Financial Services

Cognate BioServices closes Series B and completes acquisition of Cobra Biologics

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognate BioServices, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specialized in cell and cell-mediated gene therapy products today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cobra Biologics, a leading CDMO speciali...

2020-01-22 08:04 2552

Grab Advances 'Tech For Good' Agenda at WEF; Contributes to New Industry Guidelines

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Grab, Southeast Asia's leading super app, today convened global leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting inDavos, Switzerland, to discuss the roles and expectations of technology companies in using "technology for good" ...

2020-01-22 02:04 2932

BMO Financial Group Named to Corporate Knights' Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Ranking

* BMO ranked top bank in North America * Reflects commitment to sustainable future and carbon neutrality TORONTO and DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) today announced it has been named to Corporate Knights' 2020 Global 100 Most Sustaina...

2020-01-21 21:45 18012

Great Stride in Hainan's Economic Transformation and Development

HAIKOU, China, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 17, the representative of People's Government of Hainan Province revealed at the second press conference held at the Third Session of the Sixth National People's Congress of Hainan Province that the People's Government of Hainan Province had ...

2020-01-21 18:56 1986

Phoenix Finance receives Most Innovative Fintech E-Wealth Management Platform award at The Wealth APAC forum

SHANGHAI, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wealth APAC forum – IPWM & IFWM China Awards 2019 were hosted in Shanghai by WEALTH Magazine on December 18, 2019. The forum brought together 100 well-known experts from the Asian Pacific wealth management community and executives from top financial ins...

2020-01-21 17:45 1626

TAL Education Group Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2019

BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) ("TAL" or the "Company"), a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 endedNovember 30, 2019. Highlights for the T...

2020-01-21 16:00 17454

TAL Education Group Announces Changes to Board of Directors

BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) ("TAL" or the "Company"), a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China, today announced the appointment of Mr. Yunfeng Bai to TAL's board of directors and the resignation of Mr. Yachao Liu from his post as a ...

2020-01-21 16:00 18029

V1 Group Issues 75,000,000 Placing Shares at a Price of HK$0.2 Per Placing Share

HONG KONG, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- One of China's top 100 internet companies with a tri-core "Video+" business focus,V1 Group Limited ("V1 Group" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; stock code: 00082.HK), today announced to allot and issue the 75,000,000 Placing S...

2020-01-21 14:40 19092

Thailand Board of Investment Promotes Major Infrastructure Projects to Support Growth Over the Next Five years

BANGKOK, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Thailand expects its ongoing investment in major infrastructure to be the basis of growth in the next five years, Mr. Kobsak Pootrakool, Deputy Secretary General to the Prime Minister and Secretary to theThailand's Council of Economic Ministers, said at a re...

2020-01-21 14:32 2302

Leading payments provider NIUM brings on Yogesh Sangle to drive payments ecosystem growth

SINGAPORE, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NIUM, a global payments platform, has appointedYogesh Sangle as its new Global Head of Consumer Business. This comes as the company looks to further expand and develop its payments ecosystem to make money movement easier for consumers and businesses around...

2020-01-21 11:00 4070

Shiji Group Selects Onyx CenterSource as Commission Payment Processing Partner for Shiji Distribution Solutions

BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Shiji Group, a global leader in providing secure and scalable technology stacks for the hospitality, food service, retail and entertainment industry, announced that they are partnering with Onyx CenterSource, a leading global provider of B2B payments and bus...

2020-01-21 09:00 1907

MassMutual Ventures announces USD $100 million second fund for Southeast Asia

BOSTON and SINGAPORE, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- MassMutual Ventures (MMV) ( https://massmutualventures.com/ ) announced today that it has launched a second fund ofUS$100 million for Southeast Asia, bringing its total capital under management toUS$350 million ac...

2020-01-21 08:00 1525

3B Scientific Acquires iSimulate

HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 3B Scientific, a portfolio company of J.H. Whitney Capital Partners, LLC and the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of anatomical models and medical simulation products for healthcare and patient education, announced that it has entere...

2020-01-21 03:07 2363

CEO Pessimism Over Global Growth Reaches Record High - PwC

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As we enter a new decade, CEOs are showing record levels of pessimism in the global economy, with 53% predicting a decline in the rate of economic growth in 2020. This is up from 29% in 2019 and just 5% in 2018 – the highest level of pessimism sin...

2020-01-21 01:30 2692

SaaS-Blockchain Platform FiO Releases Alpha Version at Google Developer Group Meetup in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The disruptive SaaS platform FiO kicked off its ambitious 2020 roadmap this week inTaiwan. The company officially released its platform's alpha version at a Google Developers Group (GDG) meetup in Taichung,Taiwan, where a senior FiO engineer delivered a keyno...

2020-01-21 00:00 1636

Wins Finance Holdings Inc. Announces Submission of Compliance Plan to Nasdaq

BEIJING and NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Wins Finance Holdings Inc. ("Wins Finance" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: WINS), a diversified investment and asset management company that provides integrated financing solutions to small and medium enterprises ("SMEs") inChina, today announced tha...

2020-01-20 22:00 17752

InvestHK announces core events of extended StartmeupHK Festival 2020

HONG KONG, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) today ( January 20) announced details of next month's StartmeupHK Festival , its influential annual showcase of what's new and what's next in the world of start-ups. Entering its fifth yea...

2020-01-20 20:21 3155

Janngo Pledges EUR 60 Million at Davos to Back African Startups Leveraging Technology to Achieve the SDGs

ABIDJAN, Cote D'lvoire, DAVOS, Switzerland and PARIS, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --On the eve of its participation to the 50th World Economic Forum , Janngo pledges 60EUR million to back technology startups with a double bottom line approach through its dedicated investm...

2020-01-20 20:08 2213

China Literature Hosts 2019 Original Literature Awards Ceremony

HONG KONG, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- China Literature Limited ("China Literature" or "the Company") (Stock Code: 0772.HK), a leading online literature platform inChina, today announced that it hosted the 2019 Original Literature Awards Ceremony in cooperation with Shanghai Dragon TV, a leadin...

2020-01-20 16:41 18736

Wirecard and EasyTransfer Make Payment Easy for International Chinese Students

- Wirecard's fully digital mobile payment platform for use by China's EasyTransfer - EasyTransfer is popular with digital-native Chinese students around the world - There are over 1,800,000 Chinese students studying outside of China ASCHHEIM, Germany, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Wirecard, th...

2020-01-20 15:42 17589