Financial Services

Chengdu Hi-tech Zone and Cass Business School Strengthening Cooperation on Financial Professionals

CHENGDU, China, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 22 local time in London, Jiaozi Fin-Tech Dreamworks, which is located at Chengdu Hi-tech Zone, signed a cooperation agreement with Cass Business School of theUnited Kingdom on co-promoting the exchange and cooperation of financial professionals...

2019-07-09 10:57 2972

Smartkarma Announces Strategic Investment from SGX to Bolster Singapore's Research and Financing Ecosystem

SINGAPORE, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Smartkarma, the global investment research network, today announced it has received a strategic investment from Singapore Exchange (SGX). The investment marks the next step in ensuring a vibrant financial research ecosystem. It further underpinsSingapore's ...

2019-07-09 08:30 2895

Bright Scholar Accelerates Expansion of Overseas School Portfolio

FOSHAN, China, July 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited ("Bright Scholar," the "Company," "we" or "our") (NYSE: BEDU), the largest operator of international and bilingual K-12 schools inChina*, today announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire all the equi...

2019-07-09 05:01 13697

Noah Holdings Provides Updates on Status of Certain Credit Funds Managed by Shanghai Gopher Asset Management

SHANGHAI, July 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Noah Holdings Limited ("Noah" or the "Company") (NYSE: NOAH), a leading wealth and asset management service provider in China with a focus on high net worth individuals, is making this announcement to provide an update on the status of certain credit funds m...

2019-07-08 19:00 14240

HKICPA's Best Corporate Governance Awards celebrating their 20th year - now open for entries

HONG KONG, July 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Best Corporate Governance Awards, a prestigious benchmark of corporate governance excellence organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), are proudly celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. The Awards are now open...

2019-07-08 17:09 2319

CoinAll has listed Zeux: The World's First Crypto Mobile Payment and Investment App

HONG KONG, July 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The emerging crypto exchange CoinAll ( www.coinall.com ) has announced to list Zeux, the first mobile crypto payment and investment service provider all around the world onJuly 5th. Zeux is a UK-based, FCA authorized financial insti...

2019-07-06 16:27 2587

Qingdao Enhances Its Image As An International Wealth Management Center

QINGDAO, China, July 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 2019 Qingdao - China Wealth Forum, co-organized by the Information Office of Qingdao Government, was held at the Shangri-La Hotel,Qingdao from July 6 to July 7. The forum, now in its fifth edition, is an important high-level event both in and outside o...

2019-07-06 13:28 2629

Anderson Liu, CEO of Westwin, Brings Insights in Cross-border Marketing to Createch 2019

LONDON, July 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Westwin, a leading digital marketing and technology company that focuses on cross-border business, took part in Createch 2019 where CEOAnderson Liu shared insights on the transformation of Chinese retailing and consumer behaviours in the digital era. Hosted by...

2019-07-05 21:00 2362

Royal Canadian Mint issues new silver coin marking the 100th anniversary of Calgary's Victory Stampede

CALGARY, Alberta, July 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- One hundred years after Calgarians chose to dedicate the greatest outdoor show on earth toCanada's returning First World War soldiers, the Mint has issued a new silver coin commemorating the historic Victory Stampede of 1919.  The coin was unveiled ...

2019-07-05 21:00 3865

Techfaith Receives Non-Compliance Notice From Nasdaq Regarding Minimum Market Value of Publicly Held Shares

BEIJING, July 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (NASDAQ: CNTF) ("TechFaith" or the "Company"), today reported that it received a notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq advising the Company that it is not in compliance with Rule ...

2019-07-05 17:30 15594

Experian invests in Grab to improve access to financial products and services for consumers across Southeast Asia

SINGAPORE, July 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian, the world leader in information services, is investing in Grab, the leading everyday super app in Southeast Asia, as both companies seek to improve access to mobility-enabled solutions and financial services for underbanked consumers inSoutheast As...

2019-07-05 10:30 4734

Global Fintech Player PayU Expands its Operations to Southeast Asia and Acquires Majority Stake in Singapore-based Red Dot Payment

AMSTERDAM, July 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PayU , the payments and fintech business of Naspers, today announces the acquisition of a majority stake inRed Dot Payment , a Southeast Asia focused online payment solutions provider. With this transacti...

2019-07-05 10:00 3068

Future of Rare Earth Industries in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In recent weeks, the global rare earth industry has taken centre stage in the trade discussions between the US and China. Rare Earths are essential inputs to the automotive industry and will become more important with the growth in electric veh...

2019-07-04 18:24 3098

"Venture Tianfu" event was successfully held in Budapest, Hungary

BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On the afternoon of June 28, 2019, the "Venture Tianfu in Budapest" event was successfully held in the beautiful library of Eotvos Lorand University. More than 100 people which include the Hungarian Parliament, the Hungarian Export Promotion Agency,...

2019-07-04 15:28 2227

Leaders Need to Take Responsibility for, and Action on, Responsible AI Practices - PwC

DALIAN, China, July 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The estimated $15.7trn economic potential of artificial intelligence (AI)[1] will only be realised if the integration of responsible AI practices occurs across organisations, and is considered before any developments take place, according to a new paper...

2019-07-04 15:00 3162

SDG Conference 2019 was Held in Malaysia

CYBERJAYA, Malaysia, July 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Compact Network Malaysia (GCMY), a local chapter of UN Global Compact, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology and Junior Chamber International (JCI) Entrepreneur Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur has successfully co-organised the SDG Conf...

2019-07-04 14:33 3648

Focus on Smart Manufacturing, Suzhou Xiangcheng Holds Investment Promotion Conference in Tokyo

SUZHOU, China, July 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 2, Suzhou Xiangcheng went to Tokyo, Japan, to hold a "Focus on Smart Manufacturing China-Japan Cooperative Innovation" Suzhou (Xiangcheng) Japan Investment Promotion Conference. At the promotion meeting, Gu Haidong, secretary of the Xiangcheng Di...

2019-07-04 13:44 2695

Verrency and SDX partner to deliver enhanced savings options for customers via APAC's leading digital wallets & financial institutions

SINGAPORE, July 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Verrency, the global payments innovation company, today announced the release of its latest technology for Asian financial institutions. The company's patented API platform allows customers to more easily begin saving by 'rounding-up' their payments in rea...

2019-07-04 10:00 2177

IPIEC GLOBAL 2019 Returns with Grand Tech Funding Worth USD$105 million to Facilitate Project Launching in China

GUANGZHOU, China, July 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On Jun 26, 2019, IPIEC GLOBAL 2019, one of the world's top innovation and startup contests, returns for its third edition, announcing open at its Press Conference. This contest is jointly organized by China International Cooperation Association of SM...

2019-07-04 09:29 1870

Tier IV Raises Over $100 Million in Series A Round

TOKYO, July 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Tier IV, Inc., the open-source self-driving startup based inJapan, today announced that it has raised over $100 million in total in a Series A funding round to facilitate commercialization of self-driving technology in (i) private areas, (ii) depopulated areas,...

2019-07-04 08:10 2203

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