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D. Boral Capital Acted as Lead Placement Agent to Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited (Nasdaq:NCI) in Connection with its ~$8,000,000 Follow-On Offering
Banking & Financial ServicesFinancing

D. Boral Capital Acted as Lead Placement Agent to Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited (Nasdaq:NCI) in Connection with its ~$8,000,000 Follow-On Offering

February 24, 2026 4:10 PM

On February 11, 2026, Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited (Nasdaq:NCI) (the "Company" or "NCI"), a one-stop apparel solution services provider, announced the closing of its Follow-On Offering of 14,850,000 Class A ordinary shares at a public offering price of $0.5454 per Class A ordinary share (the "Offering").Gross proceeds, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses, were approximately $8,000,000. The...

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BoomBooty's Contour Seamless Leggings Gain Momentum in Women's Athleisure Market
Banking & Financial ServicesCompany Update

BoomBooty's Contour Seamless Leggings Gain Momentum in Women's Athleisure Market

February 24, 2026 11:05 AM

BoomBooty, a U.S.-based direct-to-consumer women's athleisure brand, is drawing attention in the expanding activewear market with its Contour Seamless Leggings, a product designed to combine figure-enhancing support, comfort, and versatile wearability. The brand's focused approach reflects growing consumer demand for clothing that performs across fitness, lifestyle, and casual settings.Founded with a streamlined product strategy, BoomBooty...

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Top 25 Firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram Launches Capital Markets Practice to Serve Small Cap and Middle Market Companies
Banking & Financial ServicesCompany Update

Top 25 Firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram Launches Capital Markets Practice to Serve Small Cap and Middle Market Companies

February 24, 2026 11:00 AM

Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI), a top 25* nationally-ranked accounting and advisory firm, announced the launch of its Capital Markets practice, a new service line focused on providing IPO readiness, SEC reporting, PCAOB-compliant audit, and private equity accounting and advisory services to small-cap and middle-market companies across the United States. The practice will be led by Brent Leslie, who joins CRI as the Partner-in-Charge of the...

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KeyBank Recognized as Best Bank in Small Business and Middle Market Banking with Nine National and Regional Coalition Greenwich 2026 Awards
Banking & Financial ServicesEnvironmental, Social and Governance

KeyBank Recognized as Best Bank in Small Business and Middle Market Banking with Nine National and Regional Coalition Greenwich 2026 Awards

February 24, 2026 9:30 AM

KeyBank (NYSE:KEY) is being recognized for its support of small and middle market business clients with nine 2026 Best Bank Awards from Crisil Coalition Greenwich in small business and middle market banking. These national and regional awards honor Key's collaborative approach that empowers small business owner-operators in addressing their complex financial needs and depth of expertise that helps middle market companies optimize business...

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Compliance Teams Warn That AI Output Without Evidence Can Raise Audit Risk; Sorena AI Highlights a Benchmark-Backed Approach
Banking & Financial ServicesCompany Update

Compliance Teams Warn That AI Output Without Evidence Can Raise Audit Risk; Sorena AI Highlights a Benchmark-Backed Approach

February 24, 2026 6:45 AM

Compliance teams are moving faster with generative AI, but some are also inheriting a new risk: confident-sounding output that cannot be traced back to primary sources. Sorena AI says the gap between helpful drafts and audit-ready execution is widening, and that false confidence can turn into rework, delayed deal cycles, and unpleasant surprises when customers or regulators ask teams to prove completeness. "In Governance, Risk Management,...

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Tablas Announces Change of Name and Trading Symbol
Banking & Financial ServicesCompany Update

Tablas Announces Change of Name and Trading Symbol

February 23, 2026 1:55 PM

Tablas Ventures Corp. (TSXV:TAB.H) ("Tablas" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to its press release on February 20, 2026, it will change its name from Tablas Ventures Corp. to MML Acquisition Corp. (the "Name Change"). In connection with the Name Change, the Company's trading symbol will also change from TAB.H, to MML.H.Effective at the opening of trading on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, the Company's common shares will trade...

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Ocham's Razor Capital Limited Announces Reverse Takeover Transaction With Pelican Canada Inc. and Brokered Financing
Banking & Financial ServicesMergers and Acquisitions

Ocham's Razor Capital Limited Announces Reverse Takeover Transaction With Pelican Canada Inc. and Brokered Financing

February 23, 2026 11:10 AM

Ocham's Razor Capital Limited ("ORCL" or the "Company") and Pelican Canada Inc. ("Pelican") are pleased to jointly announce that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement dated February 20, 2026 (the "Business Combination Agreement") pursuant to which, among other things, the Company and Pelican will complete a business combination transaction which will result in the reverse takeover of the Company by Pelican (the...

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Jack McCarroll of Illinois Calls for Greater Financial Literacy and Community Engagement
Banking & Financial ServicesCompany Update

Jack McCarroll of Illinois Calls for Greater Financial Literacy and Community Engagement

February 23, 2026 10:50 AM

Jack McCarroll, a licensed finance professional based in Normal, Illinois, is raising awareness around the growing need for basic financial literacy and sustained community involvement. Drawing from his career in financial services and years of volunteer work, McCarroll is advocating for individuals to educate themselves, stay disciplined, and give back where they live."Financial knowledge affects every part of life," McCarroll said. "But it's...

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T-REX 2X Inverse Ether Daily Target ETF (ETQ)Liquidation Announcement
Banking & Financial ServicesRegulatory

T-REX 2X Inverse Ether Daily Target ETF (ETQ)Liquidation Announcement

February 23, 2026 10:50 AM

Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. ("CFS"), Administrator to World Funds Trust (the "Trust"), announced today that the Board of Trustees of the Trust has approved a Plan of Liquidation (the "Plan") for the T-REX 2X Inverse Ether Daily Target ETF (ETQ) (the "Fund"), listed on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., based on the recommendation of the Funds' investment adviser, Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the "Adviser").The Fund will cease trading on the Cboe...

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Liquidation Announcement of T-REX 2X LONG BULL Daily Target ETF (BULU) and T-REX 2X LONG DKNG Daily Target ETF (DKUP)
Banking & Financial ServicesRegulatory

Liquidation Announcement of T-REX 2X LONG BULL Daily Target ETF (BULU) and T-REX 2X LONG DKNG Daily Target ETF (DKUP)

February 23, 2026 10:45 AM

Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. ("CFS"), Administrator to ETF Opportunities Trust (the "Trust"), announced today that the Board of Trustees of the Trust has approved a Plan of Liquidation (the "Plan") for the T-REX 2X LONG BULL Daily Target ETF (BULU) and T-REX 2X LONG DKNG Daily Target ETF (DKUP) (collectively, the "Funds"), each listed on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., based on the recommendation of the Funds' investment adviser, Tuttle Capital...

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Liquidation Announcement of T-REX 2X LONG ARM Daily Target ETF (ARMU)
Banking & Financial ServicesRegulatory

Liquidation Announcement of T-REX 2X LONG ARM Daily Target ETF (ARMU)

February 23, 2026 10:45 AM

Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. ("CFS"), Administrator to ETF Opportunities Trust (the "Trust"), announced today that the Board of Trustees of the Trust has approved a Plan of Liquidation (the "Plan") for the T-REX 2X LONG ARM Daily Target ETF (ARMU) (the "Fund"), listed on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., based on the recommendation of the Funds' investment adviser, Tuttle Capital Management, LLC (the "Adviser").The Fund will cease trading on the Cboe...

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Liquidation of T-REX 2X LONG UPXI Daily Target ETF (PXIU), T-REX 2X LONG AXON Daily Target ETF (AXUP), and T-REX 2X LONG BKNG Daily Target ETF (BKNU)
Banking & Financial ServicesRegulatory

Liquidation of T-REX 2X LONG UPXI Daily Target ETF (PXIU), T-REX 2X LONG AXON Daily Target ETF (AXUP), and T-REX 2X LONG BKNG Daily Target ETF (BKNU)

February 23, 2026 10:40 AM

Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. ("CFS"), Administrator to ETF Opportunities Trust (the "Trust"), announced today that the Board of Trustees of the Trust has approved a Plan of Liquidation (the "Plan") for the T-REX 2X LONG UPXI Daily Target ETF (PXIU), T-REX 2X LONG AXON Daily Target ETF (AXUP), and T-REX 2X LONG BKNG Daily Target ETF (BKNU) (collectively, the "Funds"), each listed on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., based on the recommendation of the...

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Key4Women To Host Free Webinar Featuring
Banking & Financial ServicesEnvironmental, Social and Governance

Key4Women To Host Free Webinar Featuring "The Budgetnista" on Building Financial Confidence

February 23, 2026 9:30 AM

KeyBank's Key4Women program will host a free virtual webinar on March 4 aimed at helping women strengthen their financial confidence through practical, real‑life strategies.The one‑hour event, titled "Financially Whole, Financially Confident: Insights from The Budgetnista," will feature nationally recognized financial educator Tiffany Aliche, also known as The Budgetnista. The webinar begins at 1 p.m. EST / 11 a.m. MT / 10 a.m. PST and is open...

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Mastercard: From App Shy to Scamwise, These Seniors Are Learning To Bank Digitally and Safely
Banking & Financial ServicesEnvironmental, Social and Governance

Mastercard: From App Shy to Scamwise, These Seniors Are Learning To Bank Digitally and Safely

February 23, 2026 9:25 AM

Originally published by MastercardBy Sophie Hares, ContributorWhen Miray Kaplangi, 29, visited her grandparents in Istanbul, they would often pull out their smartphones and ask her to help them adjust their settings or check their bank balance online, small tasks that carried big anxieties.Like many seniors, they had heard plenty of horror stories about people falling victim to online scams, making them hesitant to use digital banking, even...

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Texas Gulf Bank Appoints Steve Thompson President and Chief Executive Officer
Banking & Financial ServicesManagement Changes

Texas Gulf Bank Appoints Steve Thompson President and Chief Executive Officer

February 23, 2026 5:00 AM

Texas Gulf Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), parent company of Texas Gulf Bank, N.A. (the "Bank"), today announced the appointment of Steve Thompson as President and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Gulf Bank. The appointment follows a comprehensive executive search conducted in partnership with Chartwell Partners.Wirt Blaffer, Chairman of the Boards of Texas Gulf Bancshares, Inc. and Texas Gulf Bank, N.A., said, "Following a thorough and...

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Critical Financing Inc Addresses Common Misconceptions About Alternative Lending
Banking & Financial ServicesCompany Update

Critical Financing Inc Addresses Common Misconceptions About Alternative Lending

February 23, 2026 3:45 AM

As alternative lending continues to expand within the modern financial landscape, many business owners remain hesitant to leverage it due to lingering misconceptions. According to Critical Financing Inc, these outdated perceptions may be preventing companies from accessing strategic funding solutions designed to support growth, flexibility, and operational resilience.Historically, traditional banks dominated commercial lending with rigid...

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$41,608,200 Raised on Initial Closing. Books Now Re-Open for a Second Closing on April 1, 2026
Banking & Financial ServicesCompany Update

$41,608,200 Raised on Initial Closing. Books Now Re-Open for a Second Closing on April 1, 2026

February 20, 2026 3:05 PM

Maple Leaf Critical Minerals 2026 Enhanced Flow-Through Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") is pleased to announce that it has completed its initial closing on February 20, 2026 for gross proceeds of $41,608,200. The books are now reopened and will close on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. (EST) for a second closing on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.Partnership Objectives & Benefits - National Class UnitsThe Partnership is designed to provide...

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Peoples Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend
Banking & Financial ServicesDividends

Peoples Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend

February 20, 2026 11:50 AM

The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc., Newton, NC (Nasdaq:PEBK) declared the Company's regular cash dividend for the first quarter of 2026 in the amount of $0.21 per share. The first quarter cash dividend will be paid on March 16, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 4, 2026.Shareholders are encouraged to enroll in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. For details, contact Krissy Price at...

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GPAZ Executive Director Andre T. Whittington Named Economic Development Unsung Hero by Governor's Office
Banking & Financial ServicesAwards

GPAZ Executive Director Andre T. Whittington Named Economic Development Unsung Hero by Governor's Office

February 20, 2026 11:30 AM

Growth Partners Arizona (GPAZ), a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) serving businesses statewide, today announced that Executive Director Andre T. Whittington has been recognized as an Economic Development Unsung Hero by the Governor's Office of African American Affairs. The recognition reflects GPAZ's disciplined institutional growth, strengthened balance sheet, and expanded access to responsible capital across...

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MetLife Skills in Action: Empowering Non-Profits to Thrive
Banking & Financial ServicesEnvironmental, Social and Governance

MetLife Skills in Action: Empowering Non-Profits to Thrive

February 19, 2026 2:35 PM

Watch this video to learn how Metlife employee volunteers are using their expertise to help nonprofits thrive.At MetLife, we believe volunteering can be a powerful force for good. Through our MetLife Skills for Impact program, employees partner directly with nonprofits - bringing their knowledge and experience to help them tackle mission-critical challenges and build solutions that strengthen communities.Find more stories and multimedia from...

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