Financial Services

Beyond Limits Expands AI Technology into Asia Pacific; Signs MoUs in Singapore with Infosys Compaz and Kaplan

SINGAPORE, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyond Limits , an industrial and enterprise-grade AI technology company built for the most demanding sectors, today announced a first wave of initiatives and partnerships to establish and expand its presence within theAsia Pacific ...

2020-12-17 15:45 4520

LGT acquires wealth management business of UBS Europe SE in Austria

VADUZ, Liechtenstein, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- LGT, the international private banking and asset management group owned by the Princely House of Liechtenstein, has reached an agreement with UBS Europe SE to acquire by way of an asset deal their wealth management business inAustria, which has a...

2020-12-17 15:37 2520

NDB Board of Directors Held 29th Meeting in Virtual Format, Approved Seven Projects

SHANGHAI, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors (Board) of the New Development Bank (NDB) held its 29th Meeting in a virtual format onDecember 15, 2020. At the Meeting, the Board approved five investment projects with a total commitment aggregating to approx.USD 2.7 billion. BNDE...

2020-12-17 15:20 2690

Future Uncertainty Hangs Heavy in Cigna COVID-19 Study

HONG KONG, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cigna's (NYSE:CI) International Markets business today published the fourth edition of itsCOVID-19 Global Impact Study , which reveals that people are increasingly w...

2020-12-17 13:01 7459

dMed Completed a US$100 Million Series C Financing

SHANGHAI, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- dMed, the clinical CRO with strong presence inChina and the US, the world's two largest pharmaceutical markets and drug development sites, announced today its successful completion of aUS$100 million Series C financing. Led by Fidelity Management & Research...

2020-12-17 13:00 3347

The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Building Surveyors Conference 2020

HONG KONG, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Building Surveyors Conference 2020 organised by the Building Surveying Division of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS-BSD) is held today via webinar.  The theme of the Conference is "The Guardian of Built Environment".  The Conference explores ...

2020-12-17 11:32 2604

Bidnow.my: Malaysia's Largest and Fastest Growing Property Auction Business Platform

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bidnow.my, a Malaysian real estate auction service platform, recently completed their funding exercise from MyStartr, a licensed Crowdfunding Recognized Market Operators by Securities Commission Malaysia, surpassed their target funding amount ...

2020-12-17 08:00 5778

Cashfree introduces 'Global Payouts' for International Businesses to Remit Payments Directly to Bank Accounts in India

- Allows international businesses to pay their sellers, service providers or freelancers inIndia directly in their local Indian bank account - International businesses can send money in their preferred currency including USD, EUR, GBP, JPY - While traditional cross border methods including wire ...

2020-12-16 21:40 4877

Syndigo Announces Growth Equity Partnership with Summit Partners

The investment accelerates Syndigo's global growth and service offerings, ushering in the future of unified commerce software  CHICAGO, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Syndigo, a leading provider of a software-as-a-service platform for product information management and syndication, today announce...

2020-12-16 20:00 3817

The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries elects President and Council for 2021

HONG KONG, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (the Institute) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday15 December 2020. At the Council meeting following the AGM, the Honorary Officers for 2021 were elected (see list below) with Ms Gillian E Me...

2020-12-16 19:01 3755

Chipscreen and HISUN reach a strategic cooperation

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 16, 2020, SHENZHEN CHIPSCREEN BIOSCIENCES CO., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as: CHIPSCREEN BIOSCIENCES) andZHEJIANG HISUN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as: HISUN PHARMACEUTICAL) announced that they have reached a s...

2020-12-16 17:59 3902

Ping An launches artificial intelligence assisted clinical decision support system for gastroesophageal cancers

HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company ofChina, Ltd. (hereafter "Ping An" or the "Group", HKEX: 02318; SSE: 601318) announced the launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) assisted clinical decision support system (CDSS), AskBob Cancer for Gastroe...

2020-12-16 17:31 11484

UnionPay International and ATU Duty Free introduce QR code payment at Turkish airports

ISTANBUL, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- UnionPay International ("UPI") has teamed up with ATU Duty Free,Turkey's leading duty free shop operating chain, to launch UnionPay QR code payment service at the chain's 45 duty free shops in airports nationwide. According to UPI, this is the first time f...

2020-12-16 15:49 1964

Jiangsu Guoqiang's 2020 Annual Sales Revenue Surpassed 20 Billion yuan, a Record High

LIYANG, China, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As of December 16th, 2020, Liyang, Jiangsu Guoqiang Galvanization Industrial Company (hereinafter as JSGQ) surpassed20 billion yuan annual sales revenue, the company's highest in its 22 year history. As a prominent company in China's galvanization ste...

2020-12-16 14:00 1584

AxiomSL Stress Testing Module Named Best Solution for Credit Risk Modelling at Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence

Automated Credit Risk Model Management Solution Streamlines Basel and IFRS Regulatory Compliance SINGAPORE and LONDON and NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AxiomSL, the industry's leading provider of risk and regulatory reporting solutions, today announced that it received the award for ...

2020-12-16 14:00 2207

Agility CIS and IntegraPay Powering Payments for Energy Retailers

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Utility billing systems provider Agility CIS and digital payment specialist IntegraPay have launched a tailored solution for the energy industry to automate customer payments, bringing substantial benefits to both retailers and their customers. ...

2020-12-16 12:47 2577

Funding Societies gets Samsung investment

SINGAPORE, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Southeast Asia's largest SME digital financing platform, Funding Societies (also known as Modalku inIndonesia), today announced that Samsung Venture Investment Corporation has invested in its latest funding round. This comes on the back of earlier investme...

2020-12-16 10:15 4428

The Ferrero Group Announces Latest Updates on Its 2025 Packaging Commitment

* Nutella joins forces with Loop and Carrefour for new reuse pilot scheme. * Following Ferrero's signing of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's and UNEP 's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment last year, it has now become a member of the Foundation, taking part in the New Plastics Economy (NPEC...

2020-12-16 08:00 3804

Poseidon Principles: 15 financial institutions disclose the climate alignment of their ship finance portfolios

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In a first-of-a-kind climate finance report, 15 Signatories of the Poseidon Principles disclose the climate alignment score of their ship finance portfolios. The Poseidon Principles Annual Disclosure Report 2020 shows that 3 banks' ship finance portfolios...

2020-12-16 07:01 3407

Inside the TMGM and Australian Open Official Partnership Event

SYDNEY, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The evening of Friday, 27 November 2020, was a significant date for the Australian Open and leading online trading platform TMGM. The two celebrated anOfficial Partner sponsorship alliance with an event rich in industry leader attendance.

2020-12-16 06:17 4128

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