Finance, Banking & Insurance

Vilnius, Lithuania – September 09, 2026 -- SDK.finance has launched SDK.finance General Ledger, a standalone real-time accounting module designed for banks, electronic money institutions (EMIs), payment service providers (PSPs) and other financial businesses running complex, multi-rail products.

New module converts business events into balanced double-entry journal entries automatically

The event-driven system consumes transaction data from an existing core banking system, payment platform, digital wallet or other transaction engine and translates it into balanced double-entry journal entries using configurable accounting determinations and mapping rules. Entries are validated for debit-credit balance, posted automatically when configured, and used to update account balances and turnovers in real time.

Tallahassee, Fla. – September 09, 2026 -- Kin Insurance has signed a multi-year deal to place its logo on jerseys across 18 Florida State University varsity sports programs, marking the first jersey patch sponsorship in FSU Athletics history.

Patch debuts September 7 against SMU before expanding league-wide

The Kin logo appears first on FSU football uniforms during the September 7 matchup against SMU, then extends across 17 additional programs including women's basketball, baseball, softball, women's soccer, volleyball, lacrosse, swimming and diving, cross country, track and field, beach volleyball, golf and tennis. The agreement runs four years, starting with the 2026-27 season.

New York – September 09, 2026 -- XTEND, an AI-powered defense robotics and software company, will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol XTND following a business combination with JFB Construction Holdings.

XTEND merges with JFB Construction Holdings to form XTEND AI Robotics

The combined entity will operate under the new name XTEND AI Robotics once the transaction closes. XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira said the listing marks the next chapter in the company's growth.

AT&T marks 125 years as an NYSE-listed company

AT&T (NYSE: T) is observing the 125th anniversary of its NYSE listing, having first traded on the exchange on this date in 1901. The telecommunications carrier ranks as the 11th-longest continuously listed company on the NYSE. Brett Feldman, AT&T's Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations, is scheduled to discuss the milestone on NYSE's Taking Stock program later today.

Richmond, Va. – September 09, 2026 -- Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), has entered a strategic collaboration with Midwest General Insurance Agency, LLC, an Acrisure subsidiary, to expand workers compensation insurance offerings in California.

Markel Targets California Small Business Workers Comp Growth

Midwest, a full-service managing general agency (MGA) with more than 20 years of experience in California workers compensation, specializes in the small workers compensation sector and provides online quoting for agency partners. The agency has built turnkey capabilities spanning marketing, underwriting, policy issuance, claims, and loss control.

Hamburg – September 09, 2026 -- Germany recorded 33 large corporate insolvencies among companies with annual revenue above €50 million in the first half of 2026, a 10% increase over the same period last year, according to credit insurer Allianz Trade. The figure extends a record run that saw 94 large insolvencies in Germany in 2025, itself up 8% from 87 cases in 2024 and the highest total since Allianz Trade began tracking large-scale corporate failures in 2015.

Dubai – September 09, 2026 -- XTransfer, a global B2B cross-border payments platform, has secured an in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) for a retail payment services license, a step that will let the company serve UAE clients outside free zones.

CBUAE approval clears path for regulated payment expansion

Once pre-licensing conditions are met, the license will allow XTransfer to expand its regulated B2B payment services across the UAE, targeting companies engaged in international trade with compliant, secure cross-border payment solutions.

UAE anchors XTransfer's Middle East and Africa strategy

The UAE serves as a major regional hub for trade and re-export, linking Chinese commerce with Africa and other emerging markets. XTransfer's UAE presence is intended to strengthen payment flows between China, the Middle East and Africa.

Dublin – September 09, 2026 -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON) Chief Executive Officer Greg Case will address the KBW Insurance Conference in New York on Thursday, September 10, in a session scheduled to begin at 1:35 PM ET.

Aon to webcast CEO session for investors

A live webcast of Case's appearance will be available on the day of the conference through Aon's Investor Relations website at ir.aon.com. A replay will be posted to the same site shortly after the event concludes.

Washington – September 09, 2026 -- Total money market fund assets rose by $44.75 billion to $7.98 trillion for the week ended September 2, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Government funds drive the bulk of the weekly inflow

Among taxable money market funds, government funds increased by $38.80 billion, while prime funds added $4.92 billion. Tax-exempt money market funds gained $1.03 billion over the same period.

Retail assets grow to $3.11 trillion on broad-based gains

Retail money market fund assets increased by $11.10 billion to $3.11 trillion. Within this segment, government fund assets rose $7.76 billion to $1.98 trillion, prime fund assets climbed $2.78 billion to $993.16 billion, and tax-exempt fund assets added $565 million to reach $137.92 billion.

Norwalk, Conn. – September 08, 2026 -- Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) reported total crypto, cash and moonshot holdings of $15.6 billion as of August 30, 2026, with Ethereum holdings reaching 5,901,112 ETH.

Bitmine controls 4.9% of the entire ETH supply, nearing its 5% acquisition target

The company's ETH position, valued at $2,511 per token, represents 4.9% of the 120.7 million total ETH supply outstanding. Chairman Thomas "Tom" Lee said Bitmine is now 98% of the way toward what the company calls the "5% Alchemy" goal, achieved in just 15 months since launching its Ethereum treasury strategy on June 30, 2025. The firm added 53,501 ETH in the past week alone, marking 65 consecutive weeks of purchases.

New York – September 08, 2026 -- Datamaran has overhauled its brand identity, repositioning itself as an AI-driven corporate governance platform after more than 12 years focused primarily on ESG issue management. The company launched a new visual identity, brand positioning and website today to match a product base that now serves risk, legal and executive teams rather than sustainability departments alone.

Legal and risk officers now sit in nearly one-third of Datamaran's deals

Chief Revenue Officer Nick Geurds said legal and risk executives are now active participants in almost a third of ongoing transactions, alongside sustainability leads. He said these buyers require a data-driven governance process rather than a sustainability dashboard, and the rebrand allows the sales team to pitch a message aligned with that audience.