Financial Services

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – – September 09, 2026 -- KuCoin has launched KCUSD, a new Earn product offering daily yields backed by real-world assets, aiming to convert idle stablecoin balances into productive capital for retail, high-net-worth and institutional users.

KCUSD offers a dynamic base APR of up to 4%, with promotional rates reaching 6%

Users can subscribe with as little as 1 USDT, USDC or USDG, with no subscription fee and same-asset redemption options. Returns are credited daily and automatically compound into users' KCUSD balances without manual reinvestment. Eligible users depositing qualifying new funds during the initial launch period can access a promotional APR of up to 6%.

Hong Kong – September 09, 2026 -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China (HKEX: 2318; SSE: 601318) has been upgraded to an A+ rating in the 2026 Hang Seng Sustainability Rating, marking its third consecutive annual improvement and placing the insurer among the top 10% of financial companies assessed.

Hong Kong – September 09, 2026 -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (HKEX: 2318; SSE: 601318) has been upgraded from A to A+ in the 2026 Hang Seng Sustainability Rating, marking the third consecutive annual improvement for the insurer. The upgrade places Ping An's A-shares in the top 10% of both the broader A-share universe and financial-sector peers, while its H-shares rank in the top 20% of Hong Kong-listed companies and top 10% of financials.

New York – September 09, 2026 -- Rho now lets Rho Invoicing customers accept credit card, debit card, and Google Pay payments directly on invoices, adding to existing ACH and wire options within the same banking account.

Card payments carry a 2.9% plus $0.30 processing fee paid by the invoicing business

The fee is deducted from the payment before funds deposit into the business's account, while inbound ACH and wire transfers remain free. Payers are not shown a surcharge at checkout. Card payments apply only to USD-denominated invoices and are capped at a default daily limit of $10,000 across a business's invoices, with higher limits available on request.

Beijing – September 09, 2026 -- Cheche Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CCG) reported a 34.4% year-over-year decline in net revenues to RMB885.0 million (US$130.4 million) for the first half of 2026, as the Chinese auto insurance technology platform deliberately exits lower-margin business lines to focus on new energy vehicle (NEV) insurance and AI-driven services.

Net loss widens 72.3% despite margin gains

Net loss increased to RMB44.1 million (US$6.5 million) from RMB25.6 million in the prior-year period, driven largely by a RMB35.1 million (US$5.2 million) specific allowance for credit losses on long-aged, high-risk receivables. Adjusted net loss rose 257.7% to RMB37.7 million (US$5.6 million). Gross margin nonetheless expanded to 6.5% from 4.9%, as NEV premiums climbed to 31.0% of total written premiums from 22.5% a year earlier.

Stansted, England – September 09, 2026 -- Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will expand to roughly 2.9 million UK sole traders and landlords by April 2028 as HMRC lowers the qualifying-income threshold in stages, according to an analysis by Your Ecommerce Accountant based on HMRC's 2023-24 business-population data.

864,000 taxpayers entered the first mandatory phase in April 2026

HMRC data shows 864,000 individuals with qualifying self-employment or property income above £50,000 became subject to mandatory MTD for Income Tax from 6 April 2026. This group is now operating within its first mandatory tax year, having previously prepared for the rules rather than complied with them.

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 08, 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 08, 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 08, 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.