Finance, Banking & Insurance

Boca Raton – – September 25, 2026 -- PropAccount.com, the prop firm technology provider powered by FPFX Tech, has launched Marketing Hub, a new module inside its PropGenie suite that automates campaign creative, copywriting, and social deployment for prop firm operators. The tool eliminates the need for in-house design or content teams during the critical launch window, according to the company.

Marketing Hub extends PropGenie's automation from branding to ongoing campaign execution

The module joins PropGenie's existing Branding Studio, Web Builder, and Dashboard Builder tools. It generates branded graphics and ad creative, writes campaign and channel copy, and connects directly to an operator's website and trader dashboard so offers surface as on-site pop-ups and calls to action. A built-in social calendar allows operators to plan, create, and schedule posts across every channel from a single interface.

New York – September 25, 2026 -- Paxos Labs has launched PAXGy, a gold-backed token that accrues value in gold terms by routing reserves into the multi-billion dollar institutional gold leasing market that has set bullion lending rates for four decades.

PAXGy deploys PAXG reserves into a market previously closed to retail holders

Holders deposit PAXG or swap accepted stablecoins for PAXGy, which is redeemable for PAXG at any time. The underlying gold is deployed to a network of vetted institutional borrowers -- refiners, jewelry manufacturers, miners and bullion banks -- through the same leasing market that has priced bullion lease rates for decades. As reserves are deployed, value accrues to the PAXGy exchange rate, meaning each token becomes worth more PAXG over time and holders can exit with more notional ounces than their principal.

New York – September 25, 2026 -- Baseline, a loan origination and servicing platform built for private real estate lenders, has integrated Xactus verification solutions directly into its workflow, allowing clients to order, track, and receive credit and flood reports without leaving the platform.

Integration eliminates manual data re-entry across separate verification systems

Private lenders previously had to log into a separate system, re-enter borrower data, and manually pull results back into the loan file to complete verification. Baseline says the new integration removes that step, embedding Xactus verification data directly into its dashboard.

Las Vegas – September 25, 2026 -- Duck Creek Technologies will showcase its new agentic underwriting-to-core platform at ITC Vegas 2026, built on its July acquisition of underwriting orchestration provider Send. The company positions the combined system as the industry's first solution to unite core insurance operations and intelligent underwriting workflows across the full policy lifecycle.

Duck Creek arrives at the conference after being recognized by industry analysts as the most visionary provider of core insurance systems currently on the market.

Austin, Texas – September 25, 2026 -- Oracle has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Trade Finance Systems 2026 Vendor Assessment, a report that evaluated 12 vendors serving corporate banks. The recognition cites Oracle Banking Trade and Supply Chain Finance for running five documented AI agents in live production across letter-of-credit workability, guarantee validation, corporate advisory, supply chain finance program creation, and management functions.

Washington – September 25, 2026 -- The Block and The Hill will launch Capitol Crypto Forum, a new event series pairing Washington policy access with digital asset industry expertise, debuting November 19 in Washington, D.C.

Debut event follows midterm elections to catch new Congress

The inaugural gathering, Capitol Crypto Forum: First Look, is an invitation-only, half-day event scheduled shortly after the 2026 midterm elections, timed to reach lawmakers as a new Congress takes shape.

Event to convene regulators and industry executives on market structure, stablecoins

The forum will bring together lawmakers, regulators, policymakers and senior executives from digital asset and financial services firms for keynote conversations, roundtables and smaller discussions. Topics will include digital asset market structure, stablecoins, tokenization, financial innovation and blockchain's role in the financial system.

Miami – – September 25, 2026 -- Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIAX) announced that its futures commission merchant, Dorman Trading, has become a clearing member of The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization.

MIAX injects $40 million into its FCM, lifting adjusted net capital to $68 million

The capital increase, effective as of September 25, 2026, raises Dorman Trading's adjusted net capital to approximately $68 million. MIAX said the additional funding is intended to accelerate the FCM's growth strategy and expand its capacity to serve a broader client base.

Beachwood, Ohio – September 24, 2026 -- OneSeven has launched AdvisorGrowth IQ, an AI-powered marketing and prospecting engine built to help financial advisors and independent RIAs generate qualified client meetings without expanding internal marketing staff.

Platform combines brand strategy with AI-driven prospect targeting

AdvisorGrowth IQ integrates financial advisor marketing strategy, brand positioning, thought leadership, audience targeting, prospect intelligence, personalized outreach, automated follow-up and appointment generation into a single connected system. The tool addresses a gap OneSeven identified among advisors who excel at client service but lack the time, technology and data infrastructure to grow their practices organically.

Providenciales – – September 24, 2026 -- KuCoin has upgraded its Wallet Management Services from CCSS v8.1 Level 2 to CCSS v8.1 Level 3, the highest tier of the Cryptocurrency Security Standard, the exchange announced.

KuCoin secures full-system certification under the CCSS v8.1 framework

The Level 3 rating, assessed under the same v8.1 standard as the prior certification, verifies stronger controls across the full cryptographic key lifecycle, from generation and storage to access, backup and recovery.

New controls target key-compromise response and personnel access

Compared with Level 2, the Level 3 certification requires greater separation of responsibilities, stricter access and personnel controls, regular testing of key-compromise response procedures, broader independent assurance, and continual backup of operational logs. KuCoin said the measures reduce single points of failure and improve traceability and resilience.

Amman and Abu Dhabi – September 24, 2026 -- Bank al Etihad, one of Jordan's largest banks, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Abu Dhabi-based Ethmar International Holding (EIH) and other UAE investors to establish a new bank in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), marking the Jordanian lender's first entry into the United Arab Emirates.

New ADGM entity to operate under a Category 1 banking license

The proposed bank will hold a Category 1 banking license within ADGM and fall under the supervision of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), while also complying with regulatory requirements in both the UAE and Jordan. The launch remains subject to obtaining all necessary official approvals.