The “renewal” of a small Chinese town by e-commerce and live streaming

DONGGUAN, China, Dec. 14, 2020 — Recently, the opening ceremony of the 7th Humen International E-commerce Festival was held at the Humen Convention and Exhibition Center in Dongguan city of Guangdong province. It is an industrial exchange and display platform for Humen, a Chinese town specialized in women clothing industry,…

CBAK Energy Announces the Closing of $49.2 Million Registered Direct Offering

DALIAN, China, Dec. 11, 2020 — CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. ("CBAK Energy", or the "Company", NASDAQ: CBAT), a leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider, today announced that it closed the registered direct offering of approximately $49.2 million of common stock at a price of $5.18 per share on December…

Synechron Acquires Attra

Expanding competencies with end-to-end banking and payments technology services. NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2020 — Synechron Inc., a leading Digital Transformation consulting firm for the financial services industry, today announced the acquisition of Attra, an Australia-based technology services and solutions provider, headquartered in Melbourne,…

OneConnect Enables Fintech Innovation in Abu Dhabi Global Market’s Digital Lab

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 11, 2020 — Leading technology-as-a-service platform provider OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (NYSE: OCFT) ("OneConnect" or "the Company") was recognized at the recent FinTech Abu Dhabi Festival for its technological support of ADGM Digital Lab, a platform of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the award-winning International Financial…

Osome wins Singapore Partner of the Year at Xero Asia Awards

SINGAPORE, Dec. 11, 2020  — Osome has been awarded Xero’s Singapore Partner of the Year for Xero Awards Asia 2020. The annual Xero Awards for Asia recognises excellence among their accounting and bookkeeping partners and celebrates the role of its partners in helping small businesses across Asia thrive. "It was incredibly tough…

Adyen and Microsoft Launch Network Token Optimization

By collaborating with Adyen on Network Token Optimization, Microsoft saw positive growth in authorization rates AMSTERDAM, Dec. 11, 2020 —  Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, expands its collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate payments…

BPC expands offering with SmartVista digital banking app solution

White label solution empowers banks and fintechs to roll out app-based digital and mobile banking services fast Solution boasts chatbot text-to-speech feature to boost customer engagement in the digital era LONDON, Dec. 11, 2020 — BPC, the leading provider of digital payment solutions, has unveiled its new mobile and digital banking…

Global utility token OKB teams up with crypto payments service NOWPayments

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Dec. 10,  2020 — OKEx (www.okex.com), a world-leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange, has joined forces with noncustodial crypto payment services provider NOWPayments.The partnership allows holders of OKB — the global utility token issued by the OK Blockchain Foundation — to make fast and easy payments online using their OKB.  Starting…

SpaceChain Receives Grant from EUREKA GlobalStars-Singapore Call to Jointly Develop Decentralised Satellite Infrastructure with Consortium Partners

Milestone brings together SpaceChain, Addvalue Innovation and Alba Orbital on a mission to democratise access to space innovations HARWELL, England, Dec. 10, 2020 — EUREKA, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore and Innovate UK, has awarded GBP440,000 in funding together with access to research and development facilities and resources to SpaceChain UK Limited (SpaceChain)…

TCEB Announces Winners of the 3rd Edition of ‘Thailand’s MICE Startup’ Competition

BANGKOK, Dec. 9, 2020 — Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau announced the winners of the 3rd Thailand’s MICE Startup competition, a project aimed to develop innovative solutions for the operation of new normal MICE, with HybridSolution project by NewMediaX winning the top award for its excellent provision of online and…