Banking/Financial Service

Scaling Innovation at World Economic Forum: An Interview with Kenneth Kwok, Founder and CEO of Global Citizen Capital

HONG KONG, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 22, 2020, Kenneth Kwok, Founder and CEO of Global Citizen Capital, discussed his ambitions in the areas of innovation, education and sustainability in an interview, hosted byAdam Kwok , Hong Kong Entrepreneur.

2020-12-22 20:22 3479

Hollysys Established Strategic Technology Research and Development Group

BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications inChina, announced today that it has established a strategic technology research and development gr...

2020-12-22 19:00 15531

Fang Announces Outcome of the Hearing of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on December 21, 2020

BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Fang Holdings Limited (NYSE: SFUN) ("Fang" or the "Company"), a leading real estate Internet portal inChina, today announced that a hearing was held onDecember 21, 2020 in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the "Cayman Court") regarding the application b...

2020-12-22 18:52 15057

NetDragon Wins "Top 100 Hong Kong Listed Companies - New Economy-Technology Company" Award

HONG KONG, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited ("NetDragon" or "the Company", Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that the Company has won the "New Economy-Technology Company" award at the 8th Top 100 Ho...

2020-12-22 18:32 9369

Ascentage Pharma's Licensee UNITY Biotechnology Announces Milestone Reached in Clinical Development of Treatments for Age-Related Disease, Leading to Milestone Payment

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that its licensee, UNITY Bi...

2020-12-22 18:29 2869

111, Inc. Announces Additional Round of New Capital Injection

SHANGHAI, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- 111, Inc. ("111" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: YI), a leading digital healthcare platform company committed to digitally connecting patients with medicine and healthcare services inChina, today announced the successful completion of new capital injection in it...

2020-12-22 17:22 12202

Leapstack has completed tens of millions of yuan in B plus round fundraising, expending intelligent risk control territory

SHANGHAI, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Leapstack, an insur-tech company, has recently announcedtens of millions of yuan B plus round fundraising, leading by Huazhi Capital, a venture capitalist affiliated toAllinpay Network Services, and following by GF Securities Investment. In the past few ye...

2020-12-22 15:50 5311

Business of Design Week 2020 Summit Concludes, First Hybrid Live Edition Captures Trends Redefined by World's Top Creative Minds for the Post-pandemic Era

HONG KONG, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Business of Design Week (BODW), Asia's annual flagship event on design, innovation and brands held its 2020 edition from 30 November to 5 December. Organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) and co-organised by Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC),...

2020-12-22 14:45 2236

Gojek invests in Bank Jago to accelerate financial inclusion in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Gojek, Southeast Asia's leading mobile on-demand services and payments platform, has invested in Bank Jago, anIndonesia-listed technology-based bank, as part of a strategic partnership that will accelerate financial inclusion inIndonesia.

2020-12-22 13:54 5176

ICICI Bank launches 'Infinite India', a comprehensive online platform for foreign companies setting up operations in the country

* The platform offers banking as well as value-added services * First bank in India to offer such facilities MUMBAI, India, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ICICI Bank announces the launch of an online platform for foreign companies looking to establish or expand business in the country. Called ...

2020-12-22 13:37 2708

Mr. Li Weiguo, Chairman of Oriental Yuhong, Claims a Place in Harvard Business Review's List of 100 Best-Performing CEOs in China

BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvard Business Review recently released the list of 100 Best-Performing CEOs inChina, with Mr. Li Weiguo, Chairman of Oriental Yuhong, coming in at NO.15 on the list, moving up 26 spots from 2019's list. The average tenure of the CEOs on the list this yea...

2020-12-22 13:09 7971

AsiaPay Partners With Fat Zebra to Further Expand to Australia & New Zealand

SYDNEY, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier digital payment service provider and technology vendor AsiaPay has announced today that it will further expand its payment platform inAustralia and New Zealand thanks to a new partnership with Fat Zebra.   Fat Zebra is a scalable global payments...

2020-12-22 13:08 3715

Thailand BOI Okays Steps to Accelerate Investment and Promote Digital Adoption

BANGKOK, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- "The package to promote large scale projects was designed to boost investment in the post-Covid-19 period," Ms Duangjai Asawachintachit, Secretary General of the BOI, said after a board meeting chaired by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-ocha. "As for the digit...

2020-12-22 12:43 2678

Aladdin Technology Group launches E-payment Receivables Financing Programme

HONG KONG, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- E-commerce solution provider, Aladdin Technology Group (ATG or "The Group"), announced strategic partnership with TeamWork Capital Group (Teamwork Capital) for a new concept of funding solution –E-payment Receivables Financing Programme, reserved approxima...

2020-12-22 11:32 3102

OneConnect CEO: Fintech Transformation Now a Driver of Growth in Banking Sector

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial technology has moved from the innovation fringe of the financial services sector to become the engine of its growth, says Ye Wangchun, Chairman and CEO of OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (NYSE: OCFT) ("OneConnect" or "the Company"...

2020-12-22 10:51 13200

Kept by Krungsri Wins Accolades for Excellence in Retail Deposit Product

BANGKOK, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri) was named the winner of the 'Deposit Product of the Year' at the 3rd Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2020. The Digital Banker awards recognize and celebrate the most preeminent financial institutions pioneering unrivalled s...

2020-12-22 09:00 3479

International Legal Finance Association Statement On Australian Parliamentary Committee Inquiry On Litigation Funding

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the International Legal Finance Association (ILFA) — the global voice of the commercial legal finance industry — issued a statement in response toAustralia's Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Inquiry on Litigation...

2020-12-22 08:07 2525

ReneSola Power Announces Results of Annual General Meeting

STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola Power" or the "Company") (www.renesolapower.com ) (NYSE: SOL), a leading fully-integrated solar project developer, today announced the results of its 2020 annual general meeting of shareholders. ...

2020-12-22 05:05 12529

DW Healthcare Partners V, L.P. Announces Commencement of the Tender Offer for All Outstanding Ordinary Shares of Parnell Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd

PARK CITY, Utah, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DW Healthcare Partners V, L.P. ("Purchaser"), announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer for all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Parnell Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd (OTC Pink Open Market: PARNF) ("Parnell") at a price of U.S.$0....

2020-12-21 23:07 14143

VeChain Foundation Announces Partnership With the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Blockchain Innovation Hub, Accelerating Blockchain Governance Research

SINGAPORE, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Since its initial launch in January 2018, VeChain's global innovative research grant program, VeResearch, has been one of the major driving forces behind our blockchain-related technological progress, cooperating and co-developing solutions with leading gl...

2020-12-21 22:00 6017