SINGAPORE, May 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” ofChina Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (CTIS) (Singapore). The outlook for each rating remains stable. CTIS is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Limited.
The ratings reflect CTIS’ adequate risk-adjusted capitalization, good operating performance and the operational and reinsurance support from the group. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26830
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HONG KONG, May 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- For Citi’s Consumer Banking customers in Asia Pacific, remembering multiple PINs and responding to a series of questions to verify their identities as they call into the bank will soon be a thing of the past.
Voice biometrics authentication has been implemented in Taiwan with Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore to follow in the upcoming weeks. It will be rolled out throughout the region in 2016 and 2017 to cover all 12 of Citi’s consumer banking markets in Asia Pacific that represent more than half of the bank’s 19 consumer markets globally. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26831 SINGAPORE & BROOKFIELD, Wis., May 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited, a leading Thai bank with approximately 17 million customer accounts, is making financial services faster and easier with new mobile banking functionality. With Bualuang mBanking, which is built on the Mobiliti Edge™ mobile banking and payments platform from Fiserv, Bangkok Bank customers now have the ability to access financial services via a mobile phone, tablet or the Apple Watch. Additionally, the bank has added mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) payments and advanced push notifications and alerts that can be received directly through the app.
There is high demand for mobile banking services in the Thailand. According to Nielsen, 90 percent of people in greater Bangkok have a mobile phone; the numbers in smaller urban and rural areas are 84% and 78%, respectively. Utilising Fiserv solutions, Bangkok Bank is taking a customer-centric approach to transform its digital banking products and services and drive innovation in Thailand's banking market, focusing on the mobile channel. The bank first began offering mobile banking in 2009, and the number of Bangkok Bank mobile users has grown to 1.3 million today. Extending availability via wearable devices is expected to drive additional growth and adoption. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26825 BURR RIDGE, Ill., May 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A significant majority of companies have not yet adopted the practices that create tighter alignment between their employee mobility and talent management goals, according to findings from the Brookfield Global Relocation Services (Brookfield GRS) 2016 Global Mobility Trends Survey.
Brookfield GRS, a leading provider of global mobility services, surveyed Global Mobility and Human Resources leaders from 163 multinational companies and found that for 90 percent, the journey to fully align the global mobility function with their talent management objectives – and thereby maximize their investments – is still ongoing. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26823 RALEIGH, N.C., May 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRA Health Sciences, Inc., (PRA) (NASDAQ:PRAH) is pleased to announce that for the third consecutive year it was recognized as the Clinical Research Company of the Year. PRA received the award at the PharmaTimes International Clinical Researcher of the Year ceremony in London. This award follows PRA’s recent recognition as Clinical Research Company of the Year in the PharmaTimes Americas competition where PRA captured six individual awards, including two gold (Experienced CRA and Strategic Partnership—PRA and CytRx).
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26815 NEW YORK, May 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it plans to commence a public offering of Euro-denominated senior notes pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”, and such offering, the “Offering”). The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, the repayment of indebtedness and the funding of the cash consideration payable in connection with the Company’s acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in U.S. Exchange Holdings, Inc. (the indirect owner of three electronic options exchanges: International Securities Exchange, ISE Gemini and ISE Mercury) (the “ISE Transaction”) or other future acquisitions.
The exact terms and timing of the Offering will depend upon market conditions and other factors. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26814 TOKYO, May 16 (Bernama-AsiaNet) -- Eneco Holdings, Inc. (https://www.eneco-hd.co.jp/en/), the developer of state-of-the-art emulsion technology, has now succeeded in mixing LSA heavy oil with tap water at a ratio of 50:50 with the use of the next-generation Eneco Plasma Fusion fuel refiner. The results of this breakthrough have been verified through a certified analysis by the Physical & Chemical Analysis Center in Yokohama. This represents a huge step forward for emulsion technology and enables LSA heavy oil to be mixed with tap water at a ratio of 30:70, depending on the state of the water used.
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26803 GLOBAL INTERNET INCLUSION COULD LIFT 500M OUT OF POVERTY, AND ADD OVER $6TRN TO GLOBAL GDP17/5/2016 LONDON, May 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global inclusion in the Internet could bring seven percent of the world’s population – 500 million people - above absolute poverty levels, and add US$6.7 trillion to global economic output, according to a new study by Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business.
The study, for Facebook, encompassed 120 countries over a 10-year period and describes how the Internet could change as more people from developing markets get online. It examines how barriers to accessing the internet could be removed, and how the internet could change as more people from developing markets get online. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26810 LAGOS, Nigeria and IWATA, Japan, May 16 (Bernama-AsiaNet) --
- First Motorcycle Assembly Plant in Nigeria Marks Second Foray into African Continent - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that CFAO Yamaha Motor Nigeria Ltd., a joint venture between Yamaha Motor and CFAO S.A., opened its first motorcycle assembly plant in Africa within the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Scheme area of Lagos, Nigeria on May 13. The facility includes a showroom that showcases Yamaha Motor's wide-ranging lineup for land and water-transport products. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26802 |
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