SINGAPORE, Aug 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sompo International, a leading global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty (re)insurance, today announced the appointment of Vicky Sarjeant as Head of Energy Insurance, Asia Pacific. She will be based in Singapore, and report to Paul O’Neill, President of Commercial Lines, Insurance, Asia…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 30 (Bernama) — More Asian travellers to Malaysia will enjoy a seamless digital payment experience at over 1.8 million merchants across the country while Malaysian residents will be able to pay with e-wallets of their home country abroad, thanks to a MOU signed recently between Payments…

DURHAM, N.C., Aug 30 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — BioSkryb Genomics, a company transforming single-cell analysis by enabling the most complete multiomic view of the cellular ecosystem, from discovery to diagnostics, today announced a partnership with Research Instruments Pte Ltd, a premier distributor for genomic and life science research products in Southeast Asia, to…

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Starr Insurance today announced that Sean Chen, a 14-year member of Starr’s global team, has been named chief executive officer of Starr International Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Starr Singapore), effective August 28.Sean most recently served as Starr’s regional manager for Korea, Taiwan and Japan…

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug 30 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Travelshift, the leading online travel agency (OTA) in Iceland has raised $10 million USD of capital from existing shareholders, raising the total funding amount to $30 million USD. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=46864

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today,Quantexa, a global leader in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, announced that it has won the 2023 Google Cloud’s Industry Solution Technology Partner of the Year award for Line of Business Processes. The award comes after its…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 30 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — More Asian travellers to Malaysia will enjoy a seamless digital payment experience at over 1.8 million merchants across the country while Malaysian residents will be able to pay with e-wallets of their home country abroad, thanks to a MOU signed recently between…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) — UMW Holdings Berhad’s (“Group”) profit after taxation and minority interests (“PATAMI”) surged to RM303.6 million for the second quarter ended 30 June 2023 (“Q2 2023”), compared with the RM107.2 million registered in the corresponding quarter ended 30 June 2022 (“corresponding quarter”), mainly attributed to the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) — LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) announced the opening of a new flagship office in Kuala Lumpur. The step reinforces LSEG’s commitment to nurturing local talent and fostering economic growth in Malaysia.  Since 2002, LSEG has been a key player in Malaysia’s financial landscape, delivering vital…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) — In an ongoing commitment to promote motorcycle road safety and responsible riding practices, Berjaya Sompo Insurance Berhad (“Berjaya Sompo”) launched its “Ride Safe with Berjaya Sompo Insurance” campaign. The campaign features Yulina, a motorbike racer who shares her journey towards becoming a racer, emphasising the importance of safe…