HONG KONG, March 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — COINPAYMENTS, a global leader in cryptocurrency payment processing, today announces a partnership with OSL Group (863.HK), Asia’s leading stablecoin trading and payment platform, as part of its strategic expansion in the region.

The partnership, announced ahead of the Japan Grand Prix this weekend, will provide COINPAYMENTS with access to OSL Group’s existing local payment rails and fiat off ramping capabilities, enabling it to offer its secure, compliant and seamless digital payment solutions to businesses across the region.

Partnering with a premier, public company underscores COINPAYMENTS’ commitment to regulatory excellence and institutional-grade service standards. By aligning with an established regional leader, COINPAYMENTS significantly accelerates its strategic growth objectives across Asia, tapping into OSL Group’s deep-rooted expertise and local market credibility.

“Partnering with OSL Group marks a pivotal milestone in our global expansion strategy,” said Ali Rafi, Group CEO of COINPAYMENTS, who will be meeting with APAC-based partners and customers at the Suzuka Circuit during the Japan F1 Grand Prix this weekend. “By combining our industry-leading payment gateway with OSL’s regulated infrastructure, we are bridging the gap between digital assets and traditional commerce in one of the world’s most dynamic financial hubs. We are excited to empower businesses across Asia to embrace the future of finance with the speed and confidence that the COINPAYMENTS brand is known for.”

As the demand for digital asset payment methods experiences an unprecedented boom across Asia, the partnership positions COINPAYMENTS for an exceptional year ahead, providing the scale and compliant infrastructure necessary to lead the next wave of digital commerce innovation in the region. It comes following the appointment of Alexander von Kaldenberg as Head of Strategic Partnerships for Asia, a further signal of COINPAYMENTS’ commitment to the market.

Alexander von Kaldenberg, Head of Strategic Partnerships Asia at COINPAYMENTS, said: “Asia is at the forefront of the digital asset revolution and our partnership with OSL Group allows us to meet this surging demand head-on. By leveraging OSL’s local, robust payment rails, we are removing the friction points for merchants looking to adopt crypto payments. This isn’t just about expansion; it’s about providing local businesses with the institutional-grade tools they need to thrive in a digital-first economy.”

The partnership builds on COINPAYMENTS’ longstanding relationship with Banxa, the global Web3 payment infrastructure provider, which was acquired by OSL Group in January 2026.

Eugene Cheung, Chief Commercial Officer of OSL Group, said “We are delighted to partner with COINPAYMENTS, a move that directly supports our commitment to enhancing global ease of access and seamless money movement. This collaboration highlights the strategic synergy following OSL’s acquisition of Banxa, and reinforces our commitment to closing the gap between global digital commerce and institutional grade financial services. We look forward to working alongside COINPAYMENTS as it enters a new phase of growth and innovation.”

About COINPAYMENTS
COINPAYMENTS is the global cryptocurrency payment gateway powering the future of digital commerce, enabling merchants to accept and settle digital assets globally to unlock growth and serve a new generation of consumers. Founded in 2013, the company has processed over $50 billion in crypto transactions, serving more than 250,000 merchants. COINPAYMENTS is a proud partner of the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, bringing together two brands centred around trust, innovation, speed and high-performance.

Contact: coinpayments@mhpgroup.com

About OSL Group
OSL Group (HKEX: 863) is Asia’s leading stablecoin trading and payment platform that strives to provide compliant and efficient digital financial infrastructure services globally, empowering enterprises, financial institutions and individuals to seamlessly exchange, pay, trade, and settle between fiat and digital currencies. Grounded in the core values of Open, Secure, and Licensed, it is committed to building a more efficient ecosystem that connects global markets and enables instant, seamless and compliant value movement worldwide.

As global economies evolve and expectations for healthier, greener and more people-centred environments continue to rise, office and commercial spaces are entering a new phase of transformation. Sustainability is no longer only an environmental duty; it has become a strategic driver connecting ecological responsibility with business performance and social value.

GUANGZHOU, China, March 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Office & Commercial Space exhibition, held during Phase 2 of the 57^th of CIFF Guangzhou (March 28–31, 2026) at the Canton Fair Complex, positions itself as a forward-looking platform shaping a new generation of sustainable and intelligent workplaces.

Guided by the theme CONNECT•CREATE, CIFF Guangzhou translates sustainability into concrete business opportunities, moving from principles to practical, large-scale applications. The exhibition builds a green office ecosystem across three key sectors — Office Environment, Office Seating and Public Commercial Space — offering an integrated vision that links materials innovation, product design and spatial solutions.

Office Environment: Building the Green Office Ecosystem

The office environment is transforming through hybrid work, increased focus on health and well-being, accelerating net-zero strategies and the growing role of office space as an expression of corporate culture. In response, the Office Environment Sector focuses on human-centred design, low-carbon development and digital integration, positioning the “Green Office” as a new benchmark.

Located in Area A, this sector serves as a full-chain platform for office trend release. It presents a comprehensive range of office furniture and supporting products, with particular emphasis on two high-growth areas: medical and senior care, and smart office solutions.

The healthcare and elderly care segment aligns with demographic trends and policies promoting the integration of medical services, elderly care and wellness, showcasing intelligent nursing beds, age-friendly furniture and integrated healthcare environments. Meanwhile, the smart office segment highlights the convergence of ergonomics and IoT technologies through solutions such as height-adjustable desks, health-focused seating and intelligent meeting systems, outlining new models for future office experiences. Brands such as Sunon, TIANTAN, VICTORY, QUAMA, SAOSEN, Jongtay, HONGYE, Kinwai, LOCTEK and COFEMO represent this ecosystem of sustainable, technology-driven innovation.

Office Seating: From Passive Support to Active Health

Office seating is shifting from passive posture correction to active physical adaptation, driven by advances in adaptive technology, dynamic support and breathable, eco-friendly materials. Office chairs are evolving beyond basic lumbar protection to become integrated health solutions combining biomechanics, materials science and intelligent technologies.

Located in Area D, the Office Seating Sector brings together leading international and domestic brands, guided by the dual values of health and originality and presenting innovative seating aligned with sustainable principles.

The sector showcases intelligent adaptive chairs, dynamic balance seating and environmentally friendly solutions, highlighting progress in ergonomics, scenario adaptation, intelligent interaction and sustainable design. These products reflect a new stage of development in which comfort, aesthetics and functional innovation converge toward greener, healthier and smarter office environments.

Brands such as KOKUYO, Lamex, HENGLIN, GTchair, ENOVA, Merryfair, Benithem and Bestuhl represent this ecosystem of innovation in healthy and sustainable seating.

Public Commercial Space: Sustainable Innovation for Complex Scenarios

Public and commercial spaces are changing rapidly due to functional complexity, invisible technological integration, renewed public space value and the growing importance of sustainability and resilience. Space design is shifting from a functional carrier to a composite ecosystem combining people-oriented design, technological empowerment and sustainable operation.

Located in Area B, the Public Commercial Space Sector presents solutions for schools, healthcare facilities, hotels, commercial complexes and transport hubs. Exhibits include modular rapid-installation systems, low-carbon materials, intelligent space management platforms and healthy environment control systems, promoting efficiency, resilience and human-centred design.

Brands such as LEADCOM, Hongji, Huimei, EDUNESTCO, Senchuan and New Century represent this ecosystem of innovative public space solutions.

Design-Driven Sustainability and Shared Value

In 2026, CIFF Luminous Path 2.0 expands its role as a flagship project embedding ESG principles into design, manufacturing and consumption. Its closed-loop approach—combining green design, low-carbon production and circular use—turns sustainability into an immersive experience for both visitors and exhibitors.

The exhibition is further enriched by themed platforms such as Linking Design Star, Design Art Culture and the Guangzhou Office Environment Theme Pavilion, which connect culture, business and innovation, showing how design can translate sustainability into market value while shaping future spatial narratives.

CIFF Office & Commercial Space aligns with China’s green development strategy by integrating low-carbon principles into booth construction, material selection and visitor experience, promoting sustainable lifestyles and encouraging a shift from awareness to action.

At the same time, CIFF reinforces its role as an industry connector, linking designers, distributors, public institutions and global buyers through initiatives such as CIFF Interbiz Club, international promotions and business matching, and building resilient, internationally connected value chains.

Standing at the intersection of industrial transformation and social responsibility, CIFF Guangzhou 2026 Office & Commercial Space defines a future where green is the foundation, intelligence is the engine and collaboration is the goal.

Join CIFF Guangzhou and discover how sustainability is reshaping the future of work and public space. www.ciff-gz.com

DONGGUAN, China, March 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Huawei’s 6th Global Installer Summit was held in Songshan Lake, Dongguan, China. More than 500 partners and installers from 29 countries and regions worldwide gathered to discuss industry trends, solutions, and business models, and to explore new paths for high-quality development.

Zhou Jianjun, Vice President of Huawei and President of Global Marketing, Sales and Services at Huawei Digital Power, noted that Huawei adopts a deterministic strategy to embrace AI, digitalization, intelligence, and decarbonization. He emphasized quality as the cornerstone of Digital Power and affirmed Huawei’s commitment to working with partners and installers to grow, create value, set high standards, and win together.

In terms of company culture and strategies, Xia Hesheng, CMO of Huawei Digital Power, said that Huawei believes serving customers is its core purpose, with their needs driving development. Huawei Digital Power prioritizes quality, delivering high-quality products and services throughout the lifecycle.

Jack Tong, President of the Global Residential and C&I Business Dept at Huawei Digital Power, shared Huawei FusionSolar’s installer strategy. He pointed out that installers and EPCs are the safety guardians, quality assurance providers, and last-mile value creators in the shift from energy consumers to prosumers.

In terms of service capability building, Allen Zeng, President of the Technical Service & Operation Dept at Huawei Digital Power, said that Huawei Digital Power is committed to making installers’ work simpler and more efficient, with a three-dimensional service system built on quality, expertise, and vision.

To advance customer-centricity, innovation, and partner support, Huawei launched Installer Voice Loop at the summit. Powered by AI, the platform gathers and analyzes frontline feedback, identifies product needs, drives closed-loop problem resolution, and continuously enhances products and services.

Jack Tong introduced Huawei’s One-Fits-All solutions for residential and C&I scenarios, featuring proactive safety, premium quality, higher profitability, and all-scenario adaptability to support green transformation.

Simon Sun, President of the Smart PV Management System Business at Huawei Digital Power, shared insights on the FusionSolar AI agent, explaining how AI can boost productivity and lower O&M costs.

The FusionSolar expert team analyzed the core value of Huawei’s One-Fits-All solutions, sharing professional insights to help global installers deepen understanding and enhance capabilities. The residential and C&I marketing director introduced the installer marketing guide and reaffirmed Huawei’s commitment to collaboration with partners.

The Best Installer Contest was a summit highlight, with eight global representatives sharing real-world cases and competing on site to showcase practical expertise and innovative models. The installer plaque and awards ceremonies honored outstanding teams and individuals, further inspiring professional growth and recognition within the installer community.

As AI and energy technologies converge, the industry enters a new phase of intelligent, high-quality growth. Huawei addresses challenges with certainty, viewing installers as core partners and strengthening global collaboration through innovation, capability enablement, and ecosystem development.

Learn more about the summit at Huawei Digital Power’s official website: https://digitalpower.huawei.com/en/news/fusionsolar/6th-global-installer-summit 

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.

NEW YORK, March 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 

Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on March 27th

• Equities are tilting lower early Friday as the price of ICE Brent Crude tops $110 a barrel and the conflict with Iran continues.
• The Digital Health CEO Summit takes place at the NYSE today, bringing chief executives from the top digital health companies together to discuss the industry.
• Ingram Micro (NYSE: INGM) CFO Mike Zilis will join NYSE Live this morning to discuss how the company is using AI and automation to drive results.
• York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) CEO Dirk Wallinger will join Taking Stock this afternoon to talk the company’s new commercial contract.

Opening Bell
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. VI (NYSE: KCAC.U) celebrates its listing

Closing Bell
Presidio Production (NYSE: FTW) celebrates its recent listing

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Global X ETFs debuts NYSE 100 fund NYSX

Global adoption of Physical AI chips accelerates as industry demand expands across robotics, smart factories, and edge AI — backed by a growing partner ecosystem and an early global supply chain spanning Asia, North America, and Europe.

SEOUL, South Korea, March 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DEEPX, a Seoul-based fabless semiconductor company developing ultra-low-power AI inference chips for physical AI applications, has secured 27 commercial purchase orders across eight countries within seven months of starting mass production of its first-generation AI chip — a pace that industry observers describe as highly unusual for an emerging fabless company at such an early stage of commercialization.

The orders span seven major Physical AI application domains, including robotics, smart factories, edge AI servers, industrial AI, surveillance, AI IT services, and smart cities, with deployments now active across Asia, North America, and Europe.

Global Expansion at Unusual Speed

The ramp-up was slow at first: only two orders came in during the first five months after production began. But the company added 25 additional orders in less than three months in 2026, indicating rapidly accelerating commercial adoption.

While some semiconductor startups have achieved limited international shipments, DEEPX’s simultaneous expansion across multiple countries and application domains at this pace is highly unusual, according to industry observers. The company’s chips are now being deployed across eight countries spanning Asia, North America, and Europe.

Early Global Supply Chain Execution

DEEPX established a global distribution network early in its commercialization phase through partnerships with Avnet, DigiKey, and WPG. Industry analysts note that it is rare for an emerging fabless semiconductor company to secure a global supply chain at such an early stage of mass production.

In Europe, DEEPX signed a distribution agreement with Avnet Silica — the European arm of Avnet — establishing a regional supply chain ahead of broader market entry. Avnet Silica has already identified more than 30 prospective customers across high-performance embedded segments including smart city infrastructure, autonomous mobile robots (AMR), machine vision, and smart factories. Both companies are actively expanding purchase contracts as European industrial demand for edge AI inference accelerates.

Partner Ecosystem: From Silicon Vendors to AI Software Leaders

A key driver of DEEPX’s commercial momentum is a cross-industry partner ecosystem spanning semiconductor vendors, industrial computing platforms, and open-source AI software leaders — reflecting a deliberate strategy to position its silicon as an embedded AI standard rather than a point solution.

Renesas Electronics: Has integrated DEEPX NPUs into more than three types of industrial boards combining Renesas application processors, delivering solutions applicable to smart factory deployments. The collaboration between a tier-one AP semiconductor company and an AI chip startup has been widely noted as an uncommon signal of hardware ecosystem maturity.

Sixfab and Raspberry Pi: Have jointly developed and released an AI HAT module built around the DX-M1, alongside a real-time smart traffic analysis solution using the CES 2026 Best of Innovation-winning ‘ALPON X5’ AI PC that integrates DEEPX products.

AAEON (ASUS subsidiary), IEI, WeLink, Endrich, Toradex, and Lanner: Industrial system developers have deployed customized AI hardware solutions for smart cities, automated logistics, and security systems powered by DEEPX chips, extending the company’s reach across diverse embedded application segments.

Ultralytics & Network Optix: Ultralytics, developer of the widely-adopted YOLO vision AI model family, has demonstrated ‘Open-Source Physical AI Alliance’ workloads running on the DEEPX NPU with a one-click deployment flow. Network Optix has validated an intelligent Video Management System capable of managing thousands of camera feeds simultaneously using DEEPX inference.

New Products: DX-M1M and DX-AIPlayer

Alongside its commercial order momentum, DEEPX has launched two mass-production product lines designed to reduce integration friction for industrial developers across its key markets:

DX-M1M (M.2 Module): A standard M.2 form factor module embedding the DX-M1 AI chip, designed to drop into existing industrial PCs and edge servers. The format allows customers to add powerful AI inference capability without redesigning hardware, significantly lowering the barrier to deployment.

DX-AIPlayer: An edge AI acceleration solution integrating the DEEPX NPU with a high-efficiency CPU board. Positioned as a ‘one-stop’ platform covering the full workflow from model development to industrial deployment, the product enables developers to implement vision AI applications without complex integration overhead.

Large-Scale Global PoC Strategy

The company attributes its rapid adoption to a large-scale pre-production engagement strategy. In the semiconductor industry, it typically takes 9 to 18 months from PoC initiation to full production deployment in customer applications. To shorten this cycle, DEEPX began working with customers well before mass production began.

Over more than one year prior to production, the company collaborated with approximately 350 global companies, supporting proof-of-concept testing and system integration. This approach created a large pipeline of customers already familiar with the silicon and ready to transition into commercial orders once production began.

Physical AI Moving from Concept to Reality

CEO Lokwon Kim pointed to the growing volume of PoC activity as the clearest signal that physical AI is no longer a forward-looking concept. “Many people still view Physical AI as a concept for the future. But when we look at the growing number of PoC projects with global companies today, it becomes clear that Physical AI is already becoming a reality,” he said.

On the commercial order milestone, Kim was direct. “Securing 27 commercial orders within seven months is one of the early signs that this transition is already happening in the industry.”

With distribution in place across Asia, North America, and Europe, and a partner ecosystem spanning silicon vendors, industrial platform makers, and open-source AI software leaders, DEEPX appears positioned to expand its commercial footprint across multiple regions simultaneously. If the current order velocity holds, the company’s ambition to establish its NPU as the default physical AI inference chip for embedded developers worldwide may be closer to reality than the industry expected.