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Veefin Solutions Ltd., Tagit announce strategic partnership to transform corporate banking and supply chain financing

SINGAPORE, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Veefin Solutions Ltd., a global leader in Supply Chain Finance solutions, and Singapore based Tagit, a leading digital banking solutions provider has announced a strategic partnership. Under the alliance, Tagit and Veefin will combine their industry-leading technologies to develop cutting-edge solutions that cater to the evolving needs of corporate clients and supply chain stakeholders. This partnership seeks to accelerate digital transformation, streamline financial processes, and optimize working capital management for SMEs and corporate customers of banks.

Raja Debnath, Managing Director, Veefin Solutions Ltd. said, “Our partnership with Tagit will enable us to offer banks with state-of-the-art digital lending solutions. With both platforms combined, we will now be able to offer an end-to-end solution that will allow banks and financial institutions to manage their digital lending and banking needs seamlessly.”

Sandeep Bagaria, CEO, Tagit said, “Tagit is dedicated to delivering a comprehensive range of solutions to empower banks in serving their corporate clientele. The partnership between Tagit and Veefin represents a significant step in expanding Tagit’s portfolio of offerings available to our valued clients.”

Key benefits of the partnership include:

  • Digitization and Automation: By leveraging cutting-edge technologies, the partnership will drive digitization and automation of financial processes, leading to increased operational efficiency and reduced administrative burden for businesses.
  • Working Capital Optimization: Businesses will gain access to innovative working capital management tools, allowing them to optimize cash flow, unlock liquidity, and improve financial stability.
  • Global Reach and Expansion: The combined global presence will open new markets and enable banks around the world to benefit from state-of-the-art financial solutions.
  • Enhanced Risk Management Capabilities: By leveraging the expertise of both companies, banks will be better equipped to assess credit risks, monitor supply chain transactions, and make more informed lending decisions, ultimately reducing potential financial risks.
  • Seamless Integration and Scalability: The joint solutions will be designed to seamlessly integrate with existing banking systems and processes, ensuring a smooth transition for banks as they adopt the new technologies. Moreover, the solutions will be scalable, allowing banks to expand their offerings and cater to a growing customer base without significant infrastructure overhauls.

For more information, please visit: https://www.veefin.com/

Source: Veefin Solutions Ltd.

BEA Victorious at the 11th Global Brand Awards


Bank’s consistent pursuit of the best stands out in the industry

LONDON, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Bank of East Asia, Limited (‘BEA’) has taken home three Hong Kong awards at the prestigious 2023 Global Brand Awards. It won Best Personal Banking Brand, Best New Digital Banking Product (BEA GOAL), and Best Banking Product (Virtual Card) on the back of its commitment to customer service and innovation, evidenced by its exceptional banking experiences, cutting-edge digital solutions, and pioneering virtual card offerings. This remarkable achievement solidifies the bank’s leadership in the industry, setting new standards for customer-centric services and ground-breaking innovations.

Mr. Jay Reddy, Director of Global Brands Magazine, commented, “BEA’s remarkable achievement, underlining its commitment to innovation and customer service excellence, deserves special recognition. In an industry where many banks hesitate to embrace change, BEA stands out for its unwavering pursuit of excellence, which clearly reflects in its well-deserved win of three prestigious awards. I extend my best wishes to the bank for its future endeavors and hope it continues to lead the way in the banking industry.”

Mr Raymond Ng, BEA’s Deputy Head of Personal Banking Division, said, “The Awards recognise the team’s tremendous effort in putting the customer experience at the forefront. Our digital all-in-one BEA GOAL account was a manifestation of the Group’s strategic development to nurture a new generation of tech-savvy customers. It provides access to customised wealth management solutions and diversified retail banking services anytime, anywhere, at their fingertips. We are committed to building positive long-term relationships and developing innovative products and services to meet evolving needs of our customers.”

About The Bank of East Asia, Limited

Incorporated in Hong Kong in 1918, The Bank of East Asia, Limited (‘BEA’) is a leading Hong-Kong-based financial services group listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, with total consolidated assets of HK$872.1 billion (US$111.3 billion) as of 30th June, 2023.

BEA provides a comprehensive range of corporate banking, personal banking, wealth management and investment services to customers through an extensive network of about 130 outlets covering Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland, Macau, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For more information, please visit: http://www.hkbea.com/

About Global Brands Magazine (England)

Global Brands Magazine (GBM) is a UK-based magazine at the forefront of news, views and opinions on ‘best in class’ brands that are shaping the future of their industry.

About the Global Brand Awards

The Global Brand Awards honour brands for their excellence in performance, and rewards companies for the quality of their services. The Awards highlight the accomplishments of organisations that have performed remarkably well in their respective industries. We are excited to announce the highly anticipated awards ceremony which will take place at The Athenee Hotel located in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand, in May 2024.

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Tech innovator, Dalibor Ivkovic, announces new Salestrekker 2.0 as the mortgage industry’s first single lending, origination and CRM platform

SYDNEY, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Salestrekker 2.0 has announced Australia’s first combined lending, origination and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform. The new features, flexibility, and functionality deliver unprecedented workflow and marketing automation to help brokers diversify from mortgages to new asset financing in a single platform – and without the need for external IT support.

According to Salestrekker founder and CEO, Dalibor Ivkovic: “The new Salestrekker 2.0 is a powerful tool to help finance brokers protect their market share and help fend off fintechs who are intent on eroding their margins.”

He outlined: “With bank-grade security, mobile origination capabilities and an enterprise solution for aggregators and subgroups, Salestrekker 2.0 delivers a single lending and origination and CRM platform that will change Australia’s lending landscape forever.”

Designed to provide better results in the future

Since its launch in 2015, Salestrekker has built a reputation as the most popular CRM solution for Australian mortgage brokers. Salestrekker 2.0 has been fully re-developed to help finance brokers stay ahead of industry trends. With supercharged automation, Quick tools, and deal scenarios, Salestrekker 2.0 can also be used on any device.

“Salestrekker 2.0 innovation is all about exceptional task functionality within a highly automated end-to-end solution. There is nothing else like it on the market. It’s easier than ever for a finance broker to diversify from mortgages to new asset financing,” Dalibor outlined.

Finance brokers can streamline an end-to-end sales process, lock in clients faster and improve revenue. It’s also a win-win for aggregators who can benefit from higher sales volumes.

Addressing new opportunities in a mobile world

Salestrekker 2.0 is differentiating itself with its powerful decision service to help brokers write loans and identify new opportunities from their existing client book and leads.

“Salestrekker 2.0 moves beyond a CRM platform that produces compliance documents, recommendations and lodgements. It now automates the client relationship beyond mortgages to highly lucrative personal and asset finance arrangements, delivering more competitive choices for everyday Australians and industry participants,” Dalibor explained.

He concluded: “Salestrekker 2.0 is Australia’s first truly mobile origination platform, letting brokers originate loans from any device, including smart phones and tablets.”

Salestrekker 2.0 comes with class-leading, bank-grade data security – plus a new user management system that allows business owners to secure access to relevant platform sections for their employees, contractors and referral partners.

Salestrekker 2.0 is available from 1 January 2024.

About Salestrekker

Salestrekker is a lending, origination and CRM platform designed to organise, collaborate, connect and automate the customer journey. From initially organising leads to automated workflows for reminders and documentation, Salestrekker has been re-developed in 2023 to deliver a unique experience for aggregators, finance brokers and customers. www.salestrekker.com  

For further information please contact Cathryn van der Walt 0402 327 633 | Cathryn@12worlds.com 

Exiger Announces Capgemini Will Acquire its FCC Advisory Division as Exiger Continues to Accelerate and Focus the Scaling of its Third Party Risk and Supply Chain Management Technology Business


WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Exiger, the SaaS company revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks manage supply chains, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Capgemini, a leading business and technology transformation services company, for the sale of its market-leading Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) division. The transaction is due to close in the coming months.

Exiger Announces Capgemini Will Acquire its Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Advisory Division as Exiger Continues to Accelerate and Focus the Scaling of its Third Party Risk and Supply Chain Management Technology Business
Exiger Announces Capgemini Will Acquire its Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Advisory Division as Exiger Continues to Accelerate and Focus the Scaling of its Third Party Risk and Supply Chain Management Technology Business

This comes at a time when Exiger is experiencing accelerated growth and penetration in the third-party risk and supply chain management software market.

Founded in 2013, the FCC division of Exiger comprises a team of experts with offices in North America, EMEA and APAC. This team specializes in advisory, analytics and managed services relating to anti-money laundering, Know Your Customer (KYC), anti-bribery & corruption, suspicious activity monitoring, sanctions, transaction monitoring, and fraud. Exiger’s client roster is highly complementary to Capgemini’s and includes major players in banking, capital markets and fintechs.

“This sale marks an enormous milestone in the evolution and growth of Exiger,” said Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels. “Capgemini’s acquisition allows us to focus on our core third-party risk and supply chain management technology business, reinforcing our strength, market leadership and accelerated growth. As we continue to invest in cutting edge AI solutions for our customers across the public and private sectors, we’re thrilled that our market-leading advisory team will be able to continue the next leg of their growth journey with such a distinct leader in their space.”

“Financial crime compliance requirements are evolving at pace so financial institutions are looking to adopt data driven, technology enabled solutions to support their end-to-end FCC transformation,” comments Anirban Bose, CEO of Capgemini’s Financial Services and Group Executive Board Member. “The deep domain expertise of the FCC Division of Exiger will help us to further address growing client demand for these services. I am delighted to welcome them to our team.”

TD Cowen served as exclusive financial advisor and Dechert LLP served as legal counsel to Exiger on the transaction.

About Exiger
Exiger is revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks navigate risk and compliance in their third-parties, supply chains and customers through its software and tech-enabled solutions. Exiger’s mission is to make the world a safer and more transparent place to succeed. Emboldening its 550 customers across the globe, including 150 in the Fortune 500 and over 50 government agencies, with award-winning AI technology, Exiger leads the way in ESG, cyber, financial crime, third-party and supply chain management. Its work has been recognized by 40+ AI, RegTech and Supply Chain partner awards.  Learn more at Exiger.com and follow Exiger on LinkedIn.

Contact:
Kody Gurfein
Chief Marketing Officer for Exiger
1.914.393.0398
kgurfein@exiger.com

Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels: “Capgemini’s acquisition allows us to focus on our core third-party risk and supply chain management technology business, reinforcing our strength, market leadership and accelerated growth. As we continue to invest in cutting edge AI solutions for our customers across the public and private sectors, we’re thrilled that our market-leading advisory team will be able to continue the next leg of their growth journey with such a distinct leader in their space.”
Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels: “Capgemini’s acquisition allows us to focus on our core third-party risk and supply chain management technology business, reinforcing our strength, market leadership and accelerated growth. As we continue to invest in cutting edge AI solutions for our customers across the public and private sectors, we’re thrilled that our market-leading advisory team will be able to continue the next leg of their growth journey with such a distinct leader in their space.”

Dow Jones and Cision Unveil Exclusive Global Content Partnership for the PR and Corporate Communications Market

 New Agreement Empowers Reputation Management and Strategic Communication Agendas Worldwide

CHICAGO and NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Cision, the leading provider of consumer and media intelligence and communications solutions, has entered into a long-term agreement to distribute Dow Jones content to Public Relations and Corporate Communications (PRCC) professionals. This new partnership, which is structured to become an exclusive agreement between Dow Jones and Cision, brings together the most trusted news and cutting-edge technology to help PRCC customers manage brand reputation, monitor business-critical topics and advance global communication strategies.

Dow Jones’s authoritative journalism, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Investor’s Business Daily and Dow Jones Newswires, is now fully integrated into Cision’s media intelligence platforms, with rollouts to broader Cision and Brandwatch portfolios expected soon. Users of Cision’s premium platforms will also receive digital subscriptions to Dow Jones’s world-class publications.

Additionally, Cision will integrate select content from the Factiva business intelligence solution into its platforms, offering customers the ability to monitor and analyze content from thousands of licensed sources globally.

“Together with Dow Jones, we’re excited about the unlimited potential we have to innovate and support industry leaders in the fast-moving world of news and information,” said Cali Tran, Cision CEO. “The heart of our mission is to empower our customers with a better understanding of their position within the market and to give them the insight they need to shape effective strategies with confidence, ensuring relevance and visibility.”

“This partnership reinforces Dow Jones’s commitment to provide the most trusted news, data and analysis to help people make decisions,” said Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal. “By joining forces with Cision, we’re expanding the reach of our business news and information that meets our audiences where they are while also furthering our investment in unique, high-quality journalism.”

Cision’s commitment to data partnerships extends to the world’s largest and smallest publishers and social platforms, ensuring industry leaders get a full and accurate view of the news, trends and conversations impacting the valuations of the brands and organizations they lead. The addition of Dow Jones’s premium publications to its global content collection will provide customers with access to quality, trustworthy news to streamline media monitoring and inform decision making.

Under the agreement, Cision will also have the unique ability to partner directly with and sublicense Dow Jones content to other software providers and approved resellers in the PRCC market. Additionally, the two companies will work to align their complementary assets and capabilities to provide unique value for PRCC customers through a joint roadmap of product innovation and co-creation.

To learn more visit cision.com/dowjones.

About Cision
Cision is the leading provider of consumer and media intelligence and communications solutions, enabling public relations, marketing, social media, and communications professionals around the world to understand their consumers, influence outcomes and amplify their stories. As the market leader, Cision’s award-winning brands and technology enable Marketing and Communications leaders to manage and shape their brands in today’s rapidly evolving world. Cision has offices in 24 countries through the Americas, EMEA and APAC, and offers a suite of best-in-class solutions, including PR Newswire, Brandwatch Consumer Research, and CisionOne. To learn more visit www.cision.comwww.brandwatch.com and www.prnewswire.com.

About Dow Jones
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

Contact Information:
For media inquiries, please contact:
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Louise Goodenday
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BRI’s Ultra-Micro Holding Continues Sustainable Financing for 36 Million Customers

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) Persero Tbk. (IDX: BBRI), PT Pegadaian and PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) have been jointly advancing sustainable financing practices in Indonesia’s ultra-micro segment through the Ultra-Micro (UMi) Holding. This initiative aligns with the core themes of the ASEAN Indo-Pacific Forum (AIPF) on 5-6 September 2023, in Jakarta, Indonesia, with a focus on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) principles.

BRI's Ultra-Micro Holding Continues Sustainable Financing for 36 Million Customers
BRI’s Ultra-Micro Holding Continues Sustainable Financing for 36 Million Customers

Sunarso, BRI’s President Director, highlighted that Ultra Micro Holding (UMi) integrated over 36 million loan customers and 162 million micro-savings customers into its network, supported by 1,013 SENYUM (Ultra-Micro Service Centers) in Q2 2023. “BRI’s focus is to uplift business actors, embarking on a structured and systematic journey in a unified ecosystem.”

BRI’s approach to integrating the ultra-micro ecosystem involves three phases. First, they implement the “Empowering People” strategy led by PNM to educate ‘unbankable’ businesses. The “Integration” phase provides loan options to ultra-micro entrepreneurs through BRI and Pegadaian. Lastly, BRI concentrates on “Scaling-up Businesses,” enabling ultra-micro segments to transition to micro, micro to small, and small enterprises to medium size.

The UMi Holding has empowered 76 thousand financial advisors, comprising of agents from BRI and PNM Mekaar, and Pegadaian’s marketing personnel. BRI’s micro and ultra-micro credit have grown by 11.4%, reaching IDR 578 trillion. “We are employing a “Go Smaller” strategy to target even smaller segments with shorter and more digitally streamlined processes to meet their needs for a faster and cost-efficient approach,” added Sunarso.

To enhance financial inclusion, the UMi Holding introduces the SenyuM Mobile application to accelerate customer acquisition and serve as a unified digital hub for BRI, Pegadaian, and PNM.  The app has been adopted by over 69,000 individuals from the three entities and utilized by more than 300,000 BRILink and Pegadaian agents. To simplify operations and ensure security, the UMi Holding is spearheading a cashless ecosystem.

BRI also offers a digital banking super app, BRImo, enriched with over 100 features. BRImo’s user growth has exceeded 1 million users monthly. As of June 2023, the user base reached more than 27.8 million, marking a 50.6% Year-on-Year (YoY) increase. Additionally, the transaction value soared to IDR 1,377.6 trillion, reflecting an 89.6% YoY surge.

More information about BRI at www.bri.co.id.

Eddid Financial Forges Strategic Alliance with Finnet and MPay (0156.MY) to Explore Fintech Opportunities in Indonesia


HONG KONG, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Eddid Financial (“Eddid” or the “Group”), an all-encompassing financial group centered around fintech, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with PT Finnet Indonesia (“Finnet”) and ManagePay Systems Berhad (“MPay”, 0156.MY), two prominent fintech companies in Indonesia and Malaysia, respectively. The three parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a tripartite collaboration to explore financial innovations in Indonesia.

As part of this partnership, the three parties will collaborate on various initiatives, combining their expertise and resources to develop innovative fintech solutions and expand their presence in the Indonesian market. The collaboration aims to establish a joint venture in Indonesia as a vehicle to implement the partnership’s goals and further commercial arrangements.

Finnet is a subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia (TLK.NYSE), a state-owned information and communications technology enterprise and the largest telecommunications network in Indonesia. As a renowned fintech services provider, Finnet offers a wide array of services in Indonesia, such as remittance, digital payments, electronic money, QRIS payments.

MPay, a listed company in Malaysia, is a provider of end-to-end electronic payment solutions for banks and financial institutions, with over two decades of experience. Over the years, it has expanded its offerings to include P2P lending, micro lending, project financing, P2P Remittance, cross-border remittance, merchant acquiring, and e-Wallet & Mastercard prepaid card issuer in Malaysia.

The MOU reflects a shared commitment to enhancing fintech solutions and expanding reach in the rapidly growing Indonesian market. Significant prospects in Indonesia’s fintech landscape can be tapped by utilizing the combined strengths of each of the parties.

This latest alliance is a milestone addition to the Group’s diversified portfolio of strategic partnerships in the Southeast Asian region. With a proven track record of successful collaborations, including associations with MPay in Malaysia, the online trading platform Anfin in Vietnam, and OCBC Sekuritas, a subsidiary of OCBC Bank in Indonesia, Eddid Financial reaffirms its dedication to augmenting its presence in this fast-paced, evolving market. This persistent effort positions the Group at the vanguard of this dynamic progression, paving the way for future growth opportunities.

About Eddid Financial
Anchored in Hong Kong, Eddid Financial is an all-encompassing financial group centered around fintech and dedicated to integrating cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies and other latest technologies into its enterprise DNA.  The diversified businesses of Eddid Financial range from retail to institutional and include but are not limited to fintech, internet finance, wealth management, asset management, investment banking, and virtual assets. Eddid Financial is committed to providing one-stop financial services and products to customers through high-quality investment solutions. Members of the Group hold a variety of licenses and memberships across key financial markets, including Hong Kong and the United States. These include Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) regulated activities (“RA”) licenses for types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9; SEHK and HKCC participant (OTP-C broker number: 0974 and 0977), Insurance Broker Company license; Trust or Company Service Provider License in Hong Kong; as well as approved membership with the National Futures Association (NFA) in the United States and registered broker dealer of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

For further information on Eddid Financial, please visit www.eddid.com.hk.

Yeahka Approved an Amount of US$100 Million Share Repurchase Plan

Demonstrating Long-term Confidence of Yeahka’s Business Prospects

HONG KONG, Aug. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Board of Yeahka Limited (“Yeahka” or the “Company,” Stock Code: 9923.HK) is pleased to approve an additional amount of US$100 million for on-market share repurchase and RSU share purchase (the “Share Repurchase Plan“), illustrating strong confidence of the company’s business long-term prospects.

As disclosed in the Company’s results announcement dated August 24, 2023, the Company has achieved solid growth as its businesses benefited from the recovery in domestic consumption. In particular:

  • Total gross payment volume (GPV) of one-stop payment services reached RMB1,419.2 billion, increased 33.5% year-on-year;
  • Total gross merchandise value (GMV) of in-store e-commerce services exceeded RMB2.4 billion, increased 78.9% year-on-year;
  • Total revenue reached RMB2,062.2 million, increased 25.6% year-on-year. Revenue from one-stop payment services increased by 44.3% to RMB1,835.3 million;
  • Adjusted EBITDA reached RMB290.9 million, increased 317.4% year-on-year.

With a solid growth of all business lines, the Company maintains a strong cash flow and finance the Share Repurchase Plan, demonstrating the confidence in the company’s long-term value and commitment to creating value for shareholders.

About YEAHKA LIMITED (Stock Code: 9923.HK)
Yeahka is a leading payment-based technology platform dedicated to creating value for merchants and consumers. Our goal is to build an independent and scalable commercial digitalized ecosystem to enable seamless, convenient, and reliable payment services to merchants and consumers, and to further expand into serving merchants and consumers with our diversified product portfolio, which now includes (i) in-store e-commerce services, providing consumers with local lifestyle services of great value, and (ii) merchant solutions, enabling merchants to better manage and drive business growth.

For more information, please visit https://www.yeahka.com/ 

Dowsure Signs multi-million-dollar Asset-Backed Loan with HSBC

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Dowsure as a pioneer of digital API platforms for cross-border e-commerce, today announced that it has received a multi-million-dollar Asset-Backed Loan from HSBC. The transaction follows the strategic investment made by HSBC Ventures in July 2023.

HSBC acted as the sole Arranger, Original Lender, Facility Agent, Security Agent & Account Bank for Dowsure’s debut revolving asset-backed loan facility (“ABL”). The facility was provided to Hong Kong Credit Services Limited (“HKCSL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dowsure in Hong Kong. This is the inaugural ABL facility in the cross-border e-commerce sector under HSBC’s New Economy Fund and will support Dowsure’s offshore business growth aspirations.

HSBC customised an asset-backed structure for Dowsure, backed by loan receivables originated by HKCSL to cross-border sellers on the designated e-commerce platform. The facility is fully committed at closing, but also allows for flexible drawdowns to align with the company’s portfolio growth strategy, as well as maximising the cash utilisation efficiency.

Byron Pei, Founder and CEO of Dowsure Technologies, said, “The innovatively structured ABL from HSBC will enable Dowsure to provide support for more SMEs engaged in cross-border e-commerce exports. This will be beneficial to participants in the cross-border e-commerce industry, regardless of sellers, service providers, or cross-border e-commerce platforms, who will benefit from the development capital provided under this program. Through the abundant funds provided by large international banks, combined with Dowsure’s insights and innovation capabilities, it will help the industry to achieve faster and better development. This collaboration further enhances and reinforces the partnership between HSBC and Dowsure. Meanwhile, it means a new breakthrough in Dowsure’s financing model, and we appreciate HSBC’s support sincerely.”

Thomas Elliott, Managing Director, Head of Client Coverage, Commercial Banking, Hong Kong, HSBC, said, “HSBC has helped Dowsure raise debt financing through a bespoke, structured solution, focusing on high-quality financial assets originated by HKCSL, to provide flexibility and enable the high-speed development of Dowsure’s business offshore. Alongside a strategic investment recently concluded by HSBC Ventures, the ABL facility provides Dowsure with additional capital to grow its loan portfolio and further its support for e-commerce merchants across Greater China.”

Dowsure, as the leading global API platform for cross-border e-commerce, has cooperated with banks to launch digital financial products through advanced models and algorithms to provide cross-border e-commerce sellers with faster, more convenient, and safer funding solutions. Over the years of delving into the cross-border industry, Dowsure has accumulated multi-dimensional capabilities in cross-border scenarios, system fulfillment, and risk control technology. Dowsure has invested millions of funds in supply chain finance platform research and development. Currently, it has reached cooperation with Amazon, eBay, Meta, Shopee and other platforms.

Dowsure has realized the whole path tracking of sellers’ capital chain with its exclusive technology, effectively reduced the default rate, and has helped many banks and financial institutions to expand new business scenarios. Dowsure has provided new lending business scenarios for more than ten banks and other financial institutions, successfully served more than 20,000 cross-border sellers, helped sellers finance more than RMB 3 billion, and boosted sellers’ sales to more than 45 billion.

About Dowsure Technologies

Dowsure Technologies, as a leading global digital API platform for cross-border e-commerce, was established in 2016. Through API technology and advanced models and algorithms, it collaborates with banks to launch digital financial products, providing faster, more convenient, and secure funding solutions for cross-border e-commerce sellers. With years of experience in the cross-border industry, Dowsure has accumulated multidimensional capabilities in understanding cross-border scenarios, system implementation, and product innovation. Dowsure has established partnerships with platforms such as Amazon, eBay, Meta, and Shopee and has helped banks and financial institutions expand into new business scenarios. Currently, Dowsure has provided new loan business scenarios for over ten banks and financial institutions, serving over 20,000 cross-border e-commerce sellers, helping sellers receive financing exceeding 3.5 billion RMB, and achieving sales exceeding 45 billion RMB.

Source: Dowsure Technology Ltd.

Wahed Appoints Mohsin Siddiqui as COO to Lead Regional Expansion

NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Wahed Inc. (Wahed), a global Islamic fintech company, announced today the appointment of Mohsin Siddiqui as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to his appointment at Wahed, Mohsin was with the UK–based RegTech company ComplyAdvantage serving as its Chief Revenue Officer, tasked with leading its revenue growth objectives after its Series-C round of funding. Mohsin started his career at OANDA, a New York–based online trading fintech, where he served as the Chief Customer Officer and Managing Director. At OANDA, Mohsin grew OANDA’s core presence in the U.S and Canadian markets and spearheaded its expansion into several APAC markets.

Mohsin Siddiqui, Chief Operating Officer, Wahed
Mohsin Siddiqui, Chief Operating Officer, Wahed

Mohsin has been brought onboard to lead the company’s global business operations and regional expansion. He will oversee the growth objectives of the company, facilitate the expansion of its product suite and focus on building a world-class technology platform in order to power Wahed’s mission of developing financial inclusion for members seeking Shari’ah compliant products.

The move aims to help Wahed reach a 2+ billion Muslim population worldwide. “I am delighted to welcome Mohsin to the Wahed executive team,” said Junaid Wahedna, the Founder and CEO of Wahed. “His expertise and leadership in scaling fintechs with similar growth ambitions to Wahed’s will be instrumental as we continue to advance our global growth strategy.”

In response to his appointment, Mohsin said, “I am confident in Wahed’s unique value proposition and its product offering. I look forward to introducing Wahed’s technology platform to several key markets where there is a substantial need for riba-free financial solutions for retail investors.”

About Wahed

Wahed is a global Islamic fintech company that aims to reduce financial exclusion by encouraging ethically-focused, shari’ah compliant investing.

New York-headquartered, Wahed has built an award-winning digital platform, making it easy for everyone to benefit from investing without compromising their values.

Wahed is licensed in 10 jurisdictions through its subsidiaries around the globe, with 11 offices serving over 300,000 customers.

For more information on how Wahed is trying to change the world of finance for the better, visit: https://www.wahed.com/