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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

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