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Polymarket names former Amazon, NBC and Delta CFO Warren Jenson as first chief financial officer. Posted on: September 11, 2026, 10:18h. Last updated on: September 11, 2026, 11:47h. Key points. * Polymarket names veteran finance executive Warren Jenson as its first global CFO as the prediction market expands in the US * Jenson previously served as CFO of Amazon, NBC, Delta Air Lines, Electronic Arts, and Nielsen * Polymarket posted $10.6 billion in global trading volume in March as legal battles over sports prediction markets intensify Veteran finance executive Warren Jenson has been named the first chief financial officer (CFO) of Polymarket. Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market, is trying to make headway in the United States, where the platform isn't the dominant player. The crypto-based prediction market is bringing on Jenson, whose impressive resume includes CFO roles at Amazon, NBC, Delta Air Lines, Electronic Arts, and Nielsen, to oversee the organization's financial operations and capital strategy. "A true legend. We're grateful to have him and excited to learn from him," Coplan said. While Jenson is Polymarket's first CFO, Ed Lynch has served as CFO of Polymarket US since November 2025, when the platform returned stateside. Polymarket CFO directive. Jenson's appointment comes as Polymarket seeks to scale its US exchange licensed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Jenson will guide the company's financial organization, set financial and fundraising strategy, and lead Polymarket's long-range planning. Jenson said he's ready for the task at hand. In March 2026, Polymarket surpassed $10 billion in notional trading volume for the first time in a single month. The $10.6 billion in traded shares represented its total global volume. Trading volume in the first quarter of 2026 soared more than 90% from the previous quarter to approximately $26.2 billion. Polymarket US, which only launched late last year, reported about $700 million in March trades. Prediction markets in flux. The direction of Polymarket and Polymarket US depends heavily on forthcoming legal outcomes. With numerous lawsuits across the country challenging whether the CFTC has the authority to regulate sports event trading, which critics say constitutes sports betting and violates state laws, it's expected that the US Supreme Court will intervene. On Sept. 2, New Jersey formally petitioned the Court to determine if platforms like Polymarket can offer trading on sports. The odds of the Supreme Court agreeing to review sports prediction markets shortened after federal appeal courts issued varying opinions on whether prediction markets involving sporting events are closer to casinos or Wall Street. "We have a circuit split on exactly that question, and the Supreme Court will have to intervene," said Robert Schwartz, a partner with Morgan Lewis in Washington, DC. By bringing on a seasoned C-suite veteran who helped steer Amazon through its early hypergrowth, Polymarket is signaling that it intends to build the institutional financial framework necessary to operate at scale on Wall Street. Devin O'Connor is a senior reporter for Casino.org, covering politics, casino business, and gaming news. Devin came on board with Casino.org in 2014. He lives in Arlington, Va.

Saudi Arabia investors are considering merging EA with Savvy Games. The Public Investment Fund is reportedly considering the merge after Savvy acquires Moonton. September 10, 2026 11:59 PM After acquiring Electronic Arts at the start of August, the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund is reportedly considering merging it with Savvy Games. Reports also suggest that this likely won't occur until after Savvy completes its acquisition of Moonton. Per an exclusive report by Bloomberg on September 10, 2026, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is considering a merger between Electronic Arts and Savvy Games. The investment fund had recently acquired EA alongside Silver Lake and Affinity Partners. The merger between EA and Savvy would see titles such as Battlefield, Pokemon Go, Pikmin Bloom, and Apex Legends all existing under one umbrella. Cecilia D'Anastasio and Dinesh Nair of Bloomberg note that those close to the matter state this is unlikely to occur until after Savvy finishes acquiring Moonton, a purchase that has amounted to $6 billion. After the EA acquisition deal went through at the start of August, EA appointed David Tinson as chief operating officer while Cam Weber was named chief studio officer. This wasn't the only major acquisition to occur recently, as Nexus Mods acquired SteamDB and NVIDIA is gearing up to acquire Hugging Face. Keep an eye on its Saudi Arabia page to see what else the country is up to in the games industry. Sign up for its monthly roundup of exclusive content, top stories, and updates from Shacknews - once a month, no spam. Shacknews staff does not use generative artificial intelligence (AI) in their content. Shacknews strictly prohibits the use of its content for AI training or to generate text, including text in the style or format used for this publication. Shacknews reserves all rights to this work. Head of Guides Hailing from the land down under, Sam Chandler brings a bit of the southern hemisphere flair to his work. After bouncing round a few universities, securing a bachelor degree, and entering the video game industry, he's found his new family here at Shacknews as Head of Guides. There's nothing he loves more than crafting a guide that will help someone. If you need help with a guide, or notice something not quite right, you can message him on X: @SamuelChandler Filed Under From The Chatty

Leaders from BBC, Electronic Arts, Flutter and Veolia to present at Alation's revAlation 2026 conference series. Across Chicago, London, and Sydney, data and AI executives and industry thought leaders share what production-ready AI actually looks like. September 10, 2026 09:10 ET | Source: Alation, Inc. REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Alation Inc., the creators of the intelligence operating system, today announced the return of revAlation, its global conference series. The 2026 series encompasses three conferences: Chicago (September 17), London (September 30), and Sydney (October 8). Executives and industry thought leaders from Accenture, AWS, BBC, Electronic Arts, Flutter, MyState Limited, PwC, SanjMo, Veolia, and more will present in more than 20 sessions around the globe. Sessions focus on the problems most pressing for leaders undergoing AI transformation: governing AI assets and proving compliance on demand, scaling governance without scaling headcount, and moving agents from pilot into production on a trusted data foundation. Attendees will also get an exclusive preview of Alation's product roadmap and leave with frameworks they can apply immediately. "Every enterprise now has AI running somewhere. Few can prove it's accurate, governed, and audit-ready," said Satyen Sangani, CEO and co-founder of Alation. "When an agent gets it wrong, most teams can't tell whether the failure was in the data, context, or agent itself. revAlation is where the leaders who solved that problem showcase their work, inspire others, and compare notes." Conference Highlights Include: Corporate Keynote: Hear Alation's CEO and co-founder, Satyen Sangani, share why the organizations that succeed with AI will be those that learn fastest and how AIOS provides the trusted, self-improving foundation they need to align decisions, adapt continuously, and innovate safely at scale. Product Keynote: Join GT Volpe, VP of Product at Alation, for a live look at what's next across AIOS, and how the platform brings governed data, context, and AI agents into a single system. Attendees will be among the first to see Alation's newest capabilities, announced live from the revAlation stage. Customer Keynote: Gain firsthand insights from Alation customers, including Warren Durrett, Sr. Director of Product Data, AI, and Monetization at Electronic Arts, and Sarah Higham, Head of Data Enablement, and Paul Courtney, Director, Data Enablement & Responsible AI at Flutter, as they walk through what they built, what it took to govern it, and the business outcomes they delivered. Partner Spotlight: Meet the Global System Integrators, including PwC, and partners building on AIOS, on how a governed data foundation turns compliance work into sustainable & production-ready AI, and the new engagement models it opens up. Industry: Sanjeev Mohan, former Gartner VP of Research and author of Designing the AI-Driven Data Foundations, shares what his research and the day's conversations reveal about where the industry is heading. Learn how leaders are building on years of investment in catalogs and governance to give AI agents the trusted business context they need and the practical steps organizations can take now. Peer Engagement and Networking: Hackathon: Ahead of the main conference day in Chicago and London, AIOS Hackathon attendees will learn from Alation customers including CNA and Evernorth and build new AI-driven outcomes with Alation deployment strategists and leading System Integrators. AI Radicals Awards: Inspired by the AI Radicals podcast, these awards celebrate the individuals and companies putting AI to work in the real world, recognizing those setting the standard for accuracy, governance, and impact. Welcome and Closing Receptions: Connect with a network of data and AI leaders, governance professionals, partners, and practitioners solving similar problems. About Alation Alation is the creator of AIOS(TM), the open, governed, self-improving intelligence operating system for enterprises that cannot afford to get AI wrong. Having pioneered the data catalog market, Alation helps organizations establish trust in the agents, data, and context that power AI-driven decisions. The result is AI organizations can trust - enabling them to navigate regulatory complexity, maintain data fidelity, accelerate operational outcomes, and transform AI ambition into trusted business impact. Alation partners with the world's leading organizations to leverage better data to solve their most critical challenges. To learn more, visit https://www.alation.com. Media Contacts: Ashley Womack Sr. Director, Corporate Marketing [email protected] 650-504-2647