TOKYO, Mar 12, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – JCB Co., Ltd., a leading global payment scheme, announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with the White Label Alliance (WLA) to provide JCB Contactless Kernel Specifications to WLA members wishing to migrate to the contactless solution. WLA was founded by IDEMIA, G+D and NXP(R) Semiconductors in response to increasing global demand for the next-generation independent payment solution for domestic and private-label payment schemes. By providing WLA members with an open and comprehensive payment standard covering contact and contactless payment cards, mobile and payment terminal devices, WLA facilitates their migration to new technology. JCB, agreeing…
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Chinese investment bank China Securities initiates coverage on YEAHKA LIMITED (9923) with a BUY rating. In the initiation research report headlined “A Technology-enabled, Industry-leading Mobile Payment Company”, China Securities equity research analyst Ran Zhao is bullish on Yeahka’s addressable market, recognizing the Company’s core competitiveness as “product + channel + ecosystem”. Key takeaways from the research report include: Competitive landscape: Market concentration likely to increase – UnionPay, Lakala and Yeahka are the leading players among third-party non-financial payment service providers. While Yeahka is slightly behind the two peers in terms of transaction volume, it has a larger number of transaction…
HouseAfrica, furthering its dedication to making African real estate transactions seamless and transparent, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Domineum, an enterprise blockchain technology and back-end services provider. HouseAfrica’s PropVat.com, Africa’s largest property technology platform, connects real estate stakeholders, property developers, home buyers, financial institutions, valuers and government regulators, to verify and validate property authenticity before purchase or credit application. “We are particularly excited about our partnership with Domineum, as it helps us toward our goal of unlocking trapped real estate value in Nigeria, estimated at $300-900 billion dollars. We believe in collaboration. PropVat, our cutting-edge solution for…
Chin Hin Group Property Berhad (CHGP;7187), a Bursa Main Market listed company primarily involved in assembly and sales of new and rebuilt commercial vehicles as well as property development, announced today its proposed acquisition of 45% equity in Aima Construction Sdn Bhd (Aima), signifying its interest to venture into the construction industry. Aima has an established track record spanning over three decades mainly doing construction work for mid-rise and landed properties, completing approximately RM1.7 billion worth of projects since its inception. It is also a Grade 7 contractor registered with Construction Industry Development Board and is principally engaged in the…
BlackBixon Sdn Bhd (BlackBixon), the food and beverage (F&B) arm of Bursa Malaysia Main Market-listed Ni Hsin Resources Berhad (NIHSIN; KLSE:7215), sealed the partnership with redONE Network Sdn Bhd (redONE), a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), to market and retail Ni Hsin’s new energy coffee under the brand name ‘BlackBixon’. BlackBixon coffee is described as a composition providing the benefits of caffeine and the patented Bioenergy Ribose(R) in combination when consumed and helps in accentuating the human body’s natural process of energy synthesis while at the same time lessening fatigue and boosting the mental alertness of an individual. There is…
On February 9, according to Pingtan Customs, the import and export value of aquatic products, fruits and other agricultural and fishery products in Pingtan in 2020 reached RMB 880 million, ranking the first in Fujian, with a year-on-year growth of 31.52%. In May 2019, the Experimental Area formulated the Measures on Encouraging the Import of Agricultural and Fishery Products in Taiwan (Trial Implementation); in June, it established an online trading platform for the cross-strait agricultural and fishery products to enable farmers, agricultural and fishery associations and cross-strait trading enterprises in Taiwan to start their one-stop cross-border transactions, with a turnover…
Sanjay Trisal will lead teams across India, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand (INSEA/ANZ) and focus on increasing collaborations and smoother efficiencies for greater market optimisation Bringing over 20 plus years of strong sales, business development, and management experience, Sanjay has a proven track record and has grown AppsFlyer’s presence in India since 2015 Today, AppsFlyer, the global attribution and marketing analytics leader, appoints Sanjay Trisal as General Manager of INSEA/ANZ (India, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand). Prior to this promotion, Sanjay was AppsFlyer India’s country manager for almost 6 years, and has grown AppsFlyer’s presence in India across all…
A nanoparticle’s size is fine-tuned to offer high-resolution images before and during surgical procedures. Scientists have found a way to control the size of special nanoparticles to optimize their use for both magnetic resonance and near-infrared imaging. Their approach could help surgeons use the same nanoparticles to visualize tumours just before and then during surgery using the two different imaging techniques. Their findings were published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. “Magnetic resonance imaging is routinely used in pre-operative diagnosis, while surgeons have started using near-infrared fluorescence imaging during surgical procedures,” says nanobiotechnologist Kyohei Okubo of Tokyo…
Moonstake is hosting a joint webinar with its strategic partner RockX on 16th of March, 2021 about the Polkadot Ecosystem and its value to the staking economy. It will be held from 7PM Singapore time. This is a rare opportunity to hear from the top staking validator for Polkadot about the key points of staking. We look forward to seeing you there. Proof-of-Stake (POS) has become the topic of the hour since 2020 due the protocol receiving adoption by the biggest blockchain platforms like Ethereum, Cardano, and Polkadot, and has expanded rapidly over the past year. Polkadot, whose MainNet launched…
CICC initiates coverage on Yeahka Limited (9923), a leading payment-based technology platform in China, with an “outperform” rating and a target price of HK$98.20. CICC is upbeat on Yeahka’s dual-growth-driver (payment + value-added services) business model and the growth potential of the Company’s QR code payment and marketing services. Key takeaways from the report include: Core payment services: Yeahka concentrates on offering integrated QR code payment services for small and micro merchants: 1) QR code payment: CICC expects Yeahka to achieve rapid growth in the next 5 years; 2) QR code payment services feature high-frequency and wide consumer base; 3)…