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Award Winners Announced At “TADS AWARDS GALA 2021” Awards Presentation Ceremony Hosted in Hong Kong

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HONG KONG, Nov. 6, 2021 — TADS Awards (https://tadsawards.org/) is the world’s first annual international awards for the Tokenized Assets & Digital Securities sector. Co-organized by Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute, Coinstreet Partners and the STO LAB , and sponsored by American Pacific Bancorp and GOIR, the 2nd year inaugural ceremony of the TADS Awards — "TADS AWARDS GALA 2021"  was hosted at 8 pm on Nov 5th as one of the official satellite events of the HONG KONG FINTECH WEEK. A total of eighteen (18) winners were announced from two (2) awards categories: "Best of Class TADS" and "Ecosystem Excellence," including the newly added NFT Token Award, NFT Platform Award, and Rising Stars Awards.

Mr. King Leung, Head of FinTech at InvestHK remarked at the ceremony, "We have witnessed very significant organic growth in the Digital Assets industry in Hong Kong in recent years. As the 2nd largest arts auction market in the world, Hong Kong is well positioned to be a market leader in the NFT sector particularly in the area of digital arts."  Mr. Leung  added, "TADS Awards is a great initiative which can provide a platform for global entrepreneurs to showcase their projects. It can help to connect companies and investors, and grow the ecosystem far beyond Hong Kong."

Dr. George Lam, Chairman of Hong Kong Cyberport commented at the ceremony, "I am glad to see TADS Awards share a vision of fostering the development of digital assets and financial innovation. I am also delighted to see this international digital asset industry award ceremony taking place in Hong Kong, a well-recognized international financial center." Dr. Lam elaborated, "The tokenized asset industry is a rising star in financial markets and plays an increasingly important role in the global economy. I look forward to seeing more innovative solutions from them and other industry players that can lead to further applications for tokenization and greater benefits to our economy. Again, congratulations to all the winners."

Mr. Robert Lui, Hong Kong Digital Asset Leader of Deloitte explained, "STO is a global trend.  It is one of the new capital fundraising channels for corporations. TADS Awards is a very meaningful and powerful event that can give encouragement and recognition to participants. It can also help to attract more young companies to join this industry."

Mr. Paul Howard, Co-Founder of Digital Arts Fair Asia said, "It is a very interesting time to see how securitization of tokens and assets is growing, and very exciting to see Hong Kong being at the forefront of it. During the recent Digital Arts Fair, we have seen a huge interest in both tokenized assets and non-fungible tokens. The combination of the two will create a new asset class that will revolutionize the art industry." Mr. Howard further added "TADS Awards can help develop the industry by building different sectors, and allow industry players gain recognition in ways that they are not able to independently."

Mr. Samson Lee, Chairman of Steering Committee of TADS Awards, and Founder and CEO of Coinstreet Partners noted, "TADS Awards 2020" was successfully launched last year with strong support from many industry leaders and key ecosystem drivers from over 16 countries." While reflecting on the growth of the TADS industry, Mr. Lee further commented, "It is amazing to see the increase in global support across all areas including business partnership, number of quality award nominations, and participation of committees. I am delighted to see the TADS Awards make an even larger impact in the industry, as the TADS market has gained momentum globally this year."

"Digital Banking is a key strategic direction for future development of American Pacific Bancorp, and digital assets are making their way into a fully regulated new asset class. We are very delighted to support TADS Awards which creates very positive momentum globally, driving the growth of the industry," said Mr. Frank Heuszel, CEO of American Pacific Bancorp and sponsor of TADS Awards.

TADS Awards celebrates these industries by recognizing and honoring significant contributions and distinguished achievements worldwide. Hosted annually, TADS Awards brings together individuals and businesses to share the energy that tokenization brings to the financial sector.

TADS Awards also aims to nurture the growth of these specific industries by jointly establishing "best practices" and setting "measuring standards" for high-quality tokenized assets and digitized securities, together with other industry leaders on the global market. – https://tadsawards.org.

The winners of TADS Awards 2021 are :

"Best Of Class TADS" Award Category (For Asset Issuers)

"Eco-System Excellence" Award Category (For Service / Solution Providers)

Award Winners Announced At “TADS AWARDS GALA 2021” Awards Presentation Ceremony Hosted in Hong Kong. TADS Awards (https://tadsawards.org/) is the world’s first annual international awards for the Tokenized Assets & Digital Securities sector. Co-organized by Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute, Coinstreet Partners and the STO LAB, and sponsored by American Pacific Bancorp and GOIR.
Award Winners Announced At “TADS AWARDS GALA 2021” Awards Presentation Ceremony Hosted in Hong Kong. TADS Awards (https://tadsawards.org/) is the world’s first annual international awards for the Tokenized Assets & Digital Securities sector. Co-organized by Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute, Coinstreet Partners and the STO LAB, and sponsored by American Pacific Bancorp and GOIR.

The World Economic Forum forecasts that by 2027, 10% of the world’s GDP will be tokenized — an estimated market capitalization of US$24 trillion. Tokenized Assets and Digitized Securities are the next big wave of the financial market, and are projected to undergo exponential growth in the coming years.

For more information about TADS Awards – https://tadsawards.org

To watch the "TADS Awards Gala 2021" ceremony – https://tadsawards.org/2021-award-gala/

About Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute

Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute (APDEI) aims to create a center of excellence, leadership, and partnership to incubate new thinking and innovation in practice; advance thought-leadership; generate new growth opportunities; enhance the competitiveness and productivity of business; and cultivate talents to accelerate the digital economy. For more information, please visit – https://apdei.org/

About Coinstreet Partners

Founded in 2017, Coinstreet is an award-winning, decentralized investment banking group, a high-end financial services firm for private wealth, and a professional consultancy firm in the Digital Asset and FinTech sectors, providing a business eco-system for the new era of digital economy. Coinstreet Partners focuses on five key business segments: (1) Asset Tokenization & Digitized Securities Consultancy, (2) Digital Asset Management & Private Banking, (3) Digital Asset Global Distribution Coordination, (4) TADS Issuance, Trading & Management Platform, and (5) DeFi, NFT & DLT Solution. 

Coinstreet is a co-organizer of Global Online Investor Roadshow (www.GOIR.info) – the next generation, institutional scale, online private placement platform for private equity, alternative investments, and digital asset opportunities; and a co-organizer of TADS Awards (www.TADSawards.org) – the world’s first international award for Tokenized Assets and Digitized Securities sector.

For more information, please visit – www.coinstreet.partners

About The STO LAB

Incubated by the Hong Kong Cyberport, the STO-LAB provides fully compliant, one-stop, end-to-end "asset tokenization" and "digitized security global distribution" solutions. The STO-LAB delivers asset tokenization services for a variety of asset types, including fixed assets, real estate, commodities, derivatives, stocks, debt, cash flow, and investment funds. The STO-LAB has established a global blockchain alliance network, with objectives of promoting Security Token Offering (STO) projects, facilitating convergence between digitized securities, tokenized assets and traditional financial market assets, and contributing to build a better eco-system for STO projects globally.

For more information, please visit – https://thestolab.com/

About American Pacific Bancorp

American Pacific Bancorp (APB) is a bank holding company, focused on acquiring controlling equity positions of commercial banks in the United States. APB will inject digital banking capabilities into the banks to provide global banking services to global clients, increasing profitability. APB is managed by a team of bankers and entrepreneurs whose shared vision is to build a robust, integrated technologically advanced bank holding company. They envision establishing a unique, customer-centric, globally focused entity that provides banking services through digital channels. For more information, please visit – https://www.amerpacbancorp.com/

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Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering and Full Exercise of Over-Allotment Option

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NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2021 — Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation (the "Company"), a newly incorporated blank check company, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 9,775,000 units, including 1,275,000 units issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of the over-allotment option. The offering was priced at $10.00 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $97.8 million.

The Company’s units commenced trading on the Nasdaq Global Market ("Nasdaq") under the ticker symbol "FRLAU" on November 3, 2021.

The Company is sponsored by Fortune Rise Sponsor LLC and is led by a management team consisting of Chief Executive Officer and Director Lei Huang, Chairwoman & President Lei Xu, Chief Financial Officer Yuanmei Ma, and board members David Xianglin Li, Michael Davidov and Norman C. Kristoff.

The Company is a newly organized blank check company formed as a Delaware corporation for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company has not selected any business combination target and has not, nor has anyone on its behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target. The company’s efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region, although the Company is prohibited from undertaking an initial business combination with any entity that conducts a majority of its business or is headquartered in China (including Hong Kong and Macau).

Each unit sold in the offering consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one whole share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Only whole warrants are exercisable and will trade. After the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A common stock and warrants are expected to be listed on NASDAQ under the symbols "FRLA" and "FRLAW," respectively. 

US Tiger Securities, Inc. and EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC acted as the joint book running managers on the offering. EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC also acted as qualified independent underwriter.

The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained by contacting US Tiger Securities, Inc., 437 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10022; email: IB@ustigersecurities.com. Copies of the registration statement can be accessed through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

A registration statement relating to these securities was filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 2, 2021. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation

Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation is a newly organized blank check company formed as a Delaware corporation for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company has not selected any business combination target and have not, nor has anyone on its behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target. The company’s efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region, although the Company is prohibited from undertaking initial business combination with any entity that conducts a majority of its business or is headquartered in China (including Hong Kong and Macau).

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, risks and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company’s registration statement, as amended from time to time, and prospectus for the offering filed with the SEC. Such forward-looking statements include the successful consummation of the Company’s initial public offering or exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

 

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France Fintech and Binance Announce Creation of EUR100 Million Crypto and Blockchain Initiative in France

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New initiative to significantly contribute toward making France and Europe the leading global player in blockchain and crypto industry

PARIS, Nov. 4, 2021 — France FinTech, a leading non-profit association whose mission is to promote FinTech excellence in France, and Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the launch of a EUR100 Million initiative to support the development of the French and European blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Speaking at a conference today with Cédric O, Minister of State for the Digital Transition and Electronic Communication in France at the French Ministry of Finance in Paris, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance announced the launch of the initiative, called "Objective Moon", that will comprise three key cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation projects in France.

The EUR100 million initiative, which will be funded by Binance, will see the development of a Binance Research and Development hub in France, along with the creation of a Decentralized Ledger Technology (DLT) accelerator and a new online Education Programme to develop blockchain and crypto industry talent in France. The education programme will be created in partnership with OpenClassroom and Ledger.

Alain Clot, Chairman of France Fintech announced : "France Fintech believes that France is uniquely positioned in terms of regulation, talent and expertise to be the leading player in Europe in the field of decentralized finance and we believe that the collaboration started with Binance today will allow the entire ecosystem to grow significantly in the coming years."

CZ, founder & CEO of Binance said: "At Binance, we recognise the quality of French and European tech, crypto and blockchain talent, and we are convinced that with the launch of Binance’s major operations and investment in France, we can significantly contribute toward making France and Europe the leading global player in blockchain and crypto industry."

Binance plans to establish a French Hub for its Research and Development, and will recruit cryptocurrency and blockchain talent from across France and Europe. The new online education programme, which will be created in partnership with France FinTech, Binance and Ledger, will also aim to help people who want to learn more about blockchain and cryptocurrency and see it as an attractive career opportunity.

The creation and development of the "Objective Moon Accelerator, which will be dedicated to building up the Decentralized Ledger Technology (DLT) ecosystem in France and Europe is also seen as important, as DLT is seen as a critical enabler of blockchain security, which is essential as a cryptocurrency continues to reach more mainstream audiences.

About Binance

Binance is the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider with a financial product suite that includes the largest digital asset exchange by volume. Trusted by tens of millions worldwide, the Binance platform is dedicated to providing the world’s most secure exchange for individual and institutional investors, and features an unmatched portfolio of blockchain products and offerings, including: crypto trading and finance, education, data and research, social good, investment and incubation, decentralization and infrastructure solutions, and more. For more information, visit: https://www.binance.com

About France Fintech

Created in June 2015 on the initiative of entrepreneurs, France FinTech is a non-profit association whose mission is to promote the excellence of the sector in France and abroad and to represent French fintech to the public authorities, the regulator and the ecosystem. It brings together French Fintech, Insurtech and Regtech with the potential to become European or global leaders. All the players wishing to support this movement and be recognized as an integral part of the ecosystem have gathered around the start-ups: technology companies, investment funds, law and consulting firms, banks, insurers, industrial companies, public or associative entities, etc. Visit https://francefintech.org/

About Ledger

Founded in 2014, Ledger is a global leader in security and infrastructure solutions for critical digital assets and blockchain applications. Headquartered in Paris and Vierzon, with offices in London, New-York and Singapore, Ledger has a team of more than 400 professionals developing a variety of products and services to secure and manage cryptocurrency assets for individuals and companies – including the Ledger hardware wallets line with more than 3 millions units already sold in 165 countries. www.ledger.com

 

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Weibo Corporation to Report Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results on November 11, 2021

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BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2021 — Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ: WB), a leading social media for people to create, share and discover content, will announce its unaudited financial results for the third quarter 2021 before the market opens on Thursday, November 11, 2021. Following the announcement, Weibo’s management team will host a conference call from 6AM – 7 AM Eastern Time on November 11, 2021 (or 7 PM – 8 PM Beijing Time on November 11, 2021) to present an overview of the Company’s financial performance and business operations.

Please register in advance of the conference call using the link provided below. Upon registering, you will be provided with dial-in numbers, passcode and unique registrant ID by email. To join the conference, please use the conference access information provided in the email received at the point of registering.

PRE-REGISTER LINK: http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/7755478

A telephone replay will be available from 22:00 China Standard Time on November 11, 2021 to 20:59 China Standard Time on November 19, 2021. To access the recording, please use the following dial-in information listed below:

United States:             

1 855 452 5696

Hong Kong:        

800 963 117

Mainland China: 

400 602 2065

International:    

+61 2 8199 0299

Replay PIN:      

7755478

Additionally, a live webcast of the call will be available through the Company’s corporate website at http://ir.weibo.com.

About Weibo Corporation

Weibo is a leading social media for people to create, share and discover content online. Weibo combines the means of public self-expression in real time with a powerful platform for social interaction, content aggregation and content distribution. Any user can create and post a feed and attach multi-media and long-form content. User relationships on Weibo may be asymmetric; any user can follow any other user and add comments to a feed while reposting. This simple, asymmetric and distributed nature of Weibo allows an original feed to become a live viral conversation stream.

Weibo enables its advertising and marketing customers to promote their brands, products and services to users. Weibo offers a wide range of advertising and marketing solutions to companies of all sizes. The Company generates a substantial majority of its revenues from the sale of advertising and marketing services, including the sale of social display advertisement and promoted marketing offerings. Designed with a "mobile first" philosophy, Weibo displays content in a simple information feed format and offers native advertisement that conform to the information feed on our platform. To support the mobile format, we have developed and continuously refining our social interest graph recommendation engine, which enables our customers to perform people marketing and target audiences based on user demographics, social relationships, interests and behaviors, to achieve greater relevance, engagement and marketing effectiveness

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements that relate to, among other things, Weibo’s expected financial performance and strategic and operational plans (as described, without limitation, in the "Business Outlook" section and in quotations from management in this press release. Weibo may also make forward-looking statements in the Company’s periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology, such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "confidence," "estimates" and similar statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, Weibo’s limited operating history in certain new businesses; failure to grow active user base and the level of user engagement; the uncertain regulatory landscape in China; fluctuations in the Company’s quarterly operating results; the Company’s reliance on advertising and marketing sales for a majority of its revenues; failure to successfully develop, introduce, drive adoption of or monetize new features and products; failure to compete effectively for advertising and marketing spending; failure to successfully integrate acquired businesses; risks associated with the Company’s investments, including equity pick-up and impairment; failure to compete successfully against new entrants and established industry competitors; changes in the macro-economic environment, including the depreciation of the Renminbi; and adverse changes in economic and political policies of the PRC government and its impact on the Chinese economy. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Weibo’s annual report on Form 20-Fs and other filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is current as of the date hereof, and Weibo assumes no obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

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Phone: +86 10 5898-3336
Email: ir@staff.weibo.com

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SecondLive Raises at $30M Valuation in the Seed Round to Build Social Metaverse

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2021 — SecondLive the Binance Smart Chain(BSC)-based metaverse platform has secured funding from BSC’s $1B Growth Fund along with Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubator of Binance to scale the platform for mass adoption and drive its growth globally.

SecondLive is a diversified metaverse focused on building social networks and supporting creator economic activities. Within the metaverse, users can craft their own digital lives — creating their own avatars and choosing spaces to stay and to live. In different spaces like virtual exhibitions, personal spaces, art galleries, game rooms, and concert rooms, users can complete different tasks with avatars. These avatars help creators and users make their own content and profit from their own creations.

"Through the spaces on SecondLive, users can experience strong social interactions, space sharing and participation in various real-life experiences, allowing them a second, parallel life in SecondLive," said Gwendolyn Regina, Investment Director of Binance Smart Chain (BSC) Accelerator Fund. "SecondLive is one of the first projects to receive funding from the $1 Billion Growth Fund. We believe in the long-term potential of metaverse projects, and have paid close attention to what SecondLive has enabled and plan to support it further," she added. 

With the funding, SecondLive will accelerate the growth of the platform and support the BSC ecosystem by advancing its metaverse’s functionalities. The project will scale to acquire masses of general users, gamers, and crypto-enthusiasts.

Investment Director of Binance Labs, Chase Guo, said: "Just like the internet tore down barriers and connected users online to create content and get incentivized for it; we believe that metaverse will enable the next generation of the Web will accelerate the growth of the entire crypto space."

Along with BSC and Binance Labs a few notable market players like ArkStream Capital, Bullet Labs, GBV Capital, LucidBlue Ventures, Magic Ventures, Multiplex Ventures, Old Fashion Research, Pow Rise Capital, SEJO Asset, and Yuanyuzhou Ventures have also provided support in terms of funding to SecondLive.

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InvestCloud launches InvestCloud X

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Next-generation product suite revolutionizes wealth management communication, planning and financial product distribution

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1, 2021 — InvestCloud, the global leader in financial digital transformation, today unveiled InvestCloud X – its most significant product innovation yet. InvestCloud X is three revolutionary products packaged into one: a Digital Communication platform transforming the way advisors interact with clients, a Digital Planning platform designed to cover the simplest to the most sophisticated needs of all investors, as well as a Digital Shopping platform for financial products called the Financial Supermarket.

Co-founder and CEO John Wise said: "Combining three products into one is a game-changer. The ability to work on plans at different age and wealth moments, then immediately select financial products to achieve these plans, and then monitor, report and communicate in one platform and product is a game-changer."

Like everything InvestCloud has done in its 11 years since inception, InvestCloud X is deployed on InvestCloud’s financial cloud platform, which today supports $6.3 trillion in assets across over 20 million investor accounts in over 40 countries globally. As with all InvestCloud products, InvestCloud X has been designed and built using InvestCloud’s iProgram (formerly known as PWP), the patented AI code generating engine that is a revolution for cost and time to market. Connecting all aspects of InvestCloud X is of course the InvestCloud Digital Warehouse, the custom central data warehouse cataloging data for seamless search and access the world over.

Intuitive Digital Communications

The InvestCloud X Digital Communication platform is a digital platform for client and advisor communication. It enables the creation of custom experiences that can be optimized and refined for an unlimited number of personas and viewed on mobile or desktop, from anywhere, at any time. Using both gaming and decision theory, InvestCloud’s behavioral science offerings encouraging end-users to stay actively engaged in their financial wellness. The platform also leverages AI trained on historical information to serve up custom recommendations for products and actions in a client portfolio.

Intelligent Digital Planning

The InvestCloud X Digital Planning platform offers completely comprehensive financial plans, at any stage of the wealth continuum, from basic goal-based planning for the mass affluent to the sophisticated and complex needs of all investors – including tax and estate planning. As with the Digital Communication platform, the Digital Planning platform is entirely customizable to the end-user, allowing advisors to guide their clients in completing and maintaining their financial plans on their own terms.

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer for Digital Wealth Yaela Shamberg explains: "From Lifestyle to Goal-Based plans, Cashflow, Tax, Trust and Retirement, the Digital Planning platform in InvestCloud X is a fully digital experience, accessed using the InvestCloud X Communication Platform. These Planning tools leverage the same behavioral science techniques that are core to InvestCloud, encouraging engagement with a thorough eye on design and user experience."

A Revolutionary Financial Supermarket

The Financial Supermarket is an Amazon-like marketplace for the financial industry – a financial product marketplace for distributors and manufacturers. With the Financial Supermarket, all products are cataloged on one platform, allowing for simple search by advisors, simple addition by asset managers and simple execution by advisors for clients. The products can be marketed with detailed information – from historical performance data to rich media (video, podcast, etc.), which help paint a clearer picture of the opportunity.

Chief Product Officer for the Financial Supermarket Fred Duden adds: "This is our game-changer. Insights and due diligence are digitized and seamless within the Financial Supermarket. As with all things InvestCloud X, this product information is effortlessly shareable via the Digital Communication platform, and executable via the Digital Planning platform."

InvestCloud hosted a live stream launch event last week, and a recording of the product launch is now available on the InvestCloud website here.

About InvestCloud

InvestCloud is a global company specializing in digital platforms that enable the development of financial solutions, pre-integrated into the Cloud. The company offers on-demand client experiences and intuitive operations solutions using an ever-expanding library of modular apps, resulting in powerful products. Headquartered in Los Angeles, InvestCloud has over 20 global offices including New York, London, Geneva, Singapore and Sydney, supporting trillions in assets across hundreds of diverse clients – from the largest banks in the world to wealth managers, asset managers and asset services companies.

For more information, visit InvestCloud.com.

InvestCloud Media Contact:
Rich Went
Metia Group
+44 (0) 7745 496 065
Rich.Went@Metia.com / InvestCloudUK@Metia.com 

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Call for Entries Issued for 9th Annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards

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The only business awards to recognize innovation in business throughout the entire region

FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 1, 2021 — The Stevie® Awards have issued the call for entries for the 2022 (9th annual) Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, the only business awards program to recognize innovation in business throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region. 


The early-bird entry deadline, with discounted entry fees, is November 23, 2021. The entry deadline is January 19, 2022, but late entries will be accepted through March 2 with the payment of a late fee. Complete entry details are available at http://Asia.StevieAwards.com.

The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are open to all organizations in the 29 nations of the Asia-Pacific region: large and small, for-profit and non-profit, public and private.

The awards focus on recognizing innovation in all its forms, wherever it is achieved in the workplace. Entries will be accepted in eight languages – Chinese, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese – in the following awards category groups:

A new category group for 2022 will recognize Social Media innovations, in content creation and moderation, management, and marketing since July 1 2019.

Asia-Pacific Stevie Award winners will be announced on April 17. Winners will be celebrated and presented their awards during an awards banquet on May 27. In the event that we are unable to stage the banquet because of COVID-19, we will stage a virtual awards ceremony instead.

Scores of professionals from throughout the region will participate in the judging process to determine the Stevie winners.

Some of the Asia-Pacific region’s most innovative organizations have won Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards in the past five years including ABS-CBN Corporation, Cisco Systems, DHL Asia Pacific Shared Services, EventsAIR, Freelancer.com, Google, Great Eagle Holdings, Globe Telecom, HLC Group, Hong Kong Tourism Board, HP Inc., IBM, KEB HANA Bank, KEPCO, KT, MSLGROUP China, Ooredoo, PT Petrokimia Gresik, Singapore Power, SM Supermalls, Tata Consultancy Services, Telkom Indonesia, VNPT Vinaphone Corporation, Viettel, and more.

The Stevie Award is among the world’s most coveted prizes. The name Stevie is taken from the name Stephen, which is derived from the Greek for "crowned."

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

– Stevie®, American Business Awards® and International Business Awards® are registered trademarks of Stevie Awards, Inc.

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Jianpu Technology Wins Top Fintech Innovation Award and Reveals Business Developments in New Categories and Markets

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BEIJING, Oct. 30, 2021 — Jianpu Technology Inc. ("Jianpu" or the "Company")(NYSE: JT), a leading independent open platform for discovery and recommendation of financial products in China, is pleased to announce that it recently won the prestigious 2021 Top 10 Fintech Innovation Award (the "Award"). The Award, bestowed by "The Chinese Banker" recognizes Jianpu’s excellence in enabling the digitization of financial institutions.

As one of the most influential acknowledgements within China’s financial industry, the Award (in its 14th edition) is widely respected by the fintech industry, regulators and financial institutions. Winning the Award alongside banks such as WeBank, Pingan Bank and China Everbright Bank is a validation of Jianpu’s achievements and contributions in financial industry innovation. Jianpu remains committed to innovation-led growth, embracing artificial intelligence, data science, analytics, cloud computing, machine learning and other technologies to explore and seek breakthroughs across financial product categories and geographies.

As China’s largest independent credit card application online platform, the Company has facilitated the cumulative issuance of over 20 million credit cards. In addition to traditional content-driven traffic, the Company leverages social media to promote its platform via an initiative called Social Media and Partner Program (the "Program"). Launched in 2018, the Program has been highly effective in user acquisition and engagement, resulting in approximately two thirds of credit card application volume via this channel. Jianpu will continue to leverage the Program to expand into other financial product categories and new business verticals.

In diversifying the financial products offered on its platform, Jianpu has also entered into the insurance brokerage sector. With the mission and vision of "Making Insurance More Accessible via Technology", the Company has developed a solution for individual brokers that enables intelligent deal management, insurance product matching and streamlined transaction processes.

Jianpu has also expanded its footprint into Southeast Asia markets by applying and adapting its successful formula and pioneering business models. Winning the trust and support from local regulators and partners, the Company has secured several important permits and registrations in the fintech sector, including financial product aggregator, credit scoring and transaction authentication. Going forward, Jianpu will continue to drive inclusive financial services overseas to benefit more populations around the world.

Mr. David Ye, Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jianpu, commented, "As a fintech pioneer, we have placed a high premium on technological innovation in the first decade since our founding. We strive to help financial institutions accelerate their digitalization, enhance accessibility of their products and services, and consequently better serve the real economy. Notably, we have helped small- and medium-sized enterprises to withstand the pandemic by making certain financial services and products more accessible."

"We appreciate the recognition of ‘The Chinese Banker‘, as well as the industry participants. Down the road, we will continue to innovate in such realms as integrated digital capability, consumer education and protection, financial inclusion and accessibility, so as to better serve our users and financial institutions and fully tap into market opportunities in the new era of financial industry’s digital transformation." Mr. Ye concluded.

About Jianpu Technology Inc.

Jianpu Technology Inc. is a leading independent open platform for discovery and recommendation of financial products in China. By leveraging its deep data insights and proprietary technology, Jianpu provides users with personalized search results and recommendations that are tailored to each user’s particular financial needs and profile. The Company also enables financial service providers with sales and marketing solutions to reach and serve their target customers more effectively through online and mobile channels and enhance their competitiveness by providing them with tailored data, risk management and end-to-end solutions. The Company is committed to maintaining an independent open platform, which allows it to serve the needs of users and financial service providers impartially. For more information, please visit http://ir.jianpu.ai.

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This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company’s goal and strategies; the Company’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the Company’s expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, its solutions and services; the Company’s expectations regarding keeping and strengthening its relationships with users, financial service providers and other parties it collaborate with; general economic and business conditions; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:
Jianpu Technology Inc.
(IR)Oscar Chen, E-mail: IR@rong360.com
(PR)Amanda Hu, E-mail: Media@rong360.com
Tel: +86 (10) 6242-7068

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Praecipio Consulting Announces Investment from Periscope Equity

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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 26, 2021 — Praecipio Consulting, a leading IT services and business process management consulting firm based in Austin, TX, announced today an investment from Periscope Equity, alongside Praecipio Consulting Management. Periscope Equity is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on high-growth, founder-owned, and tech-enabled service and software companies. Through Periscope Equity’s investment, Praecipio Consulting is positioned to play a greater role in helping organizations around the world solve complex business problems, empower teams to perform at their best, and drive exceptional customer experiences through tech and process-powered solutions. As part of the transaction, Periscope Equity plans to commit significant incremental capital to fund future acquisitions and new growth opportunities.

"In terms of scale and leadership in the space, Praecipio Consulting has differentiated itself as a true enterprise-level strategic advisor with strong customer-focused business practices and superior technical capabilities," said Periscope Equity Principal Eric Hinkle. "Praecipio Consulting has experienced significant growth over the past five years and with that growth, they have made the necessary investments to scale, creating an ideal platform investment. Our strategy is to join forces with Atlassian Solution Partners and build the dominant Scaled Agile, DevOps, and Service Management consulting firm with global reach."

"Our partnership with Periscope Equity aligns remarkably well with our vision for what’s next in the digital landscape and the important role that businesses play in elevating the human experience and creating meaningful change," said Christian Lane, CEO and Founding Partner of Praecipio Consulting. "As we complete our fifteenth year in business, we look forward to this exciting new chapter, one where we can capitalize on the opportunity to accelerate growth, deliver more business value to enterprise clients across the globe, and make a collective impact in our communities."

For nearly two decades, Atlassian tools have enabled millions of organizations to streamline business and IT processes, collaborate effectively, and achieve enterprise-scale agility. As business leaders face increasing uncertainty in the ever-evolving marketplace, enterprise organizations across the Fortune 500 continue to rely on Atlassian’s visionary products to close the digital divide, scale Agile processes, and align diverse business teams. Due to its extensive history with successful, large-scale Atlassian deployments, today’s business challenges have created a significant opportunity for Praecipio Consulting to streamline siloed, multi-environment implementations of Atlassian products and other digital technologies through best-in-class business practices, consulting, integration, and training services.

"Praecipio Consulting has been an instrumental part of our customers’ success, providing their Atlassian expertise and unique services to companies across many industries," said Cameron Deatsch, Chief Revenue Officer at Atlassian. "Praecipio Consulting has gone above and beyond to provide innovative solutions to Atlassian customers, and we are thrilled to support their continued growth and partnership with Periscope Equity."

"By leveraging the talented team and experienced company that Praecipio Consulting has built, we believe the firm will expand its capabilities to further enable enterprise clients to better execute on their most critical workflow – software development – that has ‘eaten the world’ of Fortune 500 IT departments, and that Atlassian products were developed to optimize. Through its strategic process improvement consulting capabilities, Praecipio Consulting can deliver not only technology and process excellence, but people excellence as well, enabling these organizations to achieve next-level strategic and competitive performance," added Joe McIlhattan, Vice President at Periscope Equity.

About Praecipio Consulting

Praecipio Consulting is a leading business process and technology consulting firm based in Austin, Texas helping organizations successfully achieve their digital transformation goals. Specializing in process frameworks, including Agile, IT Service Management (ITSM), DevOps, and Enterprise Service Management, Praecipio Consulting serves as a strategic partner to industry leaders and organizations of all sizes, optimizing business processes with Atlassian’s robust product suite and other category-leading technologies. As an Atlassian Platinum Enterprise Solution Partner, Praecipio Consulting offers integrated business and technology solutions that help clients deliver a delightful customer experience, increase costs savings, and improve business performance. Since establishing an official partnership with Atlassian in 2008, Atlassian has recognized Praecipio Consulting as their Partner of the Year for five of the last six years, including ITSM Partner of the Year in 2018 and Enterprise Services Partner of the Year in 2020. 

To learn more, visit www.praecipio.com and listen to The Digital Transformation(ists) podcast. Join the Praecipio Consulting community on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

About Periscope Equity

Periscope Equity is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on control investments in technology-enabled service and software companies across – Digital Marketing, Healthcare Technology, Security Solutions, and Business Process Automation. Periscope Equity targets companies that are founder-owned, offer mission-critical products and service offerings, demonstrate a history of sustainable profitability, and have known avenues to accelerate growth. In alignment with proven management teams, Periscope Equity provides strategic, operational, and commercial expertise to drive superior investment returns.

To learn more, visit www.periscopeequity.com

Contact:

Guy Murrel
Catapult PR
gmurrel@catapultpr-ir.com
(303) 581-7760

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FXTRADING.com Platform Q3 Review: Unstoppable Growth

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SYDNEY, Oct. 21, 2021 — FXTRADING.com experienced tremendous growth and development in Q3 2021, amidst challenging market conditions. On track in becoming the most technologically advanced investment broker in Australia and Asia Pacific (APAC) region, here are the key milestones they have achieved last quarter.

Q3 2021: Key Achievements and Milestones
Q3 2021: Key Achievements and Milestones

July 2021 – Launched new partnership with CGS-CIMB Securities Singapore Pte Ltd

FXTRADING.com partnered with one of Asia’s leading integrated brokerage firms, CGS-CIMB, to offer clients the best trading environment on the IRESS Platform.

Market participants at FXTRADING.com can now gain access to over 10,000 shares spanning 10 different countries across the US, Europe, and Asia. Moreover, FXDTRADING.com traders can utilize more than 50 analytical charting tools and 59 technical indicators to help them make better trading decisions.

June 2021 – Upgraded Website, Banking Facility & Client Management Portal

Traders at FXTRADING.com are now equipped with a diversified trading toolkit including Autochartist, Volatility/Correlation reports, News feeds, Webinars and Trading videos.

The custody of client fund at FXTRADING.com was upgraded to HSBC Client Trust Bank and National Australia Bank (NAB). These changes give the clients the benefit of more efficient local banking transfers, as well as enhanced fund security through the world’s largest international bank.

June 2021 – Accepted PayPal and Worldpay as Available Payment Methods

The funding process at FXTRADING.com has become much more effective than ever. With the integration of PayPal and Worldpay, traders now have additional options to deposit and withdraw funds in a highly secure, cost-effective manner across all major regions and popular currencies

In addition, as both Worldpay and PayPal provide more competitive exchange rates than commercial banks, this is a vital advantage for clients.

About FXTRADING.com, a subsidiary of Gleneagle Securities Australia

FXTRADING.com is the trading name of Gleneagle Securities (Aust) Pty Limited (AFSL 337985), privately owned multi-disciplinary financial services house catering to the trading and investing needs of Retail, Institutional, Corporate and High Net Worth clientele. Their investment products and services include Foreign Exchange, CFDs, Futures, Equities, Equity Derivatives, Exchange Traded Options, Initial Placement Offerings (IPOs) and selected Managed Accounts and Funds.

FXTRADING.com offer clients 10,000+ tradeable instruments including Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks and Cryptocurrencies. They provide trading access to various platform interfaces (MetaTrader 4, IRESS Viewpoint, Prime FX and API Trading) depending on your trading needs. Their high-performance trading servers are based in Equinix NY4 and are cross connected to multiple liquidity providers to deliver ultra-low latency, reliable execution, and consistently competitive pricing.

FXTRADING.com’s mission is to provide to all customers an exceptional service, high performance trade execution, and extremely competitive spreads with low fees and complete transparency.

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