Regulatory Compliance

Toronto – September 18, 2026 -- Thomson Reuters has become the only provider named a Leader across four IDC MarketScape categories covering value-added tax, sales and use tax, global trade, and e-invoicing compliance.

ONESOURCE Pagero earns Leader status in worldwide e-invoicing assessment

IDC positioned the company's e-invoicing and continuous transaction control (CTC) solution as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Compliant e-Invoicing 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc #EUR154882626, September 2026). The platform now covers compliance across more than 90 jurisdictions, serving over 65,000 active e-invoicing customers and a business network reaching approximately 14 million companies globally.

Washington, D.C. – September 18, 2026 -- The fourth annual CBC Summit USA will convene 200 executives, regulators and legislators on Sept. 17, 2026, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to address crypto banking, compliance and stablecoin infrastructure.

Wyoming Stable Token Commission and Congressman Kevin Kiley headline keynote sessions

The one-day program brings together traditional financial institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, fintechs, government agencies, law firms and compliance organizations. Panel discussions will incorporate audience questions alongside keynote appearances from the Wyoming Stable Token Commission and Congressman Kevin Kiley.

San Francisco – September 18, 2026 -- Deloitte has expanded its alliance with Salesforce to launch FastForward for Life Sciences, a preconfigured CRM accelerator that cuts implementation timelines to four to six months, twice as fast as traditional customized transformations.

Deloitte preconfigures 70-90% of the platform for mid-size life sciences firms

The offering combines Deloitte services, accelerators and a pre-configured Converge by Deloitte solution to deliver enterprise-grade CRM capability without the multi-year buildout typical of front-office transformations. It targets field engagement, health care professional engagement, territory management, sampling, medical science liaison workflows, compliance controls and customer data analytics.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 18, 2026 -- The global pipette calibration services market is projected to more than double to USD 834.8 million by 2031 from USD 383.2 million in 2026, a 16.9% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets.

North America controls half of global demand as regulatory pressure mounts

North America held a 50.6% share of the pipette calibration services market in 2025, underpinned by dense pharmaceutical and biotechnology infrastructure, federal biomedical research funding, and strict laboratory equipment qualification requirements. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eppendorf, and Sartorius operate significant service footprints across the region, supporting clinical labs, academic institutions, and drug manufacturers requiring traceable measurement accuracy.

San Ramon, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- SnippetSentry has entered a partnership with Knox Systems to pursue Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Authorization, targeting federal agencies that need compliant capture of mobile messaging communications.

Federal agencies must archive mobile messages but lack purpose-built tools

Government agencies are legally required to preserve mobile communications for records retention, audits, investigations, litigation, and eDiscovery. Most existing compliance tools were designed for email and have not adapted to how federal employees now communicate via mobile apps.

Alameda – September 18, 2026 -- Alveo Technologies has signed a distribution agreement with Alliance Global (AGBL) to deploy its on-farm avian influenza diagnostic across Africa, Central Asia and select Eastern Mediterranean countries, as global bird flu outbreaks have infected at least 633 million domestic birds worldwide, including more than 208 million in the U.S. alone.

Alveo Sense Poultry gains distribution rights across three continents

Under the deal, AGBL secures rights to distribute Alveo's palm-sized molecular diagnostic platform to farmers, integrators and public health officials throughout Africa, Central Asia and portions of the Eastern Mediterranean region. AGBL operates as a biomedical distribution group with offices in more than 17 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Arlington, Va. – September 18, 2026 -- The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) has released ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2026, the updated American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection, approved by the American National Standards Institute.

Head injuries caused nearly 700 worker fatalities in the last year, ISEA says

"This isn't a routine update — it's the roadmap for an industry transformation," said Cam Mackey, President & CEO of ISEA. He noted major employers are now mandating enhanced protection, prompting the need for a new technical framework. ANSI/ISEA Z89.1 is referenced in OSHA regulations and remains the primary benchmark for industrial head protection in the United States.

United States – September 18, 2026 -- Nearly 27% of taxi and rideshare vehicles across 16 major U.S. cities are operating with at least one open, unfixed safety recall, according to a CARFAX analysis of almost 438,000 vehicle identification numbers (VINs).

National average masks sharp city-by-city gaps

While the study found a roughly 20% national average of unrepaired recalls among the fleet vehicles reviewed, performance varied widely by market. Los Angeles recorded an 11% open-recall rate and Boston posted just 9%, both well below the broader industry figure of 27% identified across the full 16-city sample.

Washington – September 17, 2026 -- The Center for Green Market Activation (GMA), RMI, and 3Degrees have launched the Green Ammonia Buyers Alliance (GABA), a collective procurement initiative targeting emissions from fertilizer manufacturing, one of the largest contributors to the sector's estimated 1.2 gigatons of annual CO2e output.

GABA will pool demand from food and beverage companies to purchase Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs) directly from verified green ammonia producers through a book-and-claim system, aiming to give project developers the revenue certainty needed to move green ammonia facilities from announcement to construction.

Riyadh – September 17, 2026 -- TransPerfect Legal has launched an expanded in-country legal technology offering in Saudi Arabia, combining Relativity Server, Reef Discovery, and Brainspace for the first time within the Kingdom's borders.

Riyadh hosting keeps legal data within Saudi jurisdiction

The new hub allows legal and regulatory teams to process, analyze, and review data without it leaving Saudi Arabia, addressing sovereign data infrastructure requirements tied to the country's digital transformation push.

Riyadh office opened in November 2025 to serve local eDiscovery demand

TransPerfect's Riyadh office, opened in November 2025, supports internal investigations, litigation, arbitration, regulatory inquiries, and compliance initiatives across the Kingdom. The combined Relativity, Reef Discovery, and Brainspace deployment marks the first time these tools have been offered together in-country.