Banking & Finance

Horizon Kinetics Holding Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

March 12, 2026 4:15 PM

Horizon Kinetics Holding Corporation (the "Company" or "HKHC") (OTCQX:HKHC) reported financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. The Company grew revenues $17.0 million, or 31%, for the year ended December 31, 2025 primarily from increased management fees related to growth at our mutual funds, which grew revenue by 42%, and our ETFs, which grew by 56%. The mutual fund fee growth largely occurred due to higher...

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Kingsway Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2025 Financial Results

March 12, 2026 4:05 PM

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:KFS) ("Kingsway" or the "Company"), the only publicly-traded US company employing the Search Fund model to acquire and build great businesses, today announced its operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025. Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights Compared To Fourth Quarter 2024 Consolidated revenue increased 30.1% to $38.6 million, compared to $29.6 million. Kingsway Search...

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ThriveCart Acquires Automated Webinar Platform, Stealth Seminar

March 12, 2026 1:50 PM

ThriveCart, an all-in-one creator commerce and learning platform used by more than 75,000 businesses worldwide, today announced the acquisition of Stealth Seminar, a webinar and automated event platform widely used for delivering live or pre-recorded sessions, including course launches and trainings. The acquisition expands ThriveCart's capabilities for course creators, coaches, and membership businesses by embedding webinar and event conversion...

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Chesapeake Financial Shares to Cap Record Breaking 125th Anniversary at Annual Shareholder Meeting on April 3

March 12, 2026 1:00 PM

Chesapeake Financial Shares, Inc. (CFS) announced that its 125th Annual Shareholder Meeting will take place on April 3, 2026, marking the culmination of a record‑breaking year and the company's 125th anniversary celebration. Watch the Earnings Report Video: WATCH: Chesapeake Financial Shares 2025 Earnings Report - Chesapeake Bank In 2025, CFS delivered strong financial performance driven by disciplined strategy and long‑term positioning. Fourth...

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Hearing Tests: What to Expect, Costs, and Insurance Coverage

March 12, 2026 11:00 AM

You may not think about your hearing every day - but when sounds start to fade or conversations become harder to follow, it can affect nearly every part of your life. Whether it's missing out on jokes at family gatherings or struggling to hear in meetings, gradual hearing loss can sneak up on anyone. If you're wondering what to expect at a hearing exam or how much a hearing test costs, that's totally normal. Understanding the process can help...

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The Mid-Career Moment: Making Workforce Innovation Work For Everyone

March 12, 2026 10:00 AM

Photo: GETTY Originally published by Forbes By Lynette Bell, COUNCIL POST | Membership (fee-based). Lynette Bell is Head of Truist Philanthropy and President of Truist Foundation. Workforce development is finally getting the attention it deserves. But one group is often still left out of the conversation: the workers we already have. Mid- to late-career adults-individuals in their 40s, 50s and beyond, often with decades of experience-are...

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Licensing Transparency Gains Importance Across Global Fintech, Trading, and Digital Gaming Markets

March 12, 2026 9:37 AM

As financial technology platforms, proprietary trading firms, and digital entertainment companies continue expanding internationally, industry analysts say that licensing transparency is becoming an increasingly important factor in how banks, payment providers, and infrastructure partners evaluate potential counterparties. Over the past decade, technological innovation has enabled financial and digital businesses to operate across borders at...

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Ericsson and Mastercard Enhance Global Digital Money Movement and Accelerate Digital Financial Inclusion

March 12, 2026 9:30 AM

Originally published by Mastercard Ericsson and Mastercard announced a collaboration to reshape how money moves across the world. By integrating the Ericsson Fintech Platform (Mobile Financial Services) with Mastercard Move, Mastercard's portfolio of money movement solutions, the collaboration will empower telecom service providers, banks and fintechs to expand digital wallet capabilities, launch new payment services and reach unbanked or...

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How Tech-Driven Business Funding Beat the Banks and Deliver Capital in Under 48 Hours

March 12, 2026 9:00 AM

The traditional financial landscape is currently undergoing a significant shift as small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly turn away from the sluggish pace of conventional banking. For decades, the path to expansion or operational stability was gatekept by institutional red tape, requiring weeks of documentation and months of waiting. FundKite, a leading fintech funding platform, is successfully disrupting this cycle by leveraging...

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Fintech Sandbox Names Lucas Timberlake as New Executive Director

March 12, 2026 9:00 AM

Fintech Sandbox, a nonprofit that provides early-stage fintech startups around the world with free access to critical datasets and infrastructure through its Data Access Residency, today announced the appointment of Lucas Timberlake as its new Executive Director. Timberlake joins Fintech Sandbox after spending the past 10 years as the co-founder and General Partner of Fintech Ventures Fund, an early-stage VC fund focused on emerging fintech and...

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Ezra Raises $8 Million Seed Round to Build Institutional-Grade AI Infrastructure for Private Capital Markets

March 12, 2026 8:00 AM

Ezra, an AI-powered finance platform for asset-backed finance, today announced an $8M seed round led by Congruent Ventures with participation from Planeteer, Wireframe, KDX, Stepchange, Leap Forward, and others. The funding will support continued product development and further customer deployments as investors, lenders, and companies raising capital face growing deal volume while still relying on fragmented workflows, manual diligence...

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3Spoke Capital Closes $45 Million Structured Secondary Transaction

March 11, 2026 5:00 PM

3Spoke Capital ("3SPOKE"), a venture capital secondaries firm providing bespoke liquidity solutions across General Partner, Limited Partner, and direct interests in the venture capital and growth equity ecosystem, announced the closing of Project Redwood, a $45 million GP-led structured secondary transaction. The transaction provided flexible capital to a prominent venture capital GP (the "Counterparty") to address near-term liquidity objectives...

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Currency Exchange International Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

March 11, 2026 5:00 PM

Currency Exchange International, Corp. (the "Group" or "CXI") (TSX:CXI)(OTCQX:CURN), today reported revenue of $15.4 million, unchanged from the prior year, and net income of $1.5 million, 88% higher than the prior year. The reported net income reflected $1.7 million net income from continuing operations and a net loss of $0.2 million from Exchange Bank of Canada ("EBC"), the Group's Canadian subsidiary, which was classified as a discontinued...

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Fairtrade Statement on Cocoa Market Collapse

March 11, 2026 12:05 PM

"The volatility in cocoa prices must end. Market prices are rapidly plunging towards levels that are known by all market actors to be unsustainable for cocoa farmers and their families. "With many families reliant on cocoa as their primary source of income, the real-life impacts of declining cocoa prices could lead to less food on the table and poorer access to education, healthcare, and decent housing. Past progress on household income could...

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ePayResources Presents 2026 Awards

March 11, 2026 11:45 AM

ePayResources® presented three awards at its 30th annual conference, ePayConnect 2026, held February 23 - 25 at the Gaylord National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD. Lisa Coffey Chief Innovation Officer, Corporate America Credit Union, was presented with the Richard R. Oliver Leadership in Payments Award for her exemplary work in the advancement, implementation, and promotion of electronic payments. The recipient is a payments ambassador who has made...

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Keith Jensen Joins Avidbank Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors

March 11, 2026 11:00 AM

Avidbank Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVBH), the holding company for Avidbank, a state-chartered bank, is pleased to announce that Keith Jensen has joined the Board of Directors. Mr. Jensen is a four-decade veteran of corporate finance and is a seasoned public and private company CFO with extensive experience in the technology sector. Mr. Jensen has a proven track record of driving profitability and growth in organizations ranging from VC-backed...

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Taxes For Expats Expands US Tax Compliance Services with Streamlined Procedure Practice Area

March 11, 2026 10:00 AM

Taxes for Expats, a U.S.-based tax services firm specializing in U.S. expat taxation, today announced the formal establishment of a dedicated Streamlined Procedure practice area focused exclusively on helping individuals return to IRS compliance when required U.S. tax filings are overdue. The firm has worked with IRS streamlined programs since their introduction in 2012 and reported more than 2,200 streamlined submissions completed for U.S....

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PayQuicker Launches 1099 Solution Powered by Avalara

March 11, 2026 9:00 AM

PayQuicker, a global payouts and financial technology company, today announced the launch of its new 1099 tax reporting solution, powered by Avalara, the agentic tax and compliance leader. The new offering helps businesses simplify and automate 1099 reporting while reducing compliance risk and administrative burden. As regulatory requirements around tax reporting continue to grow in complexity, PayQuicker's 1099 solution enables businesses to...

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Luminar Media Group - Fortun Evaluating Institutional Non-Dilutive Credit Facility to Expand Small-Business Funding Platform

March 11, 2026 8:50 AM

Luminar Media Group, Inc. (OTCID:LRGR) ("Luminar" or the "Company"), a diversified financial technology holding company focused on revenue-based financing through its Fortun platform today provided a corporate update regarding a financing initiative designed to support the continued expansion of its small-business funding platform. The Company announced that it has engaged a consultant with experience in structuring institutional credit...

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Gold Coast Private Credit Demand Rising as Property Market Booms and Bank Lending Tightens

March 11, 2026 8:00 AM

Demand for private property lending on the Gold Coast is increasing as property prices surge and borrowers face tighter lending conditions from traditional banks, according to private lender Royce Stone Capital. The firm says property investors, developers and brokers are increasingly turning to private lending and second mortgage funding to secure time-sensitive property deals. Royce Stone Capital has now officially launched its private lending...

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