United States – September 11, 2026 -- Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) has opened the Property Lab, a hands-on training facility at its Claims University that uses full-scale, two-story homes to prepare claim adjusters for real-world residential damage scenarios.

Beijing – September 11, 2026 -- Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE: WDH) reported second-quarter 2026 operating revenue of RMB1,448.2 million, up 72.8% year-over-year, with net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders reaching RMB125.8 million, marking the company's 18th consecutive profitable quarter.

The Beijing-based insurance and healthcare technology firm has cumulatively repurchased approximately 62.9 million American Depositary Shares from the open market as of August 31, 2026.

Beijing – September 11, 2026 -- Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE: WDH) reported second-quarter 2026 operating revenue of RMB1,448.2 million, up 72.8% year-over-year, with net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders reaching RMB125.8 million, marking the company's 18th consecutive profitable quarter.

The Beijing-based insurance and healthcare technology firm has cumulatively repurchased approximately 62.9 million American Depositary Shares from the open market as of August 31, 2026.

Phoenix – September 11, 2026 -- NEXA Lending has named Geri Farr as Chief Executive Officer, transitioning founder Mike Kortas into the company's newly formalized Executive Partner role, its highest internal leadership designation.

Farr takes operational control after joining NEXA in 2025

Farr joined NEXA in 2025 following a career spanning wholesale and distributed retail mortgage operations. She previously managed Kortas nearly two decades ago at NOVA Home Loans, a relationship that now places her at the top of the leadership structure he built.

Munich – September 11, 2026 -- Only 52% of consumers in Germany and France are aware of the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet, according to a new consumer study by IDnow, just months before the technology's mandated December 2026 rollout. The digital identity and fraud prevention platform surveyed 1,000 adults in each country and found that trust, not speed, will determine adoption.

Munich – September 11, 2026 -- Nearly half of European consumers, 46%, say they frequently abandon a transaction when identity verification is too complex or slow, according to a new IDnow survey released ahead of the EUDI Wallet's mandated December 2026 rollout.

Munich – September 11, 2026 -- Nearly half of consumers in France and Germany, 46%, abandon a transaction when identity verification is too complex or slow, according to a new survey from IDnow published ahead of the EU Digital Identity Wallet's scheduled December 2026 rollout.

Lugano – – September 11, 2026 -- Fuze Finance has secured approval from the Supervisory Organisation for Financial Intermediaries and Trustees (SO-FIT) to operate as a supervised financial intermediary in Switzerland, marking the regulated crypto-assets infrastructure provider's first move into Western Europe. The approval, granted under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, allows Fuze to offer institutional clients crypto-asset infrastructure and stablecoin settlement alongside SWIFT, SEPA and SIC payment rails.

Beijing – September 10, 2026 -- Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE: WDH) reported second-quarter 2026 net operating revenue of RMB1,448.2 million (US$213.4 million), up 72.8% year-over-year and 16.6% quarter-over-quarter, as the Beijing-based insurance and healthcare technology platform scaled its AI-driven underwriting tools. Operating profit rose 14.3% year-over-year and 39.2% sequentially to RMB111.3 million (US$16.4 million).

Redmond, Wash. – September 10, 2026 -- Halfpricesoft.com has updated its ezAccounting payroll and business software, offering small businesses a desktop-based alternative to cloud subscription platforms with a flat annual fee of $199.00 per installation.