Year: 2025

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vortex Energy Corp. (CSE: VRTX) (OTC: VTECF) (FSE: AA3) (“Vortex” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce, further to its news release on May 30, 2025, that it has further extended its engagement of MCS Market Communication Service GmbH (“MCS”) (address: Rheinpromenade 13, 0789 Monheim am Rhein; email: info@mcsmarket.de) to provide marketing services for an expected term of 45 days, commencing July 21, 2025, provided that the term of the marketing services may be extended or shortened at the discretion of management depending on, amongst other things, the efficiency of the marketing services. As previously disclosed, MCS will, as appropriate, perform maintenance and optimization of AdWords campaigns, adaptation of AdWords bidding strategies, optimization of AdWords...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bank Director, a leading resource for the financial industry, named First National (OTCQX:FBAK) as the tenth best bank in the United States on its Top 25 Banks list and the third best bank on its Top Banks with Less than $5 Billion in Total Assets list. Bank Director uses four metrics to assess performance: return on equity, return on assets, asset quality and capital adequacy. “I’m especially pleased Bank Director recognized the high quality of the bank’s loans, maintained through our philosophy that all loans must not only make sense for the bank, but also be beneficial for the borrower,” said Betsy Lawer, First National Chair and CEO/President. “These accolades are a powerful testament to the leadership, vision, and dedication of First National’s Board of Directors and executive...

TORONTO, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clip Money Inc. (TSX-V: CLIP) (OTCQB: CLPMF) (“Clip Money” or the “Company”), a company that operates a multi-bank self-service deposit system for businesses, is pleased to announce the closing of a non-brokered private placement of an unsecured convertible note (the “Convertible Note”) for gross proceeds of US$3,000,000 (or CAD$4,125,900, based on a CAD/USD exchange rate of US$1 = CAD$1.3753) to Cardtronics Inc. (“Cardtronics”), a subsidiary of NCR Atleos Corporation (the “Convertible Note Financing”). Cardtronics is Clip Money’s largest shareholder and also a strategic commercial partner through the NCR Atleos Allpoint ATM network. Cardtronics’ continued support highlights its confidence in the Clip Money solution and team. Separately, Clip Money is also pleased to announce the closing...

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atlantic International Corp. (Nasdaq: ATLN), a leading provider of strategic staffing, outsourced services, and workforce solutions, today announced that it has postponed its Annual General Meeting, originally scheduled for July 15, 2025, has been postponed until a date to be determined later this year. About Atlantic International Corp. Atlantic International Corp. (Nasdaq: ATLN) is a publicly traded global platform of outsourced services and workforce solutions. Through its subsidiaries, including Lyneer Staffing Solutions, Atlantic provides tailored staffing, recruiting, and strategic outsourcing solutions across a wide range of industries and verticals. With a focus on innovation, operational excellence, and customer success, Atlantic continues to expand its global footprint...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Treatment.com AI Inc. (CSE: TRUE, OTC: TREIF, Frankfurt: 939) (“Treatment”) is pleased to announce that it has engaged 45 Degrees, Inc. (“45 Degrees”) and Investment Publishing LLC (“Investment Publishing”) to provide digital marketing and investor awareness services on behalf of Treatment as further described below. 45 Degrees: 45 Degrees of Cheyenne, WY, has been engaged by Treatment for a six-month term commencing immediately to provide advertising services including Google Ads, social media and video interview distribution (the “Marketing Engagement”). The Marketing Engagement was entered into on July 18, 2025, in consideration of a total fee of USD $180,000 to be paid in two equal installments: USD $90,000 on signing and USD $90,000 due 10 weeks after the marketing...

Singapore, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Origin Investment Corp I (the “Company”), a newly organized special purpose acquisition company, today announced that, the underwriters of its recently completed initial public offering of units, which closed on July 3, 2025, have exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 900,000 units. The additional units were sold at a price to the public of $10.00, before underwriting discounts. The issuance and sale of these additional units closed today. ThinkEquity acted as the sole book-running manager for the offering. A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-284189) relating to the units was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and became effective on July 1, 2025. This offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus...

DUBLIN, Ohio, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — reAlpha Tech Corp. (Nasdaq: AIRE) (the “Company” or “reAlpha”), an AI-powered real estate technology company, today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of an aggregate of 13,333,334 shares of its common stock, together with Series A-1 warrants to purchase up to 13,333,334 shares of common stock and Series A-2 warrants to purchase up to 13,333,334 shares of common stock, at a combined public offering price of $0.15 per share and accompanying warrants. The Series A-1 warrants and the Series A-2 warrants have an exercise price of $0.15 per share and will be exercisable beginning on the effective date of stockholder approval of the issuance of the shares upon exercise of the warrants. The Series A-1 warrants will expire five years from the date of stockholder...

Will Request Hearing DALLAS, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) (the “Company”), a technology-enabled platform providing exit opportunities and primary capital solutions and related trust and custody services to holders of alternative assets through its proprietary online platform AltAccess, today announced that on July 16, 2025, the Company was notified by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that, due to its continued non-compliance with the minimum $1.00 bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and the delay in the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in contravention of Nasdaq’s periodic reporting requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), the Company’s securities...

Optiva is in negotiations with its existing noteholders and certain third parties regarding a potential transaction that would result in the exchange of Optiva’s outstanding notes for a combination of shares and new notes of a proforma merged strategic third party (a “Potential Transaction“). Optiva will continue operating its business as usual, fulfilling all ongoing commitments to customers, employees, and suppliers. Based on the proposals received to date, Optiva’s common shareholders are expected to receive nominal consideration for their shares in connection with any Potential Transaction.TORONTO, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Optiva Inc. (TSX: OPT) (“Optiva” or the “Company“), a leader in powering the telecom industry with cloud-native billing, charging and revenue management...