Arabian Post Staff Emaar Properties demonstrated a resilient performance in H1 2020 by recording revenue of AED 9.032 billion (US$ 2.459 billion) across its assets in the first half of the year (January-June) and net profit of AED 2.007 billion (US$ 546 million), despite the impact brought to bear by the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy. Emaar delivered half-yearly property sales of AED 5.120 billion (US$ […]
Members of The 1 loyalty programme gain access to AI-driven lifestyle, health and wealth services HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 11 August 2020 – Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand) Public Company Limited (“Prudential Thailand”) and The 1 CENTRAL LIMITED (“The 1”) today signed an agreement for the country’s first lifestyle and health collaboration, bringing enhanced digital services to members of Thailand’s leading loyalty programme. The 1 is […]
SINGAPORE AND REDMOND, WASH. – Media OutReach – 11 August 2020 – Standard Chartered Bank and Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced a three-year strategic partnership to accelerate the bank’s digital transformation through a cloud-first strategy. This partnership marks a significant milestone for Standard Chartered in making its vision for virtual banking, next-generation payments, open banking and banking-as-a-service a reality. Leveraging Azure as a preferred cloud platform, the companies will also co-innovate […]
Measures under the Transform for Growth efficiency program defined and initiated – annual cost savings of around €100 million expected from 2022 Group guidance for 2020 remains under review; medium-term targets confirmed Revenue target for China in 2022 raised to €800 million[1] DEUTZ Group: overview of key figures € million H1 2020 Change Q2 2020 Change New orders 623.6 -34.6% 266.9 -39.2% Unit sales (units) 73,859 […]
Leading Japan with 60% market share, Amaten to become the next Amazon in the gift card industry, estimated to reach $2.7 Trillion in value by 2027 TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 11 August 2020 – Japan’s largest digital gift card marketplace “Amaten” has announced plans to globalize its brand across the world, after record sale that reached $100 million USD. The company has reinvented the digital gift card solutions […]
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 10 August 2020 – RB Hong Kong is proud to announce Dettol received the Health Partnership Award 2020 that recognized our contribution to Outstanding Community Service in Personal Hygiene under the category of Corporate Social Responsibility. The Health Partnership Award is themed “Be your healthiest self”, aims to raise people awareness of lifelong health and wellness, which perfectly connects with […]
Arabian Post Staff DIFC FinTech Hive has attracted an unprecedented 620 global, regional and local applications for the signature programme. The 620 applications for the intake, exceeds the previous record of 425 applications, received in 2019. The applications represent an exceptionally broad range of concepts, submitted by an impressive pool of talent which reflects DIFC’s reputation for nurturing financial innovation. Specialisms include FinTech, InsurTech, RegTech and Islamic […]
HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – Aug 07, 2020 – The potential of Blockchain technology reaches across multiple industries. This 4.0 digital mechanism could be the answer for many stubborn social problems, especially when the world is facing a once-in-a-century health crisis — Covid-19 and is demanding urgent resolutions. This strange, yet promising, Blockchain corporation – Lina Network believes, it’s about time for them to take the next significant step […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 7 August 2020 – In celebration of National Day, and as a gesture of solidarity to help Singaporeans emerge stronger from the pandemic, NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) today launched its rebranded online learning platform, LHUB GO, which will offer 100 free courses to the general public and 200 free courses to NTUC Union Members for six months. Launched in partnership with Go1.com, the leading online […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 7 August 2020 – The name Leong Poh Kee may come across as unfamiliar to many digital natives. Yet, this unassuming company with almost 90 years of history is definitely a force to be reckoned with in the watch industry. Leong Poh Kee is a homegrown watch company in Singapore which started out as a humble watch repair shop in the 1930s. The family-run […]
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 6 August 2020 – OpenLegacy, a pioneer in digital-driven integration for core legacy systems, was recently selected by Shimane Bank to enhance its digital platforms. This milestone marks OpenLegacy’s official entry into Japan, after a strategic investment of US $20M from SBI Holdings earlier this year. A team of local go-to-market experts, delivery consultants and partners have been employed to serve the market. […]
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 6 August 2020 – Hong Kong businesses have embraced FinTech and are reaping the benefits, experiencing improved business efficiency, cost savings and an enhanced customer experience, according to a regional survey of business FinTech usage by CPA Australia. The survey found that 84 per cent of Hong Kong respondents expect their business to use at least one FinTech product or service in […]
Protocol gateways prove critical for smart industrial environments HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – August 6, 2020 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the global leader in cloud security, today released research revealing a new class of security vulnerabilities in protocol gateway devices that could expose Industry 4.0 environments to critical attacks. Also known as protocol translators, protocol gateways allow machinery, sensors, actuators and computers that […]
Nine new senior executives signal Envision Digital’s rapid global expansion in key Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 August 2020 – Global green tech, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (AIoT) technology leader, Envision Digital International Pte Ltd (“Envision Digital”), today announced the appointment of nine new management hires as the company expands to deliver on its Net Zero […]
Cybersecurity leader and Politecnico di Milano jointly release essential guidelines for secure OT development HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – August 5, 2020 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the global leader in cloud security, today announced new research highlighting design flaws in legacy languages and released new secure coding guidelines to help Industry 4.0 developers greatly reduce the software attack surface. And […]
Advocating the Dutch Way of Organic Dairy Farming to Enhance Biodiversity within the Agricultural Ecosystem HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 5 August 2020 – As one of the world’s leading and largest dairy cooperatives with almost 150 years of Dutch dairy heritage and expertise, FrieslandCampina is committed to providing better nutrition for the world while ensuring a good living for the farmers and creating a sustainable natural […]
Organizations can save the cost of 8 full time employees by adopting an XDR approach, says ESG HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 3 August 2020 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the global leader in cloud security, today shared the significant business value driven by cloud-powered XDR and Managed XDR offerings, which optimize threat detection and response across all critical vectors. In a recent survey commissioned […]
Futurist sheds light on ‘new normal’ at E-Day seminar HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 30 July 2020 – Local start-ups have been rising to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic with agility and creativity. This year’s HKTDC Entrepreneur Day (E-Day), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), underwent a transformation in terms of format and content, with a series of seminars broadcast live on 16 and 17 July […]
SINGAPORE / KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 30 July 2020 – Singapore’s Fintech technology provider, Hashstacs Pte Ltd (“STACS“), today announced that it has partnered with Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia“) on a Blockchain Proof-of-Concept (“POC”) project dubbed “Project Harbour” for its Bonds marketplace. Project Harbour is centred around the usage of Distributed Ledger Technology (” DLT”) as a register in facilitating the growth of Labuan’s bond marketplace. The […]
Released whitepaper assesses the key trends shaping Asia Pacific’s workforce, and the critical role of organizations, people and technology in realizing a hybrid workplace SINGAPORE – Media OutReach -29 JULY 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to transform our daily lives, Microsoft, with research from TechRepublic Premium, looked into the impact the pandemic has had on the region’s legacy work styles, business operations and how […]
Staying Resilient Amid Economic Uncertainty 1H 2020 Group Profitability Improved Year-on-Year Highlights First Half of 2020 Group revenue of US$991.6 million improved by 5.9% over the same period last year and decreased by 10.5% compared to the second half of last year Group net profit of HK$390.8 million increased 119.2% as compared with the first six-month period of last year; and decreased 12.0% compared to the […]
Priced from as low as one-third[1] the cost of a traditional critical illness (CI) plan, the FWD Big 3 CI plan offers one-time full pay-out upon diagnosis of any cancer, heart attack or stroke — which collectively account for 90% of all CI insurance claims in Singapore SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 29 July 2020 – FWD Singapore (“FWD”) has launched a first-in-market insurance plan – Big 3 Critical […]
The Netherlands plans to share innovations in the water, energy and food sectors at Expo 2020 Dubai Sustainability developments in recent years have increasingly focused on water, energy and food. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has noted how water, energy and food security are heavily interdependent – a concept described as the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus. Gulf countries face complex challenges when it comes to meeting the growing […]
Prudential enhances customer offerings and engagement by introducing the science-backed Personal Activity Intelligence score across 11 Asian markets HONG KONG, CHINA and VANCOUVER, CANADA – Media OutReach – 28 July 2020 – Prudential Corporation Asia (Prudential) and PAI Health today announced that PAI Health’s science-backed activity metric for heart health, known as Personal Activity Intelligence, will be featured in the Pulse by Prudential (Pulse) digital health app, the first […]
