Finance, Banking & Insurance

Tampa, Fla. – September 12, 2026 -- Orange Insurance Exchange has gone live on EquinoxTM, the AI-native policy administration platform from Solstice Innovations, launching HO-3, HO-6, and DP-3 homeowners, condo, and dwelling fire products simultaneously for new business across its Florida portfolio effective September 12, 2026.

Orange launches three products at once instead of staggering releases

Rating, issuance, endorsements, renewals, claims, billing, and forms for all three lines now run on a single system, with AI embedded directly into underwriting, servicing, and claims workflows rather than added afterward. Orange CEO Don Matz said the platform's configurability lets the underwriting team respond to book performance rather than wait on a development calendar, and gives agents a faster submission process and members quicker decisions.

Abu Dhabi – September 12, 2026 -- Assets Under Management within ADGM rose 54% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, while active licences climbed to 13,974, cementing Abu Dhabi's status as the largest international financial centre in the MEASA region by that metric.

Fund managers and AUM expand at double-digit pace

The number of fund and asset managers based in ADGM reached 190, up 23% from 154 a year earlier, with 11 added in the second quarter alone -- the centre's strongest quarterly increase to date. Funds managed from ADGM rose 32% to 276. Managers that established operations in ADGM during H1 2026 collectively oversee more than USD 2.1 trillion in global assets under management.

Hong Kong – – September 12, 2026 -- RedotPay, a global stablecoin payments company, has received an independent review from a Big Four firm confirming that its AML/CFT controls can identify, assess, and manage financial crime risk.

Big Four review scrutinized two licensed Hong Kong subsidiaries

The review evaluated Red Dot Trust Limited and Red F. Technology Limited against AML/CFT guidelines issued by the Hong Kong Companies Registry. Its scope covered governance, quality assurance, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and internal staff training and resourcing.

Company projects $50 billion in stablecoin card spend by 2028

RedotPay expects stablecoin-powered cards to reach $50 billion in annualized spend by 2028 as stablecoin payments integrate further with card and financial-services infrastructure. The company frames the independent audit as a step to reinforce controls ahead of that projected scale.

New York – September 12, 2026 -- Monteverde & Associates PC has opened an investigation into WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD) over the fairness of its proposed merger with EverBank Financial Corp., under which WaFd shareholders would retain approximately 40.825% ownership of the combined company.

Law firm questions shareholder ownership split in combined entity

Attorney Juan Monteverde of Monteverde & Associates PC, headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is examining whether the deal terms adequately compensate WaFd shareholders relative to the value being contributed to the merged institution.

Dubai – September 12, 2026 -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has launched Forex Perpetual Contracts, adding a new derivatives category with three USDT-settled pairs: EURUSDUSDT, GBPUSDUSDT, and USDJPYUSDT.

New contracts track spot FX rates without expiry using crypto collateral

The three pairs mirror their respective spot exchange rates and carry no expiry date, letting traders hold continuous FX exposure while posting crypto assets as collateral. The products integrate Bybit's crypto-native derivatives mechanics -- funding rates, dynamic leverage, and the platform's Unified Trading Account -- into foreign exchange trading.

New York – September 12, 2026 -- Monteverde & Associates PC has opened investigations into four pending mergers, questioning whether shareholders of Bio-Techne, Caesars Entertainment, Colony Bankcorp and Auddia are receiving fair value under the proposed deal terms.

Bio-Techne shareholders face $73.00-per-share cash buyout from Merck KGaA

Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) agreed to a sale to Merck KGaA under which shareholders are expected to receive $73.00 per share in cash. Monteverde & Associates is examining whether the price reflects fair value ahead of the deal's closing.

Santa Ana, Calif. – September 12, 2026 -- NAF Concierge, the home services affiliate of New American Funding, has struck a partnership with ARW Home to give mortgage customers exclusive pricing on home service plans covering major system and appliance repairs.

Preferred pricing extends beyond the closing table

The deal grants New American Funding customers access to ARW Home's nationwide network of pre-screened service professionals at preferred rates, aiming to offset unplanned repair costs that arise after move-in. ARW Home holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and offers 24/7 U.S.-based customer support across all 50 states.

Seoul – – September 12, 2026 -- Meritz Securities has integrated Benzinga's Stock News API and Bulls Say Bears Say API into MOUM, its AI-driven investment platform, giving South Korean investors real-time U.S. market news and analyst sentiment within a single trading interface.

Meritz embeds real-time U.S. equity news directly into its trading platform

The Stock News API streams live headlines on earnings, analyst actions, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory developments across U.S. equities. Meritz users can now access this coverage without switching between external sources while executing trades on MOUM.

Panama City – September 12, 2026 -- Bladex, Inc. (NYSE: BLX) placed MXN 5.0 billion in long-term Mexican notes (Cebures) in Mexico's public debt market, drawing orders of MXN 7.779 billion, 1.56 times the amount offered, and allowing the bank to fill its full authorized issuance.

Three-year floating-rate notes price at TIIE de Fondeo plus 58 basis points

The notes carry a three-year maturity and float against Mexico's one-business-day Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate (TIIE de Fondeo), plus a spread of 58 basis points.

S&P and Fitch assign top local ratings ahead of pricing

S&P Global Ratings, S.A. de C.V. assigned the issuance a local rating of "mxAAA," while Fitch México, S.A. de C.V. rated it "AAA(mex)," the highest local scores available in the market.

Scottsdale, Ariz. – September 12, 2026 -- ChainIT has released "Provable Compliance: A Protocol for Runtime Compliance Evidence and Transaction-Specific Decisioning," a technical white paper designed to stop AI agents from executing financial transactions based on outdated compliance checks.

ChainIT targets a gap in agentic commerce where old approvals become permanent authority to move money

The protocol addresses scenarios where an AI agent holds valid authorization to pay an approved vendor but must be halted mid-transaction because underlying conditions have changed. A sanctions record may have been updated, a destination account may be new, a license may no longer meet policy, or an institution-generated alert may require review, according to the company.