SHANGHAI, China, July 24 (Bernama) -- UnionPay International announced on July 23 that the number of overseas educational institutions, including high schools, colleges and universities accepting UnionPay cards for tuition payment has risen to more than 1,200. The service is available in countries and regions for studying abroad such as the US, Canada, Australia, England, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Taiwan and covers many prestigious universities.
According to Cai Jianbo, CEO of UnionPay International, students studying abroad and their families are important customers. UnionPay International is dedicated to creating an all-dimensional payment service system for overseas students. Featuring security and convenience, the system covers a series of services including tuition payment, daily withdrawal and card swiping, establishment of student grant and other relevant services.
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Friday, July 24, 2015
REVO PARTNERS WITH BONO TO FIGHT VISION IMPAIRMENT AND UNNECESSARY BLINDNESS
"Buy Vision, Give Sight" Campaign Will Help More than 5 Million People by 2020
Brien Holden Vision Institute to Implement Program with Local Partners
NEW YORK, July 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eyewear brand Revo and U2 lead singer Bono announced a partnership today to help prevent vision impairment and blindness in more than 5 million people by 2020. The initiative, dubbed "Buy Vision, Give Sight," will drive $10 million to the fight to improve access to eye screening, prescription glasses and eye health care in under-resourced communities around the world.
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Brien Holden Vision Institute to Implement Program with Local Partners
NEW YORK, July 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eyewear brand Revo and U2 lead singer Bono announced a partnership today to help prevent vision impairment and blindness in more than 5 million people by 2020. The initiative, dubbed "Buy Vision, Give Sight," will drive $10 million to the fight to improve access to eye screening, prescription glasses and eye health care in under-resourced communities around the world.
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NASDAQ ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.25 PER SHARE
NEW YORK, July 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on September 25, 2015, to shareowners of record at the close of business on September 11, 2015. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015
SMARTSTREAM'S CONTINUED DEVELOPMENTS IN CORPORATE ACTIONS PROCESSING IS CERTIFIED BY SWIFT
LONDON, July 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- SmartStream, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) specialist, today announced that its TLM Corporate Actions solution has again been awarded SWIFT Certified Application status. The SWIFT programme follows a strict process - certifying the application is fully compliant with SWIFT corporate actions messaging standards.
This rigorous technical validation and the interpretation of industry standards is key when complying with the SWIFT network. Even though SWIFT messages are established as the message standard for corporate action announcements and processing, many companies struggle with the complexity of the messages and the protocol across the lifecycle of the event. SmartStream's TLM Corporate Actions solution frees firms from this costly process, providing SWIFT message support out-of-the box. Corporate actions processing is a highly complex area and as volumes continue to rise, manual processing represents a risk to financial institutions. Automating corporate actions processing with exception controls provides enhanced risk management, whilst at the same time controlling back-office costs.
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This rigorous technical validation and the interpretation of industry standards is key when complying with the SWIFT network. Even though SWIFT messages are established as the message standard for corporate action announcements and processing, many companies struggle with the complexity of the messages and the protocol across the lifecycle of the event. SmartStream's TLM Corporate Actions solution frees firms from this costly process, providing SWIFT message support out-of-the box. Corporate actions processing is a highly complex area and as volumes continue to rise, manual processing represents a risk to financial institutions. Automating corporate actions processing with exception controls provides enhanced risk management, whilst at the same time controlling back-office costs.
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Thursday, July 16, 2015
ENMORE (FORMERLY CBI BIZ) WILL PRESENT THE 8TH ASIA BUNKER FORUM
The 8th Asia Bunker Forum 2015 will be held on 10-11 September in Singapore.
Changes and opportunities in 2015
SHANGHAI, July 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Along with the upgrade of global fuel emission control, low sulfur and environment-friendliness has become the mainstream of the bunker industry, which leads to an increase in the orders for larger ships.
Meanwhile, the shipping market is estimated to continue suffering capacity surplus in the near future. What are the impacts on the bunker market?
Meanwhile, the shipping market is estimated to continue suffering capacity surplus in the near future. What are the impacts on the bunker market?
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
NASDAQ LISTS THE GLOBAL X SUPERDIVIDEND(R) ALTERNATIVES ETF
One Stop Alternative Income Solution Offers Investors High Income Potential and Lower Volatility
NEW YORK, July 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq announced that Global X Funds will list a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Global X SuperDividend® Alternatives ETF (Symbol: ALTY), which will begin trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market Tuesday, July 14, 2015.
"After a six-year bull market and the looming threat of rising interest rates, investors are increasingly looking for investment opportunities outside of the traditional equity and fixed income asset classes," said Jay Jacobs, Research Analyst at Global X Funds. "We are excited to offer an alternatives-based solution that can potentially generate high portfolio income while diversifying potential sources of returns."
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NEW YORK, July 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq announced that Global X Funds will list a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Global X SuperDividend® Alternatives ETF (Symbol: ALTY), which will begin trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market Tuesday, July 14, 2015.
"After a six-year bull market and the looming threat of rising interest rates, investors are increasingly looking for investment opportunities outside of the traditional equity and fixed income asset classes," said Jay Jacobs, Research Analyst at Global X Funds. "We are excited to offer an alternatives-based solution that can potentially generate high portfolio income while diversifying potential sources of returns."
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NASDAQ'S BWISE POSITIONED AS A CATEGORY LEADER IN CHARTIS RISKTECH QUADRANT(R) FOR ENTERPRISE GRC SOLUTIONS
NEW YORK and LONDON, July 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq's BWise (Nasdaq:NDAQ), a global leader in enterprise Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (eGRC), announced today that it has been positioned as a category leader in the Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® for Enterprise GRC Solutions 2015. According to the Chartis Research report, Nasdaq BWise belongs to the 'leaders' category showing "key strengths in multiple industries." In total, nineteen vendors have been positioned on their enterprise GRC technology offering based on 'completeness of offering' and 'market potential'.
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