Welcome to CROFirst’s Weekly Roundup — your essential briefing on the latest innovations shaping revenue intelligence, AI-driven growth acceleration, embedded monetization models, risk analytics, RevOps alignment, and product-led revenue optimization. This week’s developments highlight how agentic AI, predictive risk modeling, and integrated revenue workflows are empowering CROs to increase visibility, strengthen post-sales growth, and build resilient revenue engines in 2026.
Strategic Revenue Management
Array Acquires EarnUp to Expand Flexible, Paycheck-Aligned Payment Solutions
Array, a leading embeddable platform that complements the existing product experience for many of the world’s leading fintechs, financial institutions, and digital brands, announced its acquisition of EarnUp.
Investment and Budget Allocation
Black Dragon Capital℠ a multi-phased global investment partner which focuses on advanced technology that addresses the most significant issues industries face – has formed a new strategic partnership with Cornerstone League.
Sales & Marketing Alignment
Shore Consulting and Zonda Announce Strategic Partnership to Elevate the Impact of the Homebuilding Industry
Shore Consulting, North America’s leading new home sales training and performance company, and Zonda, the trusted source for housing data intelligence and the company powering NewHomeSource listing marketplace, announced a strategic partnership.
Technology & Innovation
Alloy Introduces AI Assistant to Streamline Risk Management
Alloy has launched the Alloy AI Assistant, a native, agentic and context-aware solution embedded directly within its risk and identity infrastructure to help fintechs and financial institutions make faster, more confident decisions while reducing manual review workloads.
Performance Metrics & Analytics
Docupace, a leading provider of AI-enabled back-office and compliance software for wealth management firms, announced the acquisition of InvestEdge, the trusted provider of regulatory compliance software for bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisors (RIAs).
⭐ Article of the Week
Revenue Management in 2026: Strategies for Pricing, Forecasting, and Sustainable Growth
So what changes? Forecasting shifts from historical reporting to forward sensing. Instead of asking what happened, revenue management asks what is forming right now. That shift protects companies from demand shocks and unlocks profitable growth strategy in volatile markets.
