Syria marks first international card transaction in more than 15 years with Mastercard and QNB Group
The transaction follows the reconnection of the country's payments ecosystem to Mastercard's global network The first payment paves the way for international card acceptance in Syria DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mastercard and QNB...
ShardLab Invests in StoreHub, Launches Joint Venture to Explore Next-Generation Payments and Rewards in Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ShardLab, a fintech venture studio backed by global investment firm Hashed, has made a strategic investment in StoreHub, one of Southeast Asia's leading commerce and payments platforms. The two...
GHIT Fund Invests Approx. JPY 140 Million in a Portable Rapid Diagnostic System for Ebola Disease in a Joint Project Between Osaka Metropolitan University, K.K. DNAFORM, and INRB
TOKYO, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund announced today an investment of JPY 140 million (approximately USD 862,000) in a project to develop a portable rapid diagnostic system for Ebola disease. The...
Tencent Cloud Partners with UXSoft to Build Smarter Retail Operations for Hung Fook Tong, Hong Kong's Largest Herbal Product Retailer
HONG KONG, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At Tencent Cloud Day Hong Kong, Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of Tencent, announced its partnership with UXSoft Global Limited (UXSoft), a retail solutions provider specialized in digital transformation,...
Agoda: Malaysian travelers are making travel in 2026 more value-led, 63% open to lesser-known destinations for lower costs
SINGAPORE, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital travel platform Agoda has revealed that value is emerging as an important factor in how Malaysians travel in 2026, influencing everything from accommodation choices to destination planning. According...
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In the news release, PayJoy Launches in Indonesia to Advance Inclusion through Credit Access, issued 26-Nov-2025 by PayJoy over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the boilerplate, first sentence, should read "PayJoy expands credit...
Total Investment of Approx. USD 8.8 Million in Malaria, Tuberculosis, and NTD R&D Projects with Partners Including Mahidol University, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, and Eisai
TOKYO, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund announced today a total investment of approximately JPY 1.39 billion (USD 8.8 million1) in six R&D projects for the development of drugs, diagnostics and...
Taptouch Introduces Australia's First Locally Built Embedded Payments POS
SYDNEY, Jan. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Taptouch Software, an Australian-owned hospitality POS provider, today announced the launch of its embedded payment solution (Tap to Pay), fully integrated into its point-of-sale platform. While embedded payment...
PayJoy Launches in Indonesia to Advance Inclusion through Credit Access
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PayJoy, a leading emerging-markets credit provider, today announced its official launch in Indonesia through a strategic partnership with PT Bank Sahabat Sampoerna (Bank Sampoerna). Building on its...
ROLLER Secures US$50 Million to Invest in Next-Generation Technology for Leisure and Attractions Venues
Investment will accelerate AI innovation, expand financial services suite, strengthen existing offerings, and grow its ecosystem AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ROLLER, the all-in-one venue management platform for leisure and...