Finance, Banking & Insurance

Dallas – September 15, 2026 -- Integrity, LLC has partnered with Brave Insurance Group, a Dallas-based independent marketing organization founded by Blake Naylor specializing in final expense insurance. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Integrity adds a final expense specialist to its distribution network

Brave Insurance Group serves clients nationwide with final expense insurance solutions and will now gain access to Integrity's technology platform, including IntegrityCONNECT, a business growth engine offering demographic-segmented leads, instant health and life quoting, and application processing. The agency will also integrate Ask Integrity, Integrity's AI-powered and voice-activated digital assistant that delivers coverage recommendations and lifecycle reminders through its CRM.

Santa Barbara, Calif. – September 15, 2026 -- Cronus Market Intelligence, LLC disclosed that its RegimeSignalTM platform posted an average 84% out-of-sample accuracy across four signals tracking the full S&P 500 market cycle, with bear signals hitting 86%, correction 84%, pullback 83% and recovery 82%.

Four signals cover every stage of the market cycle

Each accuracy figure represents the share of signal fires that were correct, measured on an out-of-sample basis. The recovery signal, the weakest performer at 82%, is described as a historical upper bound and was the specific signal flagged with qualifications in independent review.

Tampa, Fla. – September 15, 2026 -- Genstone Companies has secured a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for the second consecutive year, ranking among the Top 100 fastest-growing private firms in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater metro area.

The company also placed in the Top 400 nationally within the Financial Services category and the Top 500 in Florida, based on Inc.'s three-year revenue growth methodology.

Genstone expands financial services and property offerings through new partnerships

Over the past year, Genstone advanced its financial services and property services capabilities through strategic partnerships, expanded insurance offerings, and new institutional and single-family rental relationships. The company also invested in people, technology, and infrastructure to support growth.

Arlington, Va. – September 14, 2026 -- Bloomberg Tax has partnered with Decision Modeling, Inc. (DMI) to integrate uncertain tax position (UTP) calculations from DMI's Tax Position Manager software directly into Bloomberg Tax Provision, eliminating a manual data-transfer step for corporate tax departments.

Integration targets one of the most complex areas of income tax provision reporting

UTP calculations, governed by ASC 740-10 and FIN 48 standards, are among the most risk-sensitive components of the tax provision process. The collaboration allows shared customers to run DMI's specialized UTP calculations alongside Bloomberg Tax Provision's audit-ready workflow without switching between disconnected systems.

New York – September 14, 2026 -- Geller & Company has opened a new headquarters at 99 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, a move tied to expansion of its CFO Strategic Advisory practice and broader integrated finance and operational advisory business.

Geller ties new Manhattan office to rising demand for integrated advisory services

The firm, founded in 1984 by Martin Geller, said the relocation reflects growth in client demand for its combined finance, operational, and strategic advisory offerings. Martin Geller, now Founder and Chairman, called the move an investment in staff capacity needed to serve clients "at the highest level for years to come."

New headquarters sits near Grand Central after building-wide capital upgrade

99 Park Avenue, located near Grand Central Station, recently completed an extensive capital development program that delivered upgraded infrastructure and modern workspaces for tenants.

Jacksonville, Fla. – September 14, 2026 -- Medius has integrated Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE indirect tax determination into its AP Automation platform, allowing businesses to verify US sales and use tax on every invoice before it posts to the ERP.

Tax verification now runs inside the approval workflow before payment

As invoices move through Medius AP Automation, vendor-charged US sales and use tax is recalculated against the Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE determination engine, checking each line item jurisdiction by jurisdiction. Overcharges and undercharges are automatically flagged before payment, addressing risks for finance teams operating across thousands of US tax jurisdictions.

Dallas – September 14, 2026 -- Specialty church and ministry insurer KingsCover Insurance Services has rebranded as Dominion First Insurance Services, LLC, retaining its status as the largest agency by book of business inside the KingsCover Underwriters program, a Risk Theory company.

Agency delivers $3 million in premium savings since November 2025 launch

Since its November 1, 2025 launch, the agency has generated more than $3 million in estimated premium savings for clients, expanded to over 400 church and ministry clients, and secured licensing across 16 states. That growth trajectory continues unchanged under the new corporate identity.

New York – September 14, 2026 -- EDGE Markets has partnered with Splash Sports to deploy its EDGE Connect settlement network across the platform's $21 million guaranteed NFL Survivor contest, enabling eligible players to move up to $1 million a day in and out of their accounts around the clock.

EDGE Connect replaces bank-dependent funding with real-time transfers

The closed-loop network lets eligible EDGE Boost customers fund Splash Sports accounts without the transaction limits, processing delays and fees typical of traditional banking rails. EDGE Markets says the capability is designed for players moving money on nights, weekends and ahead of Sunday kickoffs, when conventional bank transfers lag.

Dublin – September 14, 2026 -- Irish cybersecurity firm ZeroRisk has raised $10 million in Series A funding to expand its merchant risk-orchestration platform across major payment providers, with the company projecting revenue will triple in 2026 as contracted programmes move into deployment.

MiddleGame Ventures leads round with backing from existing investor Elkstone

The Series A was led by MiddleGame Ventures, with participation from Elkstone, which first backed ZeroRisk at seed stage. The capital will fund global expansion, further product development and the operational capacity needed to deploy the platform across large merchant portfolios.

Miami and Santa Monica, Calif. – September 14, 2026 -- Crossmint and Tala have launched a partnership pairing stablecoin wallet infrastructure with on-chain credit underwriting, starting with more than 1 million active customers in Mexico.

Tala embeds Crossmint smart wallets for over 1 million Mexican users

Tala is rolling out a new in-app wallet experience built on Crossmint's smart wallet and stablecoin payment infrastructure, initially for its active customer base in Mexico. Customers hold balances in a digital asset pegged to the Mexican peso on the Solana blockchain and earn rewards for on-time loan repayment. Rewards settle within seconds rather than days and can be held, spent, or converted to cash.

Tala plans to expand the wallet with additional digital asset services, including balance-based benefits and inbound cross-border transfers, and extend the model to other markets it serves.