Banking/Financial Service

Brankas Onboards Senior Industry Talents Arvin Razon and Simo Figuigui to Advance Southeast Asia's Open Finance Adoption

Quick Facts For The Media: * Arvin Razon will take up the Director for Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs position at Brankas. Prior to his appointment, he was ING Philippines' Legal Counsel and Data Protection Officer. * Simo Figuigui joins Brankas as Head of Business Development and ...

2021-11-16 09:00 3366

Cisco Appoints New ASEAN Leader to Bolster Growth across the Region

SINGAPORE, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco, the worldwide technology leader, today announced the appointment ofBee Kheng Tay as the new President and leader for its ASEAN business.Bee Kheng is responsible for driving Cisco's profitable growth and leading its go-to-market operations across 10 ...

2021-11-16 09:00 4035

PLDT, Smart Strengthen Security of Online Transactions for Millions of Philippine Customers with Vesta

MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PLDT, Inc. (PLDT), the Philippines' largest fully integrated telecommunications company, and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) announced that they are utilizing the anti-fraud solutions of Vesta to enhance the protection of ...

2021-11-16 08:00 3169

Winners announced for Global Corporate Sustainability Award (GCSA) Special Award for Pandemic Response in 2021

TAIPEI, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 outbreak worldwide in 2020 caused an unprecedented impact globally, the impact continues in 2021. Amid these uncertainties, businesses and organizations continued working towards sustainability. The special award, presented by Taiwan Institute fo...

2021-11-16 00:44 3487

Christian Mumenthaler, CEO of Swiss Re, appointed Chairman of The Geneva Association

* AIA Chief Executive & President Lee Yuan Siong becomes Vice Chairman * Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc joins Board https://www.genevaassociation.org/news/board-updates-2021 ZURICH, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Geneva Association announ...

2021-11-16 00:08 3437

Temasek establishes the Asia Sustainable Foods Platform to accelerate the commercialisation of sustainable foods in Asia

SINGAPORE, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Temasek today announced the launch of the Asia Sustainable Foods Platform to focus on addressing the challenges of scaling up the production of alternative proteins, as well as accelerating the growth of sustainable foods inAsia. The Asia Sustainable Fo...

2021-11-15 22:51 8435

R&D Milestone: HebaBiz Biotech's application for phase III clinical trial in China for Clevudine (L-FMAU), an anti-hepatitis B virus drug candidate under development has been approved

BEIJING, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- HebaBiz Biotech is pleased to announce that inNovember 2021, the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) ofChina has approved the application for phase III clinical study of Clevudine (L-FMAU), a drug candidate...

2021-11-15 22:47 3550

Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd Upgrades Organizational Structure and Determines Growth Strategies

XIAMEN, China, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd ("Pop Culture" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CPOP), a hip-hop culture company in China, announced today that the Company has upgraded its organizational structure and determined its growth strategies, which center on three core ...

2021-11-15 21:00 2260

Farmmi Bolsters North American Sales; Expects YoY Growth

LISHUI, China, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmmi, Inc. ("Farmmi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FAMI), an agriculture products supplier inChina, today announced the Company's subsidiary Zhejiang Farmmi Biotechnology Co., Ltd., won another new product order. The latest order is for dried black fung...

2021-11-15 21:00 2320

ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Requirement

BEIJING, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: RETO) ("ReTo" or the "Company") a provider of technology solutions for the improvement of ecological environments, today announced that it received notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock ...

2021-11-15 21:00 2291

Roan Holdings Group Co. Announces the Signing of a Cooperation Agreement with Hangzhou Weiche Info Tech to Implement Growth Strategies on Lifestyle Consumer Services

BEIJING and HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Roan Holdings Group Co., Ltd. ("Roan" or the "Company") (OTC Pink Sheets: RAHGF and RONWF), a provider of diversified solutions in financial, insurance and healthcare related products and management services, announced today that the Comp...

2021-11-15 21:00 2749

First Abu Dhabi Bank partners with Ascenda to launch market-leading affluent credit card portfolio

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE's largest bank and one of the world's largest and safest financial institutions, has partnered with global loyalty technology leader Ascenda to launch the market's most rewarding portfolio of premiu...

2021-11-15 20:46 2657

Autohome Inc. to Hold 2020 Annual General Meeting on December 16, 2021

BEIJING, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM; HKEX: 2518) ("Autohome" or the "Company"), the leading online destination for automobile consumers inChina, today announced that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders at 18th Floor Tower B, CEC Plaza, 3 Dan Ling S...

2021-11-15 19:38 2826

Five Cities Win the 5th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation

GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On the night of Nov 12, organized by Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Office, the closing ceremony of the 5th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation (the "Guangzhou Award"), the 2021 Global Mayors' Forum and the 13th World Congress of the World...

2021-11-15 19:10 2042

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Announces Launch Of Global Fund Placement And Advisory Group

Team Led by Experienced Fund Placement Professionals to Leverage Oppenheimer's Scale, Thought Leadership and Resources to Further Deepen Service Offerings for Alternative Investment Firms Expanded Service Offerings Expected to Drive Incremental Investment Banking & Capital Markets Opportunities ...

2021-11-15 19:00 3905

Smart is the new Safety! GWM Pickup awarded with the latest stringent A-NCAP five-star safety ratings

BAODING, China and MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In Melbourne on 12th November, Australasia's independent vehicle safety authority, A-NCAP SAFETY, announced a 5 star A-NCAP safety rating for all GWM Ute dual cab utilities built from 1 August 2021. The Ute has been assessed a...

2021-11-15 18:09 5700

X Financial to Report Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results on November 23, 2021

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- X Financial (NYSE: XYF) (the "Company"), a leading online personal finance company inChina, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, before the open of U.S. markets on Tuesday...

2021-11-15 18:00 2223

Tarena and the Buyer Group Agree to Terminate Merger Agreement

BEIJING, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tarena International, Inc. (Nasdaq: TEDU) ("Tarena" or the "Company"), a leading provider of adult professional education and childhood & adolescent quality education services inChina, today announced that the Company and the buyer group (the "Buyer Group Pa...

2021-11-15 18:00 2542

Fosun International Receives "ESG Leading Enterprise Award" and "ESG Leading Social Initiative Award" from Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition

HONG KONG, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On 15 November 2021, the results of the third ESG Leading Enterprise Awards 2021 were announced, which was organized by the Chinese Edition of Bloomberg Businessweek in partnership with Deloitte, one of the world's largest accounting firms, and with the su...

2021-11-15 17:52 3397

Ascott Opens Sky Residence Prai, Its First Serviced Apartment in Penang

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Malaysia, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CapitaLand Investment's wholly owned lodging business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has opened Sky Residence Prai, its first serviced apartment inPenang and its ninth operational property inMalaysia. Sky Residence Prai is also the first ...

2021-11-15 17:50 3088

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