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BiyaPay Strategic Upgrade: Building a Next-Gen Digital Finance Platform

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BiyaPay today announced a strategic upgrade, unveiling its next-phase strategic blueprint dedicated to building a digital financial platform that seamlessly connects the traditional finance and digital asset ecosystems. The core objective of this strategic upgrade is to empower users to more freely exercise rights pertaining to wealth mobility, investment, and returns within a compliant and secure environment, marking BiyaPay’s significant transformation from a pure trading tool into a comprehensive financial services platform.

BiyaPay: A Leading Neobank Case in Asia

As a leading Neobank case in Asia, BiyaPay provides convenient and efficient financial services for global users through digital technology, innovative services, and ongoing compliance efforts. The platform not only integrates traditional financial services with digital asset trading but also breaks the service limitations of traditional banks through smart investment advisory and cross-asset integration, meeting global users’ demand for flexible financial services.

Four Core Pillars: Empowering User Wealth Growth

BiyaPay’s strategy will revolve around four core pillars:

  • Compliance and Security: BiyaPay continues to strengthen its compliance foundation, advancing applications for licenses in multiple countries worldwide to provide compliance assurance for international expansion.
  • Efficiency and Inclusivity: By optimizing fee structures and transaction speeds, BiyaPay reduces the costs of cross-border payments and asset trading, democratizing access to global market opportunities.
  • Connectivity and Integration: BiyaPay integrates cross-asset management, enhances user fund liquidity, and builds a unified account system.
  • AI Technology Drive: BiyaPay applies artificial intelligence to product optimization and technical development, enhancing both user experience and platform security.

Future-Oriented Technical Infrastructure

BiyaPay plans to launch its own high-performance blockchain in 2026, supporting 7×24 spot trading of tokenized US stocks on-chain, promoting global asset interoperability. It will further launch Decentralized Exchange (DEX) functionality, achieving seamless integration of capital flow and investment execution.

“Bi-Monthly Upgrade”: Delivering on Strategic Actions

The implementation of BiyaPay’s strategy has officially commenced. Starting today, the platform enters a “Bi-Monthly Upgrade Period,” during which it will gradually roll out multiple new features according to plan, further enhancing security, inclusivity, and user connectivity. Recent upgrades include:

  • Backend Optimizations:
    Further strengthening institutional verification (KYB) and institutional-grade risk control, improving the traceability of transactions and clearing, and optimizing the system’s high-concurrency processing capability to ensure platform stability and reliability.
  • Experience Enhancements:
    Launching a Web-based trading module, optimizing the trading experience for professional users, enhancing market depth and K-line chart interaction, and improving order placement paths and fund transfer processes. The upcoming US stock fractional share trading and scheduled investment features in November will further lower the investment threshold, helping more users easily access global markets.

These updates will help BiyaPay expand its B2B and professional user base, making account management clearer and trade execution more controllable, thereby further consolidating the foundation for the platform’s long-term development.

CEO Barton on the Future

“We firmly believe that the future of finance lies in openness, integration, and autonomy,” said BiyaPay CEO Barton. “Our role is not just to provide products, but to act as a trusted financial partner for our users. Through continuous technological innovation and compliance building, we provide users with a low-friction, high-transparency financial services platform, helping them manage global wealth with confidence.”

About BiyaPay

BiyaPay is a globally leading fintech platform, holding financial licenses in multiple countries including the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. It provides multi-asset trading services such as international remittance, US and Hong Kong stock trading, and digital currency spot/contract trading, committed to providing users with low-friction, cross-border asset management and allocation services.

Official website address: https://www.biyapay.com/

Customer service Telegram: https://t.me/biyapay001

Telegram Community: https://t.me/biyapay_ch

Customer service email: service@biyapay.com

Mekong–Lancang Nations Step Up Fight Against Cross-Border Cybercrime

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Phontham Visapra
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Mekong–Lancang Nations Step Up Fight Against Cross-Border Cybercrime
(photo credit: Royal Thai Police)

Six Mekong-Lancang countries have agreed to intensify cooperation against transnational telecom and online fraud, adopting urgent measures aimed at real-time data sharing, stricter SIM-card controls, and the appointment of cyber liaison officers.

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ChulaVerse: A Virtual World for Immersive Learning

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BANGKOK, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Chulalongkorn University has developed ChulaVerse, a virtual world designed to promote lifelong and immersive learning. The platform comprises two parts: CV World, where users create avatars to explore the campus and join 3D events, and CV Learn, a virtual classroom offering immersive content such as 360-degree videos, simulations, and VR tours.

ChulaVerse: A Virtual World for Immersive Learning
ChulaVerse: A Virtual World for Immersive Learning

The concept emerged as a response to disruptions from COVID-19 and, later, the March 2025 earthquake, which forced the cancellation of open houses and other events. ChulaVerse allows prospective students to experience these activities in virtual reality instead, ensuring continuity of learning and engagement even in times of crisis.

Led by Associate Professor Dr. Gridsada Phanomchoeng and colleagues from the Immersive Technology Lab (IMT Lab), the project began in 2023. The team, now 19 members strong from multiple disciplines including medicine, law, engineering, and business, aimed to create impactful educational technology that could be adapted across fields.

What’s inside ChulaVerse?

  • CV World lets users design avatars, visit 3D models of university landmarks, and participate in virtual lectures, seminars, and exhibitions. Functions include microphones, cameras, chat, and file sharing.
  • CV Learn focuses on lifelong learning, connecting to existing systems like MyCourseVille and MDCU MedUMore. It issues certificates and hosts immersive courseware. Users can choose either VR access with headsets or standard web browsers.

Learning in Practice
Virtual classrooms have been piloted in courses such as robotics, medicine, and science. Compared with Zoom, avatars in CV World create a more interactive experience. Medical students can also rehearse procedures—like CPR or surgery—using VR before real-world training. While virtual tools cannot replace hands-on practice, they serve as valuable supplements, particularly for international or remote students.

Future Directions
ChulaVerse already offers 13 immersive medical modules and has attracted around 1,000 users in its first year. The team is working with organizations like the Boromarajonani National Institute of Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation (BNIRTD) to expand content into healthcare and beyond. In the future, more faculties are expected to add customized modules, making ChulaVerse a hub for borderless education.

With its presence at www.chulaverse.com, Chulalongkorn University now extends far beyond its Bangkok campus—offering a seamless blend of innovation, accessibility, and immersive learning for the future.

Read the full article at https://www.chula.ac.th/en/highlight/268006/

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Email: Pataraporn.r@chula.ac.th

CHAGEE Marks 8th Anniversary with a Renewed Vision for Modern Tea Culture

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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 November 2025 – CHAGEE, the modern tea house brand redefining how the world experiences tea, marks its eighth anniversary with a refreshed identity and renewed global vision. The milestone year sees the unveiling of a new cup design inspired by the Ancient Tea Horse Road and the brand’s successful listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market, underscoring CHAGEE’s continued evolution from a homegrown concept to a an international lifestyle brand.

CHAGEE Marks 8th Anniversary with a Renewed Vision for Modern Tea Culture
CHAGEE Marks 8th Anniversary with a Renewed Vision for Modern Tea Culture

Elegant and symbolic, the refreshed design reflects CHAGEE’s respect for tea heritage and its spirit of exploration. The rose and tea tree represent craftsmanship and growth, while the horse and sailing ship tell stories of movement and cultural exchange. Encircling them is a constellation that captures the universal nature of tea culture, connecting people, places, and moments across generations.

“Our refreshed design represents both reflection and renewal,” said Eugene Lee, Chief Marketing Officer of CHAGEE APAC. “Eight years ago, CHAGEE began with a small idea and a big dream to share the art of modern tea culture with the world. We are thankful for the customers and partners who have believed in that vision. From 8 to Infinity reflects our hope to build a brand with true longevity, one that continues to bring new energy and creativity to the global tea experience for many years to come.”

This year’s anniversary theme, ” From 8 to Infinity”, celebrates CHAGEE’s growth and enduring mission to bring authentic tea experiences to more communities around the world. In 2025, the brand surpassed 7,000 stores globally and expanded its presence across Asia Pacific and the United States, strengthening its position as one of the fastest-growing tea brands worldwide.

To thank customers for their continued support, CHAGEE markets across the region will host anniversary activities, pop-ups, and limited-time promotions. More details will be shared through each market’s official social media channels.

From its beginnings in Asia to its growing global footprint, CHAGEE continues to champion the craftsmanship, culture, and connection found in every cup of tea.
Hashtag: #CHAGEE

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Drukair signs its first global distribution agreement with Amadeus, opening the gateway to Bhutan

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This global distribution deal will give Amadeus travel sellers easier access to flights to the Himalayas.

SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Drukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bhutan, is proud to announce that its inventory will be available through Amadeus, the leading provider of travel technology solutions. This partnership will significantly enhance the airline’s global reach and provide travel agents worldwide with seamless access to Drukair’s flight services.

Drukair signs its first global distribution agreement with Amadeus, opening the gateway to Bhutan
Drukair signs its first global distribution agreement with Amadeus, opening the gateway to Bhutan

Headquartered at Paro International Airport, Drukair connects Bhutan with key cities across Asia, including Bangkok, Delhi, Kathmandu, Singapore, Dhaka, Kolkata, Guwahati, Bagdogra, Bodh Gaya and Dubai. Through this collaboration, Drukair’s fares, schedules, and inventory will be accessible on the Amadeus Travel Platform, reaching travel agencies worldwide.

“Partnering with Amadeus opens new horizons for Drukair and Bhutan. This collaboration allows us to connect with more travelers around the world, offering seamless access to our flights. We look forward to leveraging this partnership to drive growth and strengthen our presence on the global travel map,” says Mr. Tandi Wangchuk, Chief Executive Officer of Drukair.

“Amadeus is proud to be Drukair’s first distribution partner as it seeks to expand its global reach. We strive to offer our network of travel sellers comprehensive travel content, and Bhutan is an exceptional destination that more people will now be able to reach. Asia Pacific continues to be a growth engine for the global travel industry, and this agreement will further power its growth,” says Javier Laforgue, Executive Vice President, Travel Unit & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Amadeus.

Travel sellers in India, Thailand, Singapore, Nepal, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, and France will be able to issue tickets with further global rollout slated for 2026.

The partnership with Amadeus marks a key milestone in Drukair’s growth strategy, aligning with its vision to expand accessibility, enhance customer experience, and integrate seamlessly into the global travel ecosystem.

Drukair will go live with Amadeus travel sellers shortly – exact dates and market availability will be communicated in due course.

With Amadeus, Drukair is ready to welcome more travelers to Bhutan, where every journey is as extraordinary as the destination itself.

Notes to the editors:

About Drukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines

Drukair Corporation Limited, operating as Drukair – Royal Bhutan Airlines, is the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bhutan. Established in 1981, Drukair currently operates scheduled flights to 10 international destinations across 6 countries within the South Asian region and beyond its base at Paro International Airport. In addition to its international routes, Drukair services 3 domestic destinations within Bhutan and offers helicopter services to enhance its range beyond fixed-wing operations.

Learn more about Drukair at www.drukair.com.bt, and follow us on:

Facebook, TikTok & Twitter – @Drukair

Instagram & Threads – @drukair_royalbhutanairlines

About Amadeus

Amadeus makes the experience of travel better for everyone, everywhere by inspiring innovation, partnerships and responsibility to people, places and planet.

Our technology powers the travel and tourism industry. Inspiring more open ways of working. More connected ways of thinking, centered around the traveler. Our open platform connects the global travel and hospitality ecosystem. From startups to big industry players and governments too. Together, redesigning the travel of tomorrow.

We are working to make travel a force for social and environmental good. A collective responsibility to protect and improve the people and places we visit, ensuring travel continues to make positive contribution to our world.

We apply innovation to meet new needs, to solve real challenges. Our truly diverse global workforce, made up of 150 nationalities, is passionate about travel and technology.

We are an IBEX 35 company, listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange under AMS.MC. We have also been recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the last 13 years.

Amadeus. It’s how travel works better.

Learn more about Amadeus at www.amadeus.com

MDBs and Partners Launch Playbook to Mobilize Private Capital for Nature in Belém

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BELÉM, Brazil, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Paulson Institute and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) jointly launched Unlocking Private Finance for Nature as Infrastructure: A Public-Private Partnership, a report that sets out in practical terms how countries and financial institutions can integrate nature into infrastructure planning and mobilize private capital at scale through standardized Public-Private Partnerships for Nature (PPPNs). The work includes contributions from Morphosis and NatureFinance.

The report’s central proposition is the need to treat high-integrity ecosystems as infrastructure-grade investable public assets, and shows how to protect and build their value through long-term contracts with measurable ecological performance. It stresses the need for governments to embed nature into national plans and budgets, and how PPPNs can align public objectives with private expertise, with guarantees, insurance solutions and biodiversity credits helping to improve bankability and crowd in institutional investors.

It also outlines roles for multilateral development banks (MDBs) to help de-risk early transactions, support pipeline development and align policy, regulation and disclosure with nature outcomes that underpin development.

“We must move beyond abstract concepts of nature protection and recognize ecosystems as infrastructure – turning them into investable, high-integrity asset classes,” said Jin Liqun, President and Chair of the Board of Directors, AIIB. “MDBs have a critical role in realizing this shift by embedding nature into planning, finance and governance at scale.”

The report emphasizes practical delivery: integrating ecosystems into national infrastructure pipelines; specifying outcome-based contracts and monitoring; and using fiscal and regulatory measures to provide market clarity. It also provides guidance on integrity: protecting Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities through land and data rights, and guaranteeing Free, Prior and Informed Consent or similarly internationally recognized standards and fair benefit-sharing – so that nature finance scales credibly and inclusively.

The report is also clear that private sector investment in nature will happen at the necessary scale only if governments appropriately value nature, penalizing those who damage and destroy it and rewarding those who protect and restore it.

Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Founder and Chairman, Paulson Institute, emphasized, “At this critical crossroads, for essential action to happen at scale, governments must lead the way and set the rules that drive investment towards nature protection and restoration and away from damage and destruction. This work is not optional – it’s foundational. Nature is not a luxury. It’s not free. It’s our support system. And it’s disappearing before our eyes. We must act – not someday, not incrementally. Now.”

The partners identify priority applications, such as watershed resilience, coastal protection and forest conservation, where PPPNs can aggregate projects, reduce transaction costs and deliver measurable resilience benefits. They highlight how guarantees and insurance can protect performance over time and how high-integrity biodiversity credits can create outcome-linked revenue streams within PPPN platforms where appropriate.

“To scale investment in nature, we must build financial partnerships that deliver measurable outcomes. That means deploying the full suite of catalytic tools in ways that attract private capital and align public ambition with market expertise,” said Odile Renaud-Basso, President, EBRD.

The report addresses sovereign considerations, including the integration of natural capital into public financial management and the potential for improved credit profiles as natural assets are better managed and valued.

The partners of this report will work with governments, regulators, MDBs, banks and investors to translate the report’s guidance into investment-ready PPPN pipelines, integrate guarantees and insurance into platform finance, and support efforts to account for natural capital in sovereign planning and credit frameworks.

MetaOptics Announces Intention to Seek Dual Listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MetaOptics Ltd (the “Company” or “MetaOptics“, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group“) announces that the Company is proposing to seek a dual listing of the Company on the NASDAQ stock exchange in New York, USA (the “Proposed NASDAQ Listing“).

RATIONALE

MetaOptics believes that the Proposed NASDAQ Listing will provide an additional quoted platform for the securities of the Company to be traded via an established stock exchange in the USA. The Proposed NASDAQ Listing will also enable the Company to gain access to a diversified base of shareholders and investors comprising new institutional and private investors in the USA, which in turn may allow the Company greater flexibility to access the capital markets in the North America region to conduct fund raising and other strategic investment exercises (such as potential merger and acquisition opportunities should they arise from time to time). With a wider and more diversified shareholder base, the Company also hopes to improve the trading liquidity of its securities on its trading platforms.

MetaOptics further believes that the Proposed NASDAQ Listing presents an excellent opportunity to enable the Group to build up its metalens design and fabrication capabilities in the USA and to also position the Group in close proximity to potential key customers, to support the advancement of next-generation optical technologies across several sectors.

PREPARATORY WORK

The Company has appointed and/or is in the process of appointing the relevant professional advisers, including the lead underwriter, legal adviser and external auditor, in relation to the Proposed NASDAQ Listing. Preparatory work for the Proposed NASDAQ Listing is on-going and no application has been made to the NASDAQ or any regulatory authorities, including the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“) or to the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST“).

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

The Proposed NASDAQ Listing is at a preliminary stage, and it is subject to, inter alia, due diligence, approval from regulatory authorities, and prevailing market conditions. There is no certainty that the Proposed NASDAQ Listing will proceed or otherwise eventually materialise.

The Company shall continue to keep its shareholders updated as appropriate.

ABOUT METAOPTICS

MetaOptics Ltd (Catalist: 9MT) is a leading-edge semiconductor optics company pioneering glass-based metalens solutions enhanced by AI-driven image processing. Using advanced optical design and a scalable 12-inch DUV lithography process, it powers next-generation applications in CPO, mobile, AR VR, automotive and other emerging markets. Headquartered in Singapore, MetaOptics aims to deliver high-performance optics with the reliability and scalability demanded by today’s most innovative technology brands.

Sales inquiries: sales@metaoptics.sg
Investor Relations: ir@metaoptics.sg 

U.S. SECURITIES DISCLAIMER

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for any securities nor is it calculated to invite any such offer or invitation. In particular, this announcement does not constitute and is not an offer to sell or an invitation or a solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for any securities in the United States of America (the “USA“) or elsewhere. Securities may not be offered or sold in the USA absent registration or an exemption from registration under applicable USA laws and regulations. Any public offering of securities to be made in the USA will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from MetaOptics Ltd and will contain detailed information about MetaOptics Ltd and itss financial statements.

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in the USA or to persons in the USA or any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.

Shoplazza and Whalet Announce Strategic Partnership at Singapore FinTech Festival 2025

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Shoplazza, a leading global SaaS platform for independent commerce, and Whalet, a leading cross-border payment service provider, announced their strategic partnership during the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF 2025).

As one of the world’s most influential fintech events, SFF brings together regulators, financial institutions, and innovators from over 100 countries and regions to explore the future of payments, digital finance, and AI-driven innovation. The strategic alliance between Shoplazza and Whalet marks a new milestone in building a smarter, more connected global commerce network.

Through this partnership, the two companies will integrate Shoplazza’s full-stack AI and data-driven commerce infrastructure with Whalet’s secure and scalable cross-border payment solutions. The collaboration aims to simplify global transactions, enhance payment efficiency, and provide merchants with a unified, intelligent, and reliable foundation for growth.

“We aim to build a truly borderless pathway for merchants to go global by combining Whalet’s global payment network with Shoplazza’s leading website-building ecosystem,” said Nicholas Liao, Founder and CEO of Whalet. “Together with Shoplazza, we’re committed to empowering cross-border commerce to evolve toward a smarter and more localized future.”

“Our partnership with Whalet represents more than technological integration,” said Alyson Zhang, Co-founder and COO of Shoplazza. “With AI as our core engine, Shoplazza is building an intelligent and resilient infrastructure that drives efficiency, scalability, and sustainable growth for brands worldwide.”

This partnership showcases the growing convergence of fintech and eCommerce at a time when AI is reshaping the way businesses transact and grow. By aligning technology, trust, and localized payment innovation, Shoplazza and Whalet are helping merchants navigate global markets with greater confidence and agility.

About Shoplazza

Shoplazza is a leading Canadian e-commerce platform empowering global businesses to build, launch, and grow their online stores. With a robust omnichannel infrastructure, Shoplazza simplifies how merchants connect with customers across online, in-store, and social channels. Learn more at https://www.shoplazza.com/.

About Whalet

Whalet empowers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to navigate global commerce with confidence by providing secure, compliant, and cost-effective cross-border payment solutions. Licensed in Singapore, the U.S., and Hong Kong SAR, Whalet supports transactions in nearly 40 major currencies, offering services such as global accounts, pay-ins and payouts, currency exchange, and card issuance. Through strategic partnerships with leading financial institutions, Whalet simplifies international expansion for businesses, enabling seamless access to global markets while ensuring regulatory adherence. Committed to innovation, Whalet combines agile fintech solutions with localized expertise to help SMEs thrive in the complex landscape of cross-border trade.

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