Infobip positioned furthest in Completeness of Vision

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Global communications platform Infobip has once again been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS)¹. This year the company is placed furthest in Completeness of Vision. Infobip views this third consecutive recognition as acknowledging its status as a global CPaaS powerhouse.

Magic Quadrant² reports are a culmination of rigorous, fact-based research in specific markets, providing a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the providers in markets where growth is high and provider differentiation is distinct. Providers are positioned into four quadrants: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries and Niche Players. The research enables customers to get the most from market analysis in alignment with their unique business and technology needs. As a Leader, Infobip is recognized for both its Ability to Execute and its Completeness of Vision.

Infobip powers conversations for some of the world’s most innovative businesses including Microsoft, Uber, Meta, NEXT, Digitaleo, AXA Partners, and the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team. Its full-stack omnichannel platform spans voice, SMS, email, and Rich Communication Services (RCS), delivering advanced conversational capabilities and AI-enhanced experiences. Complementing this, Infobip’s strategic partnerships with Deutsche Telekom AG, NVIDIA, Telefónica, and others highlight its commitment to driving innovation and building next-generation communication and AI infrastructures.

Infobip is accelerating the future of CPaaS through bold innovation in AI and automation. Its AI Hub seamlessly integrates agentic AI, generative AI and advanced analytics to drive scalable customer engagement. At the same time, Infobip is driving global adoption of RCS Business Messaging and pioneering the expansion of the Network API ecosystem, reinforcing its leadership in emerging communication technologies.

Silvio Kutić, CEO at Infobip, said: “We’re not just participating in the evolution of communications; we are defining it in co-creation with our customers and partners. We will continue setting the pace in transforming how global enterprises connect, engage, and grow. We believe that being recognized by Gartner as a Leader is a strong validation of our continuous innovation and strategic foresight.”

Read a complimentary copy of the Gartner CPaaS Magic Quadrant 2025 report here: https://www.infobip.com/analyst-reports/gartner-magic-quadrant-cpaas-2025 

¹ Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Communications Platform as a Service by Lisa Unden-Farboud, Manoj Bhatia, Pankil Sheth, Ajit Patankar, 21 July 2025.

² Gartner Magic Quadrant: https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/magic-quadrants-research 

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Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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About Infobip

Infobip is a global cloud communications platform that enables businesses to build connected experiences across all stages of the customer journey. Accessed through a single platform, Infobip’s omnichannel engagement, identity, user authentication and contact centre solutions help businesses and partners overcome the complexity of consumer communications to grow business and increase loyalty. It offers natively built technology with the capacity to reach over seven billion mobile devices and ‘things’ in 6 continents connected to over 9,700+ connections of which 800+ are direct operator connections. Infobip was established in 2006 and is led by its co-founders, CEO Silvio Kutić and Izabel Jelenić.

Recent award wins include:

• Infobip named among Top 75 in Fortune’s Europe’s Most Innovative Companies 2025, placing it in the top 25% of all listed organizations (June 2025)
• Infobip ranked as a Leader in the Omdia CPaaS Universe Report for the third time (April 2025)
• Infobip ranked an Established Leader in the Juniper Research Conversational AI Leaderboard (Feb 2025)
• Infobip named a CPaaS Leader for the third time in the IDC MarketScape (Feb 2025)
• Infobip named one of the top CPaaS providers in Metrigy’s CPaaS MetriRank Report (Dec 2024)
• Infobip named number one among Established Leaders in RCS Business Messaging in Juniper Research’s RCS Business Messaging Competitor Leaderboard 2024 (Nov 2024)
• Infobip recognized as the number one provider in the AIT Fraud Prevention market by Juniper Research (Oct 2024)
• Infobip named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) 2024 for the second year running (June 2024)
• Infobip named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (March 2024)

Infobip positioned furthest in Completeness of Vision

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Global communications platform Infobip has once again been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS)¹. This year the company is placed furthest in Completeness of Vision. Infobip views this third consecutive recognition as acknowledging its status as a global CPaaS powerhouse.

Magic Quadrant² reports are a culmination of rigorous, fact-based research in specific markets, providing a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the providers in markets where growth is high and provider differentiation is distinct. Providers are positioned into four quadrants: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries and Niche Players. The research enables customers to get the most from market analysis in alignment with their unique business and technology needs. As a Leader, Infobip is recognized for both its Ability to Execute and its Completeness of Vision.

Infobip powers conversations for some of the world’s most innovative businesses including Microsoft, Uber, Meta, NEXT, Digitaleo, AXA Partners, and the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team. Its full-stack omnichannel platform spans voice, SMS, email, and Rich Communication Services (RCS), delivering advanced conversational capabilities and AI-enhanced experiences. Complementing this, Infobip’s strategic partnerships with Deutsche Telekom AG, NVIDIA, Telefónica, and others highlight its commitment to driving innovation and building next-generation communication and AI infrastructures.

Infobip is accelerating the future of CPaaS through bold innovation in AI and automation. Its AI Hub seamlessly integrates agentic AI, generative AI and advanced analytics to drive scalable customer engagement. At the same time, Infobip is driving global adoption of RCS Business Messaging and pioneering the expansion of the Network API ecosystem, reinforcing its leadership in emerging communication technologies.

Silvio Kutić, CEO at Infobip, said: “We’re not just participating in the evolution of communications; we are defining it in co-creation with our customers and partners. We will continue setting the pace in transforming how global enterprises connect, engage, and grow. We believe that being recognized by Gartner as a Leader is a strong validation of our continuous innovation and strategic foresight.”

Read a complimentary copy of the Gartner CPaaS Magic Quadrant 2025 report here: https://www.infobip.com/analyst-reports/gartner-magic-quadrant-cpaas-2025 

¹ Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Communications Platform as a Service by Lisa Unden-Farboud, Manoj Bhatia, Pankil Sheth, Ajit Patankar, 21 July 2025.

² Gartner Magic Quadrant: https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/magic-quadrants-research 

Gartner disclaimer
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner and Magic Quadrant is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

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About Infobip

Infobip is a global cloud communications platform that enables businesses to build connected experiences across all stages of the customer journey. Accessed through a single platform, Infobip’s omnichannel engagement, identity, user authentication and contact centre solutions help businesses and partners overcome the complexity of consumer communications to grow business and increase loyalty. It offers natively built technology with the capacity to reach over seven billion mobile devices and ‘things’ in 6 continents connected to over 9,700+ connections of which 800+ are direct operator connections. Infobip was established in 2006 and is led by its co-founders, CEO Silvio Kutić and Izabel Jelenić.

Recent award wins include:

• Infobip named among Top 75 in Fortune’s Europe’s Most Innovative Companies 2025, placing it in the top 25% of all listed organizations (June 2025)
• Infobip ranked as a Leader in the Omdia CPaaS Universe Report for the third time (April 2025)
• Infobip ranked an Established Leader in the Juniper Research Conversational AI Leaderboard (Feb 2025)
• Infobip named a CPaaS Leader for the third time in the IDC MarketScape (Feb 2025)
• Infobip named one of the top CPaaS providers in Metrigy’s CPaaS MetriRank Report (Dec 2024)
• Infobip named number one among Established Leaders in RCS Business Messaging in Juniper Research’s RCS Business Messaging Competitor Leaderboard 2024 (Nov 2024)
• Infobip recognized as the number one provider in the AIT Fraud Prevention market by Juniper Research (Oct 2024)
• Infobip named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) 2024 for the second year running (June 2024)
• Infobip named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (March 2024)

GUANGZHOU, China, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The 27th China (Guangzhou) International Building Decoration Fair (CBD Fair Guangzhou), held in tandem with the Guangzhou International Bath & Sanitary Ware Fair (CBS Fair), concluded on July 11. Spanning 300,000 square meters, the fair hosted nearly 2,000 exhibitors and over 70 high-level forums and conferences. A total of 205,621 professional attendees from 145 countries and regions joined the event, with international attendance rising by 47.22% year-on-year.

Against the backdrop of a complex global economic landscape, CBD Fair Guangzhou has positioned itself as a resilient force in the home and building decoration sector. By closely tracking industry shifts and evolving market dynamics, the fair has undertaken a series of structural innovations and mission upgrades aimed at advancing high-quality development across the industry.

Moving beyond a traditional exhibition format, CBD Fair Guangzhou has redefined itself as a year-round, full-chain, and multi-channel service platform with exhibitions as its core. This transformation reflects its renewed commitment to fostering business conversion and offering comprehensive industry empowerment. Central to this evolution is the integration of three innovation-driven ecosystems—Interior, Exterior, and Matech—that merge design, product, and material technologies to stimulate cross-sector collaboration and sustainable growth.

The platform has also reinforced six core market channels: Pro Dealers, Designers, Home Decorators, Foreign Traders, Commercial Decoration, and New Media. Branded initiatives such as Dealer-Link, CBD World-Connect, and Design-Link have created targeted opportunities for stakeholder engagement, while enhancing the overall quality and impact of both exhibitor and visitor participation. For example, in response to the growing international ambitions of Chinese brands, the CBD World-Connect project has facilitated meaningful trade connections and accelerated global market access for domestic manufacturers through curated matchmaking sessions and procurement delegations from key international markets. 

Over 70 high-caliber events ran alongside the exhibition, offering deep dives into emerging trends such as AI-driven design, sustainable practices, adaptive reuse, and global expansion strategies. These activities provided an open forum for knowledge exchange and set a strategic agenda for the global home and building decoration industry.

Looking ahead, CBD Fair Guangzhou will continue to align itself with the core demands of industry transformation, deepening its role as a year-round empowerment platform. By uniting stakeholders across the value chain, the fair aims to help shape a forward-looking blueprint for the next phase of industry development.

GUANGZHOU, China, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The 27th China (Guangzhou) International Building Decoration Fair (CBD Fair Guangzhou), held in tandem with the Guangzhou International Bath & Sanitary Ware Fair (CBS Fair), concluded on July 11. Spanning 300,000 square meters, the fair hosted nearly 2,000 exhibitors and over 70 high-level forums and conferences. A total of 205,621 professional attendees from 145 countries and regions joined the event, with international attendance rising by 47.22% year-on-year.

Against the backdrop of a complex global economic landscape, CBD Fair Guangzhou has positioned itself as a resilient force in the home and building decoration sector. By closely tracking industry shifts and evolving market dynamics, the fair has undertaken a series of structural innovations and mission upgrades aimed at advancing high-quality development across the industry.

Moving beyond a traditional exhibition format, CBD Fair Guangzhou has redefined itself as a year-round, full-chain, and multi-channel service platform with exhibitions as its core. This transformation reflects its renewed commitment to fostering business conversion and offering comprehensive industry empowerment. Central to this evolution is the integration of three innovation-driven ecosystems—Interior, Exterior, and Matech—that merge design, product, and material technologies to stimulate cross-sector collaboration and sustainable growth.

The platform has also reinforced six core market channels: Pro Dealers, Designers, Home Decorators, Foreign Traders, Commercial Decoration, and New Media. Branded initiatives such as Dealer-Link, CBD World-Connect, and Design-Link have created targeted opportunities for stakeholder engagement, while enhancing the overall quality and impact of both exhibitor and visitor participation. For example, in response to the growing international ambitions of Chinese brands, the CBD World-Connect project has facilitated meaningful trade connections and accelerated global market access for domestic manufacturers through curated matchmaking sessions and procurement delegations from key international markets. 

Over 70 high-caliber events ran alongside the exhibition, offering deep dives into emerging trends such as AI-driven design, sustainable practices, adaptive reuse, and global expansion strategies. These activities provided an open forum for knowledge exchange and set a strategic agenda for the global home and building decoration industry.

Looking ahead, CBD Fair Guangzhou will continue to align itself with the core demands of industry transformation, deepening its role as a year-round empowerment platform. By uniting stakeholders across the value chain, the fair aims to help shape a forward-looking blueprint for the next phase of industry development.

GUANGZHOU, China, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The 27th China (Guangzhou) International Building Decoration Fair (CBD Fair Guangzhou), held in tandem with the Guangzhou International Bath & Sanitary Ware Fair (CBS Fair), concluded on July 11. Spanning 300,000 square meters, the fair hosted nearly 2,000 exhibitors and over 70 high-level forums and conferences. A total of 205,621 professional attendees from 145 countries and regions joined the event, with international attendance rising by 47.22% year-on-year.

Against the backdrop of a complex global economic landscape, CBD Fair Guangzhou has positioned itself as a resilient force in the home and building decoration sector. By closely tracking industry shifts and evolving market dynamics, the fair has undertaken a series of structural innovations and mission upgrades aimed at advancing high-quality development across the industry.

Moving beyond a traditional exhibition format, CBD Fair Guangzhou has redefined itself as a year-round, full-chain, and multi-channel service platform with exhibitions as its core. This transformation reflects its renewed commitment to fostering business conversion and offering comprehensive industry empowerment. Central to this evolution is the integration of three innovation-driven ecosystems—Interior, Exterior, and Matech—that merge design, product, and material technologies to stimulate cross-sector collaboration and sustainable growth.

The platform has also reinforced six core market channels: Pro Dealers, Designers, Home Decorators, Foreign Traders, Commercial Decoration, and New Media. Branded initiatives such as Dealer-Link, CBD World-Connect, and Design-Link have created targeted opportunities for stakeholder engagement, while enhancing the overall quality and impact of both exhibitor and visitor participation. For example, in response to the growing international ambitions of Chinese brands, the CBD World-Connect project has facilitated meaningful trade connections and accelerated global market access for domestic manufacturers through curated matchmaking sessions and procurement delegations from key international markets. 

Over 70 high-caliber events ran alongside the exhibition, offering deep dives into emerging trends such as AI-driven design, sustainable practices, adaptive reuse, and global expansion strategies. These activities provided an open forum for knowledge exchange and set a strategic agenda for the global home and building decoration industry.

Looking ahead, CBD Fair Guangzhou will continue to align itself with the core demands of industry transformation, deepening its role as a year-round empowerment platform. By uniting stakeholders across the value chain, the fair aims to help shape a forward-looking blueprint for the next phase of industry development.

GUANGZHOU, China, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The 27th China (Guangzhou) International Building Decoration Fair (CBD Fair Guangzhou), held in tandem with the Guangzhou International Bath & Sanitary Ware Fair (CBS Fair), concluded on July 11. Spanning 300,000 square meters, the fair hosted nearly 2,000 exhibitors and over 70 high-level forums and conferences. A total of 205,621 professional attendees from 145 countries and regions joined the event, with international attendance rising by 47.22% year-on-year.

Against the backdrop of a complex global economic landscape, CBD Fair Guangzhou has positioned itself as a resilient force in the home and building decoration sector. By closely tracking industry shifts and evolving market dynamics, the fair has undertaken a series of structural innovations and mission upgrades aimed at advancing high-quality development across the industry.

Moving beyond a traditional exhibition format, CBD Fair Guangzhou has redefined itself as a year-round, full-chain, and multi-channel service platform with exhibitions as its core. This transformation reflects its renewed commitment to fostering business conversion and offering comprehensive industry empowerment. Central to this evolution is the integration of three innovation-driven ecosystems—Interior, Exterior, and Matech—that merge design, product, and material technologies to stimulate cross-sector collaboration and sustainable growth.

The platform has also reinforced six core market channels: Pro Dealers, Designers, Home Decorators, Foreign Traders, Commercial Decoration, and New Media. Branded initiatives such as Dealer-Link, CBD World-Connect, and Design-Link have created targeted opportunities for stakeholder engagement, while enhancing the overall quality and impact of both exhibitor and visitor participation. For example, in response to the growing international ambitions of Chinese brands, the CBD World-Connect project has facilitated meaningful trade connections and accelerated global market access for domestic manufacturers through curated matchmaking sessions and procurement delegations from key international markets. 

Over 70 high-caliber events ran alongside the exhibition, offering deep dives into emerging trends such as AI-driven design, sustainable practices, adaptive reuse, and global expansion strategies. These activities provided an open forum for knowledge exchange and set a strategic agenda for the global home and building decoration industry.

Looking ahead, CBD Fair Guangzhou will continue to align itself with the core demands of industry transformation, deepening its role as a year-round empowerment platform. By uniting stakeholders across the value chain, the fair aims to help shape a forward-looking blueprint for the next phase of industry development.

SINGAPORE, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ –– Singapore Management University (SMU) today announced that it has completed the issuance of a S$150 million Sustainability Bond. The proceeds of the Bond are earmarked for financing and refinancing green and social projects that deliver clear environmental and social benefits, as guided by SMU’s newly established Sustainable Financing Framework.

The Sustainability Bond, the first such bond by an Autonomous University (AU) in Singapore, was issued on 28 July 2025 at a coupon rate of 2.022% and will mature on 28 July 2032. The Sole Lead Manager and Bookrunner for the bond issuance was Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC).

SMU President, Professor Lily Kong, said, “This inaugural Sustainability Bond is more than just a financial instrument — it reflects our belief that universities must play a leading role in building a more sustainable and inclusive future. We’ve been guided by our Sustainability Blueprint since 2022 and are proud to contribute to the priorities set out in the Singapore Green Plan 2030. As a university, we take seriously our role in shaping future-ready graduates who are not only intellectually agile, but also attuned to the pressing challenges of our time. By embedding sustainability in our operations and investments, we hope to lead with purpose and conviction.”

“Launching this bond in our 25^th anniversary year feels especially meaningful — it signals our intent to grow with purpose, and to leave a positive, lasting impact on the communities we serve,” she added.

SMU Sustainable Finance Framework

In June 2025, SMU established a holistic and comprehensive Sustainable Financing Framework which aligns SMU’s financial practice with its sustainability goals (outlined in the SMU Sustainability Blueprint) and embodies SMU’s deep commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The Framework outlines the criteria and guidelines for SMU to allocate and manage the proceeds raised from sustainable finance transactions.

Developed in collaboration with its sole sustainability advisor, OCBC, the Framework provides the foundation for SMU to engage in sustainable finance transactions such as green, social and sustainability bonds and loans. It guides SMU’s issuance of sustainable finance debt instruments to finance or refinance projects and assets that deliver measurable environmental and/ or social benefits. These include green buildings, energy efficiency upgrades, green infocommunications technology infrastructure, sustainable water and waste management, as well as programmes that promote inclusive education, knowledge sharing, and mental health and wellbeing.

Mr Lim Boon Wee, SMU’s Senior Vice President, Administration, said, “This bond issuance is a strategic milestone for SMU as we align our financial strategy with our sustainability goals, and channel capital to where it matters most. It enables us to finance infrastructure and initiatives that enhance environmental performance and social impact, while ensuring transparency and accountability to our stakeholders.”

The Framework received a Second Party Opinion from ratings agency, Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s), affirming its alignment with internationally recognised standards and its significant contribution to sustainable outcomes. Moody’s further assessed the Framework as having a significant contribution to sustainability, giving it an overall Sustainability Quality Score of SQS2 – Very Good.

SMU also maintains a Aaa rating by Moody’s, the highest possible rating in assessing creditworthiness, reflecting the University’s robust institutional framework and healthy operating performance.

First Sustainability Bond issuance by a Singapore university

SMU’s Sustainability Bond is the first such bond issued by an AU in Singapore, and is differentiated in the scope of impact. Apart from green initiatives with environmental benefits, SMU is committing a portion of the proceeds raised to fund social programmes that promote inclusive education benefitting its students from low-income families. This differs from Green Bonds (focusing solely on projects with environmental benefits) and Sustainability-Linked Bonds (which are tied to predefined sustainability performance targets only) previously issued by other universities in Singapore.

Ms Elaine Lam, Head of Global Corporate Banking, OCBC, said, “With our strong track record in guiding clients through their green transition with strategic advisory and targeted financing solutions, we are excited to strengthen our long-standing partnership with SMU by supporting its first Sustainability Bond issuance covering both environmental projects as well as social programmes that promote inclusive education. A first by an autonomous university in Singapore, this bond issuance speaks to SMU’s leadership in integrating sustainability into its core mission, potentially inspiring its students to become future leaders who advocate for both environmental stewardship and social equity.”

Highlights of SMU’s sustainability-related achievements

• Ranked 18^th globally in the Environmental Sustainability lens, Environmental Impact category for the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025
• Winner, Sustainability Institution of the Year, 2024 International Green Gown Awards
• Won the fifth consecutive Silver Ribbon Mental Health Award in as many years since the awards were inaugurated by Silver Ribbon (Singapore) in 2020
• Entire campus awarded the Green Mark Platinum certification, with the first Green Mark Platinum Zero Energy building in the city centre
• First university in Singapore to introduce sustainability literacy and community service as graduation requirements

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