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Coherent provides digital platforms and data intelligence engines to empower insurers to evolve and shape the post-COVID future of insurance   HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 10 November 2020 – Coherent, the provider of digital platforms to insurers, today confirmed a US$14M Series A funding round led by global VC fund Cathay Innovation, with participation from Franklin Templeton. The funds will fuel the insurtech start-up to expand its […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 9 November 2020 – AXA Insurance today announced the launch of the #AXAHugsForGood challenge, a community engagement initiative which rallies everyone in Singapore to show care for people in their lives through a virtual hug. As individuals continue to be more digitally connected than ever but physically distanced, AXA is encouraging everyone in Singapore to send virtual hugs with personalised messages as a way to express care […]

Customers can expect the best deals on the DEEBOT Robot Vacuums online, including the new DEEBOT OZMO T8 Family.   SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 9 November 2020 – ECOVACS ROBOTICS, the world’s leader of Home Service Robotics, will be offering its greatest deals via its Lazada and Shopee official stores this 11.11 shopping festival, with flagship products such as the DEEBOT OZMO T8 AIVI, DEEBOT OZMO T8, and DEEBOT U2 […]

The accounting and corporate compliance super app will use funds to further develop its engineering, product development, and marketing   HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 November 2020 – Osome, a growing super app in the accounting and corporate compliance space, has raised US$3 million in funding by XA Network and AltaIR Capital. Small to medium sized businesses spend on average 120 days per year on administrative tasks, making it […]

Tis the season for early holiday savings with discounts and thousands of deals from brands including Laneige, LEGO, Skip Hop, Star Wars and more For every order above S$50 spent on items purchased from the Children’s Wishing Well’s Gift Guides, Amazon.sg will pledge a donation of S$5 to nonprofit organization Children’s Wishing Well to support underprivileged children this holiday season*  SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 November 2020 – (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Customers […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 November 2020 – Logicalis Asia, part of the Logicalis Group, a leading international IT solutions and managed services provider, has acquired a majority stake in iZeno, a company specialising in digital transformation, application modernisation, DevOps, customer experience and hybrid cloud solutions.    Headquartered in Singapore with additional operations in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, iZeno holds a leading presence in the region. With its team of 85+ […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 November 2020 – Chubb announced today the appointment of Khue Dinh as the new Country President for Vietnam’s general insurance business with immediate effect.   In her new role, Ms. Dinh will oversee the operations and business development activities of Chubb’s key business lines in Vietnam namely, Property & Casualty as well as Accident & Health Insurance. She is also responsible for the […]

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 5 November 2020 – FWD Hong Kong (‘FWD’) has launched the RetireFun Deferred Annuity Plan (‘RetireFun’), a Qualifying Deferred Annuity Policy (‘QDAP’) that offers enhanced flexibility and choice for customers. With an option of either a 5- or 10-year premium payment term, customers can now start flexibly building retirement reserves that cater to their own circumstances. They can also select an annuity period of 10 […]

The first tournament of the Ladies Asian Tour series is the Hana Financial Group Championship, commencing November 5 at Sky72, Incheon The series is slated to have at least six events across Asia in 2021, including the Singapore Women’s Open    INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA – Media OutReach – 4 November 2020 – Hana Financial Group Championship 2020 will tee off this Thursday as the first tournament of the newly […]

First unsecured corporate JPY term loan at JPY Tibor plus 2.00% Enhanced banking relationship with E.Sun Commercial Bank, Ltd (“E.Sun”), MUFG Bank, Ltd. (“MUFG”) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”) Demonstrates ESR’s ability to further reduce its borrowing cost post IPO with improved credit profile HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 3 November 2020 – ESR Cayman Limited (“ESR” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries as the “Group”; SEHK […]

World No. 1 Jin Young KO, KLPGA No. 1 Hyo Joo KIM among players competing in the first of the newly minted Ladies Asian Tour series, for a total purse of KRW 1.5 billion (US$1.3 million)   SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – Media OutReach – 3 November 2020 – Hana Financial Group (Chairman Jung-Tai Kim, www.hanafn.com) has announced that the 2020 KLPGA Hana Financial Group Championship is to be held at the […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 November 2020 – Following its successful launch in the Philippines, the unique one-stop proptech solution to property needs in Southeast Asia, Ohmyhome, today announced the expansion of its cross-border property transaction capabilities to the archipelago, allowing buyers and investors from Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines to easily conduct property deals in these three countries.   Bridging the real estate literacy gap, Ohmyhome offers an […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 3 November 2020 – Habitap, Asia’s first fully integrated property management solution, debuts its cost-effective, easy-to-use, and highly adaptable integrated Visitor and Tenant Management System, Tap Commercial. With an emphasis on flexibility and minimizing barriers of entry to smart technology adoption, Tap Commercial empowers any building to step into the future of facility management.   As smart building management becomes the norm, there will be a need […]

HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 30 October 2020 – DFA Awards 2020 is pleased to announce its recipients for the year of 2020. Three design trendsetters have been recognised under the three individual awards, namely the DFA Lifetime Achievement Award (DFA LAA), the DFA Design Leadership Award (DFA DLA), and the DFA World’s Outstanding Chinese Designer (DFA WOCD). In addition, 197 design projects have been recognised under the […]

HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 30 October 2020 – DFA Awards 2020 is pleased to announce its recipients for the year of 2020. Three design trendsetters have been recognised under the three individual awards, namely the DFA Lifetime Achievement Award (DFA LAA), the DFA Design Leadership Award (DFA DLA), and the DFA World’s Outstanding Chinese Designer (DFA WOCD). In addition, 197 design projects have been recognised under the DFA […]

HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 30 October 2020 – FWD Hong Kong (‘FWD’) won five awards at the Hong Kong Insurance Awards (HKIA) 2020, an event organised by the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers to recognise outstanding performance and innovation in the insurance industry.   FWD Hong Kong won awards in five categories at the Hong Kong Insurance Awards (HKIA) 2020, which included the top prize in Outstanding […]

Advances in Managing Data Create New Levels of Insight and Performance Accountability for Today’s Agile Organizations   SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 30 October 2020 – Workday Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced availability of Workday Accounting Center and machine learning (ML)-driven predictive forecasts for Workday Adaptive Planning, as well as additional functionality across its finance offerings, to drive insights, […]

Sri Lankan logistics giant automates its logistics value chain with Infor WMS & Infor Birst, improving productivity   SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 30 October 2020 – Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, announced today that Sri Lankan logistics giant John Keells Logistics will leverage Infor Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Infor Birst to digitize and optimize its logistics value chain, enhancing […]

PRUWorks offers solutions enabling businesses to build a more engaged workforce, as well as attract and retain talent   HONG KONG, CHINA / SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 29 October 2020 – Prudential Corporation Asia (Prudential) is providing its small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) customers in Asia and Africa access to Stash’s highly-customisable digital incentive payment platform. The offering is available through PRUWorks, Prudential’s one-stop digital platform for SMEs […]

Low-cost, high-efficiency blockchain technology brings insurance to under-insured  Blockchain a single “source of truth” that eliminates costly back-office work   HONG KONG – Media OutReach – 29 October 2020 – Galileo Platforms, a specialist blockchain technology platform for the insurance industry, has become the first company to have its advanced blockchain platform used by an insurer as its core policy administration system with Singlife’s launch in the Philippines.   Galileo […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 29 October, 2020 –  Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, today announced that a nationwide decrease in medical plan utilisations due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is likely to decrease medical trend rates in Singapore next year. Growth in employer-provided medical benefit costs are expected to drop […]

Rebranding exercise aims to better harness the Kampung Spirit of Singaporeans supporting their favourite local businesses   SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 27 October 2020 – Singapore-based peer-to-peer (P2P) investment network SeedIn today announced its rebranding to BRDGE. With the rebranding, BRDGE will be able to better reflect the company’s mission to serve Singapore’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) not just through financial support but with the […]

Leading Japanese cloud system provides up to 70% funding support for companies to optimise workflow Added benefits of managing staggered shifts and employee movement tracking SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 26 October 2020 – Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can now defray the costs of implementing a reliable workforce management system with the adoption of King of Time by Huubap. Under approval from Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Japan’s number […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 26 October 2020 – Best Physics Tuition Centre is revealing its plans to develop an IT learning platform by tapping on the government-funded Enterprise Development Grant (EDG). This project is in the works, along with the digitalisation of services to take learning online.   As an education centre, Best Physics Tuition Centre is focused on providing students with Integrated Programme (IP), GCE A level and GCE […]

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