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Global employee engagement platform, Reward Gateway acquired by worldwide leader in Employee Benefits, Edenred, for £1.15 bn
LONDON, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global employee engagement company, Reward Gateway has been acquired by the world's leading platform for people at work, Edenred for £1.15 bn from funds managed by Abry Partners and Castik Capital. Together Edenred and Reward Gateway will bring a unique and differentiated value proposition at scale to the market, by providing leading end-to-end employee services, from digital employee benefits, employee... Read More
Investing.com Acquires StreetInsider.com in Bid to Empower Retail Investors with Premium Hedge Fund-Level Content Feeds
NEW YORK, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Investing.com, the world's largest platform for financial data, tools news accessed by more than 60 million retail investors monthly, announced today it recently completed the acquisition and integration of Streetinsider.com, the top rated premium source for market moving breaking news on equities. Read More
China's plan to develop Xiong'an New Area, national project of millennial significance, demonstrates historical foresight
BEIJING, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from GLOBAL TIMES ONLINE: Boasting a civilization spanning more than 5,000 years, China has a lot of cities which are more than a thousand years old. According to incomplete statistics, 30 cities in China were built over 2,000 years ago, and 142 cities in the country have been officially designated as national historical and cultural cities. Xi'an city in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, which... Read More
Visa partners seven new startups to accelerate payments innovation in Asia Pacific
SINGAPORE, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today announced seven new startups it will partner as part of its Visa Accelerator Program in Asia Pacific. The seven startups selected as part of the 2023 program are from India, Mainland China, Thailand, Singapore and Germany and they will be working on solutions in the areas of Web 3.0, global money movement, embedded finance, merchant and small business... Read More
Omdia reveals market is favoring China panel makers as TCL and Hisense fortifies LCD TV panel purchase power with 24% market share in 1Q23
LONDON, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Competition from China's top tier TV makers is on the rise as TCL and Hisense, rank second and third largest panel purchasers with a 24% market share in 1Q23 indicating the market is favoring Chinese panel makers, reveals Omdia's TV Display OEM Intelligence Service. Previously at 22% in 2022, the latest combined market share for TCL and Hisense follows a historical four-year average with a total... Read More
Medit continues to see strong scanner adoption in Q1 2023
SEOUL, South Korea and LONG BEACH, Calif., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Medit (www.medit.com), a leading provider of 3D intraoral scanners and digital dentistry solutions, announced today that the number of intraoral scanner installations has increased by 46% in Q1 2023 compared to the same quarter last year. Medit first introduced its intraoral scanner to the market in 2018 with Medit i500 and has since broken down price barriers by offering... Read More
Helia Automates Processes, Transforms Internal Operations with Appian
SYDNEY, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) has announced Helia (formerly Genworth) as an Asian-Pacific Innovation Award winner at the 2023 Appian Innovation Awards. The award recognises an individual or team whose use of Appian is disrupting their market, serving as a catalyst for a new standard in how work is done. As one of Australia's leading Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) providers for the residential market, Helia has... Read More
Intentsify Takes Next Step to Support APAC Customers with Formal Expansion Into the Region
WESTWOOD, Mass., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Catapulting off its extraordinary organic success, Intentsify, the pioneer in next-generation precision buyer-intent intelligence and intent activation solutions, today announced formal operational expansion into APAC. Intentsify combines the latest AI technologies with advanced intent-derivation methods to deliver precision intent: the first and only intent data solution using natural language... Read More
BPAC and Novari Health Announce eReferral Integration
SYDNEY, Australia, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Novari Health and BPAC Clinical Solutions are proud to announce the successful integration of Novari's referral management software with BPAC's secure electronic referral system. This integration will provide an enhanced, streamlined, and more efficient way for healthcare professionals to electronically refer patients and manage referral workflows. This bi-directional integration enables... Read More
HLDS to Sell SK hynix P31 and P41 SSDs on Amazon
SEOUL, South Korea, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) has announced that it started selling SK hynix's high-performance SSDs (P31 and P41) on Amazon Europe, Singapore, and Australia, as an exclusive online reselling partner. HLDS, established in 2001 as a global joint venture between Hitachi, Ltd. and LG Electronics, has been the global leader in the optical disc drive (ODD) industry for over two decades. "We are... Read More
Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management and Flash Entertainment join forces to form an events, entertainment, and venue management powerhouse
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management (ADMM) and Flash Entertainment (Flash) have officially integrated their activities and operations, combining the complementary expertise of the two entities to launch a new powerhouse that will shape the future of events, entertainment, and venue management throughout the Middle East and beyond. The company has been named 'Ethara' - meaning 'thrill'... Read More
Hyundai Motor and Sony Pictures Team Up for the Third Time with 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'
SEOUL, South Korea and FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Company and Sony Pictures are joining forces again this summer on "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." The animated movie features a flying version of the company's Prophecy concept EV model and its future mobility vision. The collaboration stems from a global promotional partnership that Hyundai Motor inked with Sony Pictures in 2020 to showcase the... Read More
China Matters' Feature: What Makes Ningbo-CEEC Connection Vibrant?
BEIJING, China, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ningbo is a vibrant city located on China's east coast, boasting the third largest container port in the world. The finance-friendly environment and favourable policies facilitate Ningbo's role as a hub for international commerce. Specifically, Ningbo has become one of Central and Eastern Europe's largest business partners. 2022 saw Ningbo's imports and exports with CEE countries reach a staggering... Read More
eQ launches its first CLM solution, with a Digital Thread connecting iBase-t Solumina (MES) and PTC Windchill (PLM)
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the PTC LiveWorx conference in Boston, eQ Technologic and iBase-t jointly announced their strategic alliance to create and offer a Closed Loop Manufacturing (CLM) solution connecting iBase-t's Solumina MES with PLM and ERP systems. eQ's Low/No-Code eQube®-DaaS Platform weaves an enterprise-wide Data Fabric of integrated data, applications, and devices with actionable analytics to... Read More
Habitat for Humanity launches Home Equals campaign in support of people living in informal settlements around the world
ATLANTA, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Habitat for Humanity and our partners around the world today launched a five-year campaign, called Home Equals, seeking policy changes at the local, national and global levels to increase access to adequate housing in informal settlements. More than 1 billion people around the world live in slums and other informal settlements, and that figure continues to rise. These communities have very limited access... Read More
HKEX Celebrates Launch of Swap Connect
HONG KONG, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Monday) celebrated the launch of Swap Connect, the new mutual access programme between Hong Kong and Mainland China's interbank interest rate swap markets, with a ceremony held at HKEX Connect Hall and in Beijing. HKEX, through its clearing subsidiary OTC Clear, has been working together with China Foreign Exchange Trade System and Shanghai Clearing... Read More
Powerful ASIC Miners Updated with Unique Bitstream
NEW YORK, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitmanu is pleased to announce that its popular mining rigs have just been updated with a private and unique Bitstream. As a result of this key enhancement, BM 1, BM 2, and BM Pro miners are now capable of mining multiple algorithms. These three ASIC miners have already carved a niche in the market as the most profitable mining hardware ever. A blockchain startup owned and managed by a team of technology... Read More
Wolters Kluwer 2023 CCH® Tagetik inTouch Global User Conference Inspires Finance Leaders to 'Lead the Change'
LUCCA, Italy, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information, software solutions and services, will soon kick off its annual CCH Tagetik inTouch Global User Conference, taking place in Lucca, Italy, May 23-25. The conference will encourage finance executives to cultivate the courage, skills, and confidence needed to drive digital transformation in their companies and beyond. Read More
Lacework Appoints Lea Kissner as Chief Information Security Officer
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lacework, the data-driven cloud security company, today announced the appointment of Lea Kissner as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). As CISO, Kissner will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of Lacework's overall security strategy and programs. Kissner brings over 20 years of experience leading security, privacy, and anti-abuse efforts at global... Read More
Wanhua Chemical Signs Cooperation Deal with French Enterprise to Collaborate on Penglai Industrial Park Seawater Desalination Project
BEIJING, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wanhua Chemical ("Wanhua" or "the Company"; 600309.SS), along with other representatives from China and France, signed a three-party cooperative agreement recently to collaborate on Wanhua Chemical's Penglai Industrial Park seawater desalination project. The signing ceremony was held in Beijing at the fifth meeting of the Council of China-France Entrepreneurs, an official event for French President... Read More
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