SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Identitii Limited has signed a Master Technology Agreement (MTA) plus a 3-year licence agreement with Standard Chartered Australia (SCB). Under the terms of the agreement, SCB will licence Identitii’s new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, initially in Australia. SCB is the second global correspondent bank to sign a master technology (services) agreement and the fourth…
Hot Chili acquires 100% of Cortadera
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Hot Chili Limited announced the early exercise of its option to acquire a 100% interest in the Company’s world-class Cortadera copper-gold discovery in Chile.The option agreement between Hot Chili and SCM Carola, the owners of the Cortadera landholding, was dually exercised in Santiago, Chile on Tuesday 21st September, following acknowledgement of receipt of…
Equiduct launches retail trading in ETFs in Europe
LONDON, UK: Equiduct, the pan-European retail exchange, has launched Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) trading on Apex – Equiduct’s on-exchange Best Execution service with zero trading fees for retail brokers. This is a major step in enabling access to ETFs for European retail investors, a bourse filing said. In Europe ETFs…
Magnit launches e-pharmacy
KRASNODAR, RUSSIA: Magnit, one of Russia’s leading retailers, has opened e-pharmacy throughout Moscow and Moscow region, a news release said. Magnit began testing its online store that allows ordering products from over 100 pharmacies throughout Moscow and Moscow region. Customers can choose between two types of click & collect service: 30 min pick-up of the…
Al Seer Marine unveils next generation autonomous surface vessel
ABU DHABI, UAE: Al Seer Marine, the leading marine company in the Middle East Region and is a subsidiary of International Holding Company (IHC), unveiled its next generation of autonomous Surface Vessel (USV) at the Monaco Yacht Show this week. The new platform, “Hydra21”, is a 4-meter Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) designed to enhance the…
NENT to launch Viaplay streaming service in five new markets
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), one of the world’s fastest growing streaming groups, will launch its Viaplay streaming service in five new markets by the end of 2023. Viaplay will launch in the UK in the second half of 2022 and then in Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland during 2023. Viaplay streaming service…
Technip and NPCC to advance energy transition in UAE, MENA
PARIS, FRANCE: Technip Energies and National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a subsidiary of National Marine Dredging Company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance energy transition in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries in the MENA region. The MoU was signed at the GASTECH conference on Sept. 21, by NPCC CEO Eng…
iliad Group to acquire cable operator UPC Poland for €1.53 billion
PARIS, FRANCE: iliad Group and Liberty Global have entered into an agreement for Play – a subsidiary of iliad Group – to acquire 100% of the share capital of UPC Poland for an enterprise value of PLN7.0 billion (€1.53 billion). Transaction rationale The acquisition of UPC Poland represents Iliad’s next step in the Polish telecoms…
SLS acquires 3.9% shares in Oxford Biomedica for £50 million
OXFORD, UK: Oxford Biomedica announced that Serum Life Sciences Ltd (SLS), a subsidiary company of Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, has agreed to invest just over £50 million in the Group in return for new ordinary shares representing 3.9% of the outstanding shares after the capital increase. Under the Subscription Agreement entered into by…
Kanabo CBD line launched in the UK on HandpickedCBD.com
LONDON, UK: Kanabo Group announced Kanabo’s CBD products are now available for sale via a leading UK eCommerce site dedicated to CBD, HandpickedCBD.com HandpickedCBD is one of the largest online CBD marketplaces in the UK listing 50 brands and more than 500 products from oils, edibles, drinks, topicals, vapes and capsules. HandpickedCBD is a wholly owned…
Princess Cruises extends pause through Mid-January 2022
SANTA CLARITA: Princess Cruises, the world’s leading international premium cruise line, is extending its pause in cruise vacations in Australia/New Zealand to January 27, 2022, due to the uncertainty around the return of cruising in the region. As a result of the pause extension, Coral Princess voyages through January 17 are cancelled and Royal Princess…
P&O Cruises Australia extends cruising pause until mid-January 2022
SYDNEY: P&O Cruises Australia today extended its pause in operations for cruises departing from Sydney and Brisbane by a further month until mid January next year to give guests greater confidence in planning their Christmas and New Year holidays because of the uncertainty around the return of cruising. The voluntary pause will apply to cruises…