Nippon Express (Singapore) Acquires GDP Certification For Facility In Changi Airport Bonded Area

TOKYO, Dec 16 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Nippon Express (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter, “NE Singapore”), a local subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Ltd. based in Tokyo, has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification, effective Friday, October 30, for its facility within the Singapore Changi Airport Free Trade Zone (FTZ), evidencing its compliance with…

Anantara Vacation Club and Wanda Hotels & Resorts Expand Cooperation, Providing Club Points Owners With More Vacation Options In China

Bangkok, TH, Dec 16 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anantara Vacation Club, Southeast Asia’s premier points-based vacation ownership programme, has announced that it will expand its cooperation with Wanda Hotels & Resorts, one of China’s largest luxury hotel management companies, to provide Club Points Owners with more domestic hotel choices in mainland China.…

Citi Asia Pacific Sets Record For Net New Money In Wealth Management Exceeds US$20bn For First Time In Its History

HONG KONG & SINGAPORE, Dec 16 (Bernama) —  • Citi has to date attracted over US$20bn in net new money across its regional wealth management business, surpassing last year’s total by over 10%.• This result includes the Consumer Banking wealth franchise as well as the Private Bank, covering emerging affluent…

Ambank Shortlists 30 SMEs For The Ambank BizRACE Season 3: Digitalisation & Halal Quest

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (Bernama) — AmBank is pleased to announce the selection of the Top 30 SMEs for Digitalisation and Halal Quest. The 30 companies for each track were chosen from a total of 2000 over registrations when the third season of the competition was launched in July 2020.The first…

Global New Account Fraud Decreased 23% In 2020, According To Jumio’s Holiday Fraud Report

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec 16 (Bernama) — New data from Jumio, the leading provider of AI-powered end-to-end identity verification and eKYC solutions, reveals that new account fraud based on ID verification declined 23.2% worldwide YOY in 2020, compared to 2019 results. At the same time, selfie-based fraud rates were five times higher…

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Peak Reinsurance Company Limited and Its Subsidiary

HONG KONG, Dec 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — AM Best affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Peak Reinsurance Company Limited (Peak Re) (Hong Kong) and its subsidiary, Peak Reinsurance AG (Switzerland). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.…

Nansha District of China: Ready for International Talents

GUANGZHOU, China, Dec 16 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — The high-quality development of China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is attracting the world’s top talents to come. As the geographic and geometric center of the Area, Nansha district, located in Guangzhou, has become a gathering place for talents, innovation and technology, providing growth…

Malaysia OGSE100: Some Green Shoots But Not Out of the Woods

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) — The 2015-2016 oil and gas industry downturn triggered cuts in activity and asset impairment in Malaysia’s oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) industry in recent years. But, financial data on the top 100 privately held and public-listed OGSE companies saw losses tapering off…

SmartStream Reveals New Brand Identity Reflecting Company’s Mission To Spearhead Technological Innovation

LONDON, Dec 15 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, today announced the launch of its new corporate brand identity, including an updated logo and website. The rebranding reflects the company’s constantly expanding use of innovation to advance its technological capabilities, as well as to…

ShopeePay Goes Live With DuitNow QR

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) — ShopeePay has gone live with DuitNow QR, after it became the first e-commerce platform mobile wallet to enable DuitNow QR, Malaysia’s National QR standard operated by Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet). ShopeePay has joined a growing DuitNow ecosystem, currently comprising 14 banks, namely Alliance Bank Malaysia…