Finance, Banking & Insurance

New York – November 05, 2026 -- TSV LLC supported the first trades of a tokenized U.S. stock under the SEC's Innovation Exemption, with DRW Cumberland buying tokenized Canton Strategic Holdings (NASDAQ: CNTN) common stock from existing shareholder Five North on Tradecraft, the automated market maker (AMM) protocol that powers the venue.

Fairmint records tokenized CNTN shares as Flowdesk supplies liquidity

Fairmint TA LLC, an SEC-registered transfer agent, recorded the shares in token form in Five North's verified Loop Wallet. Flowdesk Liquidity Solutions LLC provided liquidity for the permissioned pool. Fairmint, which is Canton Strategic Holdings' transfer agent, also maintains the official onchain ownership record, runs the allow list of verified holders and wallets, and applies the company's transfer controls.

ABU DHABI – November 05, 2026 -- Soter Insure, a specialist insurer for the digital asset economy, has added SC Ventures, the ventures arm of Standard Chartered, and Japan's SBI Group as strategic investors in the second close of its Galaxy-led Series B.

Token Bay Capital, a Soter backer since the Series A, also made a follow-on investment. Coinbase Ventures, Franklin Templeton and Brevan Howard Digital joined the first close, announced in July 2026. The announcement did not disclose the round size.

Soter Insure targets more capacity, underwriting depth and three expansion regions

Proceeds will increase insurance capacity and deepen underwriting and technology capabilities. Soter plans to expand into mature and emerging digital asset markets, including Asia-Pacific through its Hong Kong presence, Europe and the US.

RICHARDSON, Texas – November 05, 2026 -- Texans Credit Union, which manages more than $2.6 billion in assets, ranked No. 6 among midsize companies on The Dallas Morning News' 2026 Top Workplaces D-FW list, its fourth consecutive year on the ranking.

Employee feedback survey determines the Top Workplaces D-FW ranking

The program is in its 18th year and recognizes North Texas employers for employee engagement and satisfaction. Energage, an independent firm focused on employee engagement and organizational performance, collected and analyzed confidential employee feedback in partnership with The Dallas Morning News.

CEO David Frazier ties the ranking to employee experience during growth

Frazier, president and CEO, said the recognition reflects the experience employees have even as the credit union grows. He cited employee support, growth opportunities and recognition of individual contributions as priorities.

Manama – November 05, 2026 -- The fourth edition of Gateway Gulf, hosted by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB), closed with USD 22.3 billion in announcements, partnerships and deals. More than 110 announcements were made over two days across financial services, technology, logistics, manufacturing, tourism, aviation, energy and water, healthcare and education.

Four projects worth USD 3.89 billion receive Bahrain's Golden License

The four large-scale projects carry a cumulative value of USD 3.89 billion. Bahrain EDB said they advance connectivity, innovation and economic diversification.

More than 75 agreements and MoUs signed at the forum

Over 75 agreements and memoranda of understanding were signed across the two days. Deals moved from the main Plenary Stage to the Manama Circle signing stage.

Beijing – November 05, 2026 -- Net profit at Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed companies reached RMB 5.1 trillion in the first three quarters of 2026, up 8.5% year on year, the fastest growth since 2022. Yan Xiang, chief economist at Founder Securities, says the figure supports a favorable long-term outlook for China's A-share market despite recent volatility.

Technology boards account for nearly 80% of new listings since 2024

The STAR Market, ChiNext and Beijing Stock Exchange have drawn more technology companies to the A-share market since capital market reforms began. Together they account for nearly 80% of new listings since 2024. The TMT (technology, media and telecommunications) sector now makes up more than one-quarter of total A-share market capitalization, well above the combined weight of banks, non-bank financials and real estate. Electronics has overtaken banking as the largest sector by market cap.

Vancouver – November 05, 2026 -- Gold Royalty Corp. (NYSE American: GROY) reported record third-quarter revenue of $10.2 million, up about 147% from the same period of 2025, as Gold Equivalent Ounces (GEOs) rose roughly 103% to 2,689.

Adjusted EBITDA rises 256% to $9.0 million

Adjusted EBITDA reached $9.0 million, about 256% above the prior-year quarter, with net income of $3.8 million. Total Revenue, Land Agreement Proceeds and Interest, a non-IFRS measure, totaled $11.5 million, up about 151%.

The company says it has achieved 76% of the midpoint of its 2026 guidance of 7,500-9,300 GEOs as of September 30 and remains on track to meet the range.

Berlin – November 05, 2026 -- Invoicing platform easybill and receivables management provider Debtist have connected their systems, allowing overdue invoices to move straight into automated, AI-driven dunning as German businesses wait more than 40 days to be paid.

Payment terms in Germany reach their longest since 2019

The average payment term in Germany stood at 32 days in the first half of 2026, the highest level since 2019, according to Creditreform's payment indicator. Payment arrived an average of 8 days late on top of that. The indicator draws on roughly four million invoices.

Combined, businesses wait more than 40 days for money that is already earned.

New York – November 04, 2026 -- Canton Strategic Holdings (NASDAQ: CNTN) has executed the first trades of issuer-sponsored tokenized U.S. equity under the SEC's September 17 Innovation Exemption, with DRW Cumberland buying shares from Five North on the Canton Network on November 4.

Three counterparties executed the first trades on TSV's permissioned pool

The trades ran through a permissioned pool on Tradecraft, the automated market maker protocol that powers TSV LLC, the venue for tokenized NMS stocks on Canton. Five North, an existing shareholder, was the seller. DRW Cumberland made the first purchases. Flowdesk Liquidity Solutions provided the liquidity. Settlement was atomic on the Canton Network. The announcement did not disclose trade size or price.

The trades follow Canton Strategic Holdings' October 29 agreement to make its common stock available on TSV.

Chicago – November 04, 2026 -- OppFi Inc. (NYSE: OPFI) will put management in front of investors at three conferences across New York and Nashville between Nov. 11 and Nov. 18, 2026. The Chicago-based digital finance platform works with banks to provide financial products to consumers in the United States.

OppFi schedules two New York appearances before a Nashville fireside chat

Management will attend the KBW Fintech Ecosystem Conference in New York on Nov. 11-12. It will then join the Citizens Financial Services Conference, also in New York, on Nov. 17.

The final stop is the Stephens Annual Investment Conference in Nashville on Nov. 18, where OppFi will hold a fireside chat at 12:30 PM CT.

CHICAGO – November 04, 2026 -- Cboe Global Markets' proprietary index options set a monthly average daily volume (ADV) record of 6.9 million contracts in October 2026, led by record activity in S&P 500 Index (SPX) options and mini-SPX (XSP) options.

SPX and XSP options post record monthly volumes

SPX options reached a monthly ADV record of 5.5 million contracts. XSP options set their own monthly ADV record of 303 thousand contracts.

Two record trading days fall in the same month

October produced the two most-active trading days on record for Cboe's proprietary index options. Volume reached 10.4 million contracts on October 16 and 10.2 million on October 30.

XSP options also set a daily record of 515 thousand contracts on October 30, eclipsing the previous record set on July 16, 2019.