Financial Technology
Former Goldman Sachs Asia Ex-Japan Managing Director, Vivien Khoo, joins StashAway Advisory Committee
SINGAPORE, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivien Khoo, former Managing Director responsible for Asia Ex-Japan Compliance at Goldman Sachs and ex-regulator at the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) ofHong Kong, has joined StashAway's Advisory Committee as a senior advisor. Khoo brings a wealt...
Visa invites startups in Asia Pacific to build next generation digital payment capabilities
SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, the world leader in digital payments, is looking for startups from acrossAsia Pacific to join the second cohort of their accelerator program. The Visa Accelerator Program focuses on helping startups inAsia Pacific expand their business into new market...
Singapore Based AI Logistics Platform, uParcel, Raises $2m in Pre-Series A Funding
SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- uParcel, a regional AI-technology driven same-day delivery platform headquartered inSingapore, announced today that it has securedS$2 million Pre-Series A funding from billionaire deep-tech technopreneur DrShi Xu. Backed by its core platform technology of...
Alliance 21 and OneHypernet Forms A Partnership to Help SMEs Digitalise Their Cross-Border Payment Solutions
SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OneHypernet and Alliance 21 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today forthe development of a cross-border payment solution for the settlement of invoices between Alliance 21 and their global network partners. The digital payment solution will use th...
Riddle 3 Pty Ltd (and Others) Announce the Offering of Secured Loan Notes Totalling A$142,651,314
MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Riddle 3 Pty Ltd ACN 622 918 370 and others noted as 'the Issuer' in the table below are seeking to raise a total of$142,651,314 in funds by the issue of loan notes, according to an announcement today by the underwriter Banner Capital Management ...
Former Goldman Sachs Asia Ex-Japan Managing Director, Vivien Khoo, Joins StashAway Advisory Committee
HONG KONG, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivien Khoo, former Managing Director responsible for Asia Ex-Japan Compliance at Goldman Sachs and ex-regulator at the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) ofHong Kong, has joined StashAway's Advisory Committee as a senior advisor. Khoo brings a wealth...
EQT Infrastructure V holds final close - reaches hard cap with continued strong investor support
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EQT is pleased to announce that the EQT Infrastructure V fund (the "Fund") has held its final close atEUR 15.7 billion in fee-generating assets under management. The fundraising, led by EQT's in-house Capital Raising and Client Relations team, was launched ...
BPEA Agrees to Acquire Tricor from Permira
HONG KONG, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia ("BPEA"), one ofAsia's largest private alternative investment firms, and Permira, the global private equity firm, announce today that BPEA has agreed to acquireTricor Group ("Tricor"), Asia's leading business...
Futu 9th Anniversary: Singapore IT engineer shares how he grows with moomoo
SINGAPORE, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Futu Holdings Limited, a leading digital fintech company, celebrates its 9th anniversary on October 29. From 2012 to 2021, Futu extended its business globally, with over 16 million users from more than 200 countries and regions. In 2021, Futu officially ent...
Pensions & Investments launches ETF Exchange in partnership with Trackinsight
Industry-leading companies expand news, data and ESG analytics for institutional investors and asset managers with new digital platform NEW YORK and TORONTO and PARIS and GENEVA, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pensions & Investments, a Crain Communications financial information and media brand, an...
Mynt Secures $300m in Funding from Lead Investors Warburg Pincus, Insight Partners and Bow Wave
MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mynt, the Philippines' #1 digital financial solutions provider and the company behind the popular GCash payment services app, has raised over$300 million in funding, valuing Mynt at over$2 billion. This solidifies its status as the Philippines' on...
3 Hong Kong Selects Mobileum to Support Advanced Roaming Services
Providing subscribers with seamless and cost-effective roaming experience CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobileum Inc. ("Mobileum"), a leading global provider of analytics-based roaming and network services, telco security, risk management, and testing and monitoring solutions,...
InvestCloud launches InvestCloud X
Next-generation product suite revolutionizes wealth management communication, planning and financial product distribution LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestCloud, the global leader in financial digital transformation, today unveiled InvestCloud X – its most significant product inno...
Currenxie Launches New Visa Card for Easier, More Secure Global Payments
* Launch marks latest milestone for company following successful Series A
funding round
* Physical Visa cards will be numberless and require chip and pin to
safeguard against fraud HONG KONG, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Currenxie
Digital Economy of the Future: FORMS HK Unveils FINNOSpace in Support of the HKMA's Fintech 2025 Strategy
HONG KONG, Oct. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FORMS HK
Futu's 9th Anniversary: Connecting Every Hong Kong Client
HONG KONG, Oct. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Futu Holdings Limited ("Futu" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: FUTU), a leading tech-driven online brokerage and wealth management platform, welcomes a milestone today as Futu will celebrate its 9th Anniversary. Having rooted in Hong Kong, Futu delivers disrupt...
Wavestone and why innovation! join forces to better serve their clients in Asia-Pacific
HONG KONG, Oct. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Wavestone and why innovation! today announce the acquisition of why innovation! by Wavestone. A global consulting firm with operations in 8 countries, Wavestone is now further strengthening its position in the regionAsia-Pacific after an initial stage con...
Smile API expands APAC reach with PH launch
MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Applying for a loan or financing, whether it's for a car, a business, a house, etc. is a tedious, time-consuming process that requires the heavy involvement of the applicant, their employer, and the concerned financial institution or vendor. <...
Eventus wins Best Trade Surveillance Solution at RegTech Insight Awards APAC 2021
Third recognition in past five months for Validus platform in Asia-Pacific region AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eventus Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced that the firm has just won the award for Be...
Asia-Pacific payments industry continues to outpace all the other regions, new HPS report finds
SINGAPORE and LONDON, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest whitepaper
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