Financial Services

Coinbase Taps ION's XTP to Clear Kalshi Event Contracts

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.

Health In Tech Named to Newsweek's Top 100 Mid-Market Companies 2026

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.

BridgePort Hires Osaic M&A Veteran Decker as SVP of Business Development

Phoenix – September 12, 2026 -- BridgePort Financial Solutions has named Tina Decker, a former Osaic executive who negotiated more than 400 M&A deals representing over $10 billion in acquired and retained assets, as its new Senior Vice President of Business Development.

Decker will lead BridgePort's full M&A lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding

Reporting to Managing Director Clara Sierra, Decker will identify, evaluate, and execute acquisition and partnership opportunities aimed at expanding BridgePort's national footprint. Her mandate spans financial modeling, due diligence, negotiation, and post-deal integration for advisors and clients joining the platform.

ADGM AUM Jumps 54% as Abu Dhabi Cements Global Finance Hub Status

Abu Dhabi – September 12, 2026 -- Assets under management at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) surged 54% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, while the financial center's workforce grew to 49,027 professionals and active licenses climbed to nearly 14,000.

ADGM's fund management ecosystem expands sharply in H1 2026

The number of fund and asset managers based at ADGM reached 190, up 23% from 154 in H1 2025, with 11 new managers added in the second quarter alone -- the largest quarterly increase on record. Funds managed from ADGM rose 32% to 276, from 209 a year earlier. Asset managers that established operations at ADGM in H1 2026 collectively administer global assets exceeding $2.1 trillion.

KENDRIS Secures OEC License to Expand Luxembourg Fiduciary Services

Zug – September 9, 2026 -- KENDRIS Group has obtained authorization from Luxembourg's Ordre des Experts-Comptables (OEC), allowing its local subsidiary KENDRIS Luxembourg Sàrl to offer a broader range of regulated services including domiciliation, accounting and tax.

KENDRIS Luxembourg gains regulatory clearance to expand beyond economic advisory work

KENDRIS Luxembourg Sàrl has operated in the Grand Duchy since 2024 as an economic advisor. The new OEC license removes prior restrictions, enabling the Zug-based fiduciary group to compete directly for local domiciliation, bookkeeping and tax mandates previously outside its scope.

KENDRIS Secures OEC License to Expand Regulated Services in Luxembourg

Zug, Switzerland – September 12, 2026 -- KENDRIS, the Swiss-based advisory and fiduciary group, has secured a license from Luxembourg's Ordre des Experts-Comptables (OEC), allowing its local subsidiary to offer an expanded suite of regulated services including domiciliation, accounting and tax.

KENDRIS Luxembourg Sàrl gains regulatory clearance to broaden its service scope

The OEC license permits KENDRIS Luxembourg Sàrl, active in the Grand Duchy since 2024, to move beyond its initial role as a business advisor into a wider range of regulated corporate services. The group operates internationally from its Zug headquarters, employing more than 200 staff across financial centers.

Broadridge Launches DLX, an Operating System for Tokenized Finance

New York – September 12, 2026 -- Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR) has launched DLX, an end-to-end tokenization and digital asset infrastructure platform designed to let financial institutions operate across tokenized and traditional markets through a single connected layer.

DLX links to the DTCC Tokenization Service via Canton at launch

The platform launches with connectivity to the DTCC Tokenization Service through the Canton network, with additional network integrations to be announced. DLX covers issuance, trading, settlement, servicing, custody, governance and distribution for asset classes including bonds, equities, funds, private markets and money market instruments within one operating framework.

TerraPay's Xend Links African Wallets to Alipay+'s 150M Merchants

Dubai, UAE – September 12, 2026 -- TerraPay has partnered with Ant International's Alipay+ to let digital wallet users pay directly at more than 150 million merchants worldwide via QR code, starting with 15 African wallets connected to its Xend interoperability network.

Fifteen African wallets gain instant access to Alipay+'s global merchant base

In the initial rollout, wallet providers linked to Xend, TerraPay's wallet interoperability network, will allow their users to scan QR codes and pay at Alipay+ merchants across the network's footprint, spanning 220 destination markets and more than 10 national payment systems. The deal extends TerraPay's cross-border payment reach beyond account-to-account transfers into in-store, point-of-sale acceptance.

ZeroRisk Raises $10M Series A to Scale Merchant Cyber Risk Platform

Dublin – September 12, 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.

Garg Group Extends Better Home & Finance Board Ouster Deadline to Sept. 18

NEW YORK – September 12, 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 18, 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.