By Market & Region

Hyderabad – – September 11, 2026 -- The global certificate authority market is projected to grow from $232.31 million in 2026 to $397.14 million by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 11.32%, according to a new report from Mordor Intelligence.

Shorter certificate lifecycles force enterprises toward automated renewal platforms

Reduced certificate validity periods are increasing the frequency of issuance, renewal, replacement and revocation, making manual oversight impractical for large organizations. Enterprises are adopting automated certificate lifecycle platforms integrated with DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines to monitor inventories and distribute certificates across cloud, application, API and microservice environments.

Hong Kong – – September 11, 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 11, 2026 -- Ankura Consulting Group, LLC has appointed Joanne Taylor as Chief Operating Officer, tasking her with running the firm's global day-to-day operations and building the infrastructure needed to scale efficiently.

Taylor brings 25 years of transformation experience to the role

Taylor has more than 25 years advising boards, private equity sponsors, and executive teams, with expertise in business transformation, operating-model design, and operational excellence. Before joining Ankura, she held senior leadership and general management roles across global consulting, technology, and services organizations, leading enterprise-wide transformations and large-scale operational turnarounds.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 11, 2026 -- The global medical supplies market is projected to grow from $194.76 billion in 2026 to $248.03 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 7.39%, according to new research from MarketsandMarkets.

Asia Pacific outpaces global growth rate as diagnostic demand accelerates

Asia Pacific is set to register the fastest regional CAGR at 10.2% through 2031, outstripping the global average as healthcare infrastructure expands across the region. By product type, infusion and injectable supplies will grow fastest at a 9.0% CAGR, while diagnostic supplies held the largest share in 2025 and are expected to post the quickest growth of any category over the forecast period, driven by rising chronic and infectious disease burdens and expanding preventive screening programs.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Zaiger Linden Roberti & Pepe LLC (ZLRP) has hired Hon. Robert E. Gerber, a retired United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York, as Of Counsel, the commercial litigation boutique announced.

Gerber presided over bankruptcy cases with a combined price tag exceeding $1 trillion

Appointed to the bankruptcy bench in 2000 and reappointed in 2014, Judge Gerber handled ten cases involving more than $1 billion in debt each, alongside numerous others exceeding $100 million. His docket included Global Crossing, Adelphia, Ames Department Stores, PSINet, BearingPoint, Lyondell Chemical, and General Motors. He issued roughly 200 published opinions on complex bankruptcy and corporate governance issues before serving on recall status starting in 2015.

Ann Arbor, Michigan – September 11, 2026 -- Coherix has launched GlassMaster Tracker, a 3D AI-based inspection system that has eliminated up to five hours of weekly assembly line downtime for several automotive customers, generating estimated savings of $22,500 per week.

System tracks parts in real time during adhesive dispensing, not after

Unlike conventional inspection tools that only flag defects post-dispensing, GlassMaster Tracker continuously monitors windshield and battery-cover parts as adhesive is applied, automatically adjusting the robot's dispensing path in real time to compensate for part-to-part variation in glass shape and battery-cover geometry.

Chicago – September 11, 2026 -- High-control last-mile delivery operators in the U.S. hit 95% on-time performance, while speed-first competitors report a 24% median cost inflation, according to new research from FarEye.

Speed-first operators pay a steep cost penalty despite equal investment levels

The 'Eye on the Last Mile America 2026' report, based on over 500 U.S. delivery operators and more than 3,000 data points, found that companies prioritizing the fastest possible delivery achieve only 76% on-time performance. Low-control operators lag further behind at 65.5% on-time performance, even though they invest at the same median level as high-control peers.

Las Vegas – – September 11, 2026 -- The sarcoidosis treatment market across the seven major markets is projected to expand steadily through 2036, driven by a pipeline of seven late- and mid-stage drug candidates targeting a disease that affects an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 patients annually in the United States alone, according to a new market report from DelveInsight.

Pembroke, Bermuda – September 11, 2026 -- Al Shams Investments Limited, the largest shareholder of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: BHR), said it will nominate a full slate of five independent directors sufficient to take control of the hotel REIT's board.

Braemar set a September 14 nomination deadline days after announcing its annual meeting

Braemar disclosed the date of its 2026 Annual Meeting on September 4, attaching a shareholder director-nomination deadline of September 14 and making the announcement immediately ahead of a long holiday weekend. Al Shams called the compressed window part of a pattern of governance practices it has criticized in prior letters to shareholders.

Dallas – September 11, 2026 -- Elevated Solutions Team (EST) is expanding its commercial mechanical project-delivery platform across Dallas-Fort Worth and selected Texas markets, targeting facilities that require coordinated shutdowns, procurement and mechanical-system turnover during active operations.

Hollywood, Fla. – September 11, 2026 -- Memorial Healthcare System reported $3.8 billion in operating revenue for fiscal year 2026, a 7.7% increase over the prior year, as the South Florida public health system posted its strongest financial results to date.

Operating income surges more than 60% to $220.7 million

Excess of revenues over expenses reached a record $487.6 million, up 20.3% year-over-year. Memorial's net position grew by more than $503 million, closing the fiscal year at $4.1 billion.

Hospital outpatient visits climb 5.7% amid rising patient acuity

Patients increasingly sought advanced specialty care through Memorial's cancer, cardiac, neuroscience and pediatric programs, pushing acuity levels higher across the system.

Shanghai – September 11, 2026 -- Natural Field has expanded its NF TriSolve® nutraceutical solution platform into the sleep wellness category, launching NF TriSolve® SleepRestore Complex after preclinical testing showed a 39% improvement in sleep performance versus a model control group.

Natural Field expands NF TriSolve platform into sleep wellness category

The Shanghai-based nutraceutical ingredient solutions provider built the new formulation by integrating multiple functional components into a single coordinated concept aimed at global nutrition and supplement brands developing differentiated sleep products. The launch follows Natural Field's earlier work on healthy aging and joint wellness solutions under the same branded platform.

Raleigh – September 11, 2026 -- The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) has awarded $1 million in Build Ready Sites grants to Harnett County and Greensboro, splitting the funding evenly at $500,000 each to prepare rail-served industrial properties for future manufacturers. NCRR simultaneously opened its next competitive grant round, with applications accepted through October 2, 2026.

Bengaluru – September 11, 2026 -- Whatfix has appointed co-founder Vara Kumar as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, following the sudden death of co-founder and CEO Khadim Batti on September 1, 2026.

Vara Kumar succeeds Batti after twelve years as the company's product and research architect

Kumar co-founded Whatfix with Batti in 2014 and has since led the company's product and research strategy, steering its growth from a startup into a digital adoption platform serving Fortune 500 clients. He now takes over as CEO to guide the company's next growth phase.

Whatfix confirms operational continuity across global regions and customer base

The company said it continues to operate without disruption across all regions, supporting its global customer base, technology partner ecosystem, and workforce under the unified leadership of Kumar and the existing executive team, backed by the board.

Berlin – September 11, 2026 -- BOE Technology opened its first overseas Innovation Partner Conference (IPC) in Berlin on September 7, 2026, running alongside the IFA 2026 electronics show, with more than 200 global display and IoT partners invited to attend.

BOE stages its first international IPC forum to court European and global partners

The event, themed around innovation, globalization and collaboration, marked the first time BOE has hosted its Innovation Partner Conference outside China. The company built a technology showcase around a concept it calls "LIGHT" -- an acronym covering low power consumption, innovative technology, global service, high performance and superior quality -- to demonstrate scenario-based solutions tailored to the European market.

Los Angeles – September 11, 2026 -- PlayVS, North America's scholastic esports competition platform, will operate alongside 25 state and regional partners for the 2026–27 school year, marking eight years of collaboration in school-based esports.

PlayVS renews agreements with nine state athletic associations ahead of new season

The company confirmed renewed agreements with the Arkansas Activities Association, Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Hawaii High School Athletic Association, Kentucky High School Athletic Association, Maine Principals' Association, Massachusetts School Administrators' Association, Oregon School Activities Association, South Carolina Scholastic Esports, and Virginia High School League. Several of these relationships date back to PlayVS's earliest seasons, according to the company.

Houston – September 11, 2026 -- Memorial Hermann Health System has cut patient follow-up messages about test results by 32% after deploying Art, an AI-powered documentation assistant built into its Epic electronic health record system.

Clinicians save nine seconds per result comment using AI-drafted notes

Art generates an initial draft patient note in plain language as clinicians review lab and imaging results in Epic's In Basket, replacing complex medical terminology with patient-friendly explanations. Clinicians then review, edit and personalize each draft before sending it to patients. Care teams at Memorial Hermann have used the tool to write more than 55,000 patient messages since adoption began, with clinicians saving an average of nine seconds per result comment when starting from Art's draft.

Singapore – September 11, 2026 -- Parseur, an AI-powered document processing platform serving more than 10,000 businesses globally, has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance following an independent audit by Constellation GRC, verified through Oneleet.

Audit confirms controls meet AICPA Trust Services Criteria after six-month review

The certification process took approximately six months and verified that Parseur's systems and controls consistently meet the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Trust Services Criteria for security, availability, and confidentiality. The report gives enterprise customers processing invoices, contracts, and financial records independently verified assurance over how their data is handled.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 11, 2026 -- The global active wound care market will expand from $3.19 billion in 2026 to $4.50 billion by 2031, a 7.1% compound annual growth rate, according to a new MarketsandMarkets report.

Biological skin substitutes command 56.8% of 2025 product-type revenue

Biological skin substitutes, derived from human donor tissue and animal sources, held the largest share of the market by product type in 2025 at 56.8%, driven by expanding clinical evidence for tissue regeneration and use in diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, pressure injuries, and burns.

Berlin – September 11, 2026 -- BOE Technology Group opened its first international Innovation Partner Conference (IPC) outside China on September 7, 2026, in Berlin, drawing more than 200 partners to coincide with IFA 2026 under the theme "Innovation, Globalization, Collaboration."

BOE Stages First Overseas IPC Forum Alongside IFA Berlin

The BOE IPC Europe 2026 marked the first time the company's global ecosystem event for display and IoT partners was held abroad. The gathering brought together partners from across Europe and beyond to discuss display-industry trends and collaboration opportunities.