Banking/Financial Service

Four Million Merchants Outside Mainland China Accept UnionPay Mobile Payments

SHANGHAI, Dec. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- UnionPay International (UPI) announced today that there are 28.5 million merchants outside mainlandChina accepting UnionPay cards. Among these merchants, four million support UnionPay mobile payment services too, an increase of about one million compared to...

2019-12-31 15:08 3081

SeABank Completes Buying Back All Bonds at VAMC

HANOI, Vietnam, Dec. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank  (SeABank - Vietnam) has completed the early redemption of all special bonds at Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC), thereby helping the Bank to actively monitor and handle bad...

2019-12-31 09:00 2966

VeChain is Co-Founder of The Belt and Road Initiative Blockchain Alliance (BRIBA)

SHANGHAI, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3rd Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum of Tsinghua University, guided by the People's Government of Shanghai, Tsinghua University and the China Association for Social Workers, has been successfully held inShanghai from December 19 to December 20. ...

2019-12-30 23:00 4015

Hexindai Appoints New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexindai Inc. (NASDAQ: HX) ("Hexindai" or the "Company"), a fast-growing consumer lending marketplace inChina, today announced the appointment of Wei, Wei & Co., LLP ("WWC") as its new independent registered public accounting firm, effectiveDecember 27, 2019...

2019-12-30 19:30 12289

Emirates NBD Boosts AED 1 Billion Digital Transformation With New Milestone in Core Banking System Upgrade

- Bank completes third phase of international core banking system upgrade in Saudi Arabia, following earlier upgrades in Singapore and the United Kingdom - Marks a significant milestone in the bank's four-year transformation programme and its focus on enterprise-wide technology consolidation and ...

2019-12-30 18:34 976

KPMG's Asia Pacific region sees strong FY19 revenue growth as regional strategy takes off

HONG KONG, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- KPMG's Asia Pacific region has seen a regional revenue increase of 9.3% for FY19 delivered on the back of an ambitious strategy announced a year ago. This continues the strong growth streak posted by the region in recent years as its investments in people,...

2019-12-30 16:11 2741

FinVolution Group to Participate in Upcoming Conferences in January 2020

SHANGHAI, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- FinVolution Group (formerly known as "PPDAI," or the "Company") (NYSE: FINV), a leading fintech platform inChina, today announced its participation in the following investor conferences: * Morgan Stanley China New Economy Summit, January 6 at Rosewood Hot...

2019-12-30 16:00 13224

TET Comes Early for FE CREDIT Cardholders, with a Bouquet of Incredible Offers from FE CREDIT

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- To commence TET celebrations early, VP Bank Finance Company Limited (FECREDIT), one of Vietnam's largest Credit card issuers has announced the launch of three exciting card promotions. * 15X Oi Plus Points: Oi Plus is the only Rewards pr...

2019-12-30 12:22 3516

Asianwallets entering into the Japanese market

HONG KONG, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Asianwallets has signed cooperation agreements with Japanese mobile payment providers Globepay and Trysee. The three parties will provide "local payment services" and "exclusive benefits for members" targeting Southeast Asian tourists traveling J...

2019-12-30 09:30 2768

Icon Culture Global Company Limited Announces Details of Proposed Listing on GEM of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

This press release is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or intothe United States. This press release is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer or an invitation to induce an offer by any person to acquire, purchase or subscribe for the securi...

2019-12-30 08:30 4089

Triton Aviation Finance Liquidating Trust Announces Termination and Dissolution

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 27, 2019 (the "Termination Date"), the Triton Aviation Finance Liquidating Trust (the "Liquidating Trust") was dissolved and terminated pursuant to the terms of (i) the Plan of Resolution of Triton Aviation Finance, datedNovember 17, 2017 (...

2019-12-30 06:40 918

AInnovation Raises Nearly US$60 million in Series B Financing to Deepen AI Application in Industries

BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese AI solutions provider AInnovation recently announced the closing of Series B financing round of nearly 400 million yuan (approx. US$60 million), led by China Renaissance's Huaxing Growth Capital Fund, with participation from investors including CICC A...

2019-12-27 21:05 2747

Oncologie Selected as Top 100 Innovative Pharmaceutical Company in China

SHANGHAI, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncologie, a biopharmaceutical company with innovative oncology therapeutics supported by a biomarker platform to select patients, today announced that it has been selected as a Top 100 innovative pharmaceutical company inChina by VCBeat, a renowned healthc...

2019-12-27 21:00 3161

Bright Scholar Schedules Unaudited Financial Results for FY2020 First Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2019

FOSHAN, China, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited ("Bright Scholar," the "Company," "we" or "our" ) (NYSE: BEDU), a global premier education service company, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the first fiscal quarter e...

2019-12-27 19:00 15039

Yiren Digital Announced Changes in Board Composition and Management Team

BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Yiren Digital Ltd. (NYSE: YRD) ("Yiren Digital" or the "Company"), a leading fintech company inChina, announced today changes to its board of directors (the "Board") and management team. Mr. Jingsheng Huang, Yiren Digital's current independent director, will...

2019-12-27 18:00 14999

TAL Education Group to Announce Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results on January 21, 2020

BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TAL Education Group ("TAL" or the "Company") (NYSE: TAL), a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider inChina, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 endedNovember 30, 2019, b...

2019-12-27 16:06 15049

Followme 5.0 Product Launch: Focusing on User Value & Enabling Social Transaction with Technology

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Followme 5.0 Product Launch was held inShenzhen on December 21, and famous names in the industry, financial elites and mainstream media attended this event.During the product launch, focusing on the values of "Customer First, Good Technology" and...

2019-12-27 15:00 4260

An Era of "Copy from China": ZhongAn unveils its international strategy to export cutting-edge insurtech offerings in Asia and Belt and Road Countries

HONG KONG, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- "Technology export to Asia and Belt and Road countries is going to be one of the main thrusts for digital insurer ZhongAn in the next few years," said Mr Bill SONG, CEO of ZA Tech Global Limited ("ZA Tech"), an operating entity established by ZhongAn Techn...

2019-12-27 14:15 5529

Pintec Cooperates with China Unicom's Unicompay to Expand Handset Financing

BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pintec Technology Holdings Ltd. ("Pintec"; NASDAQ: PT), a leading independent fintech solutions provider, recently announced an agreement with China Unicom. As mentioned in its first nine months earnings call of 2019, Pintec will leverage its digital lending...

2019-12-27 13:24 15111

Emancipation Delivers Letter to Redbubble CEO and Board of Directors

Believes Significant Opportunities Exist within Redbubble to Unlock Value Through Strategic Alternatives, Including a Sale to a Strategic Acquirer Concerned That Inconsistent Operational Performance and Execution Have Eroded Shareholder Confidence in the Company Looks Forward to Working Collabor...

2019-12-27 06:00 14403

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