Financial Services

Blackstone Closes Acquisition of Vungle, a Leading Mobile Performance Marketing Platform

Vungle promotes Jeremy Bondy to Chief Operating Officer NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that private equity funds managed by Blackstone ("Blackstone") have completed the previously announced acquisition of Vungle, a leading performance marketing platfo...

2019-10-01 02:19 4304

Very Good Initial Score for ThomasLloyd in UN PRI Assessment Report 2019

LONDON and ZURICH, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), ThomasLloyd participated in an assessment of its investment activities according toUN PRI for the first time. The annual Assessment Report describes in detail the activitie...

2019-09-30 23:14 1394

ODO Is Organising Middle East's Biggest Conference on Dubai Silk Road Strategy and China's Belt and Road Initiative

DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ODO is a sister concern of Apollo Group, a conglomerate based in UAE, and is organising the Belt and Road Summit 2020 inDubai. Belt and Road Summit is a two-day initiative that provides a platform for dialogue and discussion between policy-makers, exper...

2019-09-30 19:16 1923

CKHH Aims to Deconsolidate Chi-Med and to Hold as a Strategic Investment for the Long Term

NEW YORK and LONDON, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CK Hutchison Holdings Limited ("CKHH") announces its intention to sell approximately 1.3% of the total outstanding share capital in Hutchison China MediTech Limited ("Chi-Med") through an underwritten public offering, which would reduce its stak...

2019-09-30 19:01 1298

MC Digital Realty To Acquire Additional Land In Tokyo To Develop 120-Megawatt Connected Campus

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire an additional plot of land inTokyo.  MC Digital Realty expects to close on the acquis...

2019-09-30 18:30 2281

China Automotive Systems signs new contract with SAIC Maxus

WUHAN, China, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China Automotive Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAAS) ("CAAS" or the "Company"), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced it has entered into a new supply contract with SAIC Maxus, an SUV and commercial vehicle subsidi...

2019-09-30 18:00 16342

Wave Money bags Best Payments Innovation Award 2019

* Wave Money awarded the Best Payments Innovation Award 2019 by Digital Banker at the Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2019 inSingapore * Wave Money also highly acclaimed for Best Customer Service Innovation and Best Financial Inclusion Initiative SINGAPORE, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ ...

2019-09-30 16:23 903

UnionPay and Tourism Authority of Thailand Deepen Destination Marketing Partnership Ahead of China's Golden Week Holiday

SHANGHAI, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global payment brand UnionPay and the Tourism Authority ofThailand (TAT) today announced the deepening of their collaboration to marketThailand as a tourist destination to travelers from China ahead of the upcoming Golden Week holiday in China from ...

2019-09-30 15:34 4235

LexinFintech Announces the Appointment of Mr. Suining Xiao to the Board of Directors

SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: LX) ("Lexin" or the "Company"), a leading fintech platform for educated young adults inChina, today announced that Mr. Suining Xiao has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effectiveSeptember 30, 2019. Mr. Xi...

2019-09-30 15:32 13520

Revolut Chooses Visa as Lead Issuing Partner to Drive Rapid Global Expansion

SINGAPORE, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa (NYSE:V) and Revolut , the leading fintech in Europe, today announced a new agreement that will help Revolut expand its business globally. Leveraging Visa's brand, scale and global acceptance footprint, Revolut will be able ...

2019-09-30 15:00 13568

UnionPay service now covers 176 countries and regions, creating a global payment network

* Over 28 million merchants across the globe accept UnionPay * The total number of UnionPay cards issued outside mainland China surpasses 120 million * Mobile payment tech by UnionPay is widely accessible globally SHANGHAI, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As the national holiday approaches, o...

2019-09-30 14:53 1141

Nucleus Software to Help Banks in Indonesia Profit from the Digitization of Lending

The company will present the advanced capabilities of its market leading lending solution - FinnOne Neo at the Indonesia BFSI Innovation Summit 2019  JAKARTA, Indonesia and NEW DELHI, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucleus Software , the leading provider of lend...

2019-09-30 14:36 1540

TMRW Wins Five Industry Awards for Pioneering Digital Banking

BANGKOK, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TMRW by United Overseas Bank (UOB), ASEAN's first mobile-only bank for the region's digital generation, has received industry recognition for being a pioneer in digital banking. TMRW won five awards in the second half of 2019, reflecting the industry mi...

2019-09-30 12:52 2056

The D. E. Shaw Group Launches its First Onshore China Investment Product

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm, announced today that it has launched its first onshore investment product inChina – a fund that will deploy a systematic futures strategy. The firm has been active in mainlandChina ...

2019-09-30 08:19 1467

From ration coupons to mobile payment

BEIJING, Sept. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China.org.cn on China's evolution of payments:   From ration coupons to mobile payment https://youtu.be/MFcFIx9TXGs Bartering was the earliest trading system in China, allowing people to ge...

2019-09-29 09:37 1507

Golden Bull Limited Received Nasdaq Notification Letter Regarding Deficiency in Minimum Bid Price

SHANGHAI, Sept. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Bull Limited (NASDAQ: DNJR) (" Golden Bull" or the "Company", an online finance marketplace, or "peer-to-peer" lending company inChina that provides borrowers access to short-term loans announced today that the Company has received a notification let...

2019-09-29 00:33 15188

Ctrip Announces Pricing of the Secondary Offering of Its American Depositary Shares

SHANGHAI, Sept. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTRP) ("Ctrip" or the "Company"), a leading provider of online travel and related services, including accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours and in-destination services, corporate travel ...

2019-09-27 20:55 16260

LANXESS starts production at its high-performance materials facility in Changzhou

CHANGZHOU, China, Sept. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 25, LANXESS ( Changzhou) Co., Ltd. started production at its high-performance materials facility in Changzhou National Hi-Tech District (CND). LANXESS's fourth at CND will produce Durethan and Pocan-branded high-performance materials fo...

2019-09-27 17:56 2230

Notice of Voluntary Filing of Form 15F to Deregister with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and to Terminate Ongoing Reporting Obligations Under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act

TOKYO, Sept. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 14, 2019, Pepper Food Service Co., Ltd. ("we," "us," or the "Company") announced that it would delist the Company's American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") from the U.S. NASDAQ Global Market ("NASDAQ") and that it would submit an application for deregis...

2019-09-27 17:30 2124

China Telecom Voted as "Most Honored Companies in Asia" by Institutional Investor for the Ninth Consecutive Year

HONG KONG, Sept. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China Telecom Corporation Limited ("China Telecom" or "the Company"; HKEx: 00728; NYSE: CHA) is pleased to announce that the Company was voted as "Most Honored Companies in Asia" in the 2019 All-Asia-Executive Team Poll organized byInstitutional Investor,...

2019-09-27 17:05 3684