MONETAGO NAMED BEST FINTECH STARTUP IN TRADE BY GLOBAL TRADE REVIEW

LONDON & SINGAPORE & NEW YORK, May 6 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Financial technology solutions provider MonetaGo has been awarded ‘best fintech startup in trade’ by Global Trade Review.

The annual GTR Leaders in Trade awards celebrate the achievements of pioneering institutions and top performers in the trade, commodity, supply chain, export finance and fintech markets.

This award recognises MonetaGo’s systematic progression towards helping industry make trade finance faster, better and safer for all financiers and bona fide borrowers, as the world’s provider of trade finance deduplication technology. In its award submission, MonetaGo was able to demonstrate the track record and maturity of its solution, and how it has built credibility among major global financial institutions through numerous industry partnerships, including the integration of its Secure Financing system onto Swift’s global API-enabled infrastructure as a single point of access for financial institutions worldwide.

“This award is a further testament to our relentless efforts to address fraud to dramatically improve the trade finance experience for lenders and their clients alike,” says Jesse Chenard, CEO and founder of MonetaGo. “By bridging information barriers among and between banks, platforms and regional solutions, MonetaGo makes it possible to prevent double-funding fraud globally in ways that were not possible before. It’s an honour to have been recognised by GTR for our work.”

This recognition follows previous accolades for the Secure Financing system. Most recently, it has been recognised as Best Solution in Trade Finance at the AMTD DigFin Innovation Awards at the Hong Kong Fintech Week 2021, and as Most Effective Bank-Fintech Partnership at the IBS Intelligence Global Fintech Innovation Awards 2021.

A full write-up of the Leaders in Trade winners will appear in the Q3 2022 issue of GTR. 

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SMARTTRADE ACCELERATES ELECTRONIC TRADING INNOVATION

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 (Bernama) -- smartTrade Technologies has announced that four months after its acquisition of Toronto-based TickTrade Systems, the companies are now working together as one unified group.

Operating under the smartTrade name, the combined company delivers industry-leading FX trading technologies to a global client base across Europe, North America and Asia

For the past four months, smartTrade’s 280+ eFX experts across the globe have pooled their collective knowledge to re-invent electronic trading to meet today’s new market structure challenges whilst anticipating the ever more digital trading world of tomorrow.

As part of this ongoing commitment to innovation, smartTrade is now releasing a combined LiquidityFX next-generation (LFX-NG) platform combining the best of both pre-existing solutions, according to a statement.

LFX-NG relies on the award-winning secure, reliable, and scalable ultra-low latency cloud platform on which smartTrade has built its reputation for excellence. Combining innovation from both companies’ pre-existing solutions, LFX-NG offers a wide range of modules from AI-driven analytics to state-of-the-art cryptocurrencies trading through advanced workflows for all client segments.

Financial institutions can customise and tailor their trading and post-trade workflows to the exacting needs of their client, be it a large institutional buy-side, a Fortune 500 corporate, a regional corporate, SME or a retail consumer. With fully integrated workflows covering spot, forward, NDF’s, Options, Cryptocurrencies, Payment Routing all underpinned by AI predictive analytics; the LFX-NG solution can be deployed as a full stack or individual modules meaning it’s never been easier to integrate.

The flexibility and agility of LFX-NG allows for tailored pricing and trading strategies to be developed and rolled out in a matter of months. This agile deployment is made possible by smartTrade’s in-house team of eFX experts supported by a proven standardized implementation methodology.

David Vincent, CEO of smartTrade, said: “I am very proud of what we have achieved in such a short time. Our relentless passion to serve our customers and wider industry participants has allowed us to deliver an extremely compelling next generation platform.

“LFX-NG brings leading innovation and technologies together, each complementing the other, creating a unique breadth and depth of electronic capabilities for all types of financial institution.”

For more information, visit www.smart-trade.net.

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PALFISH CHOOSES VONAGE TO ENHANCE CUSTOMER ACQUISITION AND POST-PURCHASE SERVICES

Vonage Communications APIs enhance and build improved customer experiences

SINGAPORE, April 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vonage (Nasdaq: VG), a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, is enabling China-based edtech platform PalFish (伴鱼) to seamlessly connect with current and potential customers across multiple communications channels using the Vonage Communication Platform.

PalFish is a professional private online tutoring platform designed for English language learners from 3 - 12 years old and based on Pearson academic programs. With thousands of overseas students across South Asia on its platform, PalFish offers short duration classes of 25 minutes each through various interactive tools, helping kids maintain high attention to achieve an ideal learning outcome.

Vonage Communications APIs allow developers to easily enhance and build intelligent, intuitive customer experiences directly into their existing applications and devices. By embedding the Vonage Voice API and Messages API for WhatsApp communications into its platform, PalFish is able to connect with teachers, parents and students at scale, across geographies and channels. 

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UNIPLAT by Unify Platform AG declares strategic alliance with ACIC-KL Startups Foundation

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 (Bernama) -- UNIPLAT has announced a strategic alliance with Atal Community Innovation Center-KL Startups Foundation (also known as ACIC-KL Startups Foundation) (supported by AIM, NITI Aayog, and the Government of India), a startup-funding company that provides requisite infrastructure for innovation.

By joining hands with ACIC-KL Startups Foundation -- experts of the Indian market, UNIPLAT aims to create more funding opportunities by providing an opportunity for ordinary people to directly interact with various unique researchers, according to a statement.

Takahisa Karita, the co-founder, CFO, and COO of Unify Platform AG, the management company of UNIPLAT, said: “We are incredibly pleased to be spearheading collaboration with ACIC-KL Startups Foundation for supporting young entrepreneurs and researchers in India, a country with recent remarkable economic growth.

“I am really impressed with Mr Alok Govil and ACIC-KL Startups Foundation's passion and dedication in building the ideal support platform for entrepreneurs and researchers in India. We hope to help them succeed globally through UNIPLAT." 

Meanwhile, ACIC-KL Startups Foundation CEO, Alok Govil said: “As a part of our journey, it gives great joy and pleasure to form a strategic alliance with UNIPLAT by Unify platform AG which provides worldwide exposure for young thinkers and budding entrepreneurs.”

Having similar missions to help under-exposed and under-served intellectuals and to create innovative communities, UNIPLAT and ACIC-KL Startups Foundation decided to sign a business alliance to expand the business range.

The collaboration will provide mutual information and services to registered members of the UNIPLAT and ACIC-KL platforms. ACIC-KL's exclusive content will also be made available on UNIPLAT.

Moreover, UNIPLAT will support the business development and financing of ACIC-KL's registered members in Japan and overseas. Vice versa, ACIC-KL Startups Foundation will assist UNIPLAT in business development and acquiring grants in India and abroad for its registered members.

The collaboration will promote the networking of specialised knowledge literacy, aiming for optimal distribution and levelling of knowledge in each area that contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Developed and managed by Unify Platform AG which is based in Switzerland, UNIPLAT's mission is to accelerate the success of the SDGs.

More details at https://unify21.com/

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DROP OF A 1:1 NFT TOGETHER WITH THE LAST AVENTADOR COUPÉ EVER PRODUCED

Collaboration of Lamborghini with Steve Aoki, Krista Kim, and INVNT GROUP to be offered in an online auction hosted by RM Sotheby’s

Sant’Agata Bolognese, April 6 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Automobili Lamborghini moves to electrify its complete line-up in 2023 and 2024, the legendary super sports car Aventador is approaching its end of production. In an unprecedented project, the Italian marque is auctioning the last Lamborghini Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae Coupé ever produced and a one of one NFT, in collaboration with two of the most iconic creators of our time, contemporary artists Krista Kim, Steve Aoki, and global brand storytelling agency [INVNT GROUP]™. The Lamborghini ‘Ultimate’ drop is the world’s first supercar 1:1 NFT, marking the end of a successful era for Lamborghini and moving the raging bull forward into the digital era. 

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NX Malaysia opens new warehouse at KLIA to expand work, cargo storage space

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 (Bernama) -- Nippon Express (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (NX Malaysia), a Group company of Nippon Express Holdings Inc, has opened a new warehouse in the Free Commercial Zone (FCZ) of Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to expand its work and cargo storage space.

NX Malaysia has heretofore, been operating out of a 3,800m2 warehouse in the MAS Freight Forwarders Complex (Lot A-9, Lot A-10) in KLIA's FCZ.

However, growing cargo demand over recent years prompted it to open a new 5,900m2 warehouse (NX Malaysia KLIA DFTZ Center) in the same FCZ, giving it a combined warehouse space of approximately 9,700m2.

The more efficient work flow lines available at the new warehouse will allow NX Malaysia to ensure safer and more rapid handling and to better satisfy the needs of its customers, according to a statement.

Going forward, the NX Group, formerly the Nippon Express Group which renamed its corporate group name following transition to a holding company system in January, will continue utilising its networks and functions to enhance services to meet the increasingly sophisticated and diversified logistics needs of its customers.

More details at https://www.nipponexpress.com/

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STACK INFRASTRUCTURE UNVEILS SENIOR LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS FOR EMEA REGION

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) -- STACK Infrastructure (STACK), the digital infrastructure partner to the world’s most innovative companies, announced the appointments of two experienced data centre industry professionals to its EMEA leadership team.

According to a statement, John Eland has joined as Chief Executive Officer, STACK EMEA and Adam Tamburini assumes the post of Chief Hyperscale Officer, STACK EMEA.

“We’re thrilled to welcome John to the STACK team to drive our strategy and operations in the EMEA region,” said Chairman of the Board of STACK, Phil Koen.

“We are also excited to welcome Adam, another proven leader in the data centre industry. We are confident he will be successful in supporting John and the EMEA leadership team on growing and enhancing relationships with key hyperscalers.”

Eland joins STACK with over 22 years of experience across the data centre, telecom and investment sectors. Most recently, he served as Chief Strategy Officer of the Global Data Centers division at NTT Ltd, a London-based global technology services company.

Meanwhile, Tamburini has decades of experience in the data centre industry in sales and development and construction. Most recently, he served as SVP Hyperscale Sales at NTT where he was responsible for sales and customer relationships globally with the hyperscale accounts. 

With robust existing and flexible expansion capacity in the leading availability zones, STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need.

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