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Corporate Acquisitions

LSEG Octus Deal Puts $3.535 Billion Behind Private Credit Data

LSEG is paying $3.535 billion in cash for Octus to own the data behind private and distressed credit. In Fintechbits' Q3 2026 deal table, only three fintech acquisitions were bigger.

Charitarth SindhuOctober 24, 2026

AI in Finance

Agentic AI Insurance Quoting Goes Live for Thimble

Thimble's and Bold Penguin's systems now quote small business insurance by talking to each other directly, with no human relaying the request. Arch Capital-owned Thimble is the first carrier on the agent-to-agent setup.

Charitarth SindhuSeptember 28, 2026