Most travel eSIMs provide data, but not communication. Discover how eSIMo’s Second Number helps travelers and business professionals make calls, receive SMS, and stay connected across 200+ destinations. Miami, FL, United States, 2nd Jul 2026 – Mobile data has transformed international travel, making it easier than ever to navigate cities, translate languages, and stay connected online. Yet many travelers discover the same problem after they land: internet access alone doesn’t help when they need to call a hotel, receive a verification code, contact a car rental agency, or keep their personal phone number private. eSIMo is addressing that gap with its Second Number feature, giving travelers a dedicated phone number alongside their travel eSIM for voice calls, SMS, and two-factor authentica...

Tokyo, Japan, July 2nd, 2026, FinanceWire Kurita Industries Ltd., (Head office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo, President: Hirohiko Ejiri, hereinafter: “Kurita”) has established a joint venture, Kurita Membrane India Private Limited (hereinafter the “JV”) and started its business, specializing in water treatment solutions for electronics industry, primarily semiconductor sector, in India, together with Membrane Group India Private Limited (Head office: Gurugram, Haryana, India, Chairman: M M Narang, hereinafter “Membrane Group”), which operates in the design, manufacture, installation and servicing of water treatment equipment in the country.  Amid the rapidly expanding demands for semiconductors, driven largely by the rapid growth of generative AI, and the global trend of expanding and diversifying pr...

Houston concrete company founded by Jeff Price earns formal recognition for new driveway installation, craftsmanship, and white glove customer service across Houston, TX. Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, 2nd Jul 2026 – Texas Slab Guys, a Houston concrete company specializing in new driveway construction and concrete driveway installation, has been named the City Excellence Award recipient for Houston, TX by the International Association for Business Excellence (IABE). Recognized as a leading driveway contractor Houston homeowners trust, the company earned the award for exceptional operational quality, professional credibility, and a sustained commitment to the clients and communities it serves across Houston, TX. Recognition from IABE is not extended lightly. Each organization is evaluat...

After 27 years of shipping lobster roll kits nationwide, the company shares the most common mistakes that turn a premium roll into a disappointment. Amesbury, MA, United States, 2nd Jul 2026 — Lobster rolls are everywhere in summer, but a lot of them still miss the mark. After 27 years of shipping lobster roll kits nationwide, LobsterAnywhere.com is sharing a new guide on the seven most common mistakes that turn a great lobster roll into a disappointment — whether it’s made at home or ordered on the road. The biggest problems are usually simple: skimpy portions, too much dressing, the wrong bun, and treating all lobster meat the same. The best lobster rolls keep the focus where it belongs — on the lobster. “People don’t mind paying for a lobster roll if it actually feels worth it,” said Jo...

ZenWorkflow is a practice management platform that helps accounting and audit firms manage client work, workflows, timesheets, compliance and billing in one place. The platform combines workflow tracking, AML and KYC tools, client management, timesheets and invoicing to help firms reduce admin work and stay on top of deadlines. United Kingdom, 2nd Jul 2026 – ZenWorkflow today announced the launch of its cloud-based practice management platform, purpose-built to help accounting and audit firms run their entire practice from a single, secure system. Modern accounting and audit practices manage a constant flow of recurring deadlines, client obligations, and compliance requirements, and they usually do it across a patchwork of spreadsheets, email threads and disconnected tools. That fragmenta...

Florida, United States, July 1st, 2026, FinanceWire Streamex is making commodities easy to acquire and trade, and the latest step puts it in regular brokerage accounts. Buying gold has long meant choosing between two inconveniences: take physical delivery and pay to store and insure it, or buy a fund and accept the fees and market-hours trading that come with it. A run of moves by Streamex Corp. (NASDAQ: STEX) is aimed at dissolving that trade-off, and the latest landed on June 29, when the company announced its gold-backed, tokenized yield-bearing security $GLDY can now be bought through an ordinary brokerage account. This brings Streamex another step closer to offering exposure with modern features & benefits to the $13 trillion global gold market, like yield, 24/7 markets and digit...

Florida, United States, July 1st, 2026, FinanceWire The new platform enables traders to compare prop firms side by side using hundreds of funding rules, account features and trading conditions, making it one of the most comprehensive futures prop firm comparison tools available. Prop Firm Compare has announced the launch of its new advanced comparison engine, offering futures traders a faster, more transparent way to compare funded trading firms before purchasing a challenge. Built specifically for the futures prop trading market, the new tool allows users to compare firms across the criteria that have the biggest impact on long-term success, rather than relying on headline account sizes or promotional offers alone. As the number of futures prop firms continues to grow, traders face incre...

Tortola, British Virgin Islands, July 1st, 2026, Chainwire VCT combines blockchain transparency, agribusiness intelligence, export-finance infrastructure and real-world asset tokenization on BNB Smart Chain. Valle Capital Token (“VCT”) today announced the development and expansion of its blockchain-powered ecosystem designed to connect global digital capital with Brazilian agribusiness operations and international commodity exports. Built on BNB Smart Chain, Valle Capital Token combines utility-token functionality with a real-world asset-focused model intended to support greater transparency, operational visibility and digital infrastructure across agricultural production, commodity financing, logistics and export activity. The project is structured around a British Virgin Islands tokeniz...

Road Town, British Virgin Islands, July 1st, 2026, FinanceWire 1inch joins as a launch partner on Robinhood Chain, the Arbitrum-based network built for real-world asset (RWA) trading Eligible users will be able to trade tokenized stocks, funds and other RWAs at any hour, including when traditional markets are closed  Robinhood Chain’s testnet has already reported more than $2 billion in RWA transfer volume 1inch, a leading DeFi ecosystem, today announced its integration of Robinhood Chain, Robinhood’s newly launched blockchain for tokenized real-world assets. As a key launch partner, 1inch will be among the first major routing and swap ecosystems to integrate the chain. To date, Robinhood Chain has processed in excess of $2 billion RWA transfer volume through its testnet, highlighting t...

Copenhagen, Denmark, July 1st, 2026, FinanceWire Former McKinsey Senior Partner and Co-Leader of the Global Banking Sector joins Performativ following the company’s $14 million Series A led by Deutsche Börse Group  Performativ, the next-generation operating system for wealth management, today announced the appointment of Jacob Dahl as Chair of its Board of Directors. Dahl, a former Senior Partner and Co-Leader of the Global Banking Sector at McKinsey & Company, brings more than three decades of experience across global banking, financial services, technology transformation, risk and compliance.  Dahl’s appointment follows Performativ’s recent $14 million Series A funding round, led by Deutsche Börse Group, with participation from Rabo Investments, Jacob Dahl and existing investors inc...