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Student Freedom Initiative Enlists Live Nation Urban to Accelerate Its Mission to Dismantle the Student Loan Debt Crisis for Students Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a groundbreaking alliance that unites the power of music, the promise of education, and the pulse of Black culture, Student Freedom Initiative is proud to announce a bold new partnership with Live Nation Urban aimed at addressing one of the most urgent challenges facing Black America: the student loan debt crisis. The movement ignites in the City of Atlanta under the leadership of Mayor Andre Dickens. In the Spring of 2026, Atlanta will serve as the host of HBCU AWA
New X9 Report Supplies Guidance on Migrating to Post-Quantum Cryptography Safely and Cost-Effectively
ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #PQC--X9 has published guidelines for financial executives on migrating to post-quantum cryptographic solutions, in a new report that's free to download.
Rithm Capital Announces Forward Flow Agreement with Upgrade, Inc. to Acquire $1 Billion in Home Improvement Loans
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE: RITM, “Rithm” or the “Company”), a global, multi-dimensional asset manager with deep experience investing in real estate and credit, today announced it has closed a one-year forward flow agreement to acquire $1 billion in home improvement loans originated and serviced by Upgrade, Inc. (“Upgrade”), a fintech company that offers affordable and responsible credit and mobile banking to mainstream consumers. This acquisition enables Rithm to unde
Nicholas Wealth Announces Distribution Rate on $BLOX
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BLOX #Crypto--Nicholas Wealth Announces Distribution Rate on $BLOX
MSCI Advances Private Markets Strategy With New Solutions Built for General Partners
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) has launched two new data and analytics solutions, Private Asset and Deal Metrics and Real Capital Analytics (RCA) Funds, designed to provide General Partners (GPs) with deeper insights and enhanced investor engagement capabilities, enabling them to develop more effective strategies for capital formation and deployment across private asset and commercial real estate markets. Private Asset and Deal Metrics is built on private company and deal-lev
Deciens Capital Closes $93.33M Fund III to Back Next-Generation Financial Services
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deciens Capital, a venture capital firm focused on financial services innovation, announced the successful close of Fund III with $93.33 million in limited partner commitments, bringing total assets under management to $290 million. The fund reflects continued support for Deciens’ disciplined, high-conviction strategy. Both Funds I and II are top-quartile performers by TVPI, with Fund I ranking in the top decile for its vintage (based on Carta benchmarks). "I
2025 Report Reveals Average B2B Content Volume Triples: Budgets Barely Budge
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--10Fold, a leading B2B tech communications and content agency, today announced the findings of its 2025 B2B content marketing report, AI-First, Buyer-Ready: the New Era of B2B Content Marketing report, revealing a widening gap between content expectations and marketing resources. 10Fold commissioned Sapio Research to gather opinions from 400 senior marketing executives across North America and Europe. 91% of marketers say they’re increasing content output this yea
Bowman Financial Solutions Joins Osaic’s Advisor Network
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #TeamOsaic--Osaic, Inc. (“Osaic”), one of the nation’s largest providers of wealth management strategies, today announced Bowman Financial Solutions has joined its growing advisor network. Led by Chief Executive Officer Brent Bowman, a 20-year industry veteran, the North Carolina-based firm joins Osaic from LPL Financial, bringing $73 million in assets under administration (AUA) to the platform. The Bowman Financial Solutions team includes Operations Manager Jared Bowman
Searchlight Cyber Releases AI Agent-Generated Threat Actor Summaries
PORTSMOUTH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--Searchlight Cyber has released a new AI capability that summarizes the activity of a threat actor in its dark web investigation platform, Cerberus. The Searchlight AI Agent uses the Cerberus’ dark web data lake to provide a quick overview of a threat actor - including their activity, conversation history, aliases, and associations - helping law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals to quickly identify profiles of interest and areas of investigation to
Hazeltree Acquires Siman Systems, Expanding Its Treasury Management Platform to Include Enhanced Margin Replication
NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hazeltree, the leading provider of integrated treasury and liquidity management and optimisation solutions for the alternative asset management market, announced today that it has acquired Siman Systems, an award-winning provider of enhanced margin replication and financing analytics technology. The acquisition significantly expands Hazeltree’s platform to deliver a complete Treasury Management solution for asset managers. Siman Systems’ technology integrates
Annual spending on specialty drugs continues to increase but at a slower pace than prior years, driven in part by biosimilar adoption.
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pharmaceutical Strategies Group (“PSG”), an EPIC company, released the Artemetrx State of Specialty Spend and Trend report. This annual report provides a comprehensive analysis based on real world data of utilization of specialty medications across both pharmacy and medical benefits. This year’s report revealed per member per year specialty drug cost increased from $1,333 in 2023 to $1,641 in 2024. However, specialty drug trend decreased to 9.6% in 2024 on a gross cost
Nearly Half of Gen Z Doesn’t Know What Affects Their Credit Score, According to New USAA Report
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly half of Gen Zers (45%) lack a good understanding of the factors that affect their credit score, with roughly 1 in 5 (18%) having never checked their credit score at all, according to a new USAA report, Gen Z and the Path to a Perfect Credit Score. The report highlights a gap among Gen Zers around attitudes toward credit scores and credit health, showing a generation that’s motivated yet underinformed. Some are taking proactive steps toward building strong cr
Iralogix Launches First-of-Its-Kind Digital Platform to Expand Retirement Access for Small and Mid-Size Employers
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IRALOGIX, the retirement industry’s leading fintech provider, today announced the launch of its Workplace Retirement Plan Portal – a fully digital, white-labeled platform that modernizes employer-sponsored IRAs through automation, real-time self-service and seamless data handling. This release marks a significant step forward in IRALOGIX’s mission to bring scalable, affordable retirement solutions to businesses of all sizes-including the millions of small businesses
White Oak Commercial Finance Deploys a Combined $35 Million in Two New Financings
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--White Oak Commercial Finance (“WOCF”), an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors (“White Oak”), announced the closing and funding of two new lower middle-market transactions, with a combined total of $35 million of committed capital to fund a leading transportation & logistics company and full-service global marketing agency. WOCF closed a $20 million factoring facility for a fast-growing transportation company and its subsidiaries, which provides high-performance
Uniqus Consultech Launches AI UniVerse
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AIConsulting--Uniqus Consultech, a tech-enabled global platform that offers consulting solutions in the accounting & reporting, finance operations, governance, risk, ESG, and technology domains, announces the launch of its AI consulting practice – AI UniVerse. AI UniVerse is a purpose-built, holistic ecosystem that combines Uniqus’ deep functional knowledge in finance, risk, and sustainability with technical expertise in AI. Organizations across the globe are eager to h
With Patent Expansion, Authvia Positions itself as the Infrastructure Layer for Text-to-Pay
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With Patent Expansion, Authvia Positions Itself as the Infrastructure Layer for Text-To-Pay
Butterfly Closes $527 Million Continuation Fund to Accelerate Growth for QDOBA
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Butterfly, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specializing in the food and beverage sector, today announced the closing of a $527 million single-asset continuation fund to extend its partnership and accelerate the growth trajectory of QDOBA Restaurant Corporation (“QDOBA” or the “Company”), the No. 1 Mexican fast-casual franchisor in North America with over 800 locations and approaching $1.3 billion in systemwide sales. Apollo’s Sponsor and Secondary Solutions
SS&C Technologies Unifies Wealth Offerings Under SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions
WINDSOR, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SS&C Technologies Unifies Wealth Offerings Under SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions
Prosperity Partners Completes Acquisition of Pipaya
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prosperity Partners (“Prosperity”), a Chicago-headquartered tax and accounting business backed by Unity Partners LP (“Unity Partners”), today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Vienna, Virgina-based transaction services firm Pipaya. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Led by Adam Strach, who founded the firm in 2009, Pipaya is a transaction advisory firm with expertise in the aerospace, defense and government services industries that fo
Meet ‘aji’: Reveal Names Its GenAI Review Engine & Unlocks Full, No-Cost Access for All Legal Teams Through 2025
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reveal, the global provider of the two leading eDiscovery and investigations platforms, both driven by the industry’s most powerful AI engine, today announced the name and upcoming launch of its breakthrough GenAI review technology: aji. Purpose-built to enhance legal workflows with attorney-driven logic, defensibility, and transparent AI, aji will officially launch in late September 2025. To promote broad adoption and exploration of next-generation legal GenAI, Reveal