Even without a background in accounting, anyone who has ever glanced at a 10-K or 10-Q can tell that preparing financial statements is a complex, tedious process. While legacy platforms like Workiva and Donnelley Financial Solutions aim to streamline financial reporting, longtime accountants Mary Antony (pictured right) and Kelsey Gootnick (pictured center) found themselves exhausted by various manual hurdles within these tools (co-founder and CTO Jared Tibshraeny is pictured left). The duo met seven ...

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Core Insights - DeFi Technologies Inc. is hosting a webinar on February 24, 2026, to discuss the launch of the DEFT Valour Investment Opportunity Index, which aims to provide an institutional-grade benchmark for capital allocation in the digital asset market [1][1][1] Company Overview - DeFi Technologies Inc. is a financial technology company that connects traditional capital markets with decentralized finance (DeFi) [1][1] - The company is the first Nasdaq-listed digital asset manager, offering equity investors diversified exposure to the decentralized economy through an integrated business model [1][1] - DeFi Technologies includes subsidiaries such as Valour, Stillman Digital, Reflexivity Research, Neuronomics, and DeFi Alpha, each focusing on different aspects of digital assets and financial technology [1][1][1] Webinar Details - The webinar will feature Andrew Forson, President of DeFi and Chief Growth Officer at Valour, who will provide updates on the DVIO Index and discuss its implications for regulated investor flows and future market analytics [1][1][1] - Registration for the webinar is available through the company's website [1]

Conestoga Capital Advisors, an asset management company, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. As many believe, US equities experienced solid returns in 2025, with double-digit gains across all major indices, yet underlying conditions revealed extreme volatility and market leadership. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In Q4 2025, Conestoga Capital Advisors SMid Cap Strategy trailed the Russell 2500 Growth Index, returning -2.71% vs. 0.33% for the Index. Relative performance fluctuated ...

Group 1 - Upstart Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:UPST) is considered one of the best growth stocks for the next 20 years, with analysts upgrading their ratings following the Q4 2025 earnings report [1][5] - Compass Point analyst Giuliano Bologna upgraded Upstart from Sell to Neutral and raised the price target to $30 from $20, citing an ambitious 2028 outlook [1][5] - Goldman Sachs also upgraded Upstart to Neutral from Sell, setting a new price target of $35, down from $44, noting that the risk-reward profile is now more balanced after a 60% decline in stock price since last July [2] - Bank of America lowered its price target on Upstart to $60 from $71 while maintaining a Neutral rating, following a strong Q4 2025 report and a revenue forecast of $1.4 billion for 2026, exceeding the consensus of $1.27 billion [3] Group 2 - Upstart operates a cloud-based AI lending platform in the US, with three segments: Personal Lending, Auto Lending, and Other [5]

On our #Fintech50 list for 2026, 20 of the honorees were newcomers spread across seven different categories, such as Personal Finance and Wall Street and Enterprise.The CEOs of six standout newcomers are profiled here: https://t.co/pWMlCFY6Ib📸: Antithesis; Nayya; Comun https://t.co/1QdeZyxOLE ...

Tiger Global Management, the New York-based billionaire investor Chase Coleman-led hedge fund and venture powerhouse, is making headlines again with an aggressive pivot into the newly public Wealthfront Corporation (WLTH), signaling strong conviction in the long-term growth of digital wealth management. In its latest 13F filing, Tiger Global notably boosted its WLTH holdings, even as it trimmed positions in several legacy tech giants such as NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Microsoft Corp ...

™ Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2025 Earnings Review February 19, 2026 Disclosures These non-GAAP measures are additional tools intended to assist our management in comparing our performance on a more consistent basis for purposes of business decision-making by removing the impact of certain items management believes do not directly reflect our core operations. These measures are intended to assist management in evaluating operating performance and liquidity, comparing performance and liquidity across periods, ...

Our 11th annual #Fintech50 features companies that continue to innovate and grow rapidly even though industry valuations are decidedly sober compared with those of AI-focused startups, which are the newest darlings of the venture capitalist community.See the 2026 list: https://t.co/a5nFkOX1jA: Julian Hespenheide For Forbes) ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Open Lending Corporation (NASDAQ: LPRO) (“Open Lending” or the “Company”), a leading provider of lending enablement and risk analytics solutions for financial institutions, today announced that the Company plans to issue a press release containing results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 after the market closes on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The Company plans to host a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. ...