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JBM (Healthcare) Limited to Be Spun Off from Jacobson Pharma Corporation Limited

indie 25 1 月

10 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - JBM (Healthcare) Limited ("JBM Healthcare" or "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), a Hong Kong-based company that markets and distributes branded healthcare products with product footprint across Greater China, Southeast Asia and certain other countries, today announced details of the proposed listing of its shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("SEHK"). Mr. Patrick Wong, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of JBM Healthcare (left) and Dr. Chu Ka Wing, President of the Proprietary Chinese Medicine Business and Executive Director of JBM Healthcare (right)Highlights- The fourth largest brand operator that carries both over-the-counter ("OTC") proprietary medicines and OTC proprietary Chinese medicines in Hong Kong in 2019 by revenue - As a subsidiary of Jacobson Pharma Corporation Limited ("Jacobson Pharma"; Stock Code: 2633), JBM Healthcare is a unique field player with drug expertise and a heritage that continues to foster a corporate culture of prioritizing product efficacy and quality- Notable and growing brand portfolio along with a proven brand management capability. As ...

World Champion! UNISOC Tops the Tables at the MOT20 Challenge

indie 25 1 月

3 minutes

SHANGHAI, Jan 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - On January 19, 2021, at the internationally authoritative MOT20 Challenge (the benchmark for Multiple Object Tracking), the Multimedia Lab UNISOC algorithm outshone, exceeding 70 on the MOTA index, and wins the global championship! And its the only algorithm with more than 70 points on the MOT20 leaderboards, showing that champ UNISOC has taken the leading position in the field of multiple object tracking.MOT Challenge, the most authoritative evaluation platform for multi-object tracking, was co-founded by Technical University of Munich, the University of Adelaide, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and the Technical University of Darmstadt. Participants in the competition include relevant teams from the University of Oxford, Carnegie Mellon University, Tsinghua University, Technical University of Munich, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Microsoft and many other companies, universities and scientific research institutions.MOT20-08 Sequence Result DisplayThe MOT Challenge provides highly accurate annotation data and comprehensive evaluation indexes to evaluate the performance of tracking algorithms and pedestrian detectors. The MOT20 b...

Greenbriar Capital Corp. Partners with Ridge Utilities Ltd. to Unlock the Huge Potential of Micro-Generation in Southern Alberta

indie 25 1 月

5 minutes

Stirling, Alberta, Jan 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Greenbriar Capital Corp. (TSXV: GRB) ("Greenbriar") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a unique industry leading marketing partnership with Ridge Utilities Ltd. ("Ridge"). The partnership will see Greenbriar support the development of micro-generation capacity for numerous commercial and agricultural sites across southern Alberta, while Ridge Utilities will provide retail customers with access to preferential energy pricing through its "Solar Club".Greenbriar will design, finance, build, own and operate the multiple micro-generation facilities and maintain and manage the operation for at least 20 years. Greenbriar and its stakeholders will finance up to the first CDN $120 Million of new solar facilities and is prepared to extend the commitment up to a further $500 Million. Financing will be done at the project level and will be non-dilutive to Greenbriar Shareholders. The Greenbriar leadership team and its advisors have financed and built over 50,000MW of new solar projects in previous companies since 2003.Ridge Utilities offers exclusive solar club electricity rates for micro-generators who are on a bi-directional cum...

Verofax is the Winner of Bahrain Islamic Bank’s ‘BisB Innovation Challenge’

indie 25 1 月

5 minutes

BAHRAIN, Jan 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB), a leading Bank in the Arab Gulf region, has announced Verofax as winner of the 'BisB Innovation Challenge', a Fintech Competition run as part of the Bank's partnership with 'FinHub 973: CBB (Central Bank of Bahrain) Digital Lab', the Kingdom's open application programming interface (API) innovation platform. Verofax, a mature and enterprise-ready service provider, was selected after rigorous screening to ensure a solution with the requisite level of feasibility and security to maintain the confidentiality and security of customers' financial data.Verofax, founded by Wassim Merheby, and technology partner Turnkey Lender proposed a unique approach in emerging as the Fintech with potential to build the most promising Proof of Concept (PoC) for the sought solution. Verofax offered a PoC for a Credit Scoring solution, incorporating alternative and unstructured datasets, to improve the Banks speed and breadth of its financial services to existing and new clients. The Credit Scoring solution will constitute a platform that uses adaptive machine learning and sophisticated AI (Artificial Intelligence) to empower the Bank'...

High net worth professionals prefer Ireland’s IIP for investment immigration due to the greater flexibility and cost certainty it offers

indie 25 1 月

6 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Ireland has emerged as a preferred migration destination among Hong Kong's high net worth families and professionals. This is evidenced by the more than 300% increase of applications from HK between 2019 and 2020 according to official statistics from the country. With an exceptional standard of living, world class education and the flexibility offered by the country's Immigrant Investor Programme ("IIP"), The Irish Diaspora Loan Fund ("IDLF") saw demand increase significantly during the corresponding period. IDLF, one of the approved products under the programme, saw the number of approved applicants increase by over 300% during 2020. The IIP was established in 2012 to allow individuals and families from outside the European Union to obtain residency in Ireland in exchange for making an approved investment in the Irish economy. Eligible applicants must have a legally accumulated minimum net worth of EURO2 million and make a EURO1 million investment in a product approved under the programme. In 2020, the IIP received over 400 applications from around the world with a growing percentage coming from Hong Kong. Deepening the endorsement for ch...

TIME Interconnect Technology Limited 2020 Corporate Overview

indie 25 1 月

2 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Despite the negative impact of COVID-19 on the global economic growth in the past year, the Group obtained solid financial performance.The Group has set up a "Strategic Business Development Task Force", to formulate long-term business strategies for the Group, its main responsibilities are to formulate long-term business strategies for the Group, accelerate the development of new markets and strategic customers for both cable assembly and networking cables business.The Group has gained trial orders from a new prestigious customer for industrial equipment products in March 2020, which has become one of the Group's major revenue contributors in this sector. The Group has successfully acquired Linkz Cables Limited and its subsidiaries on 30 June 2020, which will help to broaden the Group's revenue base and mitigate its risk of customer concentration by merging with the diverse customer base of Linkz.The Group's wholly-owned subsidiary Linkz Industries (Suzhou) Limited has achieved ISO14064 accreditation on environmental control in July 2020, being the first wire and cable company in Asia to receive the Greenhouse Gas verification from Underwr...

VPower Group Announces Positive Profit Alert, Net Profit Expects to Grow Significantly by over 70%

indie 25 1 月

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HONG KONG, Jan 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - VPower Group International Holdings Limited ("VPower Group", stock code: 1608.HK) has announced a positive profit alert that the net profit of the company for the year ended 31 December 2020 is expected to increase by more than 70% as compared with that of HK$283.6 million for the year of 2019. The expected increase is mainly attributable to the growth of both the power system integration (SI) business and the Investment, Building and Operating (IBO) business, and the significant contribution from VPower Group's joint venture, CNTIC VPower Group Holdings Limited ("CNTIC VPower"). VPower Group's potential should be on investors' watch. CNTIC VPower is a 50-50 joint venture of VPower Group and China National Technical Import and Export Corporation ("CNTIC") established last year to jointly develop Myanmar's first batch of liquified natural gas (LNG)-to-Power projects, and provide one-stop LNG solution integrating LNG import, logistics, storage and regasification to the country. These projects have an aggregate installed capacity of 1,059.5MW, which exceeded the total capacity of all projects invested by VPower Group in the past few years. Up...

Verofax Winner of Bahrain Islamic Bank’s ‘BisB Innovation Challenge’

indie 25 1 月

5 minutes

BAHRAIN, Jan 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB), a leading Bank in the Arab Gulf region, has announced Verofax as winner of the 'BisB Innovation Challenge', a Fintech Competition run as part of the Bank's partnership with 'FinHub 973: CBB (Central Bank of Bahrain) Digital Lab', the Kingdom's open application programming interface (API) innovation platform. Verofax, a mature and enterprise-ready service provider, was selected after rigorous screening to ensure a solution with the requisite level of feasibility and security to maintain the confidentiality and security of customers' financial data.Verofax, founded by Wassim Merheby, and technology partner Turnkey Lender proposed a unique approach in emerging as the Fintech with potential to build the most promising Proof of Concept (PoC) for the sought solution. Verofax offered a PoC for a credit scoring solution, incorporating alternative and unstructured datasets, to improve the Banks speed and breadth of its financial services to existing and new clients. The credit scoring solution will constitute a platform that uses adaptive machine learning and sophisticated AI (Artificial Intelligence) to empower the Bank'...

SGX-listed OIO Holdings names Rudy Lim as CEO of its Blockchain Subsidiary

indie 25 1 月

4 minutes

SINGAPORE, Jan 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - OIO Holdings Limited (SGX: OIO) announced the appointment of Rudy Lim, former Head of FinTech at DBS Bank, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Blockchain Division, OIO Singapore Pte Ltd. The appointment of Rudy, a FinTech expert, is expected to further accelerate OIO's blockchain business.Rudy has been a vocal advocate of the challenges traditional banks are facing and the need for significant transformation as the digital economy emerges. Driven by this foresight, he led Fintech innovation projects across various departments at DBS such as analytics, market research, and partnerships, which aligned with establishing a leading bank in Southeast Asia, and he played an active role within the Fintech ecosystem.As the Head of FinTech at DBS, Rudy launched "Startup Xchange" to facilitate startups in co-creating solutions to DBS business challenges, enabling them to match and value-add the bank and also its potential corporate clients. Since its pilot in 2018, Startup Xchange has successfully conducted over 40 proofs-of-concept with startups across the bank and successfully rolled-out more than 20 emerging technology solutions.Prior to his c...

Heathrow Covid Chaos British Tech Co Has Solution

indie 22 1 月

14 minutes

MANCHESTER, UK, Jan 22, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - British tech company VST Enterprises (VSTE) warned airlines and the travel industry in December of last year of 'Covid related security threats' prior to the chaotic scenes that unfolded at Heathrow airport (Monday 18th Jan).Tech boss and CEO Louis-James Davis warned of the very real and serious threats facing airlines, airports and passengers from fake Covid 19 test certificates, vaccination record cards, social distancing breaches and the use of health passports with 'un safe' QR and bar code technology. He also warned of the serious implications of potential data breaches using 'unsecure' code scanning technology in health passports.Passengers arriving into the UK this week (Monday) were faced with unprecedented scenes at Heathrow airport with long delays, social distancing rules breached, altercations between passengers and border officials, GBP500 on the spot fines and passengers being refused entry to flights for holding invalid Covid 19 certificates. The chaos came as the British Government put in place tough new measures for entry into the UK in a bid to get a grip of the pandemic and prevent the further spread of infection. P...

Citicode Ltd. Shareholders Approve Reverse Takeover of Homegrown Multi-Disciplinary Healthcare Specialist Livingstone Health Holdings Limited

indie 22 1 月

6 minutes

SINGAPORE, Jan 22, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Shareholders of Citicode Ltd. ("Citicode" or the "Company") today approved the reverse takeover ("RTO") of homegrown multi-disciplinary healthcare specialist Livingstone Health, marking the start of a new chapter of growth in Singapore and across the Asia Pacific region.At the extraordinary general meeting ("EGM"), shareholders of Citicode approved the RTO and the transfer of the Company's shares from the SGX Mainboard to the Catalist Board and change of corporate identity to Livingstone Health Holdings Limited ("Livingstone Health Holdings").Livingstone Health Holdings has 15 medical doctors practising at 12 medical clinics and one medical spa located at various Singapore locations. It offers tertiary healthcare services such as aesthetics and wellness, anaesthesiology and pain management, internal medicine, orthopaedic surgery, and primary healthcare service such as family medicine, as well as other paramedical products and services including physiotherapy. It has formed a joint venture in Cambodia to provide aesthetics and wellness services, and also offers healthcare design consultancy services.With a capital market platform, Livingsto...

OIO, Moonstake’s Partner and SGX listed company, appoints New CEO for its blockchain business subsidiary, Rudy Lim, former Head of FinTech at DBS Bank

indie 22 1 月

5 minutes

SINGAPORE, Jan 22, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - We are pleased to announce that our regional partner OIO Holdings Limited (SGX: OIO) has appointed Rudy Lim, former Head of FinTech at DBS Bank, as its new CEO at its blockchain business subsidiary, OIO Singapore Pte Ltd, effective 18th of Jan 2021 to accelerate blockchain business deployment and B2B (Business to Business) staking as a service solution.In February 2020, Moonstake and OIO entered into a strategic business alliance to jointly own the Intellectual Property ("IP") for staking-related products that Moonstake developed and to collaborate together in various business activities. After inking a business strategy and IT consulting contract between Moonstake and OIO in August 2020, OIO focused on enterprise sales of B2B staking products developed by Moonstake. Staking market cap that was 12 billion USD value in January 2020 has drastically surged in one year and now it is 190 billion USD. Rudy's joining OIO Singapore Pte Ltd will enhance the business of Moonstake and its partners in this rapidly growing market.Formerly the Head of Fintech in DBS Bank, Rudy was able to envision the need of striking modification in traditional banking...

Rocket Vault Finance Partners with Blockpass before Tokensale

indie 21 1 月

5 minutes

HONG KONG, Jan 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The latest in a series of partnerships to be announced, Blockpass is proud to reveal its collaboration with Rocket Vault Finance. Rocket Vaut is integrating Blockpass' unique KYC Connect solution to enable fast, simple and efficient KYC for users, not only to onboard new customers, but also to verify those wishing to be involved with their upcoming token sale. Starting in February, the Rocket Vault token sale promises to be both exciting and compliant thanks to this new partnership.Rocket Vault Finance is a Smart Vault powered by advanced Artificial Intelligence predictive analytics and Machine Learning, adopting a data-driven approach to come up with vault strategies to minimize losses and maximize gains to provide the best APY in stable coins. Users deposit funds with Rocket Vault and the platform automatically invests it in the best pools, avoiding risky pools and achieving over 100% APY on average to date. Rocket Vault has two user plans in public beta - a 'free for retail' option and a 'paid for institutions' option.Blockpass is a digital identity verification provider which provides a one-click compliance gateway to financial service...

Yacht Sentinel & Fountaine Pajot Announce Ground-Breaking Partnership to Equip Boats With Connected Boat Technologies

indie 21 1 月

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LONDON, Jan 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Yacht Sentinel Ltd, a European company specialised in connected boat technologies since 2008, is pleased to announce that it will equip all new boats built by leading catamaran manufacturer Fountaine Pajot from February 2021 onwards.Yacht Sentinel Fountaine PajotSentinel Domotics is a revolutionary solution enabling Fountaine Pajot and its customers to remotely receive any data available on the NMEA network including engine & battery parameters, fluid levels, temperature, humidity & wind data, water depth, speed, GPS coordinates and much more.A smart switch is also available to turn on the NMEA system remotely for a short period when the NMEA system is switched off."We are delighted to partner with Fountaine Pajot and support the company's transition into the new digital area of connected technologies. Over the last 12 years we have built an entire boating ecosystem with boat owners and shipyards at the centre of our developments. This new milestone is a testament to our vision to be at the heart of the connected boat revolution. Sentinel Domotics creates outstanding value not only for Fountaine Pajot but also for its customers and de...

Bityard: Building Competitiveness Through Diverse Trading Services with High Market Data Accuracy and Stability

indie 21 1 月

4 minutes

Recently, the Bitcoin price has been increasing significantly. On January 8th, 2021, it has reached $41,000 updating its all-time high, and even exceeded the market cap of Visa. The rise of Bitcoin attracted a lot of investors in 2017. Right now, many financial analysts have predicted that, in the long run, the price of Bitcoin will still keep going up, and the market will grow much bigger, so will the investing needs from global investors. The needs include crypto spot trading and contract trading. During the Christmas holidays in 2020, Bitcoin hit $27000. The value of Bitcoin didn't decrease as many investors had expected, and it resulted in big loses of many crypto contract traders due to forcedly closed short positions. The total loses from global contract traders were over $500 million in one day, which also shows that there is an enormous number of investors in the crypto market. The crypto contract trading has become popular since 2014 as BitMEX, one of the mainstream digital currency future exchange, was established and provided perpetual contract services with high range leverage, and eToro, a well-known social trading platform, started to offer cryptocurrency CFD (contrac...

Moonstake Enters Into MOU to Commence Negotiations with SGX-listed OIO Holdings to Become a Subsidiary

indie 21 1 月

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SINGAPORE, Jan 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - As of 20th of Jan, Moonstake announced that it signed an MOU with OIO Holdings Limited (OIO), a Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) listed company, to begin negotiations for OIO to make Moonstake a wholly owned subsidiary.Moonstake debuted its staking business last year with the aim to create the largest staking network in Asia. Since then, it has developed the most user-friendly staking wallets for both Web wallet and Mobile Application Wallet (iOS/Android) that are compatible with over 2,000 top cryptocurrencies. After a full-scale operation launched in August 2020, Moonstake's total staking assets grew rapidly to reach USD 50 Million. By December, staking assets grew to USD 100 Million and currently, over USD 200 Million. Within a year since its establishment, the company was ranked in the top 20 of the world's 1,692 providers of staking services, and it continues to expand its business strongly.Moonstake has partnered with more than 10 public blockchains such as Emurgo (one of Cardano's constituent corporations), NEO, Ontology and QTUM, collaborated with reputable DeFi projects and added leading Blockchain experts as advisors. Moonstake's a...

Moonstake Officially Announces Entry Into DeFi

indie 21 1 月

4 minutes

SINGAPORE, Jan 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Moonstake, currently the 16th largest staking asset in the world, announces today that it is officially entering the DeFi sector. As of now, Moonstake has reached over 200 million USD in total staking assets and achieved rapid growth in both product development and marketing in just a short period of time. The leading staking pool is also in partnership with more than 10 public blockchains as well as reputable DeFi projects on the market. Using its robust technological infrastructure, Moonstake plans to develop more innovative products and provide services related to DeFi's breakthrough in the blockchain industry in 2020. Moonstake is also accepting applications from DeFi products looking to connect to its powerful staking network.Moonstake debuted its staking business last year with the aim to create the largest staking network in Asia. Since then, it has developed the most user-friendly staking wallets for both Web Wallet and Mobile Application Wallet (iOS / Android) that are compatible with over 2000 top cryptocurrencies. During this time, Moonstake has also collaborated with public blockchains who are active in the DeFi field, such as ...

NUCROP – Hybrid Electric Crop Protection, Nufarm and CROP.ZONE Launch New Brand for Alternative Weed Control

indie 21 1 月

3 minutes

Aachen, Germany, Jan 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Australian crop protection and specialty seed company, Nufarm and German ag-tech start-up, CROP.ZONE are announcing the launch of NUCROP - Hybrid Electric Crop Protection. Through its Early Adopters Program, the competitive and sustainable alternative for weed management is now available to Farmers and Contractors in Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.NUCROP, powered by CROP.ZONEThe NUCROP solution combines chemical and physical processes to create a compelling and sustainable method of weed control. By pre-treating plants with conductive liquid, acceptable for organic use, and then applying electrical charge, the solution can control weeds with a very high degree of efficiency and lower energy consumption than conventional weeding technologies.In the Early Adopters program, Nufarm and CROP.ZONE team up with selected channel partners in Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands and offer farmers and contractors access to NUCROP technology. The Early Adopters Program will focus on several crops and applications, with a strong focus on potato desiccation in 2021. Other uses are in trailing phase and will be available to fa...

Bit.com to Launch Industry’s First BCH Options

indie 20 1 月

4 minutes

SINGAPORE, Jan 20, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Bit.com, the secure and high-performance derivatives exchange by Matrixport, will be launching Bitcoin Cash (BCH) perpetual swaps and options. BCH options trading will go live on 01 Feb 2021, following the launch of BCH perpetual swaps on 20 Jan 2021.Bit.com's offering of Bitcoin Cash options is the first of its kind in the industry. Bitcoin Cash has been in the limelight as one of the major cryptocurrencies recognized by institutions, and constantly ranks No. 6 or 7 on the Top 10 list. However, there has been no options market for BCH and the liquidity of the perpetual swaps also has room for improvement. To put things into perspective, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) derivatives market grew tremendously during the past few years, and so did their relative shares of the underlying spot trading volume. Currently, the cryptocurrency perpetual swaps market is dominated by BTC, which accounts for ~53% of the market share, while ETH attributes to 20%. BCH takes only 1% of the crypto perpetual swap market share, which is disproportionate to the relative market share of the underlying asset. Similar for options market, market is hugely dominate...

Messaging apps Regain Control and Privacy with PunkPanda

indie 20 1 月

4 minutes

LONDON, Jan 20, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - PunkPanda, a UK-based technology startup, has launched a series of products to help Internet users and businesses reduce the risks of digitizing by providing military-grade encryption and all-around security. PunkPanda co-founder Matthew Connelly is creating a platform where people can communicate securely without worrying about privacy or security breaches. The company's ultimate goal is PunkPanda Universe, a communication ecosystem of commonly used tools to meet the needs of both personal and business users.PunkPanda's ecosystem includes PandaChat, PandaPost and PandaMeet, with PandaVault coming soon.Offering military-grade encryption to protect usersFor most Internet users, online communication services have been an essential part of our lives since the invention of the Internet and instant messaging. Now, they have become even more important to us, especially in the wake of outbreaks where physical interaction is a high-risk move for everyone.But online communication can be extremely risky. With any luck, people's data could end up being mined by large companies. But if unlucky, hackers could lock a user's passwords, banking information a...

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