Finance, Banking & Insurance

Toronto – September 13, 2026 -- RBC has unveiled a $1.4 billion (US$1 billion) initiative to back Canadian technology companies aiming to scale into global leaders, anchored by a new direct-equity vehicle called the RBCx Growth Fund I.

RBC commits up to $416 million of its own capital to the fund

RBC will invest up to $416 million (US$300 million) directly into the fund, which targets late-stage Canadian companies in energy, agriculture, AI, healthcare and frontier technologies. Beyond capital, portfolio companies gain access to RBC's commercialization networks, strategic partnerships and expansion support.

Phoenix – September 13, 2026 -- BridgePort Financial Solutions has named Tina Decker, a former Osaic executive who negotiated more than 400 M&A deals representing over $10 billion in acquired and retained assets, as its new Senior Vice President of Business Development.

Decker will lead BridgePort's full M&A lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding

Reporting to Managing Director Clara Sierra, Decker will identify, evaluate, and execute acquisition and partnership opportunities aimed at expanding BridgePort's national footprint. Her mandate spans financial modeling, due diligence, negotiation, and post-deal integration for advisors and clients joining the platform.

Norwalk, Conn. – September 13, 2026 -- Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) disclosed that its total crypto, cash and marketable securities holdings reached $15.7 billion as of September 13, 2026, driven by an Ethereum treasury of 5,929,198 ETH tokens valued at $2,495 per coin.

The holding equals 4.9% of ETH's total 122.0 million token supply, putting the company 97% of the way toward its stated goal of acquiring 5% of all Ethereum in circulation just 15 months after launching its treasury strategy on September 13, 2026.

Bitmine's stock ranks fourth among Russell 1000 gainers with a 99% quarterly return

Chairman Thomas Lee said four of the top 21 performing stocks in the Russell 1000 since June 30 are crypto-related, with Bitmine common shares posting a 99% gain versus the index's 3% return. The company joined the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on September 13, 2026, and its Series A preferred shares trade on the NYSE under ticker BMNP.

Abu Dhabi – September 13, 2026 -- Assets under management at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) surged 54% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, while the financial center's workforce grew to 49,027 professionals and active licenses climbed to nearly 14,000.

ADGM's fund management ecosystem expands sharply in H1 2026

The number of fund and asset managers based at ADGM reached 190, up 23% from 154 in H1 2025, with 11 new managers added in the second quarter alone -- the largest quarterly increase on record. Funds managed from ADGM rose 32% to 276, from 209 a year earlier. Asset managers that established operations at ADGM in H1 2026 collectively administer global assets exceeding $2.1 trillion.

Nuremberg – September 13, 2026 -- Three-quarters of Germans have already financed a purchase, while missed payment deadlines among adults under 30 rose to 23 percent from 14 percent in autumn 2025, according to the TeamBank Liquidity Barometer.

Younger consumers treat financing as routine, survey shows

Some 33 percent of Germans under 30 now consider invoice purchases, installment credit and other financing forms self-evident, a 12-percentage-point jump from autumn 2025. This age group also plans to spend significantly more over the next 12 months than the national average, the survey found.

Payment lapses and tracking problems climb among young borrowers

29 percent of respondents under 30 report losing track when running multiple financing arrangements simultaneously. Despite this, 48 percent of the same group rate their financial knowledge as at least good, a higher share than among older respondents.

Zug – September 13, 2026 -- KENDRIS Group has obtained authorization from Luxembourg's Ordre des Experts-Comptables (OEC), allowing its local subsidiary KENDRIS Luxembourg Sàrl to offer a broader range of regulated services including domiciliation, accounting and tax.

KENDRIS Luxembourg gains regulatory clearance to expand beyond economic advisory work

KENDRIS Luxembourg Sàrl has operated in the Grand Duchy since 2024 as an economic advisor. The new OEC license removes prior restrictions, enabling the Zug-based fiduciary group to compete directly for local domiciliation, bookkeeping and tax mandates previously outside its scope.

Zug, Switzerland – September 13, 2026 -- KENDRIS, the Swiss-based advisory and fiduciary group, has secured a license from Luxembourg's Ordre des Experts-Comptables (OEC), allowing its local subsidiary to offer an expanded suite of regulated services including domiciliation, accounting and tax.

KENDRIS Luxembourg Sàrl gains regulatory clearance to broaden its service scope

The OEC license permits KENDRIS Luxembourg Sàrl, active in the Grand Duchy since 2024, to move beyond its initial role as a business advisor into a wider range of regulated corporate services. The group operates internationally from its Zug headquarters, employing more than 200 staff across financial centers.

Espoo, Finland – September 13, 2026 -- Nomentia has expanded its Smart Treasury Suite with six new modules spanning AI-driven analytics, predictive forecasting, intercompany netting, hedge accounting and scenario analysis, aiming to consolidate treasury data currently scattered across banks, ERPs and spreadsheets.

Nomentia adds natural-language AI reporting to reduce manual data exports

The new Nomentia Analytics module embeds out-of-the-box reports maintained by Nomentia experts alongside self-service reporting, while Nomentia AI lets users query dashboards in plain language instead of repeatedly rebuilding spreadsheets.

New York – September 13, 2026 -- Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR) has launched DLX, an end-to-end tokenization and digital asset infrastructure platform designed to let financial institutions operate across tokenized and traditional markets through a single connected layer.

DLX links to the DTCC Tokenization Service via Canton at launch

The platform launches with connectivity to the DTCC Tokenization Service through the Canton network, with additional network integrations to be announced. DLX covers issuance, trading, settlement, servicing, custody, governance and distribution for asset classes including bonds, equities, funds, private markets and money market instruments within one operating framework.

Dubai, UAE – September 13, 2026 -- TerraPay has partnered with Ant International's Alipay+ to let digital wallet users pay directly at more than 150 million merchants worldwide via QR code, starting with 15 African wallets connected to its Xend interoperability network.

Fifteen African wallets gain instant access to Alipay+'s global merchant base

In the initial rollout, wallet providers linked to Xend, TerraPay's wallet interoperability network, will allow their users to scan QR codes and pay at Alipay+ merchants across the network's footprint, spanning 220 destination markets and more than 10 national payment systems. The deal extends TerraPay's cross-border payment reach beyond account-to-account transfers into in-store, point-of-sale acceptance.