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Jan 23, 2020 13:19 KST
Western Union and Bharti Airtel Unveil Real-time Global Payments into Millions of Bank Accounts in India and Mobile Wallets Across Africa
Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Bharti Airtel Limited, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 18 countries acros
Jan 23, 2020 09:27 KST
Philip Morris International Wins 2020 BIG Innovation Award
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) today announced that it has won the 2020 BIG Innovation Award in the “Organization” category. The company was honored for placing innovation front and
Jan 22, 2020 17:33 KST
Naspers Limited: Results of the Sale by Naspers Limited of 22 Million N Ordinary Shares of Prosus N.V. Through an Accelerated Bookbuild Offering to Institutional Investors
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Jan 22, 2020 13:50 KST
Western Union Included in 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
Western Union (NYSE: WU) today announced that it is one of 325 companies across 50 industries included in the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). The GEI expanded in 2020 to represent 42 count
Jan 22, 2020 10:05 KST
Naspers Limited Launches the Sale of c. 22 Million N Ordinary Shares of Prosus N.V. Through an Accelerated Bookbuild Offering to Institutional Investors
Naspers Limited (JSE: NPN; LSE: NPSN) (“Naspers”) has launched the sale of c. 22 million N ordinary shares (the “Prosus N Ordinary Shares”) in Prosus N.V. (“Prosus”), corresponding to c. 1.4% of the i
Jan 22, 2020 08:47 KST
Majority of People Want Governments to Do More to Reduce Smoking Rates, According to a New Global Survey From PMI
As it continues to advocate for greater transparency, objective examination of the science and open debate in creating the right regulation for smoke-free alternatives, Philip Morris International Inc
Jan 21, 2020 09:20 KST
PMI Recognized for Its Climate Leadership with Six Consecutive Years on CDP’s ‘A List’ for Climate Change
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) was recognized today among the top global companies leading on climate action. Environmental nonprofit CDP, formerly Carbon Disclosure Project, has pl
Jan 20, 2020 11:41 KST
Philip Morris International Recognized for Business Excellence in 4th Annual One Planet Awards
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) has been recognized among this year’s most awarded winners in the One Planet Awards program, an initiative acknowledging business and professional exc
Jan 17, 2020 08:41 KST
Philip Morris International Recognized for Sustainability Action and Ambition in ‘50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders’ Project
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) is being recognized as one of 50 global sustainability leaders from the international business community in a new documentary film project called “50
Jan 16, 2020 13:33 KST
Visa Reaches 100 Percent Renewable Electricity Goal
Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the company has met its goal to use 100 percent renewable electricity by 2020, furthering the company’s commitment to lead responsibly and sustainably across the company
Jan 14, 2020 14:21 KST
Visa To Acquire Plaid
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Plaid, a network that makes it easy for people to securely connect their financial accounts to the apps they use to
Jan 13, 2020 09:59 KST
Western Union Expands Bank Account Payout in China Via Du Xiaoman Financial Mobile App
Western Union, a leader in global cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Du Xiaoman Financial (formerly fintech Baidu Finance) and its network of bank partners, today launched W
Dec 19, 2019 15:21 KST
Acker Finishes Decade as Leading Auction House in the World With US$823 Million of Sales
Acker, the world’s leading wine auction house, hosted its final live auction of the decade on Thursday at Philippe Chow at the Dream Hotel, spreading holiday cheer in abundance and putting a bow on a
Dec 16, 2019 11:00 KST
Visa and MFS Africa Bring Digital Payments to More Consumers and Businesses Across Africa
Visa (NYSE: V) and the pan-African fintech leader MFS Africa today announced a partnership that will help bridge the gap between the rapidly growing mobile money ecosystem in Africa and the world of o
Dec 12, 2019 17:03 KST
Visa and Global Partners Expand Access to Cross-Border Payments for Consumers and SMBs
In today’s connected world, moving money for consumers and businesses should be as simple and routine as sending a text message. Yet, in many cases, consumers and businesses still rely on manual, pape
Dec 11, 2019 15:50 KST
Saga Announces the Official Launch of the SGA Token
Saga today announces the launch of the Saga token (SGA), the first global, stabilised, digital currency controlled by its holders. SGA allows global citizens to store and move value without friction a
Dec 09, 2019 18:30 KST
OKEx To Launch Options Trading
OKEx, the world’s largest spot and futures digital asset exchange by trading volume, today announced the launch of options trading. Developed from the ground up, OKEx Options represents a complete upg
Nov 25, 2019 18:01 KST
Paidy to Offer Instant Buy-Now Pay Later Payments for Amazon’s Consumers in Japan
Paidy Inc. (“Paidy”), the instant buy-now pay later payment service, announced that Paidy is now available on Amazon.co.jp (referred to as “Amazon”) as a payment option for customers. With the goal
Nov 21, 2019 09:35 KST
Alibaba Group Announces Pricing of Global Offering
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) (“Alibaba” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of the Global Offering of 500,000,000 ordinary shares (the “Shares”) which comprises an internationa
Nov 19, 2019 16:45 KST
Northern Bitcoin Merges With Leading US Competitor
Northern Bitcoin AG (XETRA: NB2, ISIN: DE000A0SMU87) has entered into a merger agreement with its US competitor Whinstone US, Inc. The company already successfully operates its own Bitcoin Mining Site
Nov 18, 2019 14:36 KST
DaraPay Announces Strategic Partnership with Chinese Tech Giant- Alipay
DaraPay, the leading mobile E-wallet and payment service providers, today announces its partnership with Alipay, world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform operated by Ant Financial. With this par
Nov 18, 2019 14:28 KST
Direct Consignment from the Cellars of Jean-Louis Chave Shatters Records as Acker Hong Kong Auction Totals Nearly HK$46M/US$6M
The auction room was absolutely abuzz at Acker’s “LXXIII” Hong Kong sale on November 9th with a level of excitement rarely seen on the sales floor. A most significant thirty-two New World Records were
Nov 18, 2019 11:08 KST
Ariul Fish LLC Launches Fish Product ‘Golden Tongue Sole’ Great for Health in Autumn
Ariul Fish LLC, a Korean company specialized in fish, has launched fish product ‘Golden Tongue Sole’ made from Tongue Soles caught in a clean area of Gunsan. Ariul's carefully selected Korean tongu
Nov 15, 2019 12:00 KST
Alibaba Group Launches Hong Kong Initial Public Offering
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) (“Alibaba” or “the Company”) today announced the launch of its Hong Kong public offering (the “Public Retail Offering”), which forms part of the global offer
Nov 14, 2019 14:25 KST
Visa Introduces Team Visa Roster Ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
Visa (NYSE: V), the Worldwide Payment Technology Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, today announced its most diverse roster of athletes on Team Visa Tokyo 2020. Representing 43 countries, th
Nov 12, 2019 13:36 KST
aBey Blockchain Co-Creator Dr. Ciprian Pungila Delivers Keynote Address on Opening Day of Malta Blockchain Summit 2019
The aBey Foundation today released the full text and video of Dr. Ciprian Pungila’s keynote address during the opening session of the Malta Blockchain Summit 2019. Dr. Pungila is co-creator of aBey bl
Nov 11, 2019 11:37 KST
NIEX LLC: Mongolia’s Next-generation Cryptocurrency Exchange “AIS-X” (Operated by: National Investment Exchange LLC) Had It's Grand Opening on September 30th, 2019 at 15:00 (GMT +8)
The token of our AIS-X exchange (https://ais-ex.com/) (Operated by NIEX LLC), the AIS token, was launched on BitForex’s IEO Turbo Launchpad on August 15th and sold out within only 6 minutes. Subsequen
Nov 07, 2019 18:49 KST
Ripple Announces More Than 300 Customers, RippleNet Growth
Ripple, the enterprise blockchain solution for global payments, announced today that the company has surpassed 300 customers. Ripple has also seen 10x year-over-year growth in transactions on RippleNe
Nov 07, 2019 16:42 KST
aPay Group Opens Malta Headquarters, Will Demonstrate Its High-performance Blockchain-based Payment Processor and Stored Value Card Transactions at Malta Blockchain Summit
aPay Systems LTD, a high-volume online payments processor, inaugurated its new Malta headquarters on Monday. Parliamentary Secretary Hon. Silvio Schembri, MP cut the ribbon on the penthouse-level offi
Nov 05, 2019 17:00 KST
Sake Information Service Company SakeWiz Has Released the Sake Tourism Information Site in Four Languages, and Moved to Expand Its Business
Sake information provider SakeWiz Co., Ltd. (Location: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; President: Manabu Mori; below, “SakeWiz”) has announced the launch of their sake brewery tour information site, Sake Tourism
Nov 04, 2019 14:41 KST
Blockchain 3.0, Successful Completion of UENC (Universal Energy Chain) Product Launch Ceremony
UENC held its product launch with fruitful results in Digital China Conference Center in Fuzhou city, Fujian province. More than 800 attendees were present for the conference, among which more than
Oct 31, 2019 15:50 KST
Visa Expands Transit Partner Program to Accelerate Delivery of Improved Rider Journeys Around the World
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced that 100 partners have enrolled in its global transit partner program, Visa Ready for Transit, giving transit agencies access to an expanded network of technology s
Oct 31, 2019 15:02 KST
Now Powering Over 1 Million Merchants, Shopify Debuts Global Economic Impact Report
Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP) (TSX:SHOP), the leading global commerce company, today released its first global economic impact report showcasing the growth of businesses built on Shopify and how they benef
Oct 25, 2019 10:24 KST
Hanpass Mobile App Offers Money Transfers Around the World with Western Union
Hanpass, one of the leading fintech companies in Korea, today announced the launch of international money transfers from the Hanpass mobile app, with Western Union, a leader in cross-border, cross-cur
Oct 23, 2019 18:35 KST
Visa Completes Acquisition of Rambus Payments Portfolio
Today, Visa (NYSE: V) announced that it has completed the acquisition of the token services and ticketing businesses, formerly Bell ID and Ecebs LTD, from Rambus (NASDAQ: RMBS), a premier silicon IP a
Oct 22, 2019 10:23 KST
Alibaba Kicks Off 2019 11.11 Global Shopping Festival
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) today kicked off its 2019 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, taking the annual celebration into its second decade with a focus on “new consumption,” “new busine
Oct 10, 2019 19:56 KST
The Habit Burger Grill Sets Sights on South Korea
The Habit Burger Grill (Nasdaq: HABT) is setting its sights on South Korea as the next international growth target as the burger-centric restaurant concept continues its steady march abroad. To suppor
Oct 10, 2019 18:05 KST
PMI Sets Carbon Neutrality Target for All of Its Factories By 2030
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) today announced its aim that all its factories become carbon neutral by 2030. The announcement comes as PMI celebrates its factory in Klaipeda, Lithua
Oct 10, 2019 16:40 KST
lululemon and the United Nations Foundation Launch New Program to Address Mental and Physical Health of UN Humanitarian Aid Workers
lululemon and the United Nations Foundation today announced their partnership around an innovative program to address the mental and physical health of UN development and humanitarian workers who serv
Oct 07, 2019 14:00 KST
Samsung Pay and Finablr Announce Cross-Border Payments Partnership
Finablr PLC, a global platform for payments, and Samsung Electronics America today introduced the Money Transfer feature in Samsung Pay. This new in-app international money transfer service, a first o
Oct 04, 2019 11:13 KST
Philip Morris International Recognized for Best-in-Class Practices by the 2019 Golden Bridge Awards®
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) announced today that it has earned four prestigious honors in the 2019 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards®, the world’s premier “Business Aw
Oct 01, 2019 14:18 KST
Bacardi Announces European Launch of Shake Your Future, a Life-changing Experience Giving the Unemployed a New Start in Mixology
Bacardi, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, today announced the European launch of its initiative to help tackle youth unemployment. Shake Your Future is the company’s bartending
Oct 01, 2019 11:20 KST
Revolut Chooses Visa as Lead Issuing Partner to Drive Rapid Global Expansion
Visa (NYSE:V) and Revolut, the leading fintech in Europe, today announced a new agreement that will help Revolut expand its business globally. Leveraging Visa’s brand, scale and global acceptance foot
Sep 27, 2019 13:04 KST
Dole Celebrates World Maritime Day Highlighting the Importance of Gender Equality and Sustainability
Dole Food Company joins The International Maritime Organization in celebrating the World Maritime Day every year on the 26th of September. The theme this year is Empowering Women in the Maritime Indus
Sep 26, 2019 17:46 KST
Philip Morris International Inc. Launches IQOS 3 DUO
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) announced today the latest addition to its smoke-free portfolio, IQOS 3 DUO. The continued development of technology exemplified by IQOS 3 DUO—driven
Sep 26, 2019 17:43 KST
SAP Cloud Solutions Land on Alibaba Cloud Platform in China
Alibaba Group and SAP today announced that SAP S/4HANA® Cloud and SAP® Cloud Platform are now available on Alibaba Cloud, the data intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group in China. Chinese enterprises
Alibaba and WFP announced the launch of Hunger Map LIVE
Sep 26, 2019 11:02 KST
Alibaba and WFP Unveil Next Generation of Machine Learning Technology in the Fight Against Hunger
Today, Alibaba Group and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced the launch of “Hunger Map LIVE,” a groundbreaking global hunger monitoring system that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI
Sep 24, 2019 16:50 KST
Western Union Expands Global Real-time Payment Capabilities for Millions of Consumers and Business Accounts
Sibos Conference - Western Union (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, today announced availability of its real-time cross-border platform to accelerate international co
Sep 24, 2019 14:15 KST
Visa B2B Connect Expands to 32 New Countries and Announces Integration With Infosys
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced that its Visa B2B Connect network has doubled its reach - from 30 global trade corridors at launch in June 2019, to 62, with the goal to expand to over 100 countries
Sep 23, 2019 13:32 KST
Upfield Announces Strategic Partnership with Starling (Earthworm and Airbus) to Leverage Satellite Data to Help Validate Their Commitment on No Deforestation
Today, Upfield, a leading producer of plant-based products, announced partnership with Starling to ensure their ongoing support for Upfield’s vision for a “Better Plant Based Future” drives innovation
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