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Hyperchain Technology Debuts at InnoEX, Starting Its Blockchain Expansion Tour Overseas

HANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach – 20 April 2023 – From April 12 to 15, InnoEX was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This year’s show focused on smart city, digital business, artificial intelligence and other key technology areas in Hong Kong, with leading companies from different industries showcasing diversified innovative solutions. HYPERCHAIN TECHNOLOGY, one of the leading blockchain unicorn enterprises in China, took a key step to expand its blockchain business overseas by making a big appearance at InnoEX.

“2023 is a crucial year for HYPERCHAIN TECHNOLOGY’s globalization layout. And Hong Kong, as an international financial and innovation and technology center, provides strong backing support for the internationalization of the company. The innovation and technology show is not only a valuable opportunity for the company to showcase its advantageous business, but also an important window to know international market, which provides us with fresh and flexible ideas to optimize our overseas business.” According to Su Ziqian, Chief Financial Officer and General Manager of Hong Kong Branch of HYPERCHAIN TECHNOLOGY, the Hong Kong Branch of HYPERCHAIN TECHNOLOGY was approved and settled in Hong Kong recently, and the innovation incubation projects were landed at the same time, officially starting the brand’s journey overseas. She also said, in the next few years, HYPERCHAIN will take Hong Kong branch as its overseas market base to expand its business in smart city, energy transformation, carbon asset trading and financial services.

Since its establishment in 2016, HYPERCHAIN TECHNOLOGY has been committed to accelerating the digital transformation of enterprises and public sectors. Its blockchain technology and solutions cover a wide range of fields, and has now grounded more than 200 typical applications, serving more than 300 core enterprises, supporting business scale of trillion yuan and serving hundreds of millions of people across China. In the company’s on-site booth, a series of “star projects” caught the eye. “In the field of smart city construction, city-level blockchain infrastructure is a representative project, which can provide two core services of data security sharing and digital identity under the premise of protecting the privacy of personal data. Based on the underlying blockchain infrastructure, we build a blockchain development service platform upwards and expand the ecological network through cross-chain collaboration to achieve the synergy and process optimization of different businesses and industries, helping to build a smart city.” The scale supported by the facility is increasing every year. And by 2021, the amount of projects directly or indirectly driven by the city chain model will exceed 70% of the total business,” said Su Ziqian.

In the field of energy and carbon assets, HYPERCHAIN TECHNOLOGY has also showed rich practical achievements. It is understood that HYPERCHAIN TECHNOLOGY has provided technical support for the first provincial-level collaborative management platform for pollution reduction and carbon reduction in China – Zhejiang Province, which aims to provide support tools for pollutant management, carbon emission rights management and enterprise pollution reduction and carbon reduction services in the province. So far, the platform has provided integrated management services of carbon and emission rights for more than 1,600 enterprises in Zhejiang Province, and is expected to manage more than 200 million tons of carbon emissions, and will gradually cover more than 20,000 emission right permit enterprises in the province.

Promoting the circulation of data elements, improving data credibility and enhancing data authentication …… At present, blockchain technology is constantly transforming into the “capillary” of the digital society, invisibly constructing a series of intelligent and digital application scenarios. Su Ziqian said that the Hong Kong branch of HYPERCHAIN TECHNOLOGY will actively embrace Metaverse, Web3.0 and other innovative industries, provide excellent services and support to global customers and partners, and promote the digital transformation and change of the industry.

On the eve of the opening of InnoEX, the Hong Kong Web3.0 Association was officially established, of which Chen Chun, Chief Scientist of HYPERCHAIN TECHNOLOGY, is the Honorary President of the Association. This has set up a solid “watchtower” for the company to go abroad. “On the one hand, we will make the original achievements stronger and better at home, and continue to develop expansion projects in many provinces and cities. On the other hand, we will continue to blossom overseas and promote the deep transformation of blockchain achievements globally.” Su Ziqian said that the company will take this exhibition as an opportunity, and also make full use of the driving role of Web3.0 Association, so that the blockchain innovation achievements of HYPERCHAIN TECHNOLOGY can go out of the country and provide strong development momentum for the global digital era.
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Laos Sees 194 Accidents During Lao New Year

Laos Saw 194 Accidents During Lao New Year
One of the accidents that happened during Lao New Year (photo: Lao Security News)

The country recorded 194 accidents during the three days celebrations of Lao New Year last week. 

Julius Baer Launches Asia’s First Family Wealth Planning Certificate Programme for its clients

The Bank aims to equip its clients and their Next Generation with the necessary skills to navigate cross-generational transitions and preserve their family legacy, in a first-of-its-kind Wealth Planning Certificate Programme issued jointly with Cornell University and RSM Hong Kong.

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/INDIA – Media OutReach – 20 April 2023 – Julius Baer has launched an exclusive Family Wealth Planning Certificate Programme for its UHNW and Next Generation clients across the Asia Pacific region, offering them a deep dive into the intricate dynamics of Family Wealth Planning. With this programme, Julius Baer reinforces its commitment to providing clients with bespoke and best-in-class wealth management services, empowering them to take charge of their wealth and family businesses effectively and sustainably over the long-term.

The first-of-its-kind offered by a wealth manager in Asia, this programme is designed in consultation with the Bank’s front office team, which received feedback from clients on their interest to pursue more in-depth knowledge across various wealth planning topics. This programme aims to equip its clients in Asia with the skills necessary to better navigate cross-generational transitions. The programme includes multidisciplinary training on topics such as understanding and navigating family dynamics, the importance of building trust among family members, why family governance is critical, how to build high performance teams, and succession planning. The programme is an extension of the RSM Family Office Institute, and successful participants will graduate with a certificate of completion from Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business Smith Family Business Initiative and Julius Baer.

Commencing in April 2023 with an expected completion in January 2024, the Family Wealth Planning Certificate is on par with top graduate programmes on wealth planning. Participants will complete 14 online modules and acquire the knowledge they need to structure their wealth and family businesses for future success, ensuring that their legacy is preserved for generations to come. In addition to classroom learning, participants will get to network with their peers across the region, learn from real-life case studies and exchange valuable insights and experiences.

Eleanor Yuen, Head of Wealth and Tax Planning Asia, Julius Baer, said, “At Julius Baer, we believe in the power of preparing our clients for success in managing their family enterprises and wealth. During our numerous interactions with our clients, we found that they have a deep desire to go through a more rigorous training programme tailored to their wealth transfer needs in addition to some of the existing short-term programmes that are common in the industry today. Through our partnership with RSM Hong Kong and Cornell University, we are excited to offer our clients a unique programme that provides methodical and independent insights, empowering successors with the knowledge, experience, and resilience needed to navigate both business operations and family affairs. Our goal is to inspire confidence in our clients’ succession planning and support their long-term goals by imparting a holistic view on the wealth planning space. Through this course, we aim to offer our clients a valuable journey towards long-term success.”

The curriculum, first created for RSM Family Office specialists, is an intensive immersion into the complexity of family office landscapes. Spotting this great opportunity for the new generation of leaders on the cusp of taking over their family businesses, Julius Baer has partnered with RSM Hong Kong to redesign the innovative programme, adding value to their client journey.

Julius Baer deploys a holistic approach to managing wealth and instituted its APAC Wealth Planning business in 2005 to partner with the increasing number of families planning their intergenerational transfer of wealth that is increasingly more complex, a trend highlighted in the 2022 Julius Baer Family Barometer publication, which found that 41% of families have family members on three or more continents. The report also lists the top-three discussion topics ‘beyond investments’ for families as family wealth, family governance, and health, all core topics of focus in the programme.

In addition to this programme, Julius Baer runs several initiatives in Asia, including the Next Generation client initiatives, The Young Partners Elective Asia and the Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize for Asia.

Eric Chen, Partner and Head of Private Client Services at RSM Hong Kong said, “RSM has been investing heavily in talent development and has nurtured a highly specialised team catered to serve Family Offices. Through the RSM Family Office Institute powered by Cornell University, our specialists have continued to evolve into subject-matter-experts for clients both internally and externally. We are extremely delighted to collaborate with Julius Baer in transforming this training experience into a valuable journey for their clients. We are launching this programme at a particularly opportunistic juncture, following the recent policy address by the Hong Kong Government and a slate of newly announced incentives to attract Family Offices to Hong Kong. We look forward to playing a role in supporting these efforts.”

Daniel Van Der Vliet, the John and Dyan Smith Executive Director of the Smith Family Business Initiative at Cornell University, remarked “We are proud to partner with Julius Baer and RSM Hong Kong on furthering the development and understanding of those that are engaged with their family enterprises, This unique programme brings together Cornell faculty and leading family business scholars to equip family members and leaders with tools to move their enterprises forward, connect them with other professionals and prepare them to successfully develop relationships and collaborations with their own family and business.”

Renowned experts from Cornell University and RSM Hong Kong will provide the highest quality education and training in the field of family office management over the course.

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About Julius Baer

Julius Baer is the leading Swiss wealth management group and a premium brand in this global sector, with a focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients. In all we do, we are inspired by our purpose: creating value beyond wealth. At the end of 2022, assets under management amounted to CHF 424 billion. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., the renowned Swiss private bank with origins dating back to 1890, is the principal operating company of Julius Baer Group Ltd., whose shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol: BAER) and are included in the Swiss Leader Index (SLI), comprising the 30 largest and most liquid Swiss stocks.

Julius Baer is present in over 25 countries and around 60 locations. Headquartered in Zurich, we have offices in key locations including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv and Tokyo. Our client-centric approach, our objective advice based on the Julius Baer open product platform, our solid financial base and our entrepreneurial management culture make us the international reference in wealth management.

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About RSM Hong Kong

RSM Hong Kong was established in 1975 and is one of the leading accounting and consulting firms in Hong Kong with around 600 employees. It offers a wide range of services including Audit and Assurance, Taxation, Risk Advisory, Technology and Management Consulting, Transaction Advisory, Corporate Advisory and Financial Reporting Advisory. It is a member firm of RSM International, a global network of professional firms formed in 1964, with presence in over 120 countries, 860 offices and 51,000 people internationally.

About Cornell University

Uniting the strengths of our top-ranked business schools: School of Applied Economics and Management, the of Hotel Administration, and the Graduate School of Management, the enhances collaboration and innovation across industries while preserving each school’s individual excellence.

The Smith Family Business Initiative at Cornell is dedicated to supporting and strengthening the network of owners, leaders, and alumni that work in, with or for a family business. Founded in 2014 from a generous gift from , the Smith Family Business Initiative provides education, networking and new knowledge for family business owners, successors, and students from across the globe.

MaivenPoint Announces Leadership Team to Drive Business Growth and Launches New Training Management System for the Singapore Market

• MaivenPoint appoints new leadership team to accelerate its mission to enhance lifelong learning through technology. New training management system, Vitae, launched to automate training and course administration operations and reskilling and upskilling services in labour market.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 20 April 2023 – MaivenPoint, a Software as a Service (SaaS) learning solutions provider for holistic, collaborative, and inspired learning experiences today announced executive appointments to its leadership team, as well as the global launch of Vitae, a new training management system. Having spent 17 years across various leadership roles at AvePoint, the parent company to MaivenPoint which focuses specifically on SaaS platform optimisation, and MaivenPoint, Zoe Shang has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer to drive continued growth and innovation for MaivenPoint globally. Other leadership appointments at MaivenPoint include Timothy Boettcher, Head of North America, who is now Chief Revenue Officer and will focus on accelerating MaivenPoint’s channel and partner sales in strategic global regions; Albert Toh, former Director of National Centre of Excellence (NACE) for Workplace Learning, Republic Polytechnic, as Chief Customer Officer will leverage his years of experience in building continuous professional development programmes for various higher education institutes in Singapore; and Professor Alexander Zuzhilin, Professor of Information Systems at Leonard N. Stern School of Business, as Board Advisor will leverage his experience and understanding of the challenges within higher education institutes to create navigation processes to support the company’s digitalisation journey.

“I am thrilled to congratulate Zoe on her well-deserved promotion to MaivenPoint CEO after 17 years of hard work and dedication to our company. Zoe has been an integral part of our journey from the very beginning, across numerous areas of growth and development within MaivenPoint, and I am confident in her ability to lead our growing team to leverage education technology to augment modern learning solutions and power the next generation of innovators,” said Dr. Tianyi Jiang, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of AvePoint.

To further expand accessibility to learners across Singapore and around the world, MaivenPoint has also launched an all-new comprehensive SaaS Training Management System (TMS), Vitae. An end-to-end platform, Vitae seeks to leverage data-driven insights and automate manual student administration workflows, so that institutions and corporates can increase productivity, reduce operational costs, and enable multiple stakeholders to collaboratively manage their learning activities.

“Vitae is an innovative training management system that empowers lifelong learning for millions of professionals looking to reskill or upskill themselves through courses. It also boosts administrative productivity for learning institutions and training providers through its seamless, localised SkillsFuture integrations and intuitive self-service portals. We are proud to partner Singapore’s higher education institutions, academies and training providers to sharpen their training administration and meet the rapidly evolving skills demands across industries,” said Zoe Shang, CEO of MaivenPoint.

Vitae helps training providers, academies and institutions of all sizes to automate their course administration effectively and streamline processes such as course scheduling, student enrolment and billing so that they can focus on providing quality courses and excellent customer service.

Vitae, along with Curricula, MaivenPoint’s SaaS Learning Management System, has been selected as the platform of choice to power the new training and learning experiences of several leading private and public continuing education and training providers in Singapore. With MaivenPoint, these training providers can administrate user-friendly self-help learning services for community of users, and seamlessly manage course and finance processing with agencies such as SkillsFuture Singapore, as well as offer enhanced digital services for partnering organisations in their pursuit of lifelong learning.

These training providers will be using the same platform that will facilitate impactful digital learning experiences for continuous education across the joint Institutes of Higher Learning in Singapore, which debuts later this year. MaivenPoint’s SaaS Learning and Training Management platforms address administrator, educator, learner and corporate partner needs as they continue to evolve. This reiterates MaivenPoint’s commitment to supporting Singapore’s Lifelong Learning and Training & Adult Education industry, by helping customers harness the resilience, scalability, and service convenience of a holistic SaaS system. With new digitalisation features, Vitae is paving the way for a more accessible and inclusive lifelong learning journey for all.

For more information on the leadership appointments, please refer to Appendix A.

To learn more about MaivenPoint’s new TMS for Singapore, please visit https://www.maivenpoint.com/products/vitae-tms.

APPENDIX A – LEADERSHIP BIOGRAPHIES

Zoe Shang, Chief Executive Officer, MaivenPoint

Zoe Shang joined AvePoint in 2006 and has held a variety of roles across the company, including Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager, and Product Director. She has also lived and worked in AvePoint’s offices in the USA and UK. In her most recent role as Country Manager of AvePoint Singapore, Zoe successfully repositioned the business to drive growth and exceeded business targets, resulting in her promotion to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) of MaivenPoint in 2019. As COO, Zoe led MaivenPoint to achieve fast and consistent growth, which has led to her recent promotion to the role of CEO of MaivenPoint.

Under Zoe’s leadership, MaivenPoint has been recognised for its outstanding achievements by Microsoft Singapore. In November 2019, the company was awarded the Microsoft Singapore Country Partner of the Year award, as well as the ISV Partner of the Year and Modern Workplace Partner of the Year awards. Zoe’s dedication to driving success and growth for MaivenPoint has been instrumental in these achievements, and she continues to lead the company to further success in the global market.

Timothy Boettcher, Chief Revenue Officer, MaivenPoint

Timothy Boettcher is the Chief Revenue Officer of MaivenPoint where he is responsible for driving global revenue growth and profitability targeted revenue-generating strategies. An accomplished leader, Timothy has over two decades of experience across multiple countries and industry verticals developing strategies and go-to-markets that help his customers leverage technology for digital transformation.

Timothy first joined AvePoint in 2014 as the Director of Pre-Sales Capture in Singapore. He led the team’s growth and helped secure several of AvePoint’s biggest contracts, including the vision and capture of their first eLearning solution deal with Republic Polytechnic, developing the genesis of AvePoint’s EdTech specialisation. In 2017, he served as Country Manager of AvePoint Japan, expanding the team and solution offerings through new strategic revenue opportunities, before moving to the United States in 2019 to replicate the same growth achievements in the AvePoint Public Sector office as SVP of Strategic Accounts and Solution Capture. Across this career in AvePoint, he pioneered new repeatable products and service-based offerings and explored partner funding models that resulted in significant revenue growth. In 2022, Timothy rejoined AvePoint’s EdTech initiative full-time in the MaivenPoint team, where he led the expansion initiatives for the platform in North America and other global regions, developing new go-to-markets for corporate learning and adoption, and defining new approaches unique to each region.

Prior to joining AvePoint, Timothy gained extensive experience in Microsoft-based technology at Hostworks, an enterprise web-hosting provider for the largest Australian commercial websites. He later joined OBS, the SharePoint consulting arm of Nintex Group, where he specialised in helping organizations maximise their SharePoint investments and drive digital transformation through workflow automation, information architecture guidance, and leadership in governance strategy.

Timothy is a Microsoft Certified Professional and holds a Masters in Business Information Systems from the University of South Australia. He has written numerous online articles around digital transformation, hosted Appathons in conjunction with Microsoft, and spoken at industry events such as KMworld, ARMA NOVA, 365EduCon, and SharePoint Saturday. In his free time, Timothy enjoys long-distance running, travel, photography, and the quest for the perfect coffee.

Albert Toh, Chief Customer Officer, MaivenPoint

Albert is an accomplished educator and leader with extensive experience in the education and hospitality industries. He most recently served as Director at the National Centre of Excellence for Workplace Learning at Republic Polytechnic (RP), where he was responsible for driving SkillsFuture initiatives in continued education and training (CET). Prior to this, he held leadership roles such as Director at the Academy for Continuing Education and Director at the SkillsFuture Office at RP. At RP, he also served as Director, School of Hospitality from 2009 to 2014. Before RP, he spent ten years at Temasek Polytechnic (TP) as a lecturer in Hospitality Management, moving on to set up the Diploma in Communication & Media Management in 2002 before finally heading the Entrepreneurship and CET Centres at TP.

Albert’s industry experience spans across sales, business development, and operations. He has worked with renowned hotel chains such as Westin Hotels and Hyatt Regency Singapore, as well as with Hard Rock Café, where he led live concert technical production for shows featuring artists such as Kenny G, Eric Clapton, and Paul Simon. In 1995, Albert became an entrepreneur in the food industry and was overseeing finance and operations functions. Albert holds a BSc in Hotel Restaurant Management from Brigham Young University, Hawaii and an MBA from the University of Western Australia.

Dr. Alexander Tuzhilin, Board Advisor, MaivenPoint

Dr. Alexander Tuzhilin is an internationally recognised scholar in personalisation, recommender systems, machine learning and AI and has published over 160 papers on these topics. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the INFORMS Information Systems Society. Dr. Tuzhilin served as the Editor-in-Chief of the ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems and is on the organising and programme committees of various leading data science conferences, including as the Chair of the Steering Committee of the ACM Conference on Recommender Systems. His prior industrial experiences include software development at a database company, a founder of a bioinformatics startup and various consulting engagements.

Dr. Tuzhilin has also served on the Board of Advisors of Adometry, AvePoint, Fakespot and Halla. He is also the Dean of Computer Science at the University of the People. Dr. Tuzhilin has received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from New York University and a Masters in Engineering Economics from Stanford University.

MaivenPoint
Learning made limitless. MaivenPoint provides award-winning edtech platforms that drive learning and organisational success. From undergraduates to working professionals looking to deepen skillsets or make a mid-career switch, MaivenPoint has inspired millions of people to achieve their personal and professional aspirations. MaivenPoint empowers collaborative learning with seamless services that build vibrant learning ecosystems across education institutes, enterprises, and public sector agencies. For more information, visit https://www.maivenpoint.com/.

Vitae
With MaivenPoint’s commitment to making Learning Limitless, it has developed Vitae – a student administration platform to help learning institutions productively manage their campus operations in a personalised way for all stakeholders.

Vitae enables the seamless solving of top productivity challenges in learning institutions today. Unlike general Enterprise Resource Planning systems, Vitae has bespoke features targeted at streamlining critical operations such as admissions, enrolment, assessments, graduation, and alumni management.

For administrators, with Vitae, they can track all student administration activities, including progress and completions, in real-time on one dashboard. Enrolment, billing, assessments, and graduation processes are all automated, with instant reports to track programmes’ return of investments and intake rates, digital payment management and sequential alerts for smooth and timely approval processes.

Vitae also enables convenient customisation of course applications to student profiles. Vitae’s student portal also helps to track all upcoming learning activities to foster better student accountability. This way, the student portal will be personalised and promotes self-authority to take charge of their learning, thus building a culture of continuous learning.

For educators, Vitae enables the maximisation of lesson time by digitising once tedious and time-consuming administrative tasks such as attendance taking, teaching claims and grading. In addition, academic and resource availability are automatically deconflicted ahead of lesson schedules to ensure efficacy of scheduling. Automatic notifications of lesson activities are also shared with students and educators to ensure timely attendance and reduce risk of missing appointments. To close the learning loop, surveys are also available to be automatically issued, together with their eventual results.

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OxPay and CIMB Bank to Collaborate to Enhance Digital Payment Solutions

OxPay is expected to benefit from lower processing cost through CIMB Bank’s collaboration with Visa and Mastercard

  • With his agreement, Oxpay will become the first digital payment gateway company to collaborate with CIMB Bank in an effort to enhance digital payment solutions for merchants in Southeast Asia
  • The partnership will enhance CIMB Bank’s merchant services for card transactions through the Card Networks and bolster OxPay’s presence in Singapore as the exclusive payment gateway collaboration partner of CIMB Bank
  • OxPay aims to increase its presence in the market of offline vendors and merchants, and offer services that were previously unavailable through preferred partnerships such as, specific bank programmes
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 20 April 2023 – OxPay Financial Limited (SGX: TVV) is pleased to announce that a non-binding strategic collaboration agreement with CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore Branch. The non-binding agreement will form the basis for further discussions which may require parties to enter into separate definitive agreements. The proposed collaboration will improve CIMB Bank’s merchant services for card transactions through the Card Networks (referring to Visa and Mastercard card networks) while also strengthening OxPay’s presence in Singapore as the exclusive payment gateway collaboration partner for CIMB Bank. OxPay shall provide such services exclusively to CIMB Bank (and not to other parties).

CIMB Bank Berhad is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CIMB Group Sdn Bhd, one of Malaysia’s largest financial services providers and a leading universal banking group in Southeast Asia. CIMB Bank operates on a full banking licence in Singapore. It offers investment banking services (including corporate finance and debt capital markets), banking products and services, treasury products and services, research coverage and asset management.

According to the agreement, OxPay will offer digital payment solutions services to CIMB Bank’s vast network of clients under the proposed collaboration. This will allow them to expand their range of products and services in CIMB Bank’s Merchant Business section. Through working together, OxPay aims to grow its reach in the offline vendor and merchant market and provide services that were previously unavailable through other collaboration. With CIMB Bank’s assistance, OxPay will be able to offer payment processing services at a reduced card network cost, resulting in lower transaction fees for merchants.

Mr. Koh Jin Kit, Managing Director of OxPay, said, “We are excited to announce our proposed collaboration with CIMB Bank Singapore. The proposed collaboration will allow us to improve our merchant payment services solutions. With CIMB Bank’s influential regional presence, we are eager to support their large extensive networks to expand their product and services offerings in CIMB Bank’s Merchant Business segment. The proposed collaboration will also enable us to introduce advanced digital payment solutions to CIMB Bank’s clients, opening doors for the future of digital payments in the region.”

“Our proposed collaboration with OxPay reaffirms our commitment to driving innovation and enhancing the digital economy in the region. By leveraging our combined resources, we aim to engineer a secure and convenient payment ecosystem that delivers unparalleled value to our customers. The proposed collaboration will enable CIMB Bank’s clients to benefit from OxPay’s innovative digital payment solutions, enhancing our merchant services for card transactions and financing solutions for both consumers and merchants. We are excited about the possibilities that the proposed collaboration brings and look forward to working with OxPay to deliver innovative digital payment solutions to merchants.” said Head of Consumer Banking and Digital, Ms. Merlyn Tsai of CIMB Bank.

The proposed collaboration between OxPay and CIMB Bank is an advancement in the field of digital payments. The proposed collaboration enables both companies to provide innovative payment solutions to merchants. OxPay’s expertise in digital payment solutions, along with CIMB Bank’s strong regional presence, is expected to increase the use of digital payments and help grow the digital economy in the area.

Hashtag: #digitalpayment #visa #mastercard #payment #ewallet #OxPay

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About OxPay Financial

OxPay is principally engaged in the provision of merchant payment services and digital commerce enabling services, offering online-to-offline (O2O) solutions through a fully integrated platform with a focus on servicing merchants in the retail, transportation and food and beverage industries. Its end-to-end payment platform offers comprehensive solutions for merchants, ranging from hardware and software to data analytics and other technology-driven value-added services tailored to specific industries. Its solutions cater to merchants with both on-line and off-line presences, provided through a unified platform for digitalising engagement across all channels. OxPay currently has a presence in four geographical markets – Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand – with ambitions to become a regional player in the global payment space.

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Ariston’s Launches WI-FI Electric Storage Heaters with Voice Control, and Electric Instant Electric Heaters with Slimmer and Sleeker Designs to Fit Singaporean Homes

These new water heaters were showcased at Ariston 2023 Product Launch in Singapore for the first time, and will be available in stores from May 2023.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 20 April 2023 – Once again, Ariston remains the first and only brand in Singapore to introduce a full new range of WI-FI electric storage water heaters, now with voice control functions. The new range is integrated with the main smart home platforms: Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to conveniently connect users with their smart water heater. Users can now easily turn on/off their water heater, adjust water temperature and receive information about current temperature via voice commands.

Ariston AURES Electric Instant Water Heaters
Ariston AURES Electric Instant Water Heaters

Ariston ANDRIS2 TOP 30 WI-FI and SL2 20/30 LUX-D WI-FI are equipped with a patented full-titanium heating element that comes with lifetime warranty, energy saving smart ECO EVO function and AG+ technology that inhibits bacteria proliferation for better hygiene.

Ariston has always been committed to developing products that last through time and they are the first electric water heater manufacturer in the market to use titanium against water corrosion since twenty five years ago.

Ariston NET – Home Gets Smarter, Life Gets Simpler
Ariston NET is the smart app to manage users’ thermal comfort solutions with easy control and prompt assistance, enabling 25% energy saving for a more sustainable comfort of living.

Download the Ariston NET on Apple App Store or Google Play Store now:

Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/aqua-ariston-net/id1060595147

Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remotethermo.velis&hl=en

The WI-FI range is available now at all authorised dealers from $399. ANDRIS LUX 15/30 WI-FI will be available in Singapore from June 2023.

Ariston electric instant water heaters with Constant Temperature technology now slimmer and sleeker to fit Singaporean homes

Ariston WI-FI Electric Storage Water Heaters, now with Voice Control
Ariston WI-FI Electric Storage Water Heaters, now with Voice Control

Well known for its Constant Temperature (CT) technology in its AURES electric instant water heaters, Ariston now introduces an upgraded range, now slimmer and sleeker, which are designed specially to fit perfectly into Singaporean homes in looks and in size. The stylish and luxurious Ariston AURES integrates cutting-edge elements for the ideal bathing experience.

Ariston’s AURES range has earned the prestigious Good Design Award thanks to its luxury design and outstanding features, as well as for its high levels of simplicity of installation and operation.

Ariston’s AURES range equipped with Constant Temperature (CT) technology is the first to be officially certified by PSB Singapore to be energy saving of up to 25%. Now equipped with Earth-leakage circuit breaker (ELCB), Ariston AURES electric instant water heaters provide an additional safety point. If a dangerous electric leakage is detected, the built-in double pole ELCB in Ariston AURES range will interrupt the electrical circuit, avoiding the risk of electric shock.

Other features for the AURES series include Memorised Temperature Preference for up to 3 Users, Anti-Scald Technology, and the quietest Silent Pump in its class for A Powerful Rain Shower Experience with noise levels of as low as 42.7 dB(A).

Ariston AURES range will be available at all authorised dealers from May 2023, retailing from $139.
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ABOUT ARISTON

All over the world, Ariston Group is synonymous with comfort, energy efficiency and respect for the environment, thanks to its renewable and high efficiency products, its plants in compliance with the most advanced production standards and excellent pre- and after-sales customer support services. The Group has now a leadership position in the global thermal comfort market for residential and commercial spaces.

The Group has 64 operating companies, 5 presentative offices in 42 countries, 25 production sites, 25 centres of competences and R&D in 5 continents and successfully combines its worldwide reach with an in-depth knowledge of each local market context. Thanks to their centres of competence for R&D around the world as well as strong customer focus, Ariston Group is able to thoroughly understand the needs of local customers and professionals and customise our offering to the individual requirements of every country where we have a presence.

Ariston Group offers an extensive range of products, systems and services mainly under the global brands Ariston and ELCO, and operating iconic brands such as Calorex, NTI, HTP, Chaffoteaux, ATAG, Brink, Chromagen, Racold as well as Thermowatt and Ecoflam in the components and burners business.

COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY
Ariston is the leading and most international brand in the Ariston Group, the one thought to spread the new concept of “Home of sustainable comfort”, highlighting the consumer’s daily life needs together with the commitment to develop sustainable solutions. Born in Fabriano, Italy, in 1960, Ariston is now the Italian global expert of the heating and hot water sectors. Ariston brings comfort to the houses of millions of families in the world every day, it satisfies the needs of all types of consumers. Ariston is the consumer’s preferred professional partner providing excellent quality products characterised by advanced performance. Thanks to an iconic Italian style and to a wide range of reliable products, Ariston delivers to consumers renewable and energy efficient solutions, smart, connected services with elevated technologies in order to become the Master of comfortable homes and to take care of the consumer’s house and of the Planet, our ultimate home.

Knox Wire Announces the Launch of Trustless Gold-Backed Currency

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – News Direct – 19 April 2023 – Knox Wire, the global payments and real-time financial messaging network, announces plans to launch its trustless gold backed currency, PMBC (Precious Metals Backed Currency).

The new product enables governments, corporations and financial institutions to hedge against the instability of the financial system while at the same time keeping funds extremely liquid. Holding the precious metals backed currency provides an entity with the security of physical metals while being able to instantly convert and send cross-border payments to over 20,000 institutions in nearly 200 countries.

This trustless system will provide users with a secure way to store and send wealth without relying on a potentially vulnerable banking system for storage, settlement or redemption. With this new launch, Knox Wire continues its mission of providing an alternative financial infrastructure to send real-time cross border payments.

The Launch of a Gold-Backed Currency with a Trustless Mechanism

Knox Wire’s new gold-backed currency operates on a trustless mechanism, providing reliable value stability as the metals backing PMBC will not be held by the company, but regional, redemptive trusts located globally.

These trusts will be in centralized locations in North America, Europe and Asia. They ensure that no entity is solely reliant on Knox Wire, a potentially vulnerable financial system, or any single company, for redemption. This trustless mechanism can provide users with peace of mind that their assets are always backed one to one, and always accessible.

Setting a New Standard in Financial Security

The issue with traditional gold backed currencies is that gold can be prone to volatility on its own. The way PMBC will work to counteract this volatility is by backing each PMBC with one gram of gold, one gram of platinum and one gram of palladium. Reducing potential volatility by distributing any potential market risk between three of the strongest performing precious metals.

PMBC offers substantial benefits to traditional options, including; immediate liquidity, trustless redeemability, distributed backing, and the security of Knox Wire’s immutable, distributed ledger. When combined with the services of Knox Wire, PMBC is a solution that sets a new standard for the usability of precious metals.

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About Knox Wire

Knox Wire is a real-time gross settlement network that combines financial messaging and cross-border payments with local payouts to over 20,000 Financial Institutions (FIs) in nearly 200 countries.

More details about Knox Wire are available on the project’s and on the social media pages listed below.

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Bing Ventures Concluded Its Boutique Side Event at Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2023

A-list speakers from Animoca Brands, Hex Trust, Alchemy Pay, NFTScan, BuilderDAO, Desyn Protocol, GBV Capital, Blockchain Academy Group, and more predict a boom in consumer-facing applications.

HONG KONG SAR – News Direct – 19 April 2023 – Bing Ventures, a pioneering VC firm in Asia that backs entrepreneurs and early-stage startups in Web3 and blockchain, concluded its side event entitled “Web3 Reimagined” at the Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2023 on April 14.

The event, in partnership with AI-driven Web3 content aggregator Followin, convened some of Asia’s leading VCs, startups, and media leaders to reflect on the opportunities and challenges of the road ahead for Web3 amid the complex and ever-changing industry landscape.

Top Investment Themes for 2023

​Before a packed auditorium, Wayne Wu, Partner of Bing Ventures delivered keynote remarks that shared the VC firm’s views on the top investment themes for 2023. “Although been through a treacherous 2022, the industry has shown its tenacity in the first quarter of 2023. The recovery of the industry will be driven by technological innovations,” he said.

Wu shared the specific innovations that Bing Ventures is looking at under six investment themes including Web3 infrastructure and applications, TradFi’s integration with DeFi, Ethereum scaling, collaboration tools for DAOs, GameFi, and the intersection of digital identity (DID) and social networking.

“We think GameFi projects utilizing new human-computer interaction technology such as VR, AR, and ChatGPT and delving deep into the in-game uses of NFTs are promising, especially those with innovative token economies,” he explained.

His forward-looking and insightful speech set the tone for the rest of the event.

A Boom in Consumer-facing Applications is Coming

Besides the keynote speech, the event included two panel discussions highlighting diverging perspectives from the point of view of entrepreneurs in the first and a more digital-assets-focused discussion in the second.

Speakers on the two panels include Josh Du, Head of Digital Asset Portfolios at Animoca Brands; Christian Ng, Partner at GBV Capital; Calvin Poon, Investment Associate at The Spartan Group; Albert Chang, Managing Partner at Chiron Partners; Kevin Shao, Cofounder of Bitrise Capital; Shier Han, Cofounder of NFTScan; Niels Ma, Initiator of BuidlerDAO; Lionel Yuan, CEO of DeSyn Protocol; Gabriele Bandi, VP of Sales & Business Development at Hex Trust; Robert McCracken, Ecosystem Lead, Alchemy Pay; and Wego C., Cofounder of BlockTempo.

The first panel was moderated by Andrew Han, Chief Branding Officer of Followin, while the second panel was moderated by Yanyan (Chunyan) Liang, Co-founder & CMO of Blockchain Academy Group.

It was worth noticing that panelists on both stages shared positive views on the development of the industry and believed the flipping point for a boom in Web3 consumer applications may be imminent. Entrepreneurs in several sectors indicated that the fundamentals of the industry were not shacked by the high-profile black swan incidents and bankruptcies in 2022. Talents continue to flow into the space, entrepreneurial activities are strong, and regulators worldwide are gradually learning about Web3. In addition, empowering technologies such as AI are bringing new possibilities to the industry.

Sector-wise, several investors including Animoca Brands mentioned that they are doubling down on consumer-facing applications from gaming, fashion, music, and education to custody solutions, payments, and social networking. As more and more already-successful Web2 companies realize that their business models can work better with Web3 technologies, the number of consumer-facing applications will grow exponentially.

The event ended after a lively cocktail party and was attended by over 200 invited guests.

“As a research-driven VC firm, we host and support events from workshops to hackathons to help facilitate meaningful exchanges of ideas. We are glad the side event was a success and look forward to meeting more industry participants at our future events,” Wu commented.

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About the Web3 Festival

The inaugural Web3 Festival, co-hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group and supported by the Hong Kong government, is the largest crypto-focused conference Hong Kong has ever hosted. This four-day event will see over 10,000 attendees, 300 distinguished industry speakers, VCs, and senior finance and FinTech executives, about 100 Web3 project exhibitors, community partners and media partners around the world congregate to network, share, and learn through high-level content and panel discussions.

About Bing Ventures
Founded by former J.P. Morgan and Standard Chartered bankers, Bing Ventures is a pioneering venture capital firm that backs startups and entrepreneurs driving the next wave of Web3 and blockchain innovations. Its team of crypto veterans and natives collectively brings decades of experience in investing in, incubating, developing, and marketing Web 3.0 projects. With a sector-agnostic, value-investing approach, it now has a portfolio spanning DeFi, NFT, GameFi, DAOs, infrastructure, Web3, and more. Bing Ventures is headquartered in Singapore and has team members decentralized across Asia, the UK, and the US.

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