Worldline, a European leader in payment services, and EcoFlow, a leading provider of smart home energy storage solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to enhance EcoFlow's global payment infrastructure and accelerate its expansion across the US, UK, Europe and new international markets. EcoFlow has selected Worldline's Global Collect platform to unify its global payment operations, enable local acquiring and deliver a seamless, reliable checkout experience for customers worldwide. As EcoFlow enters its next phase of growth, marked by increasing transaction volumes and expanding customer demand, a high-performance payment system has become critical to ensuring a consistent user experience across regions. Through this partnership, Worldline's local acquiring capabilities across geographies will enable EcoFlow to boost authorisation rates, reduce cross-border payment friction and meet local compliance requirements with ease ensuring customers enjoy a trusted and frictionless checkout experience regardless of their location. As EcoFlow prepares for its next wave of expansion, Worldline will extend its local acquiring footprint into APAC, Latin America and additional regions as transaction volumes scale. Worldline's advanced network tokenisation technology will further improve authorisation performance and significantly reduce false declines, an essential advantage for high-value clean energy products, where reliability and trust are key to the purchasing decision. Stijn Gasthuys, Head of Global Commerce at Worldline, said: “As EcoFlow expands into new markets, they need a payments partner combining global execution with local expertise to deliver reliable, high‑performance payment experiences worldwide. At Worldline Global Collect, our ability to support complex international growth, together with our strong European coverage, made the difference.” Yidan Yuan, Head of Europe at EcoFlow, added: “Delivering a seamless and reliable customer experience is at the core of everything we do. As our global business continues to grow, we need a payment infrastructure that can scale with us while maintaining high performance across markets. Our partnership with Worldline allows us to strengthen payment reliability, improve authorisation rates and ultimately provide a smoother experience for our customers worldwide.” By investing in a more advanced and localised payment ecosystem, EcoFlow reinforces its commitment to customer-centric innovation, ensuring that as its clean energy solutions reach more users globally, the purchasing experience remains as intuitive, secure and efficient as the products themselves. About Worldline Worldline [Euronext: WLN] is Europe's leading operator of critical infrastructure and payment services. With a presence across the entire value chain, the Group offers its customers unique expertise in processing and securing their payments, thereby promoting their growth. Worldline is leveraging its 2030 strategic plan and its technological innovation capabilities to build the European reference payment partner for merchants and financial institutions. With over 1.2 million customers, Worldline achieved €4bn in revenue in 2025. worldline.com Worldline’s corporate purpose (“raison d’être”) is to design and operate leading digital payment and transactional solutions that enable sustainable economic growth and reinforce trust and security in our societies. Worldline makes them environmentally friendly, widely accessible, and supports social transformation.

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading provider of payments and financial technology solutions, today announced an exclusive Clover partnership with Tabit, a mobile-first, AI-driven restaurant POS and hospitality technology provider, to launch Clover Reserve powered by Tabit. Clover is Fiserv’s all-in-one commerce platform for merchants and small businesses. The new solution brings Tabit’s proven enterprise-grade capabilities to full-service and fine-dining restaurants and hospitality groups, expanding Clover’s reach into the most operationally complex segments of the restaurant and hospitality sector. Clover Reserve powered by Tabit delivers advanced capabilities designed to manage the intricate requirements for fine-dining restaurants, including multi-course pacing, sophisticated floor management, and white-glove table service. The solution enables a true tableside experience, allowing staff to open, modify, split, tip, and close checks without disrupting service, while supporting advanced coursing, pacing logic, and complex menu structures. “Our partnership with Tabit underscores Fiserv’s commitment to delivering best-in-class, vertical solutions that help merchants stay ahead as operations become more complex,” said Takis Georgakopoulos, Co-President, Merchant Solutions and Technology at Fiserv. “With Clover Reserve, we’re extending the Clover portfolio to meet the evolving demands of fine dining by enabling flexible, precise, and seamlessly orchestrated service.” By integrating Tabit’s mobile-first technology and next-generation AI platform into the Clover ecosystem, Fiserv brings payments, operations, and real-time reporting together on one platform. This unified approach enables hospitality groups to synchronize dining rooms and kitchens, reduce errors, and improve overall performance, ultimately enhancing the diner experience and boosting restaurant profits. “Fiserv’s unmatched scale, distribution capabilities, and leadership in commerce and payments create an extraordinary foundation for innovation in hospitality,” said Nadav Solomon, President and Co-Founder of Tabit. “By combining Fiserv’s powerful ecosystem with Tabit’s AI-first hospitality orchestration platform, we’re bringing the industry a new generation of restaurant technology - one that goes far beyond traditional POS. Together, we’re enabling restaurants a unified intelligence layer that helps operators adapt in real time, increase revenues, improve efficiency, and drive measurable financial outcomes across their business.” Clover will be showcasing the Clover Reserve powered by Tabit experience at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show in Chicago from May 16–19 at Booth 5834.

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange will be closed on Monday, May 18, 2026 for the Victoria Day holiday. The Exchanges will re-open for regular trading on Tuesday, May 19, 2026

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and Silicon Data, the industry leader in GPU market intelligence and benchmarking backed by global trading firm DRW, today announced they will launch a first-in-class compute futures market later this year, pending regulatory review.  Combining the respective expertise of these market leaders, the new futures contracts will allow traders, financial institutions, AI builders and cloud-service providers to manage volatility and price risk associated with the multi-trillion-dollar compute market. The products will be based on Silicon Data's indices, the world's first daily GPU benchmarks for on-demand rental rates. "As the backbone of the digital economy, compute is the new oil of the 21st century," said CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy. "Every AI model trained, every transaction cleared, and every byte of data processed runs on compute, which is becoming a fast-emerging asset class in its own right. Investors need a trusted futures market to provide transparency, liquidity and effective risk management - all of which fall squarely into CME Group's wheelhouse. We are pleased to partner with Silicon Data, the recognized pioneer in real-time GPU benchmarks, to effectively address this growing market demand." "Compute markets today are still highly fragmented, with pricing that can vary dramatically across providers, regions and contract structures," said Carmen Li, Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Data. "At Silicon Data, we built our benchmarks to bring consistency, transparency and real-time visibility to GPU markets that have historically lacked standardized reference pricing. Partnering with CME Group brings the scale, market structure and credibility needed to help transform compute from an opaque operational cost into a more mature and risk-manageable financial market. The launch of compute futures is an important step toward giving AI builders, cloud providers and investors more reliable tools for valuation, hedging and long-term planning as demand for compute continues to accelerate." "It has been clear to me for some time that compute will become the largest commodity in the world," said Don Wilson, Founder and CEO of DRW. "The exponential growth in spending on data centers as we move towards that reality has been hampered by the lack of a hedging vehicle. The launch of a compute futures market is an important solution to that problem that can help market participants manage price volatility and plan with greater certainty. CME Group's expertise in building resilient, trusted derivatives markets, combined with Silicon Data's benchmarking capabilities, creates an essential foundation for this emerging asset class."

(Excerpt) (Friday, April 24, 2026, ９:19 am to ９:26 am) Q. Yesterday, the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily rose above the 60,000-yen mark for the first time. What is your view of this development? A. As a general matter, higher stock prices are welcome because they can be seen as a symbol of a strong economy. Also, stock prices would probably not have risen unless what is called “Sanae-nomics” had been recognized in Japan and abroad, so in that respect I think it is a positive development. However, stock prices change from day to day depending on a variety of factors. The Nikkei Stock Average did reach the 60,000-yen mark at one point, but it is now below that level, and I would like to refrain from commenting on that matter.

(Excerpt) (Friday, April 24, 2026, １:22 pm to １:34 pm) [Opening remarks:] Minister) We have just concluded a public-private liaison meeting on strengthening cybersecurity measures in the financial sector against AI-related threats. The meeting was attended by Governor Ueda of the Bank of Japan, a representative from the National Cybersecurity Office, the heads and Chief Cybersecurity Officers of the three megabanks, and Mr. Yamaji of the Tokyo Stock Exchange together with the executive officer responsible for cybersecurity. I stated that, in light of recent discussions at the G7, the G20, and the IMF, this is a threat that is already upon us. The financial industry expressed the same view. In other words, as advances in AI bring change to the financial sector, new forms of preparedness are required, and management judgment will become even more important. More specifically, the financial system is highly interconnected and operates in real time. I am not suggesting that other industries need not take action; that is not my point. However, the scale of potential spillovers is not comparable to that in other sectors. A cyberattack could therefore quickly spill over into market impacts and a loss of confidence. As financial institutions perform critical infrastructure functions, I believe it is more important than ever to accelerate the process from obtaining information on vulnerabilities to applying patches, as well as to strengthen preparedness for incidents when they occur.At today’s meeting, in order for the financial industry, the government, the Bank of Japan, and others to share a common understanding and consider forward-looking responses, I proposed establishing an official-level working group to deepen discussions going forward, which one might call a Japanese version of Project Glasswing for the financial sector. All participants agreed, and the group has accordingly been established. As the Takaichi administration aims to build a strong economy, we must also prevail in the battle over AI. Going forward, we intend to proceed swiftly with our deliberations, centering on this working group. That concludes my opening remarks. [Questions and answers:] Q. You mentioned that Governor Ueda also attended today’s meeting. Could you tell us, to the extent you are able, what he said at the meeting? Also, could you comment on how coordination will proceed internationally going forward, beyond the framework of the government and the Bank of Japan? A. I would like to refrain from going into the details of the Governor’s remarks. However, in addition to what he heard at the same meeting I attended, he also noted that this issue had been taken up and discussed among central bank governors. For anything further, I would ask that you contact the Bank of Japan directly. In any event, he expressed his support for this framework and for the establishment of the working group. As for the international dimension, I believe this will naturally be taken up in those forums as well. It could come up at the G7 meeting in Paris in mid-May, and at the G20 as well, as the United States, which currently holds the presidency, is very eager to address this issue. I understand that the Secretary of the Treasury is expected to call on me after Japan’s Golden Week holidays, and later on there will also be the G20 meeting in the United States this summer. Through such occasions, I believe we will remain in close contact on a continuing basis and update our approach whenever new information becomes available. Q. What did the heads of the three megabanks say about their current initiatives and their assessment of the situation? A. All three megabanks said that they are already gathering as much information as possible on the scale of the threat. In any case, large corporations are subjected to enormous numbers of cyberattacks every day, and they deal with them each time, including by applying patches. So, if there has not been any major problem up to this point, that means they have managed to stay ahead thus far. The concern now, however, is that the capabilities of those launching attacks are on an entirely different level. They said that, in trying to determine exactly what threats this poses, there are limits to what individual banks can do on their own, and that they therefore greatly appreciate having this kind of public-private forum. Q. Could you share any current thinking, at this stage, on the working group’s future initiatives and the expected timetable? A. I believe the sooner the better. We will need representatives from the relevant groups as well. Also, since it is the IT industry that will be responsible for distributing patches and carrying out the necessary processing, we will need to bring them in too. There are also online financial services, so the scope of this will broaden. Bearing all of that in mind, I expect that officials will move quickly to reach out to the relevant parties and make arrangements for them to come together. Q. Just to confirm one point: in terms of the direction of the discussions going forward, you used the phrase “a threat that is already upon us.” Does that mean the discussions will focus not so much on how to make effective use of AI, but rather on restricting its use or on how to regulate it? A. That has not yet been decided. Even if we speak of restrictions, it is not clear whether such restrictions would in fact be possible. It is true that the distribution of Mythos is currently limited, but it is also possible that future systems could be made openly available to everyone, as with Linux. Taking that into account, the question is whether it is even possible to limit their spread. There was also a finance minister who raised that point with me during a bilateral meeting, but whether that can actually be done is another matter. On the other hand, if these systems have that level of capability, they may also have defensive capabilities. So I believe we have not yet reached any definitive conclusion on that point. I think that is true not only for us, but also for the U.S. authorities and the European authorities. Q. What specifically was said about the threats posed by Mythos? A. In short, everyone is already working desperately, day in and day out, to defend against the cyberattacks to which they are exposed. Systems may occasionally be disrupted, but they have somehow managed to cope. What we do not yet fully understand is what would happen if a completely different level of capability were brought to bear. I assume it would mean prolonged disruption to systems, but we do not yet know exactly where or how that disruption would materialize. In Japan, there are very few people who do not have financial accounts, and those accounts are also linked to public systems. So the impact would not be limited to ordinary financial transactions alone; if it were to spread more broadly, the consequences could be extremely serious. It is not hard to imagine, but it has not yet been made concrete. I believe that is the situation. Q. I would imagine that regional banks, Shinkin banks, and other small and medium-sized regional financial institutions are particularly vulnerable from a systems perspective. How will this be addressed going forward? A. Naturally, the Financial Services Agency supervises all of these institutions, and it must not allow any loss of confidence or any disruption to the credit system. If that were to happen, we could not build a strong economy. That is why this issue has a different significance in the financial sector than it does in other industries, and I believe that is precisely why this issue has been regarded as so important in finance ministers’ discussions at both the G7 and the G20. Q. Just to confirm, is the idea that the working group will discuss not only Mythos itself, but AI, cyberattack, and cyber defense issues more broadly? A. Yes. It may be that such discussions were needed even before now, but up to this point matters have largely been handled on a case-by-case basis. When we speak with other governments, however, it is clear that this time the scale is different. This has been made possible by advances in AI, but that does not mean other companies will stand still; they too will continue to advance. The question is how far this will go. In other words, we may be entering an environment in which something on this scale should no longer come as a surprise. In the financial sector, the response required is not simply about damage to individual companies; finance is part of the social infrastructure. That is why I believe this is very much a matter for finance ministers— many of whom also serve as ministers responsible for financial services, and in my case I have been appointed to both roles —as well as for central bank governors. The FSB, BIS, and various other bodies will also likely be involved. That is how I see the situation. Q. You mentioned that a Japanese version of Project Glasswing would be launched. In terms of who would be responsible for it, is the idea that this would be done by the Financial Services Agency, or that the National Cybersecurity Office, the Bank of Japan, and others would all be involved in putting together something like a comprehensive response plan? A. At present, it is the authorities responsible for supervising finance that are raising the issue. Cybersecurity as a whole is, of course, already important, and I am not suggesting that cyber incidents affecting, for example, logistics companies or manufacturers are not serious. They are serious, and we do see companies facing major difficulties, from customer management to shipping restrictions and the like. But at the very least, those situations have not led to a loss of confidence in the financial system. Finance serves a public function. The way disruption spreads in this sector is different. Put another way, because finance is something the state must protect, the implications are different. For the time being, it is simply that we, as the supervisors, are the ones taking the initiative in bringing the relevant parties together. If it would be more rational to do so, I expect that we will also invite various other parties and work in coordination with them. Q. When you say “as quickly as possible,” do you have any target in mind, for example, by the summer or within the year? A. As for a target date, last week we were discussing the fact that Mythos had emerged only a few weeks earlier, and there is no guarantee that there will not be something else after that. If there is, then we will have to respond to that as well. So this all has to be handled in an agile manner. At the current Mythos level, there may well be discussions about what can be done in response. But that is not where it ends, and that is exactly why everyone is concerned. Q. Will meetings be held regularly from now on? Also, will the number of members be increased? A. Rather than being held on a regular schedule, they may need to proceed in an agile manner because the situation itself is highly agile. An emergency could arise in some country. In any event, I would like the first meeting to be held as soon as possible, and I am asking the officials to work hard on that. Q. Just to confirm, was today’s meeting hosted by the government and the Bank of Japan? A. Today’s meeting was hosted by the Financial Services Agency.

The Financial Markets Authority – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko (FMA) has released updated guidance that provides issuers with greater clarity on what good practice looks like for the disclosure and communication of financial products with sustainability-related characteristics. FMA Executive Director Response and Enforcement Louise Unger said, “The updated guidance supports issuers to provide investors with clear and accessible information on financial products with sustainability-related characteristics, such as environmental, social or value-based considerations, so investors can be confident that what they are investing in aligns with their investment objectives.” The guidance sets out how existing fair‑dealing and disclosure obligations apply when issuers promote sustainability‑related characteristics in their financial products. Changes have been made throughout the guidance in response to the feedback received through the consultation process, although the underlying principles from the draft guidance have not changed. As part of these changes, the guidance has been renamed - Sustainability‑related disclosure guidance to better reflect current market practice. The guidance is built around four core principles: claims need to be clear, claims need to be substantiated, messages need to be consistent, and third-party involvement is effectively managed. “It’s important that investors have the information they need to understand the nature of the sustainability-related claims made about a product so they can make well-informed decisions about their investments.” The guidance does not direct issuers how to invest. Issuers remain responsible for their investment decisions but must ensure that any promotion of sustainability‑related characteristics clearly discloses all material information and is not misleading. It replaces guidance previously issued in the 2020 Disclosure Framework for Integrated Financial Products and the review observations contained in the 2022 Integrated Financial Products: Review of Managed Fund documentation. Here are the links to each of the published documents on the FMA website: Updated Sustainability‑related disclosure guidance [800KB] Summary of Key themes [528KB] Submissions Report [4.8MB]

The MIAX Exchange Group will amend its Market Data Policies and Exchange Data Agreement to prohibit the redistribution of certain MIAX Exchange Group Market Data products.The MIAX Exchange Group will make the amendments available for review prior to the effective date of the amendments and will notify firms via another Regulatory Circular when they become available.For more information, please refer to the following Regulatory Circulars: MIAX Options RC 2026-63 MIAX Pearl Options RC 2026-64 MIAX Emerald Options RC 2026-52 MIAX Sapphire Options RC 2026-68 Please contact MarketDataSupport@MIAXGlobal.com for any additional information regarding the amendments.

(Excerpt) (Friday, April 28, 2026, ９:08 am to ９:22 am) [Opening remarks:] Minister) I would like to make two remarks at the beginning. ... The second point concerns a request related to real estate transactions using cryptoassets. Specifically, it involves issuing a written request related to such transactions jointly with relevant ministries, including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Real estate transactions conducted using various means of payment, such as cash and cryptoassets, can be exploited for money laundering and may violate the Payment Services Act, depending on how they are carried out. For this reason, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the National Police Agency issued a written request to real estate agents and Cryptoasset Exchange Service Providers through industry associations today. The request includes measures to understand the actual situation and ensure the soundness of real estate transactions using cryptoassets. These measures include, for example, clarifying that receiving cryptoassets from real estate agents or buyers and paying legal tender to sellers may constitute operating cryptoasset exchange services without registration; ensuring thorough anti-money laundering measures, including the reporting of suspicious transactions; and disseminating information on reporting obligations under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act when non-residents acquire real estate. The FSA and Ministry of Finance will continue to respond appropriately, from the perspective of preventing money laundering, in cooperation with relevant ministries and agencies. For further details, please direct your questions to the relevant ministries and agencies. [Questions and answers:] Q. The Nikkei Stock Average closed above the 60,000 mark for the first time yesterday. Some have pointed out that the market is being driven by AI- and semiconductor-related stocks, raising concerns that stock price movements may be diverging from the realities faced by households amid rising prices. At the same time, uncertainties surrounding the situation in the Middle East persist, and risks related to rising interest rates continue to be highlighted. Against this backdrop, could you share your assessment of the current economic sentiment and your views on future economic and fiscal management? A. Generally speaking, for stock prices to rise in a sustainable manner, it is important that the government’s economic policies known as Sanaenomics be firmly recognized both domestically and internationally. That said, stock prices are ultimately determined by overall economic conditions and the business activities of individual companies. Given this, and the fact that stock movements vary by company, I am not in a position to comment on specific market developments.

S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Top 10 Most Shorted Stocks in the United States, calculated using their Securities Finance data set, follows. The metric used to calculate the short interest is the percentage of outstanding shares on loan.

At the end of the settlement date of April 30, 2026, short interest in 3,714 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 16,707,836,595 shares compared with 16,579,123,734 shares in 3,689 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of April 15, 2026. The April short interest represents 2.84 days compared with 2.71 days for the prior reporting period. Short interest in 1,644 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 3,896,400,254 shares at the end of the settlement date of April 30, 2026, compared with 3,919,142,444 shares in 1,643 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.15 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.16. In summary, short interest in all 5,358 Nasdaq® securities totaled 20,604,236,849 shares at the April 30, 2026 settlement date, compared with 5,332 issues and 20,498,266,178 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 2.22 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.16 days for the prior reporting period. The open short interest positions reported for each Nasdaq security reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker/dealers regardless of their exchange affiliations. A short sale is generally understood to mean the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is consummated by the delivery of a security borrowed by or for the account of the seller. For more information on Nasdaq Short interest positions, including publication dates, visithttps://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/quotes/short-interestor http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/asp/short_interest.asp.  

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of April 30, 2026. SETTLEMENT DATE EXCHANGE TOTAL CURRENT SHORT INTEREST TOTAL PREVIOUS SHORT INTEREST (Revised) NUMBER of SECURITIES with a SHORT POSITION NUMBER of SECURITIES with a POSITION >= 5,000 SHARES 04/30/2026 NYSE 17,647,502,092 17,346,411,893 2,874 2,575 04/30/2026 NYSE ARCA 2,240,607,463 2,226,226,994 2,597 1,804 04/30/2026 NYSE AMERICAN 936,776,310 914,591,804 308 260 04/30/2026 NYSE GROUP 20,824,885,865 20,487,230,691 5,779 4,639 *NYSE Group includes NYSE, NYSE American and NYSE Arca           Reports will be archived here.

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available: http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/SwapsReports/index.htm.Additional information on the Weekly Swaps Report. Archive Explanatory Notes Swaps Report Data Dictionary Release Schedule Released: Weekly on Mondays at 3:30 p.m.

Bank of America's investment banking division in India has paid a settlement of 5.9 million rupees ($61,903) to the country's market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The settlement resolves allegations of insider trading and violations of merchant banking rules. SEBI had issued a notice to BofA Securities India, claiming the firm failed to maintain a required digital database designed to prevent insider trading. Bank of America declined to comment on the settlement. By paying the settlement, BofA Securities India did not admit to or deny any of the alleged violations. The investigation began after a whistleblower complaint in 2024 and centered on BofA's role in a March 2024 share sale for Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management. SEBI accused BofA's deal team of contacting potential investors while possessing confidential, price-sensitive information about the sale. The regulator had also alleged that BofA made false statements and withheld key facts during the investigation. 1. Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEBI’ ) initiated adjudication proceedings under S EBI Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as “ SEBI Act ”) against BofA Securities India Limited ( hereinafter known as “ Applicant ”) for the alleged violation of provisions of Regulations 2(1)(n), 3(5) and 9A of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 20 15 (hereinafter referred to as “ PIT Regulations ”); Regulation 9A(1)(e) and Regulation 13 read with Clause 21 of Schedule III of SEBI (Merchant Bankers) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as “ Merchant Bankers Regulations ”) . 2. SEBI appointed the undersigned as the Adjudicating Officer (AO) , vide Order dated May 05, 2025 u /s 15 - I of SEBI Act and Rule 3 of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as ‘ Adjudication Rules ’) r /w Section 19 of the S EBI Act to inquire into and adjudge u /s 15HB of SEBI Act the aforesaid alleged violation s by the Applicant . 3. A Show Cause Notice dated May 26, 2025 (hereafter referred to as “SCN” ) was issued to the Applicant in terms of the provisions of Rule 4(1) of the Adjudication Rules calling upon the Applicant to show cause why an inquiry should not be held and penalty not be imposed, u /s 15HB of the SEBI Act against the Applicant for alleged violation of the aforesaid provisions. Briefly stated, it was alleg ed in the SCN that the A pplicant, being a merchant banker, failed to maintain Structured Digital Database (SDD) as prescribed under PIT Regulations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- ------- Settlement Order i n the matter of BofA Securities India Limited Page 2 of 3 4. Pending Adjudication Proceedings, the Applicant proposed to settle the instant proceedings initiated against it , without admitting or denying the findings of facts and conclusions of law, through a settlement order and filed a settlement application with S EBI bearing Settlement Application No. 8601/2025 dated July 01, 2025 , in terms of the provisions of SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as “Settlement Regulations” ). 5. After attending meeting with the Internal Committee of SEBI on January 19, 2026 , in terms of the Settlement Regulations, Applicant s , vide email dated January 23, 2026 proposed revised settlement terms. The High Powered Advisory Committee (hereinafter referred to as 'HPAC' ) in its meeting held on February 20, 2026 , considered the settlement terms proposed and recommended that the case may be settled upon payment of INR 58 , 50 , 0 00 / - (Rupees Fifty - Eight Lakh Fifty Thousand Only) by the Applicant as settlement amount towards the settlement terms . 6. The Panel of Whole Time Members of SEBI approved the said recommendation of the HPAC on April 02, 2026 for the Applicant and the same was communicated by SEBI to the Applicant on April 15, 2026 . Subsequently, the Applicant , vid e email dated May 04, 2026 in formed about the remittance of the settlement amount, the receipt of which is confirmed. 7. Therefore, in view of the acceptance of the settlement terms and the receipt of settlement amount as above by SEBI, the instant adjudication proceedings initiated ag ainst Applicant vide SCN dated May 26, 2025 is disposed of in terms of section 15JB of the SEBI Act read with regulation 23(1) r /w Regulation 28 of the Settlement Regulations on the basis of the settlement terms. 8. This order is without prejudice to the right of SEBI to take enforcement actions, in terms of regulation 28 of the Settlement Regulations, including restoring or initiating the proceedings in respect to which the settlement order was passed against the A pp licant, if: 8.1 It comes to the notice of the Board that the applicant has not made full and true disclosure; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- ------- Settlement Order i n the matter of BofA Securities India Limited Page 3 of 3 8.2 Applicant has viola ted the undertakings or waivers; 8.3 There was a discrepancy while arriving at the settlement terms. 9. This settlement order shall come into force with immediate effect. 10. In terms of regulation 25 of the Settlement Regulations, copies of this order are being sent to the A pplicant and also to

On May 8, 2026, the Capital Markets Tribunal approved settlement agreements between the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), Stan Bharti and Neil Said. Both Mr. Bharti and Mr. Said have admitted to breaching Ontario securities law by authorizing Medivolve Inc. to issue financial disclosure documents that contained material misstatements. Mr. Bharti is the founder and executive chairman of Forbes & Manhattan Inc. (Forbes), an Ontario company. Mr. Said is an Ontario lawyer whose clients include those of Forbes. In 2011, Medivolve retained Forbes to provide consulting services and gained access to a range of legal, financial and other professionals who work with Mr. Bharti; including Mr. Said. In April 2020, when Mr. Bharti and Mr. Said were, respectively, a director and the CEO of Medivolve, Medivolve acquired 40% of a company called ‘Amino Therapeutics Inc.’ for US$2 million cash and 15 million Medivolve shares. However, when the transaction closed on April 13, 2020, Amino’s owners only received 5 million of the 15 million shares. The remaining 10 million shares were issued to others including 3 million shares to Mr. Bharti, through a holding company, and 2.8 million shares to Mr. Said, through an Ontario numbered company. Medivolve issued audited 2019 financial statements on April 24, 2020, and an amended Management Discussion and Analysis on April 27, 2020, neither of which disclosed that Mr. Bharti or Mr. Said received shares from the Amino transaction or reported the deal as a related-party transaction. Mr. Bharti and Mr. Said have admitted that they authorized these material misstatements by Medivolve in its financial disclosure documents. As part of the settlement, Mr. Said is prohibited from acting as a director or officer of any issuer for five years, while Mr. Bharti is permanently banned from acting as a director or officer of any issuer. Altogether, Mr. Bharti and Mr. Said have paid $985,000 in administrative penalties and $1.779 million in disgorgement to the Commission, as well as nearly $100,000 in costs related to the OSC’s investigation and proceeding. Details of the market participation bans, and a breakdown of the financial penalties can be found in the settlement agreements. “Officers and directors play a crucial role in promoting the integrity of our capital markets through honest and transparent disclosure, and compliance with Ontario securities law,” said Bonnie Lysyk, Executive Vice President, Enforcement at the OSC. “Where they don’t comply with these fundamental standards, the OSC will act. Today’s settlement should serve as a reminder to others of the consequences they will face should they seek to undermine our capital markets.” The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, to foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets and confidence in the capital markets, to foster capital formation, and to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk. Investors are urged to check the registration of any persons or company offering an investment opportunity and to review the OSC investor materials available at http://www.osc.ca.

The Capital Markets Tribunal has issued an orderon March 6, 2026, in the matter of Go-To Developments Holdings Inc., Go-To Spadina Adelaide Square Inc., Furtado Holdings Inc., and Oscar Furtado. This order requires one or more individuals or companies to disgorge money to the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) that was obtained through violations of Ontario’s securities law. Any disgorged funds the OSC collects under this order are handled according to OSC Rule 11-502, which outlines how these amounts may be distributed and how related costs are covered. If you’re an investor and want to stay informed about any potential future distribution of amounts collected under this order, you can fill out a Contact Information Form. Details about the order and how to stay updated are available on the OSC’s website: Status of Money Received under Disgorgement Orders issued on or after September 1, 2025 The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, to foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets, and confidence in the capital markets, to foster capital formation, and to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk. Investors are urged to check the registration of any persons or company offering an investment opportunity and to review the OSC investor materials available at https://www.osc.ca.

As the Clarity Act works its way through Congress, US regulators are evolving their approach to digital assets. Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner Hester Peirce joins The Swap to talk about crypto regulation, Treasury clearing and artificial intelligence. Please view this page via Chrome to access the recording.

LSEG announces it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 679/86 pence each from Goldman Sachs International ("GSI") on the London Stock Exchange as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 09 April 2026 Date of Purchase Number of ordinary shares purchased Highest price paid per share Lowest price paid per share Volume weighted price paid per share 2026-05-05 207,814 £97.4200 £94.7000 £96.5509 2026-05-06 208,812 £96.2200 £93.4400 £95.0414 2026-05-07 321,199 £93.7000 £91.1200 £92.2330 2026-05-08 326,584 £91.3800 £89.9400 £90.6475   LSEG intends to cancel the purchased shares.   Following the cancellation of the repurchased shares, LSEG has 491,952,435 ordinary shares of 679/86pence each in issue (excluding treasury shares) and holds 21,451,599 of its ordinary shares of 679/86pence each in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company will be 491,952,435. This figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.   In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) (as such legislation forms part of retained EU law as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as implemented, retained, amended, extended, re-enacted or otherwise given effect in the United Kingdom from 1 January 2021 and as amended or supplemented in the United Kingdom thereafter), a full breakdown of the individual purchases by GSI on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme can be found at: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8469D_1-2026-5-11.pdf This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a leading global markets operator and pioneer in equity derivatives, today announced the hiring of Julie Bauer as Senior Vice President, Head of Government Relations, effective May 19, 2026. Ms. Bauer will lead Cboe's global engagement and advocacy efforts with regulators, policymakers, and industry stakeholders, while helping to advance its long-term strategy. "We are pleased to welcome Julie Bauer as Head of Government Relations," said Patrick Sexton, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Cboe Global Markets. "For more than 50 years, Cboe has shaped the U.S. options industry by driving innovation, while building trust with policymakers and consistently championing thoughtful, principled regulation that prioritizes investor protection. As new technologies rapidly reshape financial markets and the regulatory landscape, Julie brings deep expertise and sound judgment that will help us stay ahead in this dynamic environment, position us for new opportunities, and advance our strategic priorities." Ms. Bauer joins Cboe from OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, where she served as Chief External Relations Officer. In that role, she led engagement with congressional and regulatory policymakers, directed advocacy for the U.S. Securities Markets Coalition on behalf of the listed options industry, and oversaw external communications. She also managed OCC's investor education initiatives, including The Options Industry Council (OIC). Prior to OCC, Ms. Bauer served as Senior Vice President of Government Relations at FINRA and previously led government relations for the Chicago Board of Trade. Julie Bauer said, "I'm excited to join Cboe at such a pivotal moment in its growth and transformation. Cboe has long been the leader in building the U.S. options markets and continues to shape the industry's evolution. I look forward to joining its talented government relations and policy team as we engage with policymakers in support of vibrant and secure markets for all investors." Ms. Bauer's hiring follows the retirement of Angelo Evangelou, Chief Policy Officer, in April 2026. She will be based in Washington, D.C., and report to Mr. Sexton.

Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader, today announced the launch of its Private Markets Model Portfolios, developed in collaboration with Corastone, a digital infrastructure platform and permissioned blockchain network designed to streamline, automate, and scale private market investments. The Private Markets Model Portfolios are designed to help financial advisors more efficiently incorporate private market investments within a professionally managed portfolio framework. “This launch reflects the evolution of private markets in client portfolios and the need for structures that allow advisors to implement those allocations efficiently,” said George Stephan, Chief Operating Officer, Global Wealth Management Private Markets at Franklin Templeton. “By supporting a single-ticket, SMA-style structure, these model portfolios are designed to help reduce operational complexity and improve scalability, while enabling advisors to implement diversified private market exposure within a professionally managed portfolio framework.” Franklin Templeton’s Private Markets Model Portfolios are designed to extend the model portfolio framework to private markets, offering diversified, multi-asset exposure within an SMA-style, single-subscription structure that lowers the minimum investment per fund and helps deliver a diversified exposure to private markets. The model portfolio framework combines Franklin Templeton’s global investment capabilities across public and private markets with technology enabled by Corastone’s infrastructure. The integrated solution is designed to streamline key operational aspects of private market investing — including subscription processing, rebalancing, portfolio administration, and ongoing management — while maintaining transparency and direct ownership of the underlying funds. Through the model portfolios, clients gain direct exposure to underlying private market funds rather than accessing them through pooled fund-of-funds structures, supporting enhanced transparency, more frequent rebalancing cycles, and flexibility within client portfolios, subject to applicable fund terms, liquidity provisions, and suitability considerations. “Private markets have historically been difficult to scale across advisor-managed model portfolios due to operational complexity and fragmented workflows,” said Rashad Kurbanov, Co-Founder and CEO of Corastone. “This solution combines Franklin Templeton’s investment capabilities with Corastone’s infrastructure, making it easier for advisors to implement and manage diversified private market allocations within client portfolios.” Franklin Templeton offers a diversified private markets platform that brings together a range of specialized investment managers. This includes Lexington Partners, focused on private equity secondaries and co-investments; Clarion Partners, specializing in private real estate; and Benefit Street Partners, a leader in private credit. The platform is further complemented by Franklin Ventures, hedged strategies, and digital asset capabilities, providing investors with broad access across alternative asset classes.