DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 28 October 2025:

Mayors and city leaders from more than 30 cities across the Arab world convened for an executive dinner at Expo City Dubai to discuss a shared vision for a sustainable and prosperous ... Read more »

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. -
100% authorized, traceable, certified, and guaranteed products



(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the semiconductor industry navigates evolving supply dynamics, Rochester Electronics continues to provide immediate access to in-stock, authorized Nexperia products—ensuring uninterrupted support for manufacturers worldwide.

With Nexperia components playing a critical role in automotive, industrial, and consumer electronics, many OEMs are proactively seeking stable, authorized supply channels to maintain production schedules and avoid costly redesigns.

“Our mission is to support continuity and confidence in the supply chain,” said Nick Rabbitt, VP of Global Supplier Development. “We offer a robust inventory of 2.9 billion active and end-of-life (EOL) Nexperia devices. This ensures customers have access to risk-free, traceable inventory when and where they need it.”

Rochester’s global logistics infrastructure and commitment to long-term produ ... Read more »

CSG 2026 State of the Customer Experience Report finds loyalty at a tipping point in the Age of Overwhelm



(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSG® (NASDAQ: CSGS) today released its 2026 State of the Customer Experience Report, which finds consumers in an era of total digital saturation, bombarded with brand communications in every channel, all day, every day. The research indicates that in 2026, clarity will be the most crucial driver of customer trust and loyalty.

CSG’s global survey of 1,200 digital citizens found that consumers are struggling to identify which brand messages are important—and which interactions they can trust.

Seven out of ten consumers feel brands send so many messages, they don’t care what brands are saying anymore.
59% of consumers have deleted critical messages, like bills or fraud alerts, mistaking them for marketing or spam.
Almost two-thirds of consumers worry they’ll miss critical messages because of the overwhelming number of communicati ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS
PricingCenter revolutionizes insurance pricing and rating by increasing efficiency, improving accuracy, and speeding time to market



(BUSINESS WIRE)--CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE -- Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) today introduced PricingCenter, enabling P&C insurers to deliver pricing changes quickly and with greater precision – adjusting rates in real time, analyzing impact before release, and responding rapidly to market shifts.

Purpose-built for actuaries, pricing teams, and IT developers, PricingCenter unifies and modernizes the pricing and rating lifecycle, from model design to market deployment. By connecting pricing strategy to execution, it helps insurers stay agile, improve accuracy, and accelerate new product launches.

“With PricingCenter, market disruptions become opportunities to innovate,” said Mike Rosenbaum, Chief Executive Officer, Guidewire. “By unifying pricing and rating, P&C insurers can model, test, and deploy updates faster, ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Credit Benchmark, the leading provider of consensus credit risk data, announces the appointment of Kuveshen Chetty as Acting Head of Africa.

In this role, Kuveshen will accelerate the firm’s Africa franchise, working with banks, regulators and investors to deepen contributor relationships and expand the use of consensus credit data across Africa.

Kuveshen joins Credit Benchmark with more than two decades’ experience in credit portfolio management, financial resource optimisation and capital markets. At Nedbank he established in 2016 and led the Corporate & Investment Banking Portfolio Management function, focusing on portfolio strategy, analytics, balance-sheet efficiency and active risk management.

Beyond banking, Kuveshen has played a prominent role in advancing the CPM profession globally. He serves as Senior Advisor (Africa) and former Board Member of the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM), and is Director of ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geoswift, a leading provider of cross-border payment services and solutions globally, today announced its integration with Circle Payments Network (CPN). Geoswift integrates its banking infrastructure with stablecoin-powered settlement system, enabling real-time, compliant, and cost-efficient B2B payments worldwide. Building on its role as an Originating Financial Institution (OFI) within CPN, Geoswift enables clients to expand into Latin America.

“Geoswift has built a trusted track record in delivering secure, compliant settlements across Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, and the Middle East. By joining Circle Payments Network, we are modernizing that global reach with real-time stablecoin infrastructure — creating faster, more transparent cross-border flows for our enterprise clients,” said Raymond Qu, Group CEO and founder of Geoswift.

“Circle Payments Network empowers companies like Geoswift to reduce the complexity of cross-border settlement us ... Read more »

LONDON - Tuesday, 28. October 2025

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fortegra Insurance UK Limited, part of the Fortegra Group — a global specialty insurer — has been officially admitted to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers, formalized in the NAIC’s October Edition 249.

The registration creates a differentiated platform that enables Fortegra’s agents and brokers in the United Kingdom to serve their customers who need specialized U.K.-domiciled capacity to address risks that require a U.S. surplus lines solution.

“Our alien insurer listing offers UK Managing General Agents (MGAs) a straightforward way to access U.S. surplus lines business. Additionally, our strong presence in the London market fosters natural connections among brokers and agents, as well as the capacity to address complex risks. This combination of strengths sets us apart in the marketplace and allows us to uphold our rigorous underwriting standards w ... Read more »

WILMINGTON, Del. -
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nine-in-10 (91%) senior legal professionals are concerned about the threat of online intellectual property (IP) infringement, according to new research commissioned by CSC, the leading provider of global business administration and compliance solutions. While 85% report an increase in IP infringements at their firms over the past 12 months, 90% are expecting more in the year ahead with 89% predicting continued escalation over the next three years.

While the most common forms of IP infringement are rated as counterfeiting, trademark abuse, and brand impersonation, all of which can erode consumer trust and inflict long-term financial and reputation damage, the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) looms large—88% say AI-enabled systems are driving an increase in infringement activity, and 93% are concerned that AI-generated fake assets such as logos, images, and content could materially harm their business.

The findings come fro ... Read more »

NEW YORK & PARIS - Tuesday, 28. October 2025 AETOSWire

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carbon Measures and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today announced the formation of an independent expert panel that will work to develop the guidelines and implementation steps to establish a global carbon emissions accounting system based on financial accounting principles.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251027348594/en/

The Technical Expert Panel on Carbon Accounting will be comprised of experts from academia, financial accounting, industry and civil society, representing multiple perspectives and geographies. Together, they will define the principles, scope, and applications of a carbon emissions accounting system modeled on financial accounting principles. Such a system would provide accurate, transparent, verifiable, and timely company- and product-level data, ensuring every tonne of carbon ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS - Tuesday, 28. October 2025

Rimini Street declares ERP Software dead and unveils Agentic AI ERP, a next generation, transformative ERP technology that delivers innovation faster, better and cheaper with more agility, deployed over existing ERP Software with no required, costly ERP upgrades

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, managed services and Agentic AI ERP innovation solutions, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced the publication of its latest thought leadership white paper, The Rise of Agentic AI ERP. This landmark document presents a vision and roadmap for the next-generation technology and tools that will eventually replace today’s ERP Software which has become too big, complex, inflexible and expensive to meet the needs of a fast-changing world.

Through the collaboration of over 30 Rim ... Read more »