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Plata Appoints Michael S. Piwowar and John J. Sullivan as Independent Board Members

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Former SEC Commissioner and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State join Plata’s board as the company deepens its governance and regulatory expertise

WILMINGTON, Del., July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Plata, a technology-led financial holding company operating Banco Plata, a fully regulated bank in Mexico, and expanding into Colombia, today announced the appointment of Michael S. Piwowar and John J. Sullivan as independent members of its U.S. holding company board, effective August 1, 2026.

The appointments mark a significant step in Plata’s efforts to strengthen its governance framework as it builds a fast-growing, regional, regulated financial platform. Piwowar and Sullivan bring deep expertise in global financial markets, securities regulation, and cross-border legal and national security matters, reflecting Plata’s proactive approach to institutional maturity as it navigates an evolving financial landscape.

“We are thrilled to welcome Michael and John to our board,” said Neri Tollardo, Plata’s Co-Founder. “With a community of 4 million active users, a workforce exceeding 5,000 employees and the backing of premier global investors and regulatory bodies across the markets we operate. We have always prioritized discipline and rigor in our operations, as exemplified by our goal of being a regulated entity in Mexico and Colombia thus far. We trust that Michael and John’s experience navigating global finance, regulatory compliance, and market strategy will be instrumental to further strengthening our responsible approach.” 

Michael Piwowar is the executive director of the Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy. He was formerly the executive vice president of Milken Institute Finance. He was nominated by President Obama and unanimously confirmed by the Senate to serve as a commissioner for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2013 to 2018. Dr. Piwowar was designated acting chairman of the Commission by President Trump.

Dr. Piwowar was previously the Republican chief economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and served as the lead Republican economist on the four SEC-related titles of the Dodd-Frank Act and JOBS Act. During the 2008 financial crisis and its immediate aftermath, he served in a one-year fixed-term position at the White House as a senior economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers for both President Bush and Obama. Before joining the White House, Dr. Piwowar worked as a principal at an economic consulting firm, a visiting academic scholar and senior financial economist at the SEC, and as an assistant professor of finance at Iowa State University. He received a B.A. in foreign service and international politics from Pennsylvania State University, an MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, and a Ph.D. in finance from Pennsylvania State University.

“I am honored to join Plata’s board at such a pivotal moment in the company’s growth,” said Michael Piwowar. “Having spent my career focused on sound regulation and the integrity of financial markets,

I am impressed by Plata’s commitment to disciplined, compliant growth as it builds a regulated banking platform across geographies. I look forward to supporting the board as the company continues to scale responsibly.”

John Sullivan is a recognized American diplomat, attorney, and public servant with a career spanning over four decades across five presidential administrations. He is a retired partner at Mayer Brown LLP, where he co-founded the law firm’s national security practice, advising global clients on international trade, cross-border regulation, foreign investment, and complex national security matters. His extensive government service includes roles as the U.S Ambassador to the Russian Federation under Presidents Biden and Trump, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State under President Trump, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Defense under President George W. Bush, and earlier legal positions in the U.S. Department of Justice.

He holds a bachelor´s degree from Brown University and a law degree from Columbia Law School, where he served as Book Reviews Editor of the Columbia Law Review. He was a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter and for Judge John Minor Wisdom of the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Today he is a distinguished fellow at both Georgetown University and Columbia University, a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Council on Foreign Relations, a CBS News Contributor, and the author of the critically acclaimed book Midnight in Moscow.

“I am delighted to join the board of Plata as an independent director,” said Ambassador Sullivan. “It is an exciting time to join Plata, which has rapidly become a leading digital finance institution based on its cutting-edge technology. With millions of customers and thousands of employees, Plata is poised for further expansion and growth.”

The appointments coincide with Plata’s geographic expansion. Following the March 2026 launch of Banco Plata’s full banking operations in Mexico, Plata is expanding into Colombia, where it received authorization this month from the Financial Superintendency to start operations.

About Plata
Plata is a technology-led digital financial institution that operates Banco Plata, a fully regulated bank in Mexico, and has received authorization for a Compañía de Financiamiento in Colombia. Since launching three years ago, Plata has grown to serve over 4 million active customers and has raised more than $2 billion in debt and equity. The company built its technology infrastructure in-house, including a proprietary core banking system, CRM, and AI-powered risk engine, developed by a team of over 800 STEM professionals.

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Repurchases of shares by EQT AB during week 30, 2026

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STOCKHOLM, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Between 20 July 2026 and 24 July 2026 EQT AB (LEI code 213800U7P9GOIRKCTB34) (“EQT”) has repurchased in total 622,778 own ordinary shares (ISIN: SE0012853455).

The repurchases form part of the repurchase program of a maximum of 4,368,899 own ordinary shares for a total maximum amount of SEK 2,500,000,000 that EQT announced on 12 May 2026. The repurchase program, which runs between 20 July 2026 and 4 September 2026, is being carried out in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052.

EQT ordinary shares have been repurchased as follows:

Date:

Aggregated volume 
(number of shares):

Weighted average
share price per day
(SEK):

Aggregated
transaction value
(SEK):

20 July 2026

125,000

316.6707

39,583,837.50

21 July 2026

125,000

313.8118

39,226,475.00

22 July 2026

125,000

312.7742

39,096,775.00

23 July 2026

125,000

310.5978

38,824,725.00

24 July 2026

122,778

314.9931

38,674,222.83

Total accumulated over week 30

622,778

313.7652

195,406,035.33

Total accumulated during the
repurchase program 

622,778

313.7652

195,406,035.33

All acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB on behalf of EQT.

Following the above acquisitions and as of 24 July 2026, the number of shares in EQT, including EQT’s holding of own shares is set out in the table below.

Ordinary shares

Total                    

Number of issued shares1

1,226,602,864

1,226,602,864

Number of shares owned by EQT AB2

57,287,543

57,287,543

Number of outstanding shares

1,169,315,321

1,169,315,321

1 Total number of shares in EQT AB, i.e. including the number of shares owned by EQT AB
2 EQT AB shares owned by EQT AB are not entitled to dividends or carry votes at shareholders’ meetings

A full breakdown of the transactions is attached to this announcement.

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Olof Svensson, Head of Shareholder Relations, +46 72 989 09 15
EQT Press Office, press@eqtpartners.com, +46 8 506 55 334

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Transform Campus Before Fall: The Strategic Advantage of Digital Recognition Displays for Colleges and Universities

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BOSTON, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Summer provides a brief window of opportunity for campus improvements. This is a prime opportunity for colleges and universities to modernize how they honor institutional milestones before the new academic year begins.

With students set to return and alumni engagement events on the horizon, now is the time to replace static, space-limited plaques, trophy cases, record boards, and donor walls with the dynamic, digital-first experience that today’s campus communities demand.

Rocket Alumni Solutions, the leading provider of touchscreen recognition software for colleges and universities, helps institutions create interactive digital recognition displays that celebrate achievements, preserve campus history, and engage students, alumni, donors, and visitors.

Why Summer Is the Critical Window for Campus Recognition Projects

The transition into the 2026–2027 academic year is the perfect time to complete campus improvements and prepare recognition displays for fall.

By deploying interactive digital recognition displays during the summer, colleges and universities can ensure that their digital halls of fame, donor recognition displays, record boards, and campus history exhibits are ready when students arrive and alumni gather for fall events..

A digital recognition upgrade does not simply make a campus look more modern. It transforms how the community interacts with the university’s history, achievements, traditions, and people.

Bridging Tradition and Innovation with Digital Recognition Displays

Modern colleges and universities use Rocket Alumni Solutions to move beyond the constraints of physical plaques, banners, trophy cases, and record boards. The platform empowers institutions to:

Celebrate Comprehensive Institutional History: Create interactive halls of fame and digital record boards that highlight academic breakthroughs, athletic excellence, distinguished alumni, student achievements, and important historical milestones.Enhance Donor and Alumni Engagement: Build a centralized digital donor wall or alumni recognition display that honors supporters, preserves their stories, and creates meaningful connections that last long after graduation.Simplify Administration: With plug-and-play setup, remote content management, pre-built templates, and unlimited data, staff can manage recognition displays without straining IT resources.Leverage Emerging Technology: The platform supports AI-driven content organization, live social media feeds, interactive yearbooks, and real-time updates that keep campus communities informed and engaged.

How Siena University Uses Rocket Alumni Solutions

Among Rocket Alumni Solutions’ university partners, Siena University stands out for its effective use of the platform to engage its campus community.

By using the system for real-time updates through “What’s New in Siena Athletics?” alongside long-term legacy preservation through its Athletic Hall of Fame, Siena demonstrates the platform’s versatility in highlighting a wide range of institutional achievements.

The same interactive touchscreen display can feature current athletics news, historic teams, hall of fame inductees, records, awards, alumni, and other content without the physical space limitations of a traditional trophy case or recognition wall.

Preparing College and University Campuses for Fall

With academic calendars quickly filling up, the window to ensure digital recognition infrastructure is fully operational for move-in week and early fall game days is narrowing.

By finalizing a project before August, colleges and universities can avoid the seasonal installation backlog and ensure their campuses are ready to debut an upgraded recognition experience when the semester begins.

Institutions considering a digital hall of fame, interactive donor wall, touchscreen record board, athletic recognition display, or campus history exhibit can schedule a personalized demonstration with Rocket Alumni Solutions to see how the platform could be configured for their campus.

About Rocket Alumni Solutions

Rocket Alumni Solutions proudly partners with more than 1,500 organizations, ranging from professional associations such as the PGA Tour to leading universities including Baylor University, Louisiana State University, New York University, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as well as public high schools with limited resources.

Rocket Alumni Solutions’ touchscreen software maintains an 87+ Net Promoter Score, reflecting exceptional ease of use and customer satisfaction. Through best-in-class touchscreen technology, schools and universities can create interactive halls of fame, digital donor walls, record boards, and campus recognition displays that celebrate community achievements, preserve institutional history, and enrich student experiences.

Rocket Alumni Solutions offers affordable plans for smaller schools alongside premium capabilities for larger organizations, including unlimited data, pre-built templates, remote content management, and plug-and-play setup for seamless implementation.

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CD Valet Leverages Trustpilot to Bring Authentic Customer Reviews to Nation’s Largest CD Marketplace

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Saver reviews of CD rates, digital account opening and customer service add a trust signal alongside CD Valet’s marketplace listings

SEATTLE, Wash., July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CD Valet introduced a financial institution review feature to its Certificate of Deposit (CD) marketplace, allowing savers to see how real customers rate a financial institution’s account opening process, digital experience and customer service before they decide where to deposit their money.

CD Valet is bringing user reviews to its website from Trustpilot, the world’s largest independent review platform. This feature gives savers a new layer of insight beyond the annual percentage yields (APYs) of the approximately 40,000 CDs from nearly 5,000 banks and credit unions in its marketplace.

Reviews will appear directly alongside CD listings on CD Valet’s site, so shoppers can compare not just rates, but the actual experience of banking with each institution. Reviews are submitted by real customers who have opened CDs, are hosted on Trustpilot’s infrastructure, and are governed by Trustpilot’s content and integrity standards — ensuring the feedback stays authentic and free from institutional influence.

“Rate alone has never told the whole story,” said John Blizzard, founder of CD Valet. “Our shoppers are careful, research-driven savers, and they’ve been asking for more transparency into what it’s actually like to open an account with a given bank or credit union. Bringing Trustpilot reviews onto our platform lets us give them that — real feedback from real customers, right where they’re already comparing rates.”

Savers increasingly open CDs online, relying on digital account opening technology, email and phone customer support rather than going in person to a local branch. Digital experience and customer service can’t add earnings to the CD, but they can contribute stress and frustration to savers if they fall short of expectations. Customer feedback on these factors can help savers judge whether a great rate is worth the hassle of a poor experience or if a slightly lower rate at a bank with outstanding ratings is the smarter choice.

Financial institutions listed on CD Valet can now build a public track record of reviews tied specifically to their CD Valet listing, distinct from any Trustpilot business profile they maintain independently. Financial institutions can respond publicly to reviews, monitor performance through recurring reports, and — because CD Valet manages the entire review pipeline — participate with no technical integration required and no cost to their existing listing on the platform.

CD Valet already displays BauerFinancial Ratings, which offer an objective measure of an institution’s financial strength. The addition of Trustpilot-powered user reviews complements those ratings with a subjective, experience-based view — giving savers a fuller picture as they shop for the right place to grow their savings.

The new review feature is live now at cdvalet.com, with review volume expected to grow as more savers share their feedback.

About CD Valet 

CD Valet is a CD marketplace that features verified CD rates from federally insured banks and credit unions. With tens of thousands of CD offers tracked across the country, CD Valet gives savers a clear view of top rates and helps them explore high-yield CD options with reliable returns. For financial institutions looking to raise deposits and attract new customers, CD Valet is a reliable and cost-effective channel that helps boost the visibility of their brand and CD offerings to high-intent CD customers. Visit www.cdvalet.com for more information and check out CD Valet’s Best CD Rates by State Map to maximize earnings on savings.

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