market ETF (NASDAQ: EMEM) and the Sophus Capital Emerging Market Small Cap ETF (NASDAQ: EMSC).

Two emerging-market ETFs will stop trading on NASDAQ September 13, 2026

Both funds will cease trading and close to new purchases immediately after the close of regular trading on September 13, 2026. Empowered Funds, doing business as ETF Architect, confirmed the funds will no longer accept creation or redemption orders after that date. Shareholders can sell holdings ahead of the liquidation date, though customary brokerage charges apply and the company warned that a liquid market for the shares during this window is not guaranteed. In the run-up to liquidation, the funds may hold elevated cash positions and deviate from their stated investment strategies.