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$50,000 Prizes Recognize Outstanding Open Access Books in the Humanities and Fund Future Open Access Publications NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards. Supported by Arcadia, these prizes…

At most large banks, corporate responsibility sits in a foundation, at arm’s length from the credit committee. Itaú Unibanco is different, it runs one of the region’s largest social investment programmes alongside inclusive finance and community infrastructure commitments funded from the balance sheet and audited like any other exposure. The philanthropic side is the larger…

The Ethiopia-Djibouti corridor sits at the centre of this transformation, serving as the primary gateway for Ethiopia’s import and export flows. For financial institutions such as iibGroup, the role of banking extends well beyond liquidity provision. It is about deploying capital to support economic resilience, strengthen trade ecosystems, and deliver measurable social and environmental impact….

Bluespring Wealth, the Austin, Texas-based hybrid registered investment advisor arm of Kestra Holdings, has acquired the wealth management business of Whitaker-Myers, a Wooster, Ohio-based firm with about $920 million in client assets. Whitaker-Myers joins Bluespring’s River Valley platform, which was created in July 2026 through the combination of Joule Financial and Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory….

X is taking on the biggest names in digital payments. After years of teasing its financial ambitions, the company has launched X Money in the U.S., bringing peer-to-peer transfers, debit cards, and deposit accounts to X Premium and Premium+ subscribers. The service enters a crowded payments market, where it will compete with established players such…