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Unlimint Partners Up with Alipay+ to Accelerate the Connection of Thousands of Global Online Merchants to Over 1 Billion Consumers

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 1 June 2022 – Unlimint, the award-winning global fintech company, announced that it has partnered together with Alipay+ to further expand its global online payment portfolio. This partnership will further strengthen Unlimint’s global offering and open up new opportunities for eCommerce and online businesses worldwide, enabling them better reach the over 1 billion users of digital payment tools brought by Alipay+.

Unlimint’s new and existing merchants from industries like digital commerce, e-learning, gaming and SaaS, among others, will now gain access to a multitude of e-wallets and bank apps from across Asia, allowing them to enhance their customer services and streamline existing payment management operations. It will also allow them to expand their outreach and sell to millions of new customers in the APAC region.

Launched in 2020, Alipay+ is a suite of global cross-border digital payments and marketing solutions operated by Ant Group. It supports a wide range of digital payments methods, including e-wallets and bank apps, such as GCash in the Philippines, Kakao Pay in South Korea, Klarna in Europe as well as Alipay in China.

With innovative technologies and solutions, Alipay+ brings an easy way to capture digital-first customers and makes it easier and more convenient for merchants to serve users of Asia’s leading digital payment service providers. Especially, with the one-stop integration feature provided by Alipay+, payment services and merchants can access all existing and later-onboarded digital payment methods brought by the solution through a unified interface and standardized business rules, and without additional technical adaption.

According to research, by 2025 the volume of non-cash transactions in the APAC region is forecasted to surpass the one trillion mark. Between 2021 and 2025, the number of mobile wallets in use in Asia Pacific only is projected to more than double. A recent study by Deloitte states that the next three years will be the “golden period” for digital trade development for the APAC region, and that the Southeast Asian market ranks among top three of all sales markets in Asia Pacific countries.

“We are extremely pleased to partner with Alipay+ and add new payment capabilities to our unique solution. This is a major step on our journey of strengthening our APAC offering and powering up cross-border payments for millions of people in the region”, noted Unlimint’s Chief Customer Officer Irene Skrynova. “In the past years we have focused on building essential strategic partnerships with alternative payment methods worldwide, so that we could ensure, that we can successfully support our existing and new customers expansion needs around the globe, on top of providing international credit and debit card processing via our direct acquiring partnerships with Visa, Mastercard, JCB, UnionPay, Diners Club and Discover. Alipay+ will allow us to open new doors of opportunity for merchants all over the globe and to prepare them for whatever the “payment world of tomorrow” brings their way”, she added.

“Alipay+ solutions help merchants innovate, connecting them to global customers, through their favourite wallet or banking app, providing both payment and marketing services,” said Piero Candela, head of Business Development in Europe at Ant Group. “We value our collaboration with Unlimint, an acquirer who has successfully integrated its payment platform with relevant European digital merchants, with a strong attention to the entire shopping experience. Alipay+ will help Unlimint further expand merchant access to multiple leading payment methods, by a single and simple integration through a unified payment and marketing solution.”

About Unlimint

Founded in 2009, Unlimint provides fast-growing innovative businesses with a constantly evolving financial interface, made by innovators for innovators, and designed to make the financial world of tomorrow closer to businesses here and now. From London to Singapore and from San Francisco to São Paulo, we help local clients enter new markets, and global businesses to explore new industries and reach new milestones. Following the highest banking industry standards, we are dissolving the borders that have previously limited international expansion.

For more information, visit

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About ANT GROUP AND ALIPAY+
Alipay+ provides global cross-border mobile payments and marketing solutions that enable merchants, especially small and medium-sized businesses, to better serve consumers around the world by collaborating with global partners.

Alipay+ is introduced by Ant Group, the owner and operator of Alipay, One of the world’s leading digital platforms. Alipay serves hundreds of millions of users by connecting them with merchants and partner financial institutions that offer inclusive financial services and digital daily life services.

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

EdgePoint Philippines Completes Transition of First Batch of Towers from PLDT Inc.

1,512 sites transferred as part of sale-leaseback of 2,934 towers across the Luzon Island group

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 1 June 2022 – EdgePoint Infrastructure (“EdgePoint”), a leading ASEAN-based independent telecommunications infrastructure company, has officially completed takeover of the first batch of its tower sites in the Philippines, comprising 1,512 sites via its subsidiary, Comworks Infratech Corporation (“EdgePoint Philippines”).

The official handover of the remaining 1,422 sites is expected to be completed by the end of 2022, fulfilling the Sale & Leaseback agreement between EdgePoint Philippines and subsidiaries of PLDT Inc., the Philippines’ largest integrated telecommunications company, signed in April this year for 2,934 towers in the Luzon Island group.

PLDT Inc.’s subsidiary, Smart, will be leasing the towers from EdgePoint Philippines to serve its mobile communications and high-speed internet connectivity needs in the region.

Suresh Sidhu, Chief Executive Officer of EdgePoint, commented, “Our collaboration with PLDT Inc. has gotten off to a smooth start and we are keen to build on this success further with the official handover of this first batch of towers. We continue to be committed to developing the Philippines telecoms sector through building our business in this highly dynamic wireless growth market.”

Upon completion of the entire transaction, EdgePoint will own over 13,000 towers across ASEAN.

For more information on EdgePoint, please visit https://edgepointinfra.com/

ABOUT EDGEPOINT INFRASTRUCTURE

EdgePoint Infrastructure is a telecommunications infrastructure company that aspires to power Digital ASEAN via Next Generation Infrastructure. Headquartered in Singapore with operations in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, through EdgePoint Towers Sdn Bhd, PT Centratama Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk and Comworks Infratech Corporation respectively, the company is focused on providing sharable and leading-edge telecom structures, small cells and in-building systems. EdgePoint aims to be an industry leader through scale and innovation, driving operational efficiencies through the adoption of analytics and digital technologies.

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Laos-China Railway Opens New Station in Oudomxay Province

The Laos-China railway has announced the opening of a Namor Railway Station in Oudomxay province starting 1 June. 

FANTASY4ALL: ESPORTS made accessible for all

Sports Perfecta revitalises casual mobile games with a competitive edge using its new platform.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 1 June 2022 – It cannot be denied that ESPORTS is quickly taking a formidable position in the sporting industry. While there are up and rising athletes in the conventional arena, there are a larger number of folks who prefer casual mobile games.

Realising this, Sports Perfecta Technologies (SPT) Sdn Bhd launched FANTASY4ALL (F4A) – an online platform that allows this particular category of casual ESPORTS consumers to play for fun, but with a twist of competition.

F4A first hit the Asian region in Sri Lanka in April 2021, before being launched in Vietnam in April 2022 (https://esports.vn/). After respective soft launches, efforts are now centering upon promotional campaigns in both countries.

“F4A is the first online platform in the Asia Pacific region and is in line with efforts to bring ESPORTS to everyone. We envision this platform to be a stepping stone in the world of ESPORTS for all mobile users” said Hiroaki Watanabe, Director of Sports Perfecta Technologies.

The platform, Watanabe explained, allows players to compete against each other in their leisure time, or compete in daily, weekly and monthly contests.

In Sri Lanka and Vietnam, SPT works with partner telecommunication companies (telco) in each respective country. Subscribers of the telcos will be able to play any of the games on F4A. Players can opt between two gaming modes – head-to-head or tournament.

“The first option allows mobile users the opportunity to play against peers; that is a competition between two players. They will compete for rewards which can range between tangible prizes or data packets on their mobile subscription,” Watanabe says. F4A will also host daily, weekly and monthly contests on its library of games.

To date, F4A hosts 10 games but new games will be uploaded to the platform regularly. Sports Perfecta is looking to collaborate with game developers and publishers to grow F4A into a hub of attractive games catering to a wide audience spectrum.

“Development and growth is vital in this industry but while we move forward it could also be interesting to tap into the legacy of games that we have been exposed to in the past. Some can be revitalised and monetised further by our platform and game developers can earn a revenue share of what is integrated onto F4A.

“We look to attract all walks of life, especially the millennials to F4A through head-to-head competition modes, in-app purchases, redeeming rewards thus resulting in vested gameplay,” explains Hassanal Burhanuddin Khalib, Chief Technology Officer of SPT.

Explaining how the platform works, Hassanal said players compete with each other after placing an entry fee using the platform points. The players will then compete to achieve the winning conditions that are set by the games developer via Sports Perfecta’s proprietary F4A Software Development Kit. Besides attracting game developers, SPT hopes to collaborate with sectors that have a large user or subscriber base like telcos.

“Of course there are expansion plans in the pipeline for F4A and we hope to grow to reach users in other SEA countries and Australia in the coming future,” Watanabe said. To this end, SPT looks forward to further engagement with game developers or platform providers in South East Asian and Asia Oceania countries.

Sports Perfecta was first established as a Fantasy Sports provider for multiple sports under its brand, FanXT in 2016. It now aims to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) later in 2023 and positions itself to becoming one of the biggest players in esports through the launch of F4A.

About Sports Perfecta

Sports Perfecta Technologies Sdn Bhd is an award-winning global mobile and web application provider for over 10 years, where we developed over 100 mobile apps and contents on various platforms. SPT is currently focussed on bringing esports to the masses, with our proprietary F4A platform and esports leagues for schools.

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De Beers Group Reports on Progress Towards Achieving 2030 Sustainability Goals

Building Forever 2021 sustainability report shows strong progress following first full year since announcing the 12 goals

LONDON, UK Media OutReach – 1 June 2022 – De Beers Group has reported on the strong progress made in 2021 towards the achievement of its 2030 ‘Building Forever’ sustainability goals in its latest sustainability report, published today.

In the first full year since announcing the 12 goals, De Beers made meaningful progress in each of its priority focus areas – leading ethical practices, protecting the natural world, partnering for thriving communities and accelerating equal opportunity – despite ongoing challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, which continued to impact the company’s operating environment in 2021.

Key highlights during 2021 included:

Leading ethical practices

  • Increased capacity of De Beers Group’s innovative diamond traceability blockchain platform, TracrTM, which now has the ability to register up to one million diamonds per week
  • Launched the pilot of De Beers Code of Origin, a consumer-facing trusted source programme
  • Brought the first dedicated GemFairTM parcels of ethically-sourced artisanal and small-scale (ASM) mined diamonds to market (GemFair is De Beers Group’s initiative to support the formalisation of the ASM sector)
  • Implemented a land reclamation programme in Sierra Leone to bring old artisanal mine sites back to productive farming use, supporting livelihoods and food security for local communities.


Protecting the natural world

  • Reduced energy intensity by 11 per cent as De Beers strives to be carbon neutral across its operations by 2030
  • Continued to progress a project to build a 60MW solar farm at Venetia mine in South Africa
  • Launched Okavango Eternal – a five-year partnership with National Geographic to help protect the critical source waters of the Okavango Delta in southern Africa
  • Continued to actively manage biodiversity and protect threatened species across approximately 500,000 hectares of protected land in southern Africa (the Diamond Route)
  • Completed a strategy for addressing Scope 3 emissions in De Beers Group’s global supply chain.


Partnering for thriving communities

  • Supported more than 2,600 jobs through enterprise development initiatives in southern Africa and supported more than 18,000 students at 25 schools in South Africa
  • Commenced delivery of the partnership with National Geographic, which includes commitments to support the development of livelihood opportunities for 10,000 people across Africa’s Okavango Basin and help ensure water and food security for more than one million people
  • Pledged $6.8 million to support vaccine procurement and roll-out in De Beers Group’s host countries, including establishing vaccination clinics at the company’s operations for employees and community members
  • Invested $35 million on social investment initiatives. Accelerating equal opportunity
  • Announced an additional $3 million investment to extend the AWOME programme in southern Africa, which is focused on supporting women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses – more than 1,800 entrepreneurs have been supported to date
  • Engaged 1,500 girls in STEM in southern Africa in partnership with WomEng and provided 21 scholarships to women studying STEM at university in Canada, in partnership with UN Women and Scholarships Canada
  • Awarded 12 young jewellery designers in De Beers Group’s host countries training opportunities through the company’s Shining Light Awards competition
  • Launched the #BlackIsBrilliant campaign in partnership with RAD Red Carpet Advocacy, bringing together Black jewellery designers with top celebrity stylists.

Beyond its Building Forever sustainability commitments, De Beers Group continued to make a vital contribution to its host countries and communities through tax and royalty payments, employment and local procurement, which totalled $4.7 billion in 2021. In addition, 80 per cent of the revenue generated by the company’s operations remained within host countries.

Bruce Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group, said: “As the first full year since announcing our ambitious 2030 sustainability goals, 2021 was a pivotal year for our business. We embedded the goals into our operational and commercial frameworks, established critical foundations and partnerships, engaged with stakeholders and took tangible steps forward, all while continuing to operate against a backdrop of Covid-19. Our Building Forever sustainability goals underpin our commitment to create a better future for people and the planet and we will continue to build on our strong momentum throughout 2022 and beyond.”

The full report, titled Building Forever: Our 2021 Sustainability Report, includes a detailed overview of progress, including relating to each goal, and is available to download here.

Notes to Editors

  • Images reflecting Building Forever progress highlights during 2021 are available to download here.
  • A condensed version of De Beers Group’s 2021 sustainability report is available to download here.

About De Beers Group

Established in 1888, De Beers Group is the world’s leading diamond company with expertise in the exploration, mining and marketing of diamonds. Together with its joint venture partners, De Beers Group employs more than 20,000 people across the diamond pipeline and is the world’s largest diamond producer by value, with diamond mining operations in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. Innovation sits at the heart of the De Beers Group strategy as it develops a portfolio of offers, including its jewellery houses, De Beers Jewellers and De Beers Forevermark, and other pioneering solutions, such as diamond sourcing and traceability initiatives GemFair and Tracr. De Beers Group is committed to ,’ a holistic and integrated approach for creating a better future – where safety, human rights and ethical integrity continue to be paramount; where communities thrive and the environment is protected; and where there are equal opportunities for all. De Beers Group is a member of the Anglo American plc group. For further information, visit .





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AXA introduces free add-on benefits to provide extra protection for Travel Insurance Customers in quarantine after returning to Hong Kong

Filling the coverage gap for their journey with no registration required

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 1 June 2022 – AXA Hong Kong (AXA) is offering “AXA Free Protection for Inbound Travellers Programme” (the “Programme”) to enhance the protection for homecoming customers by providing additional free benefits during their compulsory quarantine period, with no prior registration required.

AXA recognises the potential risk of unforeseeable accidents during their stay in quarantine hotels or community isolation facilities. From now until 31 December, 2022, customers with designated travel insurance policies[1] can enjoy the below add-on free coverage, up to 14 days from their arrival to Hong Kong:

  • Up to HKD200,000 for accidental death or permanent total disablement benefit
  • Up to HKD500,000 for personal liability
  • HKD5,000 for baggage and personal belongings protection, up to HKD1,000 per item

At AXA, our Purpose is to “Act for human progress by protecting what matters”. Since the start of the pandemic, we have launched a series of additional programmes such as “Post-Vaccination Protection” and “Free AXA SportCare Programme” to stand shoulder to shoulder with our customers. By extending the protection to travel insurance, our customers can remain worry-free throughout their overseas visits, vacations or business trips and the quarantine period afterwards with our comprehensive protection.

For more information on this Programme, please visit: https://www.axa.com.hk/free-protection-for-inbound-trvallers-programme-en


[1] Eligible policies include Aon Travel Care, ExtraSure, Group Business Travel, Group Travel Cover, Marsh Travel, Overseas Student, Smart Overseas Driving, SmartTraveller Plus, SmartStudent Overseas and SmartTraveller, Supreme Travel, Travel Plus, Travel Protection Scheme, TravelCover, MultiTrip TravelSurance, SingleTrip TravelSurance, Overseas StudySurance, Executive Staff Insurance, Employee Personal Accident Plan, HSBC Premier – Traveller and Business TravelCare.

About AXA Hong Kong and Macau

AXA Hong Kong and Macau is a member of the AXA Group, a leading global insurer with presence in 50 markets and serving 95 million customers worldwide. Our purpose is to act for human progress by protecting what matters.

As one of the most diversified insurers offering integrated solutions across Life, Health and General Insurance, our goal is to be the insurance and holistic wellness partner to the individuals, businesses and community we serve.

At the core of our service commitment is continuous product innovation and customer experience enrichment, which is achieved through actively listening to our customers and leveraging technology and digital transformation.

We embrace our responsibility to be a force for good to create shared value for our community. We are proud to be the first insurer in Hong Kong and Macau to address the importance of mental health through different products and services such as offering free mindfulness practice resources through Mind Charger which is fully accessible to our customers and the public via our holistic wellness platform AXA BetterMe.

AXA also takes part in a wide range of ESG initiatives and programmes both globally and locally. AXA Group established AXA Climate School and Net-Zero Insurance Alliance in 2021 and set out various global green targets such as reaching €26 billion in green investments by 2023 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2025. In Hong Kong, AXA pledges to reduce paper usage via digitisation and is the first insurer to join the ‘Green Monday ESG Coalition’. As of Feb 2022, AXA Hong Kong’s green investments have exceeded HKD4 billion. We strive to contribute to a sustainable future as an investor, insurer and an exemplary company.

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Orange Credit Announces Launch of Low Interest Loan

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 1 June 2022 – Orange Credit, a legal and licensed money lender in Singapore, has announced the launch of its latest loan, one that comes with a loan interest rate of as low as 1 per cent per month. This new initiative will be utilised across its personal loans, bridging loans, and payday loans.

The launch of the new 1 per cent loan by the Orange Credit is not inclusive of administrative fees, with terms and conditions applicable. Eligible applicants with more than S$30,000 in annual income, no outstanding loans with other licensed money lenders, as well as outstanding unsecured loans with banks that do not exceed three times the amount of their monthly income can apply for the loan.

This loan initiative came about as a result of Orange Credit advocating responsible borrowing and lending to the public in an effort to minimise individuals in Singapore going deep into debt. Thus, Orange Credit dedicates itself to going through disposable income with borrowers, in addition to assisting borrowers in terms of debt consolidation loans in Singapore. This comes from the fact that it strives to place a heavy emphasis on its clients’ priorities in order to give the optimal solutions to their financial worries.

Orange Credit is a reliable, professional licensed money lender in Geylang, providing flexible, easy, and quick cash loans with hassle-free and fast loan approval in Singapore. Orange Credit has steadily expanded its customer base since its beginning by offering a variety of loans, such as debt consolidation and business loans in Singapore, to ease the financial concerns of persons in need and companies that intend to expand. With no hidden expenses, all documentation is upfront and straightforward. This allows Orange Credit to expedite the loan procedures, resulting in a fast approval of loans.

For more information on Orange Credit and its trusted range of money lending services, please visit https://orangecredit.com.sg/.

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OnMicro Signs Distribution Agreement with Takachiho Koheki Co. Ltd for Japan Market

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 1 June 2022 – OnMicro, an innovator in RF and SoC semiconductors, today announced that it has entered a distribution agreement with Japanese Electronics distributor Takachiho Koheki (TK) Co. Ltd. This agreement allows Takachiho Koheki (TK) to represent OnMicro and promote its RF front-end and SoC products throughout the Japan market.

“RF front-end ICs and Bluetooth SoCs are key building blocks of today’s consumer electronics and IoT devices,” said Daisuke Ichikawa, Executive Officer and General Manager of E Solution Dept. of Takachiho Koheki. “OnMicro’s high performance products and high-volume capability can help our customers reduce long lead time and ease the shortage situation in some cases.”

“OnMicro is honored to work with Takachiho Koheki (TK),” said Bruce Qian, CEO of OnMicro. “By leveraging TK’s excellent technical knowledge and deep customer relationships with Japanese electronics companies, we hope to expand OnMicro’s penetration in the Japan Market.”

Founded in 1952, Takachiho Koheki (TK) is one of Japan’s leading distributors of electronics components and systems. TK has over 60 years’ experience in promoting advanced technologies into the Japanese market and gives its partners the vital support necessary to make their products a success. TK has experience in a wide range of high-tech fields, including hardware, software, systems integration and cutting-edge emerging technologies. Today, TK’s distribution channels cover advanced computer networks, semiconductors, industrial products, surveillance systems, automated mailing systems and much more.

OnMicro is one of the fast-growing fabless design companies in China. Renowned for its patented CMOS power amplifier designs, OnMicro offers complete RF front-end devices, including RF switches, LNAs, power amplifiers and highly integrated RF front-end modules for 2G, 4G, 5G, IoT devices and systems. OnMicro’s Bluetooth and 2.4GHz SoCs are widely used in voice remote controllers, wireless keyboards and mice, telemetric tracking devices, Bluetooth MESH smart home devices and many other applications.

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International Sales: William Zhong, William.Zhong@onmicro.com.cn
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About OnMicro

Founded in 2012, OnMicro has been designing innovative, award-winning radio frequency (RF) solutions, including mobile front-end ICs, modules and switches. Having built a reputation for product quality and reliable delivery, the Company’s customers now include a variety of mobile device manufacturers, including top-tier OEMs. Headquartered in Beijing, OnMicro is a fast-growing global company. It has two state-of-the-art R&D centers located in Hong Kong and Guangzhou as well as sales and engineering support centers in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Seoul and Taipei. The Company is ISO certified to both the 9001 and 14001 standards. For more information, visit

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The information provided herein by OnMicro is believed to be reliable; however, OnMicro makes no warranties regarding the information and assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the use of the information. Customers should be aware that all information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Unless explicitly specified, OnMicro products are not warranted or authorized for use as critical components in medical, life-saving, or life-sustaining applications, or other applications where a failure would cause severe personal injury or death.

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