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Dependable Life Solutions Partners with Integrity for AI-First Proprietary Technology that Expands Reach and Scales Agent Success

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Fast-growing agency with service-centered business approach will leverage Integrity’s proven growth platform and AI-powered platform to deliver security and peace of mind to more Americans

DALLAS, June 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Integrity, LLC (“Integrity”), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced it has partnered with Dependable Life Solutions, an independent marketing organization based in Miami, Florida, and led by William Kemp. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.

 

Dependable Life Solutions distinguishes itself through a collaborative, team-driven environment where agents receive hands-on mentorship to grow into confident leaders. With a steadfast focus on putting every client in a stronger, more secure position, the firm delivers life insurance products to families and individuals nationwide. A culture rooted in ongoing support, partnership and recognition drives excellence and fosters unity among the agency’s close-knit team.

“This partnership positions Will to enhance what he does best — building leaders and creating opportunities for agents to serve and thrive,” said Bryan W. Adams, Co-Founder and CEO of Integrity. “By utilizing our proprietary IntegrityCONNECT technology platform, the Dependable Life Solutions team can access our top-tier resources and transformative AI solutions that amplify client service and accelerate growth. Integrity provides proven support that empowers every agent to scale successfully, regardless of tenure. We’re honored to welcome Will and his team as partners and help them continue to build on their already strong momentum. With this partnership, even more Americans will benefit from the care and commitment Dependable Life Solutions provides.”

“From our first meeting with Integrity, the synergies across culture and core values were immediately apparent — and that made this partnership an easy choice for Dependable Life Solutions,” said William Kemp, CEO of Dependable Life Solutions. “Integrity brings top-tier resources to stay relevant in today’s competitive market, including proprietary technology, an expansive network of industry partners and an impressive leadership team. We’re already experiencing the impact of incorporating leads through IntegrityCONNECT to quickly reach clients in need and take our service to an even higher level. This partnership unlocks countless opportunities to make a meaningful difference in the lives of agents and clients and we couldn’t be more excited about what our shared future has to offer.”

An Integrity partnership offers the Dependable Life Solutions team access to innovative resources that support long-term agent success. Integrity’s transformative platform helps agents scale by proactively meeting client needs, while improving and simplifying processes. IntegrityCONNECT®, Integrity’s industry-leading technology growth engine, streamlines workflows by integrating all aspects of an agent’s business into a cohesive overview that includes on-demand leads, instantaneous quoting and enrollment and simplified plan management. Client relationships can be deepened through Integrity’s AI-driven and voice-activated digital assistant, Ask Integrity®, which surfaces connection points such as coverage recommendations, policy lifecycle reminders and real-time prompts. Additionally, Dependable Life Solutions gains access to a wide range of benefits available exclusively to Integrity partners, including insightful data and analytics, high-caliber leadership guidance and ongoing optimization. 

Dependable Life Solutions will work with leading industry voices in Integrity’s partner network as they build transformative solutions for today’s consumers. This group of innovators is united in a broad-based mission to help Americans better plan for the good days ahead through more integrated life, health and wealth protection and planning. Their collaboration has optimized insurance and financial processes for all stakeholders, making them simpler, more streamlined and ultimately more human.

“As a natural leader and goal-oriented individual, Will is a great fit for Integrity. His leadership style, core values and commitment to serve are complementary to Integrity’s mission to prepare agents for decades of success,” said Chad Milner, Co-Founder of North American Senior Benefits and Managing Partner at Integrity. “With Integrity’s world-class technology, growth resources and industry leadership behind them, the entire Dependable Life Solutions team is poised to experience the ‘Integrity Effect’ of accelerated growth — and I can’t wait to see how many more lives they will impact for good.”

For more information about Dependable Life Solutions’ partnership with Integrity, view a video at www.integrity.com/DependableLifeSolutions.

About Integrity
Integrity, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of innovative solutions for wealth management and retirement planning. Through its broad partner network of agents and advisors, Integrity helps millions of Americans protect their life, health and wealth with a commitment to meet them wherever they are — in person, over the phone and online. Integrity’s proprietary, cutting-edge technology helps expand the insurance and financial planning experience for all stakeholders using an omnichannel approach. In addition, Integrity develops products with carrier partners and markets them compliantly through its nationwide distribution network. Providing best-in-class service to their clients and consumers is at the center of Integrity’s holistic approach to life, health and wealth protection. The company and its partners focus on helping families and individuals prepare for the good days ahead, so they can make the most of what life brings. The recipient of nationally ranked business awards, including Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces, Inc.’s Power Partner, and Business Intelligence Group’s AI Excellence Award, Integrity has also earned impressive employee sentiment awards such as Best Company for Career Growth, Best Company Leadership, Best Company Culture, and Best Company Happiness. For more information, visit www.integrity.com.

About Dependable Life Solutions
Dependable Life Solutions is a Miami, Florida-based independent marketing organization specializing in helping agents build strong and sustainable businesses while delivering life insurance solutions that leave clients in a better position. With a collaborative, team-driven culture centered on mentorship, partnership and recognition, Dependable Life Solutions supports agents with hands-on development designed to create confident leaders and expand opportunities for growth. Serving consumers nationwide, the agency is committed to helping families and individuals protect what matters most and plan for a more secure future.

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De¹ Introduces Tokenized Asset World on BNB Chain, Developing Financial Intelligence Across the Full RWA Financial Landscape

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NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — De¹ is launching Tokenized Asset World on BNB Chain, the first domain-specific world under its Financial World Model (FWM). It introduces specialized financial intelligence designed to understand the full onchain RWA landscape, from trading and collateral to borrowing, credit, liquidation and agent activity, and apply that knowledge to real financial decisions.

Traditional finance moves assets through separate networks of brokers, custodians, clearing systems and lenders. Each institution sees a different part of the lifecycle, while transfers, reconciliation and collateral requirements add friction to capital deployment. Bringing assets onchain makes financial activity more programmable, but it does not automatically connect the knowledge held across trading, financing and risk systems.

De¹ is establishing Tokenized Asset World on BNB Chain, where that real-assets financial ecosystem already unfolds in live markets. PancakeSwap, ListaDAO, Venus, Binance Agent OS and BNB Agent SDK span public trading, collateralized lending, structured credit and authorized agent activity. These activities produce distinct signals: executed prices, liabilities, vault constraints, liquidations and the outcomes of agent actions.

Tokenized Asset World brings fragmented financial knowledge into a coherent, learnable model of the full RWA landscape. The domain model is designed to understand the relationships and consequences across financial operations, with verified execution outcomes continuously refining De¹’s understanding of onchain financial physics. This introduces a new layer of intelligence to BNB Chain, enabling a more complete understanding of the tokenized-asset stack across trading, collateral, credit, vaults and agent activity.

AI agents can tap into this intelligence to operate across tokenized-asset markets with a more comprehensive view of liquidity, borrowing conditions, collateral exposure and liquidation risk as a whole. This deeper market understanding could raise more sophisticated strategies, execution and risk decisions. Each agent interaction, in turn, generates new evidence for the model, creating a continuous feedback loop between financial intelligence and live market execution while strengthening De¹’s broader Financial World Model.

About De¹

De¹ is the intelligent infrastructure platform at the intersection of DeFi and AI, building the Financial World Model grounded in live execution and real market feedback. It serves developers, traders, institutions, and AI agents through intelligent execution, unified liquidity, reinforcement learning optimization, and a continuously evolving data flywheel.

Contact: Marketing, pr@de1.ai

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Plata reaches $1 Billion ARR Milestone, becoming the fastest digital bank ever

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The Mexico based digital bank shatters traditional digital banking scaling timelines, reaching a $1 Billion Annual Recurring Revenue  in less than 3.5 years from launch

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Plata, the world’s fastest growing digital financial institution, today announced that in September 2026 it has crossed $1 billion in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), reaching the milestone in less than 3.5 years from launch in April 2023 and less than a year after receiving its full banking license. Plata´s growth makes it the fastest digital bank in history to reach this benchmark, and puts it on par with some of the world’s fastest growing leading AI companies, underlining Plata’s own AI and tech capabilities.

Plata reaches this goal after having reached more than 4 million customers in Mexico and having launched operations in Colombia at the beginning of September. In Mexico, Plata is now the fourth credit card issuer in the country by number of customers, and the only digital bank with a full product suite including credit, debit, investments, and small business banking. Plata’s growth is also nearing profitability, which is expected to be reached for its Mexico business within the next 6 months.

Plata changed the rules by building a universal financial platform powered by its own technology from day one. By setting up its core banking system, the company proved that regulated financial institutions can scale at AI-like speed without undermining operating performance.

“By building our own technology from scratch, we proved that a bank can move at AI company speed without compromising anything. Now we are ready to accelerate our innovation, make finance effortless and accessible for everyone.” Neri Tollardo, CEO of Plata.

As digital adoption accelerates across Latin America, Plata´s performance sets a new benchmark for financial infrastructure scaling, financial adoption, and operational efficiency in emerging markets.

About Plata

Plata is the fastest-growing financial institution in Latin America and the largest private digital bank by customer volume. In less than three years, we reached a valuation of $3.1 billion with 4 million active credit card customers and crossed $1 billion in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). Backed by $1.5 billion in equity investment, 1.5 in financing, and a workforce that includes 800 in-house developers, in Banco Plata we have built our own technological ecosystem, which includes a core banking system, CRM, and an app focused on simplifying the financial experience.

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Trends International Announces Kenneth Smith as President and Chief Executive Officer

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Experienced executive to lead company’s next phase of retail, digital commerce and strategic growth

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trends International, LLC, a leading publisher and manufacturer of licensed posters, calendars, stickers, wall art and social stationery products, today announced that Kenneth Smith has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 2026.

Smith will spearhead the company’s overall strategic direction and growth initiatives across its retail, wholesale, e-commerce, licensing and direct-to-consumer businesses. In his role, Smith will oversee Trends International and its portfolio of digital businesses, including Art.com and AllPosters.com.

Smith’s appointment comes as Trends International enters a new phase of expansion focused on broadening its retail presence, accelerating e-commerce, strengthening strategic customer relationships, developing new products and licenses, and pursuing partnerships and business opportunities.

“I am honored to lead Trends International and build on the strong foundation established by the company, its founders and its talented employees,” said Kenneth Smith, “We have an exceptional portfolio of brands, licenses, products and customer relationships, and we see significant opportunities to grow the business. Our focus will be on strengthening our retail partnerships, accelerating our digital businesses, developing innovative products and creating new strategic opportunities that deliver value for our customers, consumers, licensors and partners.”

Expanding Retail and Digital Footprint
Under Smith’s leadership, Trends International will continue to invest in its core retail business while broadening its digital commerce capabilities.

The company is focused on deepening relationships with major retailers, expanding distribution, improving merchandising, and developing new product platforms designed to create incremental sales opportunities.

Trends will also continue to build Trends Digital, bringing together the company’s e-commerce capabilities and creating a platform for future digital growth and potential e-commerce acquisitions.

The company’s digital portfolio includes Art.com and AllPosters.com, providing consumers with access to millions of images, posters, prints, wall art, and complementary décor.

“Trends has a tremendous opportunity to build upon its heritage while positioning the company for the future,” Smith said. “We are focused on growth, but equally important is how we achieve that growth — through strong customer partnerships, disciplined execution, innovation and a culture that empowers our people to succeed.”

Strategic Priorities
Smith’s leadership agenda includes several key areas of focus:

Retail growth — Expand relationships and sales with major national retailers and specialty channels.Product innovation — Develop new product formats, displays and seasonal programs that create incremental retail opportunities.Digital commerce — Accelerate the growth of Trends Digital, Art.com and AllPosters.com.Strategic partnerships — Forge new licensing, brand and business partnerships that expand the company’s market opportunity.Operational excellence — Improve organizational alignment, processes, technology, and execution across the company’s businesses.Talent and culture — Build a high-performing organization focused on accountability, innovation, customer service and sustainable growth.

“Kenneth brings a strong combination of leadership, customer focus and business development experience to Trends International,” said Phil St. Jean, Founder and Co-Executive Chairman of Trends International. “His vision for the company and his commitment to our customers, employees and partners make him the right leader for this next chapter. We are excited about what the future holds for Trends International and its businesses.”

About Kenneth Smith
Kenneth Smith is an experienced business executive with a background in sales leadership, strategic account development, business development, customer relationships, and organizational transformation. Throughout his career, Smith has focused on developing strategic growth initiatives, building high-performing teams, and creating long-term partnerships with major customers and business partners.

As president and chief executive officer of Trends International, Smith is responsible for the company’s overall strategy, growth, organizational leadership and business performance.

About Trends International
Trends International, LLC is a leading publisher and manufacturer of licensed posters, calendars, stickers, wall art and social stationery products. Established in 1987, Trends built its business around strong partnerships between licensors, retailers and licensees. Today, the company delivers a broad portfolio of licensed and proprietary products distributed through major retail, specialty, and digital channels.

Art.com, acquired by Trends International in 2023, is a leading online specialty retailer of high-quality wall art and complementary décor. The business offers millions of images and products through its digital commerce platform and interactive visualization tools.

AllPosters.com, part of the Trends International family of businesses, offers consumers a broad selection of posters, prints and wall décor.

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