RFA Financial posts record $1.8bn in off-balance sheet originations

Temenos has completed its purchase of AI-enabled wealth orchestration platform additiv.   The transaction was announced in June 2026, when it was said that the consideration for 100% of additive is equally split between cash and equity.  Like Temenos, additive is also headquartered in Switzerland.  Additiv develops technology used by banks and wealth managers to create and roll out wealth offerings across the customer journey.   Its platform is used by financial…

Analysts attributed the move partly to progress in US-Iran negotiations, which temporarily settled financial markets and brought the median monthly housing payment down to $2,598. That affordability window, however, proved fleeting.  The 10-year Treasury yields, a key driver of 30-year fixed mortgage rates, ticked sharply higher on Wednesday morning after President Trump declared the ceasefire…

The U.S. Commerce Department reported Thursday that economic growth slowed in the second quarter. It noted a widening in the trade deficit, but an acceleration ‌in consumer spending and strong business investment in equipment related to the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure as an underlying strength, according to Reuters. Gross domestic product rose at a…

Men give a salute while standing over a depiction of the US flag during a demonstration by university students to show their support for the Houthi movement amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, at the Sanaa University campus in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa on July 22, 2026. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images The…

Beginning in April 2025, silver began a rapid ascent, nearly quadrupling in price from about $29 per ounce to a peak of more than $115 per ounce in January of this year. The price increase was driven by the growing demand for silver to serve the massive AI data center build-out. Those cloud facilities use…

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