NEW YORK – September 23, 2026 -- M&A litigation settlements in the Delaware Court of Chancery hit 25 in 2025, the highest count since 2012, yet aggregate settlement value collapsed to $326.6 million from an inflation-adjusted peak of $734.8 million in 2023, according to a Cornerstone Research report released today.

The median settlement fell to $10 million in 2025, the lowest figure recorded across the 14-year study period, which draws on a hand-collected sample of 143 settlements with known monetary amounts between 2012 and 2025.

West Chester, Pa. – September 23, 2026 -- Mole Street, an Elite HubSpot Solutions Partner, will exhibit at Booth 5 during the Digital Marketing for Financial Services Midwest Summit at the Hilton Chicago on September 22-23, presenting data from a new report co-authored with HubSpot based on a survey of 270 U.S. financial services leaders.

Ho Chi Minh City – September 23, 2026 -- STARCARES, the corporate social responsibility programme of global multi-asset broker STARTRADER, delivered gift sets, household essentials and cash support to 213 people at SOS Children's Village Ho Chi Minh City in Go Vap during a Mid-Autumn Festival event called "A Full Moon for Every Child."

New York – September 22, 2026 -- YELL, a payments platform serving consumers and small businesses, has appointed Raphael Blunschi as Chief Executive Officer as the company surpasses 27,000 customers as of September 2026.

Dallas – September 22, 2026 -- Integrity, LLC, a Dallas-based distributor of life and health insurance and wealth management solutions, has partnered with Mint Health Insurance Agency, a Southern California independent marketing organization led by Miriam and Albert Vega. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

New York – September 22, 2026 -- OM-eTrading, LLC ("OMeT") has signed a strategic licensing agreement with SwapData AI Solutions, LLC to build out OMeT-i, its newly formed market data intelligence division for over-the-counter interest rate swaps.

Kirby moves from SwapData AI founder to Senior Managing Director of OMeT-i

Michael Kirby, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SwapData AI, has been appointed Senior Managing Director of OMeT-i, where he will oversee product architecture, commercial licensing operations, and market expansion for the division.

Denver and Los Angeles – September 22, 2026 -- Luxury Asset Capital, which has financed over $1 billion in loans backed by luxury assets, has struck a strategic partnership with Timepiece Grading Specialists (TGS) to link watch collectors directly to non-bank financing within 24 hours.

State College, Pa. – September 22, 2026 -- Giv Local, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based payment processor, is donating 20% of its processing revenue to nonprofits chosen by its merchant clients, a model that undercut a national competitor's rates for one Ohio retailer while funding local causes at no extra cost to businesses or customers.

Los Angeles – September 22, 2026 -- Composition Wealth, a registered investment advisor managing more than $12 billion in assets, has appointed Gabrielle Glemann as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and Joe Salcido as Head of Advisors, adding two executives with a combined 40 years of industry experience to its 125-employee national platform.

Cambridge, Massachusetts – September 22, 2026 -- Cypherpunk Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: CYPH) has appointed digital asset mining executive Amanda Fabiano to its Board of Directors, days after its newly launched Zcash mining fleet generated 3,023.13 ZEC in its first two weeks of operation.