Banking/Financial Service

PayU and Red Dot Payment expand merchants' access to South East Asia through Visa and Mastercard acquiring licenses

SINGAPORE, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PayU , the payments and fintech business of Prosus, today announces that its controlled companyRed Dot Payment , a South East Asia focused online payment solutions provider, has received direct acqui...

2021-08-18 09:00 2375

Neobank Tonik launches physical Debit Cards with pioneering high-security features

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tonik, the Philippines' first private neobank operating under its own digital bank license by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has launched the physical debit cards for clients of its mobile app. Tonik customers can now order physical debit...

2021-08-18 09:00 4012

Significant Weight Loss and Multiple Metabolic Benefits: Phase 1b Study Results of IBI362 in Chinese Participants with Overweight or Obesity Published in EClinicalMedicine by the Lancet

SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high quality medicines for the treatment of cancer, metabolic, autoimmune and other major dise...

2021-08-18 08:00 5168

Transcenta Held Investigator Meeting and Initiated Phase IIa Clinical Trial of Claudin18.2 Monoclonal Antibody TST001 with First Patient Dosed Successfully

SUZHOU, China, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Transcenta announced that it held an investigator meeting successfully for TST001 Phase I clinical trial study on August 14. Professors Lin Shen and Jifang Gong from Beijing Cancer Hospital, ProfessorWeijian Guo from Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Cen...

2021-08-18 08:00 3010

Digital asset manager Hyperithm raises $11M in Series B round

TOKYO, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyperithm, a private digital asset manager based inTokyo and Seoul, announced that it has raised $11 million in a Series B funding round. The round was co-led by Hashed and Wemade Tree, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Cocone, GS Futures, and Guardi...

2021-08-18 06:30 2629

GD1's Fund 3 first close raises $130M for NZ's most ambitious and globally minded startups; more than double its original first close target

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New Zealand venture capital firm Global From Day1 (GD1) has announced the first close of its Fund 3, over target at$130 million. A final round close is targeted at $160m. Fund investment was led by large institutional funds and top tier inves...

2021-08-18 02:11 2147

GD1's Fund 3 first close raises $130M for NZ's most ambitious and globally minded startups; more than double its original first close target

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New Zealand venture capital firm Global From Day 1 (GD1) has announced the first close of its Fund 3, over target at$130 million. A final round close is targeted at $160m. Fund investment was led by large institutional funds and top tier inve...

2021-08-18 02:07 2647

PGA TOUR's Matthew Wolff wins the Aon Risk Reward Challenge and $1 million prize

Winning LPGA Tour player will claim an equal $1 million prize at November's CME Group Tour Championship Season-long competition rewards players who make better decisions on the most strategically challenging holes on the PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour LIBERTY NATIONAL GOLF CLUB, N.J., Aug. 18, 2021 /PRN...

2021-08-18 00:02 4751

Bon Natural Life Limited Announces Record First Half-Year Revenue and Net Income

-1H-2021 Revenue increases by 63.6% to $11.7 million- XI'AN, China, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bon Natural Life Limited (Nasdaq: BON) ("BON" or the "Company"), one of the leading bio-ingredient solutions providers in the natural, health and personal care industries, today announced its half-y...

2021-08-17 20:00 3811

MediTrust Health Raises Over RMB2 Billion in Series C Financing Successfully: ESG Drives Value Creation

HONG KONG, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai MediTrust Health Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "MediTrust"), a leading innovative healthcare services platform inChina, announced a successful capital raising of overRMB2 billion (approximately US$308 million) in a Series C fina...

2021-08-17 19:47 2787

2021 Dialogue with Shandong -- Japan-Shandong Industrial Cooperation and Exchange gets underway

JI'NAN, China, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dialogue with Shandong -- the Japan-Shandong Industry Cooperation and Exchange Seminar was held inJinan, Shandong province, on August 13. Government officials and business executives from across all sectors inShandong as well as in Japan attended the s...

2021-08-17 19:44 373

2021 Inc. 5000 Names DevOps Institute One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America

DevOps Institute ranks number 1790 on the annual Inc. 5000 list BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DevOps Institute, a global professional association for advancing the human elements of DevOps, today announced it has been named to the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious r...

2021-08-17 19:03 306

Haitong International Private Wealth Management Launches Global Family Office Business

HONG KONG, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Haitong International Securities Group Limited ("Haitong International"; 665.HK) Private Wealth Management ("PWM") today announced the launch of its Global Family Office ("GFO") business and appointment ofRoger Teow, a private banking veteran, as Asia Head...

2021-08-17 16:06 6063

Henley & Partners submits 100th application for Montenegro Citizenship-by-Investment Program

LONDON, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Henley & Partners  is delighted to announce its milestone submission of 100 applications for theMontenegro Citizenship-by-Investment Program . Of these, 33 interna...

2021-08-17 16:00 3840

ASEAN Online Sale Day (AOSD) 2021: Malaysia joins the flagship initiatives of ASEAN in expanding eCommerce

BANGKOK, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Recognising the significant role of eCommerce in creating business opportunities for SMEs,Malaysia once again participated in the ASEAN Online Sale Day (AOSD),supported by Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE). This year's edition is hos...

2021-08-17 15:00 2622

UnionPay International launches first contactless e-wallet in Tajikistan

SHANGHAI, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- UnionPay International (UPI) announced today that it has partnered with the International Bank ofTajikistan to launch the country's first contactless e-wallet, making UnionPay the first payment brand to offer mobile contactless payment services in the count...

2021-08-17 14:10 6436

Trainocate recognised as #1 Microsoft Learning Partner worldwide

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Trainocate Holdings, Asia's largest IT and human capability development training provider, has been recognised as the 2021 Microsoft Learning Partner of the Year; the first Asian company to earn the title.

2021-08-17 11:12 2795

MILVIK Launches COVID-19 Insurance and Telemedicine Bundle in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global healthcare and insurtech providerMILVIK today announces the launch of its dedicated COVID-19 bundle to consumers inBangladesh. 10-year-old MILVIK (glo...

2021-08-17 10:00 3989

Kalkine TV launches new live show 'The IPO Corner'

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The initial public offer (IPO) market has been abuzz so far this year and investors have been clamouring to get a share in the pie all over the world. To catch the hot trends in this space and to know about the IPOs that deserve attention, tune...

2021-08-17 05:00 2787

RBC invites participants around the world to experience reimagined, virtual Race for the Kids event

A new mobile app will keep participants connected as they run, walk, or roll in support of 35 youth-focused charities in 19 countries TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, RBC Race for the Kids will return in its global, virtual format for an event weeken...

2021-08-16 20:05 6176

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