Finance, Banking & Insurance

Beijing – September 25, 2026 -- Yiren Digital Ltd. (NYSE: YRD) will release unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, before U.S. markets open on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

Management schedules earnings call for 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on September 30

Yiren Digital's leadership will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time, corresponding to 8:00 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time, on September 30, 2026. Participants must register online in advance to receive dial-in details, with a live and archived webcast also available.

Sydney – September 25, 2026 -- Nuix (ASX:NXL) has been named a Disruptor in the Risk Infrastructure category of the Chartis RiskTech100® 2027, one of only 17 firms to receive the designation.

Chartis screened over 900 companies before naming 17 Disruptors

Chartis Research analysts reviewed more than 900 risk technology companies and engaged with over 200 shortlisted vendors for the RiskTech100 2027 program. The rankings and category winners were announced on September 24 at RiskLive North America in New York, alongside publication of the full RiskTech100 2027 report.

Southlake, Texas – September 25, 2026 -- Sabre GLBL Inc., the wholly-owned subsidiary of Sabre Corporation (Nasdaq: SABR), has capped its cash tender offer at a $250 million aggregate purchase price, triggering a proration of its 10.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 at approximately 84.0%.

Tender offers expired September 25, 2026 with the $250 million ceiling exceeded

The tender offers closed at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on September 25, 2026, according to information supplied to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the tender and information agent. Because the aggregate purchase price of validly tendered 10.750% Notes due 2029 alone exceeded the $250 million cap, no 10.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 or 11.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 will be accepted for purchase.

St. Petersburg – September 25, 2026 -- ARK Investment Management LLC has launched the ARK Active Autocallable Income ETF (ARKY), targeting a 17.5% coupon by applying a volatility-harvesting strategy to its disruptive-innovation equity universe. The fund began trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, marking ARK's first entry into the income-strategy category.

ARKY diversifies risk across 25 to 50 single-stock autocallable positions

Each holding in the portfolio references a single stock from ARK's high-conviction innovation universe and carries a 50% to 60% coupon barrier. A breach in one underlying asset affects only that position, while the remaining portfolio can continue generating income, according to the company.

Washington – September 25, 2026 -- State insurance regulators leading the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) responded to a letter from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) by detailing a series of capital and oversight changes made in recent years to address insurers' shifting investment strategies, ownership structures, and risk-transfer arrangements.

Regulators impose a 45% risk-based capital charge on structured security residuals

San Francisco – September 25, 2026 -- Vouch Insurance has appointed Brandon Kaufman as Head of Claims, tasking the former EPIC claims executive with overseeing claims advocacy for the tech-focused broker's more than 6,000 clients.

Kaufman brings carrier-side and litigation experience to the role

Kaufman joins from EPIC, where he served as Vice President of Claims, advising clients on resolving complex, high-exposure claims and reducing loss ratios across risk management portfolios. He previously held in-house counsel roles at an ad tech startup and a mobility startup, building global insurance programs and managing litigation and claims. He also consulted at a global insurance brokerage on contractual insurance requirements and began his career on Capitol Hill as legal counsel on federal transportation issues. Kaufman holds a degree from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor from Syracuse University.

Indiana, Pa. – September 25, 2026 -- S&T Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of S&T Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: STBA), has won a Marketing Excellence Award from the American Bankers Association in the brand awareness category for its "S&T Bank Draft Headquarters" campaign.

Bank turned Pittsburgh's NFL Draft week into a three-day brand activation

The immersive marketing experience ran during Pittsburgh's NFL Draft week in April, combining customer engagement, strategic media partnerships and regional outreach to boost visibility for S&T's expanding footprint across Western Pennsylvania.

Draft-themed events with iHeartRadio generated a $50,000 donation

Ticket proceeds from draft-themed events hosted in partnership with iHeartRadio funded a $50,000 donation to Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors, Inc.

Paris – September 25, 2026 -- BNP Paribas has signed a five-year partnership with Google Cloud to expand its access to AI-optimized infrastructure, Gemini models and Gemini Enterprise, the companies announced.

BNP Paribas will integrate Gemini models into its internal AI assistant used by 65,000 employees

The bank's Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) division plans to fold Gemini models into LLM@CIB, its generative AI assistant, and deploy agentic AI across sales, trading, research and structuring workflows, including the preparation of corporate credit memos.

Gemini already powers customer support for 200 advisers at Nickel

Google Cloud and Gemini technologies are already live at Nickel, BNP Paribas' payment account business within its Commercial, Personal Banking & Services division, where Gemini underpins Nickel Assist, a tool helping 200 customer advisers resolve client requests based on operating procedures.

Atlanta – September 25, 2026 -- LexisNexis Risk Solutions and IMS have integrated the LexisNexis Drive Metrics scoring model into IMS's EdgeSDK, enabling U.S. auto insurers to cut usage-based insurance (UBI) operational costs by up to 50% to 80% through on-device processing that eliminates cloud storage fees.

On-device computing eliminates cloud costs for insurers

The integration moves driving behavior data processing directly onto consumers' smartphones rather than through cloud infrastructure, addressing a cost barrier that has historically limited UBI program growth. LexisNexis states the approach can generate savings of 50% or more by removing cloud processing and storage fees tied to traditional telematics programs.

Los Angeles – September 25, 2026 -- A fraud alert from a Lear Capital employee led Antioch, California police to dismantle a multi-state identity theft operation with combined victim losses of nearly $30,000, the Antioch Police Department said.

Employee tip triggers police investigation into suspicious transactions

On September 25, 2026, a Lear Capital employee flagged account activity believed to be fraudulent and alerted the Antioch Police Department. Detective Ryan Duff traced the transactions to victims in multiple states.