Banking/Financial Service
Brankas Onboards Senior Industry Talents Arvin Razon and Simo Figuigui to Advance Southeast Asia's Open Finance Adoption
Quick Facts For The Media: * Arvin Razon will take up the Director for Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs position at Brankas. Prior to his appointment, he was ING Philippines' Legal Counsel and Data Protection Officer. * Simo Figuigui joins Brankas as Head of Business Development and ...
Cisco Appoints New ASEAN Leader to Bolster Growth across the Region
SINGAPORE, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco, the worldwide technology leader, today announced the appointment ofBee Kheng Tay as the new President and leader for its ASEAN business.Bee Kheng is responsible for driving Cisco's profitable growth and leading its go-to-market operations across 10 ...
PLDT, Smart Strengthen Security of Online Transactions for Millions of Philippine Customers with Vesta
MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PLDT, Inc. (PLDT), the Philippines' largest fully integrated telecommunications company, and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) announced that they are utilizing the anti-fraud solutions of Vesta to enhance the protection of ...
Winners announced for Global Corporate Sustainability Award (GCSA) Special Award for Pandemic Response in 2021
TAIPEI, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 outbreak worldwide in 2020 caused an unprecedented impact globally, the impact continues in 2021. Amid these uncertainties, businesses and organizations continued working towards sustainability. The special award, presented by Taiwan Institute fo...
Christian Mumenthaler, CEO of Swiss Re, appointed Chairman of The Geneva Association
* AIA Chief Executive & President Lee Yuan Siong becomes Vice Chairman
* Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc joins Board
https://www.genevaassociation.org/news/board-updates-2021
Temasek establishes the Asia Sustainable Foods Platform to accelerate the commercialisation of sustainable foods in Asia
SINGAPORE, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Temasek today announced the launch of the Asia Sustainable Foods Platform to focus on addressing the challenges of scaling up the production of alternative proteins, as well as accelerating the growth of sustainable foods inAsia. The Asia Sustainable Fo...
R&D Milestone: HebaBiz Biotech's application for phase III clinical trial in China for Clevudine (L-FMAU), an anti-hepatitis B virus drug candidate under development has been approved
BEIJING, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- HebaBiz Biotech is pleased to announce that inNovember 2021, the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) ofChina has approved the application for phase III clinical study of Clevudine (L-FMAU), a drug candidate...
First Abu Dhabi Bank partners with Ascenda to launch market-leading affluent credit card portfolio
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE's largest bank and one of the world's largest and safest financial institutions, has partnered with global loyalty technology leader Ascenda to launch the market's most rewarding portfolio of premiu...
Five Cities Win the 5th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On the night of Nov 12, organized by Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Office, the closing ceremony of the 5th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation (the "Guangzhou Award"), the 2021 Global Mayors' Forum and the 13th World Congress of the World...
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Announces Launch Of Global Fund Placement And Advisory Group
Team Led by Experienced Fund Placement Professionals to Leverage Oppenheimer's Scale, Thought Leadership and Resources to Further Deepen Service Offerings for Alternative Investment Firms Expanded Service Offerings Expected to Drive Incremental Investment Banking & Capital Markets Opportunities ...
Smart is the new Safety! GWM Pickup awarded with the latest stringent A-NCAP five-star safety ratings
BAODING, China and MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In Melbourne on 12th November, Australasia's independent vehicle safety authority, A-NCAP SAFETY, announced a 5 star A-NCAP safety rating for all GWM Ute dual cab utilities built from 1 August 2021. The Ute has been assessed a...
Fosun International Receives "ESG Leading Enterprise Award" and "ESG Leading Social Initiative Award" from Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition
HONG KONG, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On 15 November 2021, the results of the third ESG Leading Enterprise Awards 2021 were announced, which was organized by the Chinese Edition of Bloomberg Businessweek in partnership with Deloitte, one of the world's largest accounting firms, and with the su...
Ascott Opens Sky Residence Prai, Its First Serviced Apartment in Penang
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Malaysia, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CapitaLand Investment's wholly owned lodging business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has opened Sky Residence Prai, its first serviced apartment inPenang and its ninth operational property inMalaysia. Sky Residence Prai is also the first ...
Cyclone Robotics Completes US$150 Million Round C Financing Led by CMC and Goldman Sachs Asset Management
SHANGHAI, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyclone Robotics, a leading robotic process automation (RPA) provider and thought leader in hyperautomation today announced the completion of aUS$150 million Round C financing. It is the largest-ever individual financing round inChina's RPA industry. CMC Ca...
EternityX announces the opening of its first global office in London
LONDON, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EternityX, China's leading AI omnichannel marketing platform which offers one-stop customised solutions for brands to precisely connect with consumers through a performance-driven AI algorithm, is set to open a new office inLondon that will connect brands ...
Vazyme goes public on Shanghai Stock Exchange today
NANJING, China, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 15, 2021, Nanjing
Vazyme Biotech Co., Ltd. (Vazyme) went public on the STAR MARKET of the
Shanghai Stock Exchange under the stock code 688105.
TerraPay partners with MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited to aid real-time international money transfers into key international corridors
- Since April 2020, TerraPay has been facilitating inward international remittances to mobile wallets intoUganda - Now expanded focus for outbound digital remittances to key international corridors THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure ...
Qiming's Portfolio Company Aohua Endoscopy Lands on STAR Market
SHANGHAI, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio company Aohua Endoscopy (SHSE: 688212), a leading medical endoscope manufacturer, today landed on the STAR Market. The issue price isCNY 22.5 per share. The stock opened atCNY 33 per share, representing a market cap of CNY...
AETOS Introduces New Social Copy Trading System
SYDNEY, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AETOS Capital Group ("AETOS"), the award-winning FX & CFD online trading broker, on1 November 2021, announced the exciting launch of social copy trading solution as a further enhancement to its online trading service. The innovative social copy trading system...
Expanding "Taiwan Experience" to Southeast Asia, TPIsoftware Collaborates with IG Tech Group to Embrace FinTech in Cambodia
TAIPEI, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TPIsoftware and IG Tech Group, the leading system integrator inCambodia, have signed a strategic partnership agreement with Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs as witness, aiming to combine IG Tech Group's local network and connections...
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