Tookitaki Holding Pte Ltd, a next-generation regtech with compliance and reconciliation solutions, has appointed industry veteran Joe Friscia, former President of NICE Actimize and BAE Systems, to the Company’s Advisory Board. Joe brings 25 years’ experience in the financial crime and enterprise software space at a global level. He will help Tookitaki scale operations in the U.S. as well as advise on inroads in the Asia-Pacific. “As modern-day criminals thrive with the aid of new and advanced methods of conducting financial crimes, machine learning-based technology is rapidly gaining traction in helping future-proof and thwart these evolving threats. For this reason,…
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Certification as a UiPath Gold Partner was granted to KDDI Corporation’s overseas subsidiaries KDDI America, KDDI Singapore and KDDI Thailand in January 2020, and to KDDI Vietnam in February 2020. UiPath Inc. (HQ: USA, CEO: Daniel Dines) is a leader in the field of Robotic Process Automation (RPA), with sales to over 6,000 companies globally, including over 1,500 companies in Japan. In 2019, half of the top 50 companies in the Fortune Global 500 were UiPath customers. The Gold Partner certification is granted by UiPath to authorized resellers who fulfill requirements showing that they possess a higher level of technological…
SINGAPORE – (ACN Newswire) – BitDeer.com is launching a massive event for new users and its loyal mining community starting from today to celebrate the arrival of spring. BitDeer.com is poised to bring something special to the table with an early spring event to remember between March 3rd, 2020, 12 PM (UTC+8) to March 17th, 2020, 12 PM (UTC+8). As we approach the earliest first day of spring in 100 years, BitDeer.com will begin its Early Spring promotion with 3 events worth millions of dollars in hash rate coupons, electricity bills, and vouchers. Each user will have the opportunity to…
Hong Kong-based global power equipment and floor care company Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (“TTI” or the “Group”) (stock code: 669, ADR symbol: TTNDY) announced its results for the financial year ended December 31, 2019. The Group’s total revenue increased by 9.2% over the previous period to US$7.7 billion. The gross margin expanded from 37.2% in 2018 to 37.7% in 2019 driven by a flow of innovative new products, mix management, productivity gains and volume leverage. EBIT increased 10.9% to US$673 million, with the EBIT margin improving by 10 basis points to 8.8%. Shareholder’s profits rose 11.3% to US$615 million, with…
Blockpass listed its native utility token PASS on digital asset exchange platform ECXX on 20 February 2020. ECXX is a Singapore-based exchange platform with proprietary systems built for high-volume. With its vision to be the World’s Leading Digital Asset Exchange, the group aims to deliver trustable and secured digital asset trading services. ecxx.com ensures discretion by protecting client assets with a world-class multi-layer security system. Blockpass is a digital identity verification provider that provides a one-click compliance gateway to financial services and other regulated industries. From the Blockpass Mobile App, users can create, store, and manage a data-secure digital identity…
LONDON – (ACN Newswire) – USDZ Capital Group was engaged in the development and creation of a new stablecoin in 2019. Today, Robert Evans, CEO of company, announces that USDZ Capital will be conducting a global promotional campaign for the USDZ stablecoin project. Stablecoin is a cryptocurrency pegged to less volatile external assets such as official currencies, precious metals, or oil. The value of a stablecoin can also be pegged to other crypto-assets or fixed by algorithms. Stablecoins retain the same value as the underlying asset and are not subject to sharp price fluctuations. The general idea behind a stablecoin…
The Director-General of Investment Promotion of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Stephen Phillips, today (March 3) started his duty visit to Bergen and Oslo in Norway promoting Hong Kong’s business attractions. During the visit, Mr Phillips will meet with business leaders from various sectors including creative industries, consumer products, financial services, information and communications technology and a food trading company. He will also speak at Vestland Konferansen organised by Sparebanken Vest and DigiLab Scandinavia AS and a breakfast seminar organised by Nordea Bank and Norway-Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce promoting Hong Kong’s business opportunities, especially the opportunities arising…
CIMC Vehicles (Group) Co., Ltd. (“CIMC Vehicles” or “the Group”; stock code:1839.HK) has announced that to fight against the nationwide outbreak of COVID-19 in China, the Group has observed the requirements set by Party Central Committee, the State Council and the nation, and fully utilized its global operational advantage to procure and deploy resources to support frontline operations. The Group believes that by moving forward on two fronts by concentrating on epidemic prevention and control as well as resumption of employment and production operations, the nation will succeed in overcoming the virus. Besides, Seven provinces and cities in Mainland China…
CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883) announced its launch of remote working solutions (cloud desktop – Desktop-as-a-Service, DaaS; remote VPN – IPSec VPN and SSL VPN) which is fast to deploy and can allow enterprises to ensure business continuity. With the remote working solutions, staff can securely and stably connect to their enterprises critical systems through their smart devices. The solutions support cross-regional use including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Enterprises staff can be assured of maintaining strong collaboration while working from…
Share offer of 375,000,000 ordinary shares at between HK$0.335 and HK$0.380 per share expected to raise net proceeds of approximately HK$44.7 million SMC Electric Limited (“SMC Electric” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, collectively referred as the “Group”) has recently announced the details of the proposed listing of its shares on Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEx”) (the “Share Offer”). Investment Highlights – Long history in the PRC-based electric tools and electric fans export industry. – Stringent quality control. – Established relationships with reputable overseas customers. – Close relationships with customers and reliable suppliers.…
Tsukuba, Japan – (ACN Newswire) – Researchers are investigating how to make electronic components from eco-friendly, biodegradable materials to help address a growing public health and environmental problem: around 50 million tonnes of electronic waste are produced every year. Less than 20% of the e-waste we produce is formally recycled. Much of the rest ends up in landfills, contaminating soil and groundwater, or is informally recycled, exposing workers to hazardous substances like mercury, lead and cadmium. Improper e-waste management also leads to a significant loss of scarce and valuable raw materials, like gold, platinum and cobalt. According to a UN…
SINGAPORE, Mar 2, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – UniWorld is a new tech ecosystem, a breakthrough concept by seasoned professionals with an inspiring vision: Harness the true power of AI and blockchain, working together with other technologies for the optimization of the Smart Society 5.0. Can this help businesses become the best version of themselves? Yes. But, as importantly, the company also sees this as a rare opportunity to help the disadvantaged and make the world a better place. “Whatever best or as brilliant a technology as it sounds, it is just an idle piece of work if not put into practical use. At…
ERB, a Tallinn EE registered cryptocurrency exchange and investment platform, has announced the world’s first PDG-based (Project Default Guarantee) liquidity program, designed for both companies and investors. A Design to Build Trust, this Win-Win Investment Platform is backed by a US$1 billion investment and US$5 billion PDG Financial Assurance Agreement with McKINLEY Investment LLC USA. The ERB investment platform will be of essential help to many small and medium-size companies suffering from financial shortfall due to the economic recession and the global impact of COVID-19. Platforms exist to match the sides, but don’t address the insecurity and lack of investor…
Professor Li Hongjun, Chairman of the Professional Committee of Infectious Disease Radiology of the Chinese Medical Association Radiology Branch and Director of the Department of Radiology of You’an Hospital, along with members of the committee worked through the Spring Festival holidays, racing against time to launch the first “Handbook of Medical Imaging Diagnosis of NCP” (English and Chinese Edition). Under the leadership of Director Li Hongjun, You’an hospital continues to fight the battle to defend the public health. Recently, HY Medical’s NCP AI imaging intelligent solution has been stationed in You’an Hospital, bringing practical intelligent assistance to the complete process…
Sheng Ye Capital Limited (“Sheng Ye Capital” or the “Group”; Stock code: 6069), a fintech-driven supply chain financial services provider offering accounts receivable financing and other related solutions mainly in the energy, construction and medical sectors in the PRC, has announced that subsequent to its inclusion as a constituent of the MSCI China All Shares Small Cap Index in 2018, the Group has also made the list of constituent stocks for the Hang Seng Composite Index effective 9 March 2020 with the approval from Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited. This inclusion reflects the unanimous recognition from a number of professional…
CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (“CITIC Telecom”, “the Group”, SEHK: 1883) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Frank Cai (Dawei CAI) to be the Vice Chairman of CITIC Telecom CPC effective 28th February. Further, Mr. Stephen Ho has determined to retire from the company after nearly 20 years of service and to step down from CEO of the company effective 31st January 2020. Mr. Esmond Li (Bing Chi, LI), Chief Financial Officer of CITIC Telecom has been appointed to the additional role of CEO of CITIC…
ZALL Smart Commerce Group (ZALL), the premier e-commerce group in Asia, is leading the charge to provide medical supplies and humanitarian aid to the field hospitals and quarantine facilities in Hubei and Wuhan, as they continue their battle against the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. To date, ZALL has provided six air cargo shipments of emergency medical supplies, including masks, protective clothing, goggles, gloves, and disinfectants sourced from Asian countries including Cambodia, India, Japan, and the Philippines for the equivalence of RMB60 million (S$11.9 million). Mr Peter Yu, ZALL Deputy Chief Executive said, “We were the first company to react to the…
Business Transformation Successes; Three Categories of Business Continue to Capture Growth NOVA Group Holdings Limited (the “Group”; stock code: 1360), an industry-leading cultural and entertainment comprehensive services platform, turned around its business, achieving HK$106.6 million net profit for its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2019 (the “Reporting Period”). Financial Highlights – Revenue surged 51.2% to HK$426.6 million – Adjusted EBITDA increased 13.1% to HK$184.5 million – Net profit turned around for the period to HK$106.6 million – Operating profit turned around to HK$179.9 million; operating profit margin was 42% – Proactively reformed and enhanced core businesses,…
Feb 27, 2020 – Blockpass has announced that it will provide eKYC services to LAToken, a rapidly growing crypto exchange that focuses on liquidity for new tokens. In addition, Blockpass will list native utility token PASS on the LAToken platform. PASS will be available on LAToken (https://go.latoken.com/gb) from 26 February 2020. The announcement is the latest in a series of integrations of the Blockpass digital identity verification service, marking greater access to traders of the PASS Token, and a markedly larger number of services in the Blockpass ecosystem. LAToken is a rapidly growing crypto exchange focusing on liquidity for new tokens.…
AIM ImmunoTech (NYSE American: AIM, or the Company), an immuno-pharma company focused on the research and development of therapeutics to treat immune disorders, viral diseases and multiple types of cancers, today announced that the Company has joined with ChinaGoAbroad (CGA) to facilitate the entry of AIM’s experimental drug Ampligen into the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for use as a prophylactic/early-onset therapeutic against COVID-19, the new SARS-like coronavirus infection that has reached epidemic proportions. CGA is a member-based online information platform and offline advisory firm serving to facilitate two-way international transactions relating to the PRC in close collaboration with the…