Financial Services

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 2253

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 5224

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 2728

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 7988

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 3736

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 2687

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 3115

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 13209

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 3498

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 2530

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 12539

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 14153

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 6036

Dada Group Strengthens Partnership with Unilever to Create a Data-Driven On-Demand Retail Model

SHANGHAI, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dada Group (Nasdaq: DADA) ("Dada" or the "Company"),China's leading local on-demand delivery and retail platform, and Unilever, a global leader in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), announced a new strategic partnership to create a data-driven on-demand ret...

2020-12-21 21:40 13046

Nisun International Announces Strategic Collaboration Agreement with SHPGX

SHANGHAI and WENZHOU, China, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd ("Nisun" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: NISN), a provider of innovative comprehensive solutions through an integration of technology, industry, and finance, today announced that Fintec...

2020-12-21 21:30 6746

WuXi Biologics to Acquire Drug Substance Facility in Wuppertal, Germany from Bayer

* The DS facility (MFG19) with 3x1000L perfusion and 6x2000L fed-batch capacity for vaccines and biologics is expected to be GMP ready in late 2021 * Complements WuXi Biologics' existing DP capacity in Germany * Capacity expansion allows WuXi Biologics to meet growing client demand worldwide...

2020-12-21 21:02 3066

Greenland Technologies Ramps to Over 800 Units in Monthly Sales of New Integrated Drive Train System for Electric Forklift Trucks

HOWELL, N.J., Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: GTEC) ("Greenland"), a technology developer and manufacturer of forklift transmission and drivetrain systems, announced today strong initial sales of the Company's new integrated drive train system for...

2020-12-21 21:00 11081

Longevity Acquisition Corporation Announces 4D pharma Joining Landmark Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative

NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Longevity Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: LOAC) (the "Company"), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that onDecember 18, 2020, 4D pharma plc (AIM: DDDD) ("4D pharma"), a pharmaceutical company leading the development of L...

2020-12-21 21:00 11285

SOS Ltd. Announces Estimated Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results

QINGDAO, China, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SOS Limited (NYSE: SOS) (the "Company" or "SOS"), a high-tech company providing a wide range of data mining and marketing analysis services to its corporate and individual members inChina announced today its preliminary estimates of certain financial ...

2020-12-21 21:00 13004

Xiaobai Maimai Reports Unaudited Financial Results for First Half of Fiscal Year 2021

BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Xiaobai Maimai Inc. (NASDAQ: HX), formerly known as Hexindai Inc. ("Xiaobai Maimai",the "Company", or "we"), a social e-commerce platform in China, today announced its unaudited condensed financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2020. The Co...

2020-12-21 20:38 12060

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