Technology

Blackbaud Announces Platform for Good™, Social Impact’s First-Ever Unified Operating System

Published

2 hours ago

September 29, 2026

The new connected foundation for all Blackbaud products will help organizations identify growth opportunities, expand capacity and move from information to action with greater confidence than ever before

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading provider of AI-powered solutions for social impact, today unveiled Platform for Good™, Blackbaud’s unified operating system that brings social impact workflows together into a single connected pipeline, all working from the same intelligence.

“Last year, we demonstrated what’s possible when we move our products from systems of record to systems of intelligent action,” said Mike Gianoni, president, CEO and vice chairman of the board of directors, Blackbaud. “This year, we’re showing the transformative possibilities when all our products, data, AI and expertise work as one powerful operating system that learns from every interaction and gets smarter with every product run on it.”

The Platform for Good evolution—which was announced on stage at bbcon, Blackbaud’s annual customer conference—does not require any action from existing customers; it seamlessly unites Blackbaud’s entire ecosystem of products under the surface, powered by a shared architecture:

The Data Core: This layer brings together differentiated data assets including the Blackbaud Philanthropic Dataset, research and industry datasets from the Blackbaud Institute, and Blackbaud Giving Search, creating a uniquely sector-specific foundation for intelligence.The Intelligence Layer: This layer is powered by Blackbaud’s proprietary Social Impact Signal Graph, which connects signals across the social impact ecosystem to surface patterns, relationships, and context, transforming data into intelligence grounded in how the sector works.The Action Layer: This is where Blackbaud’s AI moves from intelligence to execution through AI-powered assistants, agents, and workflows that help organizations take action, with appropriate human oversight and control.

The result is not a single-point solution but a connected operating system for social impact, underpinned by embedded risk management and responsible AI practices and extensible through a connected network of partners, donors and developers.

Blackbaud today also announced a broad portfolio of innovations that will continue to strengthen the compounding value of its Platform for Good, including:

The debut of Lantern™, the first domain-specific language model purpose-built to optimize fundraising intelligence. Developed through a strategic collaboration with Databricks, Lantern is built on more than four decades of experience in fundraising workflows, decisions and results, so that it understands giving behavior rather than buying behavior. Embedded in The Intelligence Layer, Lantern will power tailored intelligence directly where customers already work.An expanding family of Agents for Good™. Blackbaud announced advancements to the Development Agent, which expands fundraising teams’ capacity by identifying and engaging unassigned donors, and introduced the Data Health Agent, a continuous data steward designed to detect and address data issues making high-volume cleanup easier through review-and-approve workflows. Blackbaud also previewed agentic experiences for finance and education.The next chapter of Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®. Blackbaud unveiled the next chapter of its industry-leading fundraising CRM, rebuilt from the ground up as a native cloud, AI-powered platform with embedded intelligence, automation, and connected data. The platform now includes purpose-built AI that surfaces high-potential prospects and giving signals, plus Strategy Assistant, which delivers benchmarks and AI-powered recommendations directly in the flow of work — drawing on more than $1 trillion in giving history tracked through Raiser’s Edge NXT.The introduction of Blackbaud Marketing™. Built for nonprofit marketers and fundraisers and embedded within Raiser’s Edge NXT, Blackbaud Marketing is designed to help teams plan campaigns, identify audiences, coordinate engagement across channels and optimize performance using connected constituent and fundraising intelligence.More connected, intelligent financial workflows. Blackbaud introduced its vision for an Accounts Payable Agent in Financial Edge NXT®, designed to review invoice details, prepare cash-aware payment runs and stage recommendations for human approval. Blackbaud also announced its next-generation Payment Assistant™ through a strategic partnership with BILL, as well as Deposit Connect™, which automatically brings gift, fee, and disbursement data together across Raiser’s Edge NXT, Blackbaud Integrated Payments, and Financial Edge NXT.A new way to support student outcomes in higher education. Blackbaud unveiled the Higher Education Connected Campus solution, which brings the student lifecycle together with advancement, finance, awarding and payments. A new model made possible through Blackbaud’s partnership with Student First, this solution gives institutions a powerful new way to see the whole institution, act sooner, and connect every dollar to the student outcomes it makes possible.

Together, these announcements demonstrate how Platform for Good connects data, purpose-built intelligence and action across the solutions social impact organizations rely on. Customers can adopt capabilities as they become available while continuing to work within the Blackbaud products and workflows they use today.

About Blackbaud

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world’s leading provider of AI-powered solutions for social impact. Serving nonprofits, educational institutions, companies committed to corporate social responsibility, and individual change makers, Blackbaud propels impact at scale with the sector’s most intelligent solutions for fundraising and engagement, education solutions, financial management and CSR and grantmaking. With the deepest expertise powered by the world’s largest philanthropic data set, the most connected workflows, and the most powerful impact network, Blackbaud’s solutions are building a future where resources are unleashed at the speed of need. Blackbaud has been recognized by Fast Company, Newsweek, Quartz, Forbes and more for AI innovation, responsible leadership and workplace excellence. Blackbaud has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, India and the United Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more at www.blackbaud.com or follow us on X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

Media Inquiries

media@blackbaud.com

Forward-looking Statements

Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding expected benefits of products and product features. Although Blackbaud attempts to be accurate in making these forward-looking statements, it is possible that future circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such statements are based. In addition, other important factors that could cause results to differ materially include the following: general economic risks; uncertainty regarding increased business and renewals from existing customers; continued success in sales growth; management of integration of acquired companies and other risks associated with acquisitions; risks associated with successful implementation of multiple integrated software products; the ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks associated with management of growth; lengthy sales and implementation cycles; technological changes that make our products and services less competitive; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in the SEC filings for Blackbaud, copies of which are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request from Blackbaud’s investor relations department. All Blackbaud product names appearing herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blackbaud, Inc.

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blackbaud-announces-platform-for-good-social-impacts-first-ever-unified-operating-system-302892492.html

SOURCE Blackbaud

Technology

Finys Launches the Latest Version of the Finys Suite at ITC Vegas

Published

57 minutes ago

September 29, 2026

Built on the redesigned Finys Platform, the latest version of the Finys Suite connects data, products, rates, rules, and workflows to support AI across insurance operations

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Finys, a provider of core insurance software and services for U.S. property and casualty carriers, today unveiled the latest version of its flagship Finys Suite at InsureTech Connect (ITC) Vegas. The release brings policy, billing, and claims functionality onto the redesigned Finys Platform and introduces an updated user experience, embedded CRM, a restructured data model, and expanded configuration capabilities.

Property and casualty carriers are using AI across underwriting, service, claims, and other areas of the business. The results AI can produce are dependent on the core environment beneath it, including the data it can access, the business rules it can interpret, and the workflows in which its outputs can be used. Finys developed the latest version of the Suite around that operating reality.

“AI can only be as effective as the core environment supporting it,” said Kurt Diederich, CEO of Finys. “That is why we rebuilt the Finys Suite. We connected the data, products, rates, rules, and workflows AI needs to produce meaningful results across the business.”

The latest Finys Suite includes:

A redesigned technology foundation. The Finys Platform has been rebuilt to improve performance, scalability, resilience, and integration flexibility as the Suite evolves.An updated day-to-day experience. Updated landing and home experiences, clearer navigation, and streamlined workflows reduce friction for users.More connected customer and operational data. An embedded Finys CRM provides a customer-centric view of contacts and interactions, while a restructured data model is designed to make information easier to access and improve performance for carriers with complex operations.Greater configuration control. Finys Design Studio gives carrier subject matter experts a low-code environment to configure products, screens, rules, and forms.AI assistants across the Finys Suite that answer questions, provide conversational insights, and provide configuration assistance based on where the user is working.

The release extends beyond an interface update. It carries forward the proven insurance functionality carriers rely on while changing the foundation beneath it, creating greater flexibility to improve workflows, connect services, and introduce new capabilities without starting over.

About Finys
Finys provides core insurance software and services for U.S. property and casualty carriers. Its flagship product, the Finys Suite, supports the full policy lifecycle across policy, billing, and claims and includes portals, CRM, document management, data, intelligence, and configuration capabilities. For more than 25 years, Finys has combined technology built for insurance with a partnership-driven approach. For more information, visit finys.com or Booth 1339 throughout ITC Vegas, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2026.

Media Contact:
Beth Bartlick
Senior Director of Marketing
Finys, LLC
860-212-5799
bbartlick@finys.com

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/finys-launches-the-latest-version-of-the-finys-suite-at-itc-vegas-302890244.html

SOURCE Finys, LLC

Technology

Cognizant Named to Forbes World’s Best Employers 2026 List

Published

58 minutes ago

September 29, 2026

Company recognized among the world’s top employers for the fifth consecutive year

TEANECK, N.J., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) today announced it has been named one of the World’s Best Employers 2026 by Forbes for the fifth consecutive year. Presented in collaboration with Statista, the ranking recognizes organizations setting the global standard for workplace excellence.

The World’s Best Employers were identified through an independent survey that measures employee recommendations, feedback and peer evaluations from more than 300,000 employees across 50 countries.

“Cognizant is proud to be named among Forbes’ World’s Best Employers for the fifth consecutive year,” said Kathy Diaz, Chief People Officer, Cognizant. “Maintaining this recognition while at the forefront of the rapidly changing AI era reflects our focus on supporting our global workforce and staying true to our values as we evolve for the future.”

This recognition adds to Cognizant’s growing list of employer-related accolades, including being named to TIME World’s Best Companies 2026 list, and being certified as a Great Place to Work® in 30 countries. Reflecting its continued evolution as an employer, Cognizant recently introduced Frontier Certified Engineer and Frontier Business Operator roles, purpose-built for the AI era and designed to help shape the next generation of AI-powered work.

Statista publishes hundreds of worldwide industry rankings and company listings with high-profile media partners. This research and analysis service is based on the success of statista.com, the leading data and business intelligence portal that provides statistics, business-relevant data and various market and consumer studies and surveys.

To view the full World’s Best Employers 2026 list, visit Forbes’ website.

About Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is an AI builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

For more information, contact:

U.S.

Alexis Garfinkel

alexis.garfinkel@cognizant.com

Europe / APAC

Sarah Douglas

sarah.douglas@cognizant.com

India

Vipin Nair

Vipin.nair@cognizant.com

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cognizant-named-to-forbes-worlds-best-employers-2026-list-302893048.html

SOURCE Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Technology

ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. Announces Share Consolidation

Published

58 minutes ago

September 29, 2026

BEIJING, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: RETO) (“ReTo” or the “Company”) today announced that its board of directors approved a combination of its Class A shares, no par value (the “Class A Shares”), on a twenty-to-one basis (the “Share Combination”). The Class A Shares will begin trading on a post combination basis on October 2, 2026.

As a result of the Share Combination, each twenty (20) pre-combination Class A Shares will be automatically combined into one (1) Class A Share without any action on the part of the holders, with the number of issued and outstanding Class A Shares reduced from 145,814,975 to approximately 7,290,749. There will be no change to the par value of the Class A Shares, which will remain no par value following the Share Combination. The Class A Shares will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “RETO” under a new CUSIP number – G75271158. The Share Combination is intended to increase the market price per share of the Class A Shares to allow the Company to maintain its Nasdaq listing.

No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the Share Combination. Shareholders who otherwise would be entitled to a fractional share because they hold a number of Class A Shares not evenly divisible by four will automatically be entitled to receive an additional share of the Class A Shares.

The Share Combination will not be submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders as shareholder approval is not required under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.

The Company’s transfer agent, VStock Transfer, LLC, will act as the exchange agent. Adjustments made to Class A shares represented by physical stock certificates can be made upon surrender of the certificate to the transfer agent. Please contact VStock Transfer, LLC for further information at (212) 828-8436.

About ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc.

Founded in 1999, ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc., through its operating subsidiaries in China, is primarily engaged in the research and development, and sales of ecological environment protection equipment, intelligent mining equipment and smart craft beer machines. The Company provides consultation, design, implementation and installation of its equipment and related parts, as well as engineering support and technical advice and services. For more information, please visit: http://en.retoeco.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. The Company’s actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and uncertainties. The reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission discuss these and other important factors and risks that may affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial conditions. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/reto-eco-solutions-inc-announces-share-consolidation-302892244.html

SOURCE ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc.